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Reminder: This monthly newsletter is where we will be announcing upcoming meetings, policy changes, and other important information. In Gmail, this message may be clipped, and you will have to click on the "View entire message" link at the end to see all of the content.
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Please let the director of the Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI), Christopher Pérez (cperez6@umd.edu), know about admitted students from any fee waiver programs. The Graduate School partners with these programs to attract potential students to UMD. These partnerships can be an instrumental and compelling network for those who are still trying to make a decision about UMD. Christopher can provide assistance regarding resources for admitted students and recruitment resources to UMD faculty and staff.
Christopher also manages the Graduate School Diversity Recruitment Working Group (GS DRWG). The group provides strategic planning, best practices, and campus-wide collaboration in diversity recruitment to University of Maryland. The group consists of faculty, staff, and graduate students invested in the recruitment of diverse graduate students, e.g., women in STEM, students of color, students with disabilities, non-traditional students, first-generation students, low-income students, LGBTQ+ students, veterans, interfaith and religious diversity. The group meets quarterly, and the next meeting is in March (date/time TBD). Any interested faculty, staff, and graduate students who wish to join should contact Christopher.
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New Admits with English Conditions. Applicants admitted for Fall, 2019 into Intensive English or the English Bridge Program will have until May 31st to submit a new TOEFL/IELTS/PTE score to try and change their English placement. We would highly encourage these new admits to enroll in and complete the two month long VOXY-UMD Bridge Program before retaking their English test as this will provide an opportunity to better prepare for the test and earn a higher score. Please note that 84 on TOEFL and 6.0 on IETLS are the minimum scores that we can accept for admission into Intensive English. If you have applicants you are interested in admitting but who fail to meet this requirement, the VOXY-UMD Bridge Program would also be recommended for them to undertake before retaking an English exam.
ANNUAL UPDATES. By now you may have heard from your program's Graduate Admissions Advisory Group (GAAG) representative about Hobsons Annual Updates 2019. Last year after a considerable amount of feedback, we move the update process up in the calendar year to accommodate faculty and staff.
To facilitate this change, we are asking you to submit any requests for edits through the Admissions Annual Update Request Form. All programs are asked complete an annual update form, either to modify admissions requirements and deadlines or to actively opt out of this year's annual updates. The Google form opened today (March 1, 2019) and will remain open until the deadline for submissions on May 15, 2019.
This year's Annual Updates will take place on June 3rd & 4th with testing by Program Coordinators being done on June 5th & 6th. Please mark your calendars now for testing days. It’s very important.
The application is scheduled to go live again on June 11th, 2019.
To access instructions and the form click the following link blog.umd.edu/annualupdates/to navigate to the Graduate School’s Admissions Toolkit.
Password: hobsons20!4*
There you will find detail instructions on how to access the form via your UMD Google Account. As well as guidelines for updating your programs' deadline.
Annual Updates is also a good time for programs to review their requirement page(s) on the Graduate School’s website: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/admissions-requirements. All changes to your requirement page(s) can also be submitted through the Annual Update Form.
ISSS. Please note that International Student Scholar Services (ISSS) will make the Fall 2019 iTerp Checklist available for students to upload their documents beginning February 15, 2019. We encourage you to urge your students to upload their documents as soon as possible for quick issuance of their immigration documents for F-1/J-1 visas.
HOLISTIC ADMISSIONS. In collaboration with the Astronomy and English Departments, The Graduate School will offer a 1.5-hour training session on Holistic Review. The program entitled Holistic Review: Graduate Programs Share Best Practices, will be on April 9, 2019 at 2:30 P.M. in Lee 2124. The session will be dedicated to brief presentations by graduate programs on their holistic review processes, followed by discussion/resource sharing. For additional information and RSVP, email Anna De Cheke Qualls (adechek1@umd.edu).
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Graduate School Writing Center Updates
Friday Write-Ins. Need to find more time to write? Join us every Friday afternoon, from 1-4pm, in 4123 McKeldin for focused time to work on your writing projects. You bring the work, we’ll provide the coffee, cookies, and writing support.
