GradInfo Newsletter--January 2007
Web Site News
New Graduate Coordinators
McNair Scholars
Workshops and Events: January 11's Graduate Coordinators' Meeting, Professional Development Opportunities for Graduate Students, GradExpo
Upcoming Award Deadlines: Provost's Graduate Scholarships, Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, Graduate Student Research Merit Award, Graduate Faculty/Program Enhancement Awards, California Pre-Doctoral Program, University Graduate Medal, Outstanding Thesis Award, President's Graduate Scholars Fellowships, California Graduate Equity Fellowships
IMPORTANT DATES
January 17-February 2: Application period for master's degrees or certificates of advanced study to be awarded in Spring 2007. Forms are now available in the Division of Graduate Studies.
January 29: Course: Graduate Student Writing: Science & Engineering (details below)
January 31: Deadline for programs to submit requests for Provost's Graduate Scholarships (details below)
February: Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony information posted on DGS Web site.
February 1: Workshop: Identifying and Dealing With Stress (details below)
February 9: Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program application deadline (details below)
February 15: Workshop: Advancement to Candidacy (details below)
March 2: Deadline for the Advancement to Candidacy petition to be turned in to the Graduate Office for students graduating in Summer or Fall 2007
March 9: Workshop: Applying to Doctoral Programs (details below)
March 15: Course and Curriculum change deadline
March 16: Graduate Student Research Merit Award application deadline (details below)
March 19: Thesis final draft deadline
March 19: Graduate Faculty/Program Enhancement Award application deadline (details below)
March 20: Workshop: Communicating Research: Poster Presentations (details below)
March 26: Workshop: Conflict Resolution Strategies (details below)
March 29: California Pre-Doctoral Program application deadline (details below)
April 1: Fall 2007 graduate/postbaccalaureate admission application deadline (extended from March 1)
April 9: University Graduate Medal nomination deadline (details below)
April 12: Outstanding Thesis Award nomination from deans deadline (details below)
April 13: President's Graduate Scholars Fellowships nomination deadline (details below)
May 18: Master's Degree Clearance form deadline for students graduating in Spring 2007
May 18, 7:30 pm (subject to change): Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony, Save Mart Center
May 19, 10:00 am (subject to change): 94th Commencement, Save Mart Center
June 1: Graduate Equity Fellowship application deadline (details below)
Deadlines for graduate students finishing degrees in 2007 are listed on our Web site: <www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/requirements/deadline.htm>
Web Site News
The latest edition of the Thesis Review, showcasing the theses completed in the Summer and Fall 2006, is now available online. It's available through the Thesis Office Web page, <www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/thesis/>
New Graduate Coordinators
We'd like to welcome two new coordinators, both are interim appointments for this semester only:
Dennis Ferris, Food Science and Nutrition; and
Imelda Basurto, Education-Reading/Language Arts option
McNair Scholars
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is designed to encourage low-income individuals who are first-generation college students and / or traditionally underrepresented in graduate education to pursue doctoral study. At Fresno State, those selected as Ronald E. McNair Scholars commit to a year and one-half involvement. More information about the McNair Program, see their Web site: <www.csufresno.edu/mcnair>.
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
January 11's Graduate Coordinators' Meeting
Forty-four graduate coordinators and staff who work with graduate students attended our Spring semester meeting. Admissions, advancement to candidacy issues, progress toward the "one-step" admission process, and answers to burning questions were discussed. We look forward to having this information-packed meeting every January just prior to the beginning of the semester. Thank you to all who attended and presented!
Professional Development Opportunities for Graduate Students
This semester, we have arranged for an extension course and six free workshops for the benefit of graduate students.
Course
Graduate Student Writing: Science & Engineering.
On 5 Mondays from 5-7 p.m. beginning January 29. Cost is $35. Non-credit only. See the Continuing and Global Education schedule online <www.csufresno.edu/ExtendedEd/> for more information,Workshops
Workshops, which are free, will be led by staff and faculty. Registration is required via the DGS Web site:
Identifying and Dealing With Stress, February 1, noon-1 pm
Advancement to Candidacy, February 15, 4-5 pm
Applying to Doctoral Programs, March 9, noon - 1 pm
Communicating Research: Poster Presentations, March 20, 4-5 pm
Conflict Resolution Strategies, March 26, 3-5 pm
Basics of Personal Financial Management, Date and time TBASuggestions????
Do you have ideas for topics for workshops, faculty exchanges, etc.?? Please forward to Jim Prince (jamespr), faculty fellow in the Division of Graduate Studies.
