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Spring 2012 Calendar

Event

Date

Details

All-WSSS Meeting

January 20, 2012
TBD

 First WSSS meeting of the Spring Semester
All-WSSS Meeting

February 24, 2012
3:00 - 4:30pm
Room 102, Cabot Intercultural Center

  
Lexington Public Works Field Trip

March 9, 2012
1:00 - 4:00pm
TBD

 

Middle East Practicum

March 20 - 24, 2012
West Bank

  

EWRE/WSSS Seminar

March 27, 2012
3:00 - 5:00pm
Nelson Auditorium,
Anderson Hall

“Water in a New Era”
Jay Lund, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Davis

Reception to follow talk in Burden Lounge, Anderson Hall
WSSS Symposium April 27, 2012
51 Winthrop St
Medford, MA
Third Annual WSSS Symposium at Tufts University

Weekly Meetings
To support the development of an interdisciplinary WSSS research community, all WSSS students are expected to attend regular weekly meetings during their first two years of their graduate work at Tufts. After that, participation is optional but strongly encouraged. The initial weekly meetings – focusing on community-building experiences – will be held in September and early October on the Tufts Medford Campus. Thereafter, weekly meetings often will be held in smaller groups, focusing on specific interests and topics, with plenary meetings interspersed. Locations will be on both the Medford and Boston campuses.

Topics for the weekly meetings will be chosen from among the following activities (in no particular order):

(1) orientation of new WSSS students,
(2) fostering and maintaining participation of returning WSSS students,
(3) involvement of WSSS participating faculty, and other water colleagues
(4) planning of annual WSSS symposium,
(5) presentation of seminars by WSSS students, faculty, other water colleagues,
(6) planning for the annual WSSS Practicum
(7) coordination and planning of individual interdisciplinary WSSS research projects
(8) provide skills in leadership, public speaking, teaching, development of research proposals, project management and budgeting, and the ethical conduct of research.

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