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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear graduate students,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nancy Stevens, Larry Witmer and myself are offering the Graduate Core Course this coming Spring. This 3-credits, graded, team-taught course has been typically offered in the Fall, has been geared towards the incoming graduate student cohort,
and 2-3 faculty instructors participate in teaching it. This course is listed in the Grad Bylaws as a potential avenue to meet the coursework requirements for your degree. While it is not a required courses, it can be taken in lieu of other graduate course
requirements, and we strongly encourage everyone to take at least 1 Grad Core Course during their tenure in the grad program.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The goal of this course is to build skills that transcend eco-evo scientific literacy and prepare you for other aspects of graduate student life and scientific career, such as
<i>reviewing manuscripts, popular science writing, social media, presentation for diverse audiences, writing research permits, post-grad school life, job searches, grant searching and writing</i>. Depending on timeline and interest, we may throw in some
<i>Intro to R sessions</i>. We are still working out the details because we would like to tailor and cater the content to the audience.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Therefore, we encourage new graduate students to enroll, but we are welcoming anyone that is interested in these topics (within and outside the BIOS grad program); we do need to reach critical mass to make this course both useful and fun.
The course is <b>BIOS 6820 109 Advanced Topics, course number 13361, and you should enroll for 3 credits</b>. There are several other BIOS 6820 courses being offered in the Spring, so please pay attention to the course number. The class will meet for 2 hours
each week, and it will include several assignments related to the topics above. Class meeting time will be determined based on everyone’s availability.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Faculty, please forward this to your new students in case not everyone is on the OCEES listserv yet.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Viorel Popescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Assistant Professor of Conservation Biology<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Ohio University, Biological Sciences<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>107 Irvine Hall, Athens OH 45701<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Twiter: @vioreldpopescu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: 740 541 0105<o:p></o:p></p>
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