Fall 2023 DGS Meeting
Friday, October 20, 2023 Friday, October 27, 2023
3:00 – 5:00 PM 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Belknap Academic Building, Room 218 CTR 123
Graduate Student Council
2023 – 2024 (Alexandria Underwood, GSC President)
Services for Graduate Students
Timothy Johnson, Director, University Writing Center
Annmarie Steffes, Associate Director, University Writing Center
Admission and Academic Policies
Slate Implementation (Patriece Campbell-Palmer)
Future Plans for Admission and Recruitment (Patriece Campbell-Palmer)
Variances (Courtney Kerr)
- Admission Variance Process (Slate)
- Academic Variance Process (e-Forms)
SAP (Satisfactory Progress Financial Aid) (Courtney Kerr)
Reminders (Courtney Kerr)
- Application for Degree
- Enrollment in semester of graduation
Graduate Catalog (Paul DeMarco)
Alumni Fellows (Beth Boehm)
Funded Student
GTA Orientation Required (Beth Boehm)
Workday (Beth Boehm)
- Students must be enrolled before they can be on payroll
Workload Waiver Guidelines (Beth Boehm)
Funded Non-Resident Student Form (Beth Boehm)
- Speedtype
- Full time status
- Tuition – ensure registration is done during term, not retroactively.
Offer Letters and Terms of Agreement (Beth Boehm)
Dissertation Completion Award (Beth Boehm)
Changing the Culture of Mentoring (Beth Boehm)
Resources
- Faculty Guide for Working with Graduate Writers
- Faculty Guide for Working with Multilingual Student Writers
- 7 Ways to Fix Ph.D. Advising on the Job Market
- How to Mentor Graduate Students: A Guide for Faculty from the Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
- Graduate Student Mentoring Guide: A Guide for Students from the Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan
- Graduate Enrollment Trends
JED (Beth Boehm)
DGS Professional Development Sessions (Michelle Rodems)
Three Minute Thesis Competition (Michelle Rodems)
Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2023 (Michelle Rodems)
- November 6 – 10, 2023
PLAN Academies and Workshops (Michelle Rodems)
New GTA Orientation Updates (Michelle Rodems)
Graduate School Initiatives, Activities, Events, and Opportunities
Graduate Writing Across Disciplines (Spring 677) (Beth Boehm)
Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony (Courtney Kerr)
Dates to Remember (Courtney Kerr)