In this workshop, graduate students will reflect on their advising and mentoring experiences and learn strategies to get the mentoring they need and want from a network of mentors. This workshop will also introduce mentees to the FAIM (Faculty Advancing Inclusive Mentoring) resource Center, which provides a framework to support the development and advancement of inclusive and equity-minded mentoring practices within graduate education. The FAIM framework is comprised of an inclusive mentoring philosophy, key principles, and practical tools and resources intended to be adapted and adopted to meet the contextual need of mentors and mentees. RSVP to Alli Loy at
Loy2@purdue.edu.
Three Minute Thesis – Student Submissions Needed
The Graduate School is seeking grad student research video submissions for the annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition! Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition that helps graduate students develop academic, presentation, and research communication skills so that they can effectively explain their research to a non-specialist audience. During each competition, graduate students will have three minutes to present a compelling discussion on their research topic, including its significance and relevance, to the public. This is a fast-paced competition where the top 10 finalists compete by summarizing their two to three-plus years of research in only three minutes with only one slide. Cash prizes include $5,000 for first place, $3,000 for second place, and $2,000 for the People’s Choice Award winner. The link to the 3MT webpage is below, as well as some additional information about the Graduate School’s 3MT® competition. Please email Allison Loy (
Loy2@purdue.edu), with any questions!
Friday, February 9: Draft Video Submission Deadline – Learn more about making a draft video!
The Giant Leaps Summit: National Defense in Space will be hosted by the Purdue Air Force ROTC and in collaboration with Purdue Polytechnic Institute. This is a two-day event on Friday and Saturday, February 23rd and 24th which will take place at various locations on Purdue's campus. Please view the new GLS website and read further in this email for registration information.
The Giant Leaps Summit will unite Purdue University, the Department of Defense, and the space industry to discuss the future of our national defense in the ever-changing space domain. The summit will begin on Friday, February 23rd at 6:00 pm with a keynote from Purdue President, Mung Chiang. The bulk of the event will take place on Saturday the 24th beginning at 9:00 am with an opening ceremony. We will immediately move into an unclassified scene setter by Col Marqus Randall, Commander of the National Space Intelligence Center. At 10:00 am, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, General Thomas Bussiere, will deliver a keynote on strategic deterrence in space. As the day goes on there will be many more panels and briefs on topics such as near-future research, great power competition, tactical leadership, women in space, and industry developments. We have a wide array of guests who you won't want to miss. But that's not all, we will also be hosting an invite-only career fair for a limited number of students. This career fair will have several industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
If this interests you, please fill out the linked pre-registration form. There are a very limited number of student slots due to the high demand of this event so do not delay submitting your pre-registration. Those who make the cut-off will receive the location, schedule, and further registration information at a later date. Please respond to this email if you have any questions. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!