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ROML GSO Romance Languages Graduate Student Organization Who are we? We are a graduate student-led organization whose goal is to plan and facilitate academic and social events and opportunities, provide a support network for all graduate
We are a graduate student-led organization whose goal is to plan and facilitate academic and social events and opportunities, provide a support network for all graduate students in the Department of Romance Languages, and represent the needs of ALL graduate students to the departmental administration
President: Diogo Cosme Vice-President: Rebeca Coelho Treasurer: Evelyn Saavedra Autry Secretary: Jessica Tiegs Outreach Coordinator: Camila Lívio
1. Organize social and academic events to benefit the graduate students of the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia. 1. Create a space for graduate students to exchange scholarly and creative work among themselves as well as with professors from the Department of Romance Languages and other departments. 1. Create a network of communication and representation between graduate students and faculty within the Romance Languages Department. 1. Provide information about conferences and scholarly opportunities as well as useful information about local resources for incoming and current graduate students. 1. Create a network with graduate students from other departments at UGA as well as neighboring universities.
Location: Gilbert Hall
Hosted by the ROML Department Takes place at the beginning of February Great opportunity to practice presenting a research paper in a professional and local environment Look out for CFP in the Fall!
studies in our department in order to foster dialogue between different fields and create a space for researchers to present their work.
You can participate on the planning committee this fall!
Monthly workshops led by a ROML faculty member Can fulfill 7010/9010 requirements Must attend at least two per semester! Past workshops:
Feel free to suggest a topic that you would like to see a presentation on!
Two nights of Award-winning Spanish Short films
A poetry reading showcased published and aspiring creative writers from the department.
Weekly activities such as ZUMBA, Yoga, and Cardio training. This semester we are swimming at Ramsey Student Center every Thursday.
(Saturday, April 8th)
before the semester starts
successful in classes etc.)
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Downtown (lunch): Pouch (savory pies), Thai Spoon (great lunch menu under $10), Taste of India (Takeout from the buffet section is under $10), Mother Pho (cheaper if you pay cash, $10 minimum on card), Little Italy ($2.50 slices of pizza), Transmetropolitan (pizza), Subway, Pita Pit Normaltown: Automatic Pizza (best pizza for the price), HiLo Lounge (excellent vegetarian substitutions), Agua Linda 5 Points: The Pine (good deal for flatbreads), The Royal Peasant, Donna Chang’s, EarthFare café Baxter/Alps: Just Pho and More, The Sultan (Middle Eastern) Weekend: Ted’s Most Best (pizza, salads), Cali’N’Tito’s, The Globe, Trappeze, White Tiger, Heirloom, South Kitchen and Bar, Home.Made, Seabear Oyster Bar, The Grit (vegetarian), Big City Bread Bulldawg Food: Local Food Delivery Service https://www.orderbulldawgfood.com/ UberEats is now available in Athens!
Downtown: Jittery Joe’s, Walker’s (basement is usually quieter), Starbucks, Hendershot’s (Prince Ave.) Normaltown: Sips, UGA Health Sciences Campus Library 5 Points: Jittery Joe’s, EarthFare Café, Two Story Coffee Shop
Check out the Flagpole Guide for all your food and drink options: https://guide.flagpole.com/
Beware of football game days (Saturdays in the Fall)! UGA buses are NOT running and city buses alter their routes and certain stops might not be served. UGA Bus is free for all the Athens community, no need to show/swipe a student ID card. Routes usually start at about 6.30 (depending on routes) and go until 1am M-F. Routes that stop by Gilbert Hall: Family and Graduate Housing (FGH), Health Sciences (HS), Milledge Avenue (M), Orbit (O), East West (EW). They offer overnight services (Overnight buses M-Th from 1am to 6am) and weekend services (Weekender North/South Buses) until 9.30/10pm Of interest: UGA FRESH BUS! This bus leaves campus from Graduate Housing, through campus,
when it is in opened (April/October) Athens Transit Bus - FREE with Student ID card to swipe as you get on. (Paid by your fees) Routes that stop by Gilbert Hall: #12, #14, #23, #28, Buses are offered on the hour from 6am to 10pm. Weekend services available.
Download UGA, The University of Georgia App on iphone or android for real time information about UGA bus AND Athens Transit Buses!
Biking Most buildings at UGA provide bike racks and the city buses have bike racks. You can buy a recycled bike at Bike Athens (bikeathens.com), apply to be given one for free with the reCYCLE program at UGA. You can also check out a bike for free with “Bulldog Bikes” at UGA! You’ll have to register
main or the science library. Parking Decks: Permit registration for 2017/2018 starts in April. Parking.uga.edu / MyID / Register for a permit. Price varies according to the deck: $20, $30, $40 per month. Most popular decks in our graduate student body:
$40/month
Collections Library) $40/month
Academic - Internal Departmental Concerns:
Academic - External Concerns
○ Intensive English Program ○ CARE (Collaborative Academic and Retention Effort) --> self-regulated learners and scholars ■ Identify your obstacles and barriers to academic success ■ Evaluate your current academic skills and learning strategies ■ Begin developing action-plans to improve your academic performance
○ VISA, Work
signing multiple administrative forms. You will fill up a yellow sheet with the (3) courses you will take (In addition everyone enrolls into ROML 7005 and 7010 (M.A.) or ROML 9005 and 9010 (Ph.D.), “ghost course” : You have to attend three academic related events/talks and three professional development seminars).
webpage or syllabus). Emailing beforehand is a good idea.
how to format an essay, or how to properly use MLA/APA, do not hesitate to contact a
but they might not. Going to office hours to make sure your work meets their expectations is highly encouraged!
Here are a few opportunities to look out for in your emails (usually forwarded to you by Holly Smith):
for undergraduate students.
usually goes out in September!)
and Latin American area studies for an academic year and receive waived tuition and fees, and a $15,000 stipend. You will NOT teach for that academic year. Deadline mid-April.
Arts, Dean’s Award, Interdisciplinary and Innovative Research Grant, Saeeda Peermahomed International Student Award etc… Deadlines vary, status vary (M.A., Ph.D student, ABD).
do research outside of Athens for one semester, while still having an online TAship. Must have experience doing online teaching. Deadlines end of April.
certificates in other subjects (Women’s Studies Certificate, African American Studies Certificate etc…),