CAS Graduate Education Bulletin #10 (8/19/2011)
· CAS announces the creation of the Undergraduate/Graduate Research Collaboration Funds to support projects that involve an undergraduate and a graduate student conducting research together under the auspices of a fulltime faculty member with Graduate Faculty status. The project may also encompass an interdisciplinary team of undergraduates, graduates and faculty members from more than one department (one of the faculty members must have Graduate Faculty status). Funds may be requested to defray costs in connection with such items as research supplies, software programs, and minor equipment. The awards are for up to $500.These funds may not be used for travel since undergraduates can apply to the Undergraduate Research Funds and graduates to the GSA for that purpose. Please cf. the attached guidelines for further details.
· CAS announces theGraduate Student Research/Study Abroad Awardto supportprojects that would significantly benefit a graduate student’s background by research or study abroad, whether during the summer or the academic year. Aside from personal development and enrichment, such a sojourn abroad might enhance the student’s research skills, expand research networks, provide access to specialized equipment and expertise, develop cultural diplomacy skills, and ultimately improve career prospects. Ideally, the research or study abroad would be clearly structured and would tap into international connections CAS faculty already have. The award may be used to defray costs in connection with travel, housing and books. Up to $2,000 is available for eachaward for a total of three awards per year.The award may not be used for travel to conferences since graduate students can apply to the GSA for that purpose.
· CAS, the Office of Graduate Education and the CTE are pleased to offer a day-long, interactive workshop on Saturday,Oct. 8for SLU graduate students on using the tools of improvisation to communicate their research to others. If you want your graduate students to present their research in a more engaging way, then this is the workshop for them. Please help spread the word with the attached flyer.
· The MICHIGAN SOCIETY OF FELLOWS (Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan) announces its fellowships for 2012-2015 in thehumanities, arts, sciences, and professions. The objective of the Society is to provide financial and intellectual support for individuals holding advanced degrees in their fields, who are selected for their outstanding achievement, professional promise, and interdisciplinary interests. For more information, please cf. the attachment.
· Here's an informative video regarding the new GRE and its revised scoring system: http://www.ets.org/s/gre/swf/gre_score-scale-video/GRE_ScoreScale_Video.html?WT.dcsvid=Njk3MTM2NTY3OQS2&WT.mc_id=
· Admissions is now sending out the new general acceptance letter which was mentioned in the last CAS Graduate Education Bulletin. When you get a copy, you'll remember that this is the cue for you to send out your own letter from the program. There has been concerned expressed that this process may not be quick enough, i.e., that programs may want to get their letters out more quickly instead of waiting for the cue of the Admissions letter. To clarify, the decision as to whom is admitted is the College's. However, the "Banner" loop has to be closed by Admissions, and they need to make sure that the final transcript is on file before the student is formally admitted. Thus, any admission that you offer to anyone without a completed degree necessary for the next level of study, that admit is "conditional," not "unconditional." The same goes for anyone who does not have a final transcript showing a degree that was granted previously. As a result, your letters and the paperwork you send to Admissions via paper or electronically has to reflect the correct type of admit. Assuming that's the case, Kevin Windholz has no problem with your letter going out before the letter that Admissions sends out with Diana Carlin's signature. This should solve the problem related to timing and losing students. Diana Carlin () would like a copy of the letter you are sending out for Kevin's files and hers in case anyone contacts them.
· Here's the new process for admitting "unclassified" students:
1. Karen Roberts will send via e-mail the application, transcript and word version of theform to the program(s) the prospective student lists on the application.
2. The program(s) will return the form to Karen with accept or deny and whatever comments are appropriate.
3. For those that are accepted,Diana Carlinwill sign off on themafter double checking the official transcript, and the acceptance letter will be sent with the program(s) listed that approved, and a reminder that a meeting must be scheduled to select courses.
4. The programs will register the students to avoid lifting holds and opening up non-approved programs to the student.
5. For students who were denied, they will receive a denial letter.
6. Jay Haugen is redoing Banner codingso thatunclassified students can be trackedmore easily. After a student has taken 6 or 9 hours (depending on the degree held), the student will receive notification fromDiana Carlinthat they have reached the limit on the number of hours that can be transferred into a degree program should they seek one. They will be advised to apply for a degree or be forewarned that any further courses will not be counted toward a degree. Of course, a program can always waive and allow more hours, but the stated limits need to be reinforced.
· Please remember that graduatestudents can apply for $1200 emergency loans.Contact Rachel Phillippone or details.