Dear ECE Graduate students, The Center for Teaching and Faculty Excellence (CTFE) is currently accepting applications for participating in a 1-credit seminar in spring 2017 called PROV 601: "Thriving in Your Graduate Program: Fostering Graduate Student Success". The seminar is for beginning (1st- and 2nd-year) doctoral and Master's degree students. The deadline to apply is October 18th. If you are selected to join the spring 2017 cohort, the Provost's office will pay the 1-credit tuition to participate in the program. You will need to provide a couple of items including a letter of support from your advisor as part of the application. This is an especially good opportunity for PhD students! Further details can be found in the following link: http://ctfe.gmu.edu/professional-development/prov-601 ************************************************ Pelin Kurtay, Ph.D. Associate Chair/Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Volgenau School of Engineering George Mason University 4400 University Drive 3100 Nguyen Engineering Building MS 1G5 Fairfax, VA 22030 Tel: 703-993-7606 Fax: 703-993-1601 ************************************************