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Published on Leave a comment on Start Smart – Graduate Student Library Orientations!

Are you ready for that first research project? Are you prepared for your career? Get to know the powerful tools and unique resources GW Libraries and Academic Innovation has for graduate students in this online orientation. Each session will provide a great overview of what research services and resources are available to you, including both general and discipline specific. 

There are four sessions to choose from. All four are offered online.

Please contact librarian Joscelyn Leventhal with questions about the orientations.

Unable to attend an orientation?
Get started with our online guide, What Graduate Students Need to Know.
Need to improve your research or data skills?
GW Libraries and Academic Innovation offers free workshops each semester on topics such as research data management, GIS basics, using programs like Python and R, and advanced research skills. Most workshops are open to GW students, faculty, staff, and alumni and don’t require RSVP.
Looking for hands-on help?
Personalized assistance is available during the academic year in a number of different areas, including research, data support, geographic information systems (GIS), statistics, and programming and coding. Learn more about one-on-one consultations.
Don’t know where to go?
Academic Commons is available both online and in-person at the Ask Us Desk on the entrance floor of Gelman Library. Let Academic Commons connect you to the academic support and resources you need.

The OCDC International Cooperative Research Group is inviting applications from highly qualified Research Analysts and Statistical Analysts with research experience and practical expertise in or applicable to cooperatives and cooperative development in developing countries. Demonstrated knowledge is required in at least one of the following areas:

  • Cooperative business performance
  • Cooperative governance
  • Cooperative enabling environment
  • Community-based development
  • Gender inclusion
  • Inclusive economic development

Through rigorous research and evidence building, selected Research Analysts will assist OCDC’s Research Group and member Cooperative Development Organizations (CDOs) to develop evidence in specific areas of interest in order to expand knowledge of cooperative development and contribute to effective international cooperative development programming.
Qualified applicants will be included in OCDC’s Vetted Research Analysts Roster for a period of 2 years. Inclusion in the researcher roster does not guarantee a contract with OCDC.

Learn more here!  Submissions will be accepted on a rolling basis through December 2019.

About OCDC and Research Group of the OCDC

OCDC, the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council, brings together eight organizations committed to building a more prosperous world through cooperatives. Its mission is to champion, advocate, and promote effective international cooperative development. Our members’ international activities are powered by grants from the Cooperative Development Program of USAID as well as other funding sources. Working individually and as one, we together promote sustainability and self-reliance through cooperatives and local ownership.

The International Cooperative Research Group (Research Group) is a division of OCDC, and its purpose is to develop evidence and create knowledge about effective cooperative developing in developing countries. Its research is designed around two predominant lines of work: (1) establishing evidence of the usefulness and impact of cooperative development for poverty alleviation and inclusive economic growth; and (2) understanding more deeply the environments and conditions in which cooperatives flourish – or fail to flourish – so as to advance the economic and social well-being of their members.

Focused on issues related to the impact and effectiveness of cooperatives in developing countries and emerging markets, the Research Group designs, directly undertakes, and partners with academic and practitioner organizations and experts to carry out rigorous research that helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice. It also fosters a learning community within OCDC and provides resources and information related to cooperative development to OCDC members and to the broader international cooperative and development community.

Published on Leave a comment on The Importance of Personal Finance for Women

Join the Graduate Finance Society and the School of Business as they hear from the founder and academic director of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center, Dr. Annamaria Lusardi, as she discusses the importance of women being literate in the matters of their personal finances. It is free and open to all students!

RSVP here https://goo.gl/forms/jlkWazf7FKX7Pjm13

Published on Leave a comment on Shutdown Tips and Resources

Useful Tips

We are currently in the midst of the longest federal government shutdown in modern history which has unfortunately impacted many Elliott School students and alumni. If you are currently furloughed or your internship has been placed on hiatus, Senior Career Coach Tara D. Sonenshine has a few tips to help you deal with the shutdown.

  1. If your internship or job is affected and you need wages, consider doing part-time work either service industry or contacting your previous employer to see if there is work you can do since you know that previous organization well.
  2. Stay in touch with the person who hired you or supervisors you to get a sense of timelines and needs.
  3. Consider applying for short term consultancies or Research help on campus to any of the GW jobs listed on Handshake. Professors will understand if you have to leave on short notice to Pentagon or State, etc.
  4. Use the time to come to career-related events including Career Café on Tuesdays, drop-in hours with coaches, Dinner with Alumni on Thursdays, Grad Lab, foreign language lunches.
  5. Temp Agencies: If the shutdown drags on for an inordinate amount of time, consider signing up with a temp agencies, such as Colonial Temps.

Resources for Furloughed Employees

  • &pizza: Free pizza for government employees (with valid ID) from 6-8 p.m. daily
  • Bishops: Free haircuts for furloughed federal workers
  • The Fairfax County Connector is also offering free rides to federal employees with valid ID.
  • In response to the partial government shutdown, the Capital Area Food Bank is holding free Pop Up Markets for government employees and contractors affected by the furlough.

Please see DC Food Policy Council for a more comprehensive list of food assistance resources.

Did you know, GW students can attend athletic events for FREE (w/ valid GWorld)?

This weekend, on January 12th, GW Women's Basketball faces off against the University of Dayton at 12:00 p.m. and GW Men's Basketball faces off against the University of Richmond at 4:00 p.m. for a special Grad Game!  *A limited number of GW shirts will be available for graduate, law, and medical students on a first come, first served basis (Men's game only).*

We hope that you can attend and cheer on the GW Basketball teams!

Published on Leave a comment on Asian Journal of Public Affairs (AJPA) Accepting Submissions

The Asian Journal of Public Affairs (AJPA) invites academics and PhD students to submit:

  • manuscripts of original research articles (6,000-7,000 words excluding abstract and bibliography)
  • book reviews
  • commentary (1,500 words maximum)
  • policy analysis/field reports for ongoing research (5,000 words maximum).

Contributions to the journal are accepted on a rolling basis. Citations must follow the Chicago Manual of Style. Contact the editorial board for further details.

Please email your manuscripts to: ajpa@nus.edu.sg.

AJPA Volume 11 Issue 2 is expected to be published in March 2019.

The Asian Journal of Public Affairs (AJPA) is the flagship journal of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP). It is a peer-reviewed publication featuring articles by scholars and practitioners on public affairs issues in the Greater Asia including the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the Asia-Pacific region. 

Published on a bi-annual basis, AJPA seeks to influence public policy-making in Asia through interdisciplinary policy-relevant research. Print circulation is targeted not only to academic audiences but also to civil society and government organizations. The scope of Public Affairs includes, but is not limited to, Public Policy (including sectoral policies), Public Administration and Management, International Security, International Political Economy, Social and Political Sciences and Economics. Each issue features scholarly and practitioner-based research articles, field reports, commentaries, and book reviews. Articles may be quantitative and/or qualitative, national or cross-national. Preference is given to contributions which have accessible and clearly articulated policy implications.

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