Short courses on Oral and Written Communication:
We have two more short courses this semester to help graduate students develop their oral and written communication skills. Students who sign up for a course are expected to attend all three meetings of that course.
Delivering a Successful Speech
Fridays (March 29, April 5, and April 12) from 10:00am--12:00pm in 5100B McKeldin
Dr. Thomas McCloskey
Participants will learn how to deliver persuasive messages. Upon completion of this series, participants will be able to use successful verbal and nonverbal delivery strategies in conversational ways essential for professional and interpersonal communication environments.
Register for the course here. Questions? Please contact Dr. Thomas McCloskey (tmcclosk@umd.edu)
Explain Yourself!
Tuesdays, March 26, April 2, and April 9, from 2-3:30pm in 5100B McKeldin
Dr. Linda Macri
Whether you are explaining a context, a process, a result, or an impact, chances are you explaining something complex in your writing. In this short series, we’ll focus on writing clear explanations for different audiences
Register for the course here. Questions? Please contact Dr. Linda Macri
Registration is open for the PhD Career Pathways Conference on Friday, April 19, 2019, from 9:30 am - 2:00 pm, Stamp Student Union. This FREE day-long conference is specifically for current doctoral students and postdocs from all disciplines. The event is designed to educate attendees about the wide variety of career paths that exist for them as PhDs. In addition to learning about career possibilities, attendees will have multiple opportunities throughout the day to connect and get valuable advice from approximately 40 UMD graduate alumni working in the MD/DC/VA area. Early registration is encouraged since space is limited and last year's conference filled by April 1st and a wait list created. The conference schedule, along with list of panel topics and panelists is available at: go.umd.edu/phdpathways2019. Registration is a two-part process.
STEP 1: Register in Careers4Terps: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/events/PCPC19.
STEP 2: Pay the refundable $25 deposit: https://go.umd.edu/PhdPathwaysDep.
For more information about the event, contact the conference co-chairs, Dr. Susan Martin, smarti@umd.edu or Dr. Blessing Enekwe, blessing@umd.edu.
Professional Development Resources for Advising Your PhD students and Postdocs, is a new interactive 60 minute session specifically designed for faculty. Attendees will have a chance to learn more about existing resources and best practices for helping your doctoral students and postdocs navigate to the next step in their career. This session can be scheduled as a lunch time brown bag or at other convenient times for your department. Request a session that meets your needs by contacting Dr. Susan Martin, smarti18@umd.edu.
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April 16, 2019
Dissertation Forms
Doctoral Students: Final date to submit: dissertation via ETD System and electronic publication form, to the Office of the Registrar.
Dissertation directors to submit signed Report of Examining Committee form to the Office of the Registrar.
April 23, 2019
Master's Thesis Forms
Master's Thesis Students: Final date to submit thesis via ETD System and electronic publication form to the Registrar Office.
Thesis directors to submit signed Report of Examining Committee form to the Registrar Office.
MAY 28, 2019
Nomination of Dissertation Committee Form
Doctoral Students: Final date to submit Nomination of Dissertation Committee Form to the Office of the Registrar. Committee form must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the scheduled defense.
June 4, 2019
Approved Program Form and uAchieve Audit Sheets
Master’s Students: Final date to submit Approved Program Form and uAchieve audit sheet
Certificate Students: Final date to submit Graduate Certificate Completion Form and uAchieve audit sheet
JULY 12, 2019
Application for Graduation
All Grad Students: Final date to submit the Application for Graduation in order to graduate this semester/term.
JULY 12, 2019
Nomination of Thesis Committee Form
Master’s Thesis Students: Final date to submit the Nomination of Thesis Committee Form to the Office of the Registrar. Committee form must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the scheduled defense.
JULY 26, 2019
Dissertation Forms
Doctoral Students: Final date to submit: dissertation via ETD System and electronic publication form, to the Office of the Registrar.
Dissertation directors to submit signed Report of Examining Committee form to the Office of the Registrar.
AUGUST 9, 2019
Master's Thesis Form
Master's Thesis Students: Final date to submit thesis via ETD System and electronic publication form to the Registrar Office.
Thesis directors to submit signed Report of Examining Committee form to the Registrar Office.
