The Student Faculty Committee organizes events and initiatives that build closer relationships between students, faculty, and staff within CNS. Our major events include Student-Faculty Luncheons, Curie Diaries, Student-Faculty Chats, and the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Banquet. Our events and initiatives cover a variety of important topics, including promoting gender inclusivity in STEM, facilitating discussion between students and professors, and student recognition of faculty and staff members. These events give students spaces to communicate with professors outside the classroom in more casual settings about academic and non-academic subjects! The relationships formed through these events often strengthen and lead to great opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to grow at such a large university.
Faculty and Staff Appreciation Banquet
CNS faculty and staff who have won student-nominated awards are honored in a formal setting at the Faculty Staff Appreciation Banquet. Students from CNS are encouraged to RSVP and bring a faculty or staff member that has had a positive impact on their undergraduate career to the banquet.
Curie Diaries
Curie Diaries, usually held every November, is a casual mixer where faculty who identify as women or non-binary have the opportunity to mingle with students and discuss their unique experiences with their identity in STEM. All genders and students are welcome to attend!
Luncheons/Chats
Our luncheons & chats allow a small group of students to interact with professors from the College of Natural Sciences. These events help build closer relationships between professors and students and often help students in pursuing other academic opportunities.
Here are some of our previous luncheons and chats:
- SF Chats – PMA Edition
- SF Chats – Human Ecology Edition
- Coffee with CNS Department Chairs
- Mental Health Chat
- LatinX in STEM
