PGSA Happy Hour 1/20

New year -- new happy hours! PGSA is having its first happy hour of the year at Crane Alley on Friday 1/20 at 9pm. Come hang out, play pool, and be happy.

PGSA Meeting 1/19 at 1pm

It's time for the first PGSA meeting of the spring semester! If you are interested in getting more involved in the PGSA, this is a great time to start! We will meet in the Interaction Room on Thursday (1/19) at 1 pm.

Illinois GPS seeking Graduate Mentors

Illinois GPS is currently accepting applications from graduate students who are interested in mentoring undergraduates next semester. If you can meet every few weeks with a physics major who wants to know how you got where you are and if you want to actively help to make our department a welcoming and supportive environment for all students, then you should apply!

 

Illinois GPS (Guidance for Physics Students) is a mentoring group intended to bridge the undergraduate and graduate physics communities here at UIUC. It matches undergraduates and graduates for one-on-one peer mentoring and provides open (optional) group-wide community activities, either social or academic or in between.

 

No previous mentorship experience is necessary, and the time commitment is fairly modest and flexible. Undergrads are looking for advice on what it's like to be a graduate student, major research areas, the graduate school application process, etc. as well as for a community that shares their interest in the physical world. You can make a big difference to them! 

The application is here: http://goo.gl/forms/VXxZxwqfAm.