DGS Meeting - March 1, 2013

    DGS Meeting
    Friday, March 1, 2013
    2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
    Shumaker Bldg. Rm139

    1. Introduction, Beth Boehm

    2. PeopleSoft menu up-date, Cheryl Schroader (view)

    3. Provisional, conditional, non-degree admits, Beth Boehm and Cheryl Schroader

    4. Writing Center Retreat and up-date, Adam Robinson, Associate Director of Writing Center  Writing Workshops, Writing Retreat,  Brochure Agenda

    5. PLAN Report, Michelle Rodems, PLAN Program Manager GTA Flyer , PLAN Report , Deans Reception

    6. SIGS Open House, Friday, April 5, 2013, Libby Leggett, Director of Graduate Admissions

    7. Year of the Mentor, Beth Boehm and Amy Lueck; final meeting Friday, March 29 from 12-2 (Room TBA) Agenda

    8. Graduate Student Council, Amerisa Waters

    a. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Friday, March 21, 2013 Agenda
    b. Travel and Research Funding

    9. Student Funding, Paul DeMarco, Associate Dean

    a. CGS Resolution  http://www.cgsnet.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/CGS_Resolution
    b. University Fellowships, Rolling
    c. Ethnic Minority Fellowships, Deadline March 1, 2013
    d. Tuition and Dissertation Completion Awards, Deadline April 1, 2013 for summer; May 1 for fall

    10. ETDs, Paul DeMarco

    11. Entrepreneurial Course, Beth Boehm  ENTR 601

    12. Commencement Awards Jenny Madden, Director of Graduate Student Services  Graduate Honors Call for Nominations

    a. Student Awards, Deadline March 8, 2013

    i. The Graduate Dean’s Citation, Masters and Doctoral

    ii. The Alice Eaves Barns Award, Masters only

    iii. The Guy Stevenson Award, Doctoral Only

    iv. The John Richard Binford Award, Doctoral Only

    v. The John M. Houchens Prize, (Outstanding Dissertation) Doctoral Only

    b. Faculty Awards, Deadline March 15, 2013

    i. Outstanding Faculty Mentor of a Masters Student

    ii. Outstanding Faculty Mentor of a Doctoral Student