Student Advisory Council Research Articles

Secretary's Report, 2022 : American Society of Naturalists.

Secretary's Report, 2022 : American Society of Naturalists.

What Student Positions can be Created on the LBUSD BOE to Increase the Effectiveness of Student Representation?

The Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education and superintendent make efforts to have student representation in the decision making process. However, there are many shortcomings in the student representation structure of the LBUSD BOE. The systems set in place do not encourage consistent and active student participation, and evaluations of recent student board member involvement show minimal to no participation. By comparing LBUSD to other CORE school districts, there are clear differences in the way students are represented on the BOE. Notably, many CORE school districts elect student BOE members and include a Student Advisory Council to advise the Board. Other CORE school districts have experienced valuable student participation with their models. LBUSD can draw from other CORE school districts to create a system of student representation on the BOE that fosters student involvement and values student voice.

Plant Sciences Symposia Series Student Advisory Council Hosts Virtual Plant‐Breeding Symposium

Plant Sciences Symposia Series Student Advisory Council Hosts Virtual Plant‐Breeding Symposium

Winter Greeting from the Student Advisory Council (SAC)!

The SAC is thrilled to share exciting opportunities. Year round the SAC and devoted members are fully committed to making it their goal to produce professional experiences for all students within the ASPRS. This page is created by the SAC for all interested parties to have a glimpse of important events and news that goes on within the society.

Student Advisory Council Fundraising For Igtf 2015

Student Advisory Council Fundraising For Igtf 2015

Summer Greetings from the ASPRS Student Advisory Council (SAC)! We Are On the Way to a Stronger SAC!

Summer Greetings from the ASPRS Student Advisory Council (SAC)! We Are On the Way to a Stronger SAC!

Professional Insight—Brittany K. L. Mabry

Interview An interview with Brittany K. L. Mabry, a graduate student at the University of Arkansas and a 3D Laser Scanning Technologist with Morrison-Shipley Engineers. In the Department of Geosciences she is researching the urban morphology of coastal northern Mediterranean World Heritage Cities and aims to extend her research to coastal lidar mapping. She also teaches a 3D documentation summer field school with the Initiative for Heritage Conservancy in Nafplion, devoting part of the year to historic preservation projects in Greece. Representing the ASPRS Heartland Region, Brittany is a former Student Advisory Council member, a member of its LiDAR and Professional Practice Committees, and on the planning committee for UAS Mapping Reno. She is further interested in UAS-integrated surveying systems and in developing curriculum for terrestrial laser scanning, especially as applied to cultural heritage management.

News from the SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council (April 2013) - the 3rd Young Environmental Scientists (YES) meeting at the Jagiellonian University, Poland

This article reports on the 3rd Young Environmental Scientists Meeting that was hosted from 11 to 13 February 2013 by the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. This student-only meeting under the theme of ‘interdisciplinary discourse on current environmental challenges’ was again organized by the Student Advisory Council of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe. An abstract book of the meeting is freely available as supplemental material of this article.

News from the SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council - September 2012

The Student Advisory Council is the speaking tube of SETAC Europe’s students aiming to support young researchers in becoming fully-fledged members of the Society. In this article we report our latest activities during the 6th SETAC World Congress/SETAC Europe 22nd Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany, and the upcoming 3rd Young Environmental Scientists (YES) Meeting in Krakow, Poland.

“We Are the Ones in the Classrooms—Ask Us!” Student Voice in Teacher Evaluations

In the heated national debate over teacher evaluation, the voices of students—those most affected by education policy and practice—are rarely included. In this article, youth from the Boston Student Advisory Council speak back to this trend, recounting their successful campaign to include student feedback in teacher evaluations in Boston and across Massachusetts. They argue for the importance of including students in evaluation reform and demonstrate practical methods for students, teachers, parents, and administrators to work together to support and improve classroom teaching.

Get involved: Mengtao Xie, graduate student advisory council

“Get Involved” is a recurring End Notes feature that spotlights the work of TMS volunteers and shows the wide range of activities available through TMS. This month, Mengtao Xie, a graduate student at Illinois Institute of Technology, discusses his work as a member and chair of the TMS Graduate Student Advisory Council.

The Second Young Environmental Scientist (YES) meeting 2011 at RWTH Aachen University - environmental challenges in a changing world

This article reports on the second Young Environmental Scientists Meeting that was hosted from 28 February to 2 March 2011 by the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. This extraordinary meeting was again initiated and organized by the Student Advisory Council under the umbrella of Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Europe. A movie about the meeting and the abstracts of poster and platform presentations are freely available as supplemental material of this article.

SETAC Europe 19th annual meeting, Gothenburg, Sweden: Next step towards fulfilling students’ needs

The SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council (SAC) represents student members (master, diploma or Ph.D.) throughout every level of SETAC since 2006 and provides additional advice, recommendations, and new initiatives to the SETAC Europe Council. During this year’s SETAC Europe annual meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, the SAC organized three student-oriented activities. During lunchtime on Monday, students had the chance to get in contact with senior scientists from all over Europe in a relaxed ambience. The approximately 50 participants enjoyed talking to experienced people from various fields and had the opportunity to continue developing their own network—not only with established scientists but also with other student members of SETAC. During the Career Talk session on Tuesday, Theo Brock (Alterra, Netherlands), Eamonn Farrelly (Syngenta, UK), Jorg Rombke (ECT, Germany), and Joke van Wensem (Soil Protection Technical Committee, Netherlands) gave an insight into their work on a day-to-day basis and how they developed their careers. They also provided useful information about what skills are crucial for their job and the career progression opportunities as well as chances and challenges that might be encountered within these fields. During the regular SAC meeting, the student members were informed about the past and ongoing activities of their council. A short movie about the first Young Environmental Scientist Meeting (YES-Meeting) 2009 in Landau, Germany, gave insight in this special students-only congress organized by the SAC under the umbrella of SETAC Europe (for further information, including the movie, see http://yes.sac-online.eu; Bundschuh et al. 2009). Afterwards, five new council members were elected for a period of 2 years: Nika Galic, Claudia Mieiro, Stephanie Sdepanian, Dominic Kaiser, and Andre Dabrunz. After being chair of the SAC for 3 years, Mirco Bundschuh handed his job over to Markus Brinkmann from RWTH Aachen University, Germany, who joined the SAC during the SETAC Europe 18th annual meeting in Warsaw. He developed the official webpage (http://www.sac-online.eu) and was involved in the organization of the YES-Meeting by chairing a session. A number of students showed their interest in contributing to the work of the council as M. Brinkmann (*) : T.-B. Seiler Institute for Environmental Research, Department of Ecosystem Analysis, RTWH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany e-mail: markus.brinkmann@bio5.rwth-aachen.de

Der SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council (SAC)

Der SETAC Europe Student Advisory Council (SAC)