tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33185621.post-87285937885112073172008-02-27T14:26:00.000-08:002008-02-27T14:29:32.451-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-KXCofPPrnM/R8Xj8NzuJdI/AAAAAAAAAEE/hUp_a48W_jM/s1600-h/nicotianaa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_-KXCofPPrnM/R8Xj8NzuJdI/AAAAAAAAAEE/hUp_a48W_jM/s320/nicotianaa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171790370743133650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" > <div style="text-align: center;"><b>OU DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY &amp; MICROBIOLOGY</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;">WEEKLY NOTICES</div> <div style="text-align: center;">(Everyone is invited to the seminars)</div><div><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div> <div><u>Seminar Speakers</u>: Please send me your title by 3pm on Tuesday before your talk (at ahopper@ou.edu).<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div><u>BOTANY GRADUATE SEMINAR 5971 (Thursday, February 2</u><u>8</u><u>, in GLCH 310 at 4:30pm)</u>:</div> <div>Speaker: Mr. Jesse E. Bell (OU Botany Ph.D. Student)</div> <div>Title: "Ecosystem Ecohydrology: How will the world respond to change?"<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div><u>MICROBIOLOGY GRADUATE SEMINAR 5971 (Friday, February 2</u><u>9</u><u>, in GLCH 129 at 3:00pm)</u>:</div> <div>Speaker: Dr. Joseph Suflita (OU Microbiology Professor)</div> <div>Title: “How to give a talk”<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div><u>STUDENT RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE DAY</u>: Will be held on <b>Saturday, March 29, 2008 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.</b> and will coincide with the University of Oklahoma Parent’s Weekend, offering additional visibility of student research to the OU community. It will be held in the <b>National Weather Center</b> located on the OU Research Campus. This event will combine the former Graduate Student Research &amp; Creativity Endeavors/Poster Session and the Undergraduate Research Day. </div> <div>Graduate Students and K20 students may apply online at <a href="http://gradweb.ou.edu/Current/SpecialEvents/PosterSession/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u>http://gradweb.ou.edu/Current/SpecialEvents/PosterSession/</u></span></a>.<br /><br /></div> <div>Undergraduate students may apply online at <a href="http://www.ou.edu/honors/SRPD-application.html"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u>http://www.ou.edu/honors/SRPD-application.html</u></span></a>. </div> <div>If you have any questions, contact Diana Beal at 325.7715 or <a href="mailto:dbeal@ou.edu">dbeal@ou.edu</a>.<br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><b>OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS:</b></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:100%;" > </span></div> <div><u>ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT EVALUATION</u>: The Department Admission/Retention Committee distributed the Annual Evaluation Questionnaire last week. Please <b>return the completed form b</b><b>y</b><b> </b><b>Thursday</b><b>, March 6</b><b> (next week)</b>. The Committee will use these for their evaluation review.<br /><br /></div> <div style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><u>DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIP</u>: Application deadline is March 13, 2008. The scholarship information is available on our department web-site. Hard copies are available in the main office if students are not able to download from the web-site.<br /><br /></div> <div><u>DEPARTMENT AWARD RECEPTION</u>:<b> </b>Will be held April 11 at 3:00 in GLCH 131 to announce the recipients. Please make every effort to attend.<br /><br /></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:100%;" > </span></div> <div><u>ANNUAL TEACHING SCHOLARS INITIATIVE SYMPOSIUM (Monday, April 7, Noon until 5:30p, at the National Weather Center)</u>:</div> <div>Speaker: Ken Bain (Author of <i>What the Best College Teachers Do</i>)</div> <div>More information to come. In the meantime, mark your calendar.</div> <div>For more information: Contact Dr. Mariëlle Hoefnagels, member of the TSI steering committee, at <a href="mailto:Hoefnagels@ou.edu"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"><u>Hoefnagels@ou.edu</u></span></a> or 325-5705.</div> <div><br /><br /></div> <div><u>For Academic Planning</u>:</div> <div>March 1: Graduation Application Deadline for Spring 2008</div> <div><b>March 3: Master</b><b>’</b><b>s Admission to Candidacy form Deadline for Summer 2008</b><b> graduates</b></div> <div>March 13: Department Scholarship Application Deadline</div> <div>March 15-23: Spring Break</div> <div><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:100%;" > </span></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:100%;" > </span></div> </span>OU Botany and Microbiology Daily Blognoreply@blogger.com