Welcome Back

I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing break. Here is information for the upcoming GSO events.

Spring 2009 GSO Meetings
Jan 20th 1st Meeting – Welcome Meeting - snacks will be provided
Feb 3rd 2nd Meeting – Tour Dr. Landry’s Lab (David Rozovski)
Mar 3rd 3rd Meeting – Tour MGL (Chris Saldana)
Apr 7th 4th Meeting – Elections

First Thursday and Third Wednesday – Brown Bag Lunch in PMU – Get to know other IE graduate students

Sporting Event
Jan 31st ChemE Competition – Need participants and team captains
Apr 18th Black and Gold Spring Football Game and Picnic

Socials
Jan 20th Welcome Back Social – Jake’s at 5:30 pm (after seminar)
Jan 23rd Opportunity for lunch with IE's Advisory Board (TBA)
Feb 19th Graduate Student Appreciation Carnival – PMU North Ballroom from 12 pm – 2 pm
Feb 20th Social with ABE – Location and time are to be determined
Mar 26th Social with IE Undergrads – Bowling – Location and time are to be determined

Mentoring
Mentoring Opportunities – 2 upper level students for each research area (8 mentors in total).
Mentors must have attended Purdue as a graduate student for more than one year.
Mentors will receive 250 business cards.
Mentors and Mentees will have a budget of $80 for the academic year to be spent on food and drinks (non-alcoholic).

Seeking grad student representative for each professor - please email Ashley at ajbenedi@purdue.edu if you are interested.

Website Information
Facebook Group – Search Purdue IE GSO if you want to join

New blog page – http://purdueiegso.blogspot.com/

Additional Topics
Day Trip - Ideas include Caterpillar, Subaru, Wabash National, or Eli Lilly

Travel Grant - Application will be posted soon and will consist of a confirmation that you submitted a paper to a conference and the abstract of the paper; Up to three $250 grants may be given