AUGUST 23, 2019
uAchieve Audit
Master’s Students: Final date to submit uAchieve audit sheet
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Office of Funding Opportunities
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
The College-Level 3MT Competitions are underway. Colleges will select winners from this first-round competition to advance to the final-round Graduate School competition on April 3rd. The final- round competition will be during GRAD on April 3rd at 10 am and 11 am in the Charles Carroll Room on the second floor of Stamp. All are invited to attend. Winners of the competition will be announced at 4:00 pm after the Graduate Student Centennial Celebration.
Graduate Student Centennial Celebration during GRAD on April 3rd
We invite graduate students to join the Graduate School for a celebration of the Graduate School's Centennial during GRAD Day with cake and ice cream and a round of Centennial trivia. Please join us on April 3rd at 2:30 – 4:00 pm in the Colony ballroom in Stamp. Winners of the Three-Minute Thesis competition and GSG's GRAD competitions will be announced at the end.
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Doctoral Scholar Award Program at UMD
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works side-by-side with policymakers such as state legislators and education agency officials as they implement policies to help students achieve more, prepare students for college and careers, and boost college completion. The goal of the SREB Doctoral Scholars Program is to increase the number of minority students who earn doctorates and choose to become faculty at colleges and universities. The Graduate School has agreed to be an SREB Institutional Funding Partner and is looking forward to partnering with UMD programs to support SREB Doctoral Scholars.
We invite programs to nominate eligible students for the Institutionally Funded SREB Doctoral Scholar Award by April 30, 2019. Please view the Graduate School’s SREB Doctoral Scholar nomination instructions and program commitment requirements.
Graduate School Fellowships and Awards Celebration (for AY 2018-19 Fellows and Awardees)
AY 18-19 Graduate School fellows and Awardees will be invited to the Graduate School’s Thirteenth Annual Fellowships and Awards Celebration on Tuesday May 14, at 3:00 pm in the PG Room in Adele H. Stamp Student Union. Invitations to Fellows and Awardees will be sent soon.
External Fellowship and Award Opportunities:
Southern Regional Education Board Dissertation Award (State funded) – March 31, 2019
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Scholar Award (UMD Institutionally Funded)– April 30, 2019
AGU100 – Advancing Earth and Space Science – April 15, 2019
National Institute of Justice – April 17, 2019
ACM Special Interest Group on High Performance Computing – April 30, 2019
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GradSERU. The Graduate School will be administering the biannual survey of all graduate students from March 11 through May 3. This survey is being administered by six members of the Big Ten Academic Alliance. We will share the results in the Fall. As an incentive for graduate students to participate, we will conduct a drawing for payment of a semester of mandatory fees for five of the students who substantially complete the survey. Questions should be directed to Jeffrey Franke (jfranke@umd.edu).
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Fall Graduate Student Teaching Orientation Date Announced – Friday August 23, 2019
If you have graduate students who will be teaching in the next academic year, encourage them to save the date for the TLTC’s Fall Graduate Student Teaching Orientation. This year, the orientation will be held on Friday, August 23, 2019. Details and enrollment will be available at tltc.umd.edu/teaching-orientations soon.
New TLTC Newsletter Specifically for Graduate Student Instructors
The TLTC has a new graduate student-specific newsletter! Each week, these personalized newsletters deliver a brief summary of teaching and learning news and events to the subscribers. Encourage graduate students who are interested in teaching to sign up to receive this new newsletter at tltc.umd.edu/tltc-newsletter-signup.
University Teaching & Learning Program (UTLP)
The TLTC, in collaboration with The Graduate School, offers this professional development program on teaching and learning in higher education for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Aligning with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) goals, the UTLP is a self-paced program that provides formal training at three levels: Associate, Practitioner, and Scholar. Encourage your graduate students to visit tltc.umd.edu/utlp for more information about the program and to enroll.
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DGS/CGS Meetings for AY 2018-19
All meetings will be held in Jimenez Room (2208) in Stamp Student Union
SPRING 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
DGS: 11:30-12:30
CGS: 12:45-1:45
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
DGS: 9:30-10:30
CGS: 10:45-11:45
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