[QSB-grads] Thank you for the annual evaluations

[Miriam Barlow]

Dear QSB members,

Thank you so much for sending in annual evaluations.  Nearly every student
(>90%) is accounted for.  While there are hopefully direct benefits of this
effort including increased interactions between students and committees,
and clear communication about expectations and goals, there are also
indirect benefits of these efforts.  By doing this as asked to by the Dean
of Graduate Studies, we show her that we care about our program and are
willing to put our best foot forward as she negotiates for greater
resources to build grad programs.

And happily resources for our program are increasing.  We were allocated
17% more in operational funds this year than last year.  In 2017-2018,
these funds enabled us to hold seminars, a retreat, and purchase more disk
space on the cluster for QSB users.  In our first QSB general meeting, we
will discuss priorities for allocating these additional funds to ensure the
continued growth in size, quality and success of QSB.

-- 
Miriam Barlow
Founding Faculty and Professor
Chair, Quantitative and Systems Biology
University of California, Merced

209.228.4174
miriam.barlow at gmail.com
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