13  UMass Dartmouth, SMAST, and Fay Lab Resources

13.1 General information about UMass Dartmouth and SMAST

The SMAST directory lists all faculty and staff across both departments (DEOS & DFO). This is not updated frequently but may help you in locating a specific person and their contact information.

If you need help with a specific task, there are some staff members that are more appropriate to contact. Please use the link below to locate someone to help you. - [link to latest org chart]

General list of resources for SMAST staff and students via MyUMassD. This contains program policies, links, and forms for various academic and administrative procedures.

13.1.1 University Codes of Conduct

• Student conduct and dispute resolution
• SMAST’s code of conduct and diversity statement.

13.1.2 For Grad Students

• Official SMAST webpage for current and incoming students. This has information on orientation materials, forms, scholarships/fellowships/assistantships, and academics.

13.1.3 For Employees

• Employee resources
• Human Resources

13.2 Fay Lab Resources

• Fay Lab website
• Fay Lab Google Drive & Calendar - ask Gavin for a link to access & collaborate!
  • Lab email -> thefaylab@gmail.com
• Fay Lab GitHub account
  • Lab-chat repository houses an Issues list that retains institutional and Fay Lab knowledge. It’s private so be sure to ask Gavin for access!
• Our current team
• Lab publications
• Professional development materials: collection of issues in the lab-chat
• Travel Procedures

13.2.1 Weekly Lab Meetings

• Every Monday from 12:30 - 2:00 PM ET
• Lab Meeting Schedule
• On occasion, this time is used for Quantfish woRkshops where lab members or invited guests come to teach the group and larger community a quantative skill (could be an introduction to a new R package, new statistical tool, etc).

The below are not currently in session, but are examples of regular activities we have run in the past.

13.2.2 Shut Up and Write

• Every Thursday from 3 - 4:30 PM EST (besides the 1st Thursday of every month which is reserved for Hacky Hour -> see below!)
• Pomodoro-style workflow. Three, 20-minute sessions interspersed by ~5 minute breaks.

13.2.3 Hacky Hours/Southcoast useR group

• 1st Thursday of every month
• Mixed bag including working through tidy tuesdays, informal feedback presentations, etc.