GradExpo
Coming this fall---the Grad Expo recruiting event. Watch for GradInfo emails about a planning session this semester.
UPCOMING AWARD DEADLINES
Provost's Graduate Scholarships
Available to new incoming graduate students. Programs need to send requests for scholarships for their program use to Jim Prince (jamespr), by January 31. This program's purpose is to help attract high-quality students to graduate degree-granting programs with student scholarships. Graduate coordinators apply on behalf of their programs. Division of Graduate Studies then awards the monies based on graduate program criteria such as quality of the recruitment plan and mentoring of students. Awards for each student are available in amounts of $1000, $2000, and $3000 per year for two years. Programs who apply will be notified of the scholarships available for their use in time to recruit students for Fall 2007. Details are available on the DGS Web site: <www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/faculty/pgs.htm>.
Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program
Applications are now being accepted for the 2007/2008 Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program. The program provides financial assistance to graduate students and is designed to increase the pool of individuals who show promise of becoming strong candidates for CSU instructional faculty positions. It is a competitive program directed by the CSU but open to doctoral students across the country. For information and an application, visit the CDIP Web site: <www.calstate.edu/HR/FLP> or contact the Fresno State campus administrative support coordinator: Chuck Radke, Division of Graduate Studies, Thomas Administration, room 132, 8-2418 or cradke. The filing deadline for applications to be received in the Division of Graduate Studies is the close of business (5:00 p.m.), Friday, February 9.
Graduate Student Research Merit Award
The application deadline for the Graduate Student Research Merit Award is Friday, March 16. Applications are available in the Division of Graduate Studies, Thomas Administration Building, room 132. These $1,000 awards are provided for meritorious graduate student research proposals associated with the thesis/project/dissertation requirement. For more information or to request an application, contact Louise Neal at 8-6174 or <mailto:lneal@csufresno.edu>lneal.
Graduate Faculty/Program Enhancement Awards
These awards, up to $5,000, are available for faculty teaching and/or advising graduate students. Departments with graduate programs may also apply for Graduate Enhancement Awards of up to $10,000. Exceptional proposals with appropriate justification may be considered for additional funding. These awards are for summer 2007 and the 2007/2008 academic year. The application deadline is Monday, March 19. The amount of money available for these awards is $200,000. For more information and the complete application, visit <www.csufresno.edu/gradstudies/faculty/gfpea.htm>.
California Pre-Doctoral Program
The California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the diversity of the pool from which the CSU draws its faculty. It does so by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages. Over the past 14 years our selected scholars have entered doctoral programs at highly acclaimed universities throughout the U.S. Selected students ($2,000) and their faculty sponsor ($1,000) receive funding to travel to doctoral institutions and professional conferences, and for other selected activities that would increase their acceptance into doctoral study.
In an effort to increase the pool of applicants, we will be emailing selected groups of upper division undergraduates and graduate students the program announcement and Web access to the eligibility criteria and application. Applications are available outside the Division of Graduate Studies office or from the CSU Web site: <www.calstate.edu/PreDoc/Application.shtml>. All applications must be submitted to DGS no later than Thursday, March 29. If you need an application or further information, contact Louise Neal at 8-6174 or lneal.
University Graduate Medal
Nominations are being sought from the college and school deans and the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students for the 2007 University Graduate Medalist. A nominee for this recognition must be the candidate selected to receive the College or School Dean's Medal as the outstanding graduate student. Nominations from the deans and the Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students are due in the Division of Graduate Studies office by Friday, April 9. For further information, contact your dean's office.
Outstanding Thesis Award
The Division of Graduate Studies announces the 18th annual Outstanding Thesis Award, in the amount of $1,000. Each academic college/school is invited to nominate one candidate for the award. Theses submitted in summer and fall of 2006 and spring of 2007 are eligible. Graduate faculty are invited to review potential award nominees from their program, and to submit this nomination to their college or school according to the procedures and deadlines established by their respective college or school dean's office. Nomination packets are available on the Thesis Office Web site <<http://www.csufresno.edu/gradastudeis/thesis/ota.htm>www.csufresno.edu/gradastudeis/thesis/ota.htm>. Nominations from college/school deans are due in the Division of Graduate Studies by Thursday, April 12. Your college/school will have an earlier deadline for determining their nominee. For further information, contact your college/school dean's office or the Thesis Office, 8-2418 or cradke.
Please note: If you have a student completing a thesis in Spring 2007 and feel that the work may be worthy of Outstanding Thesis Award consideration, it is crucial that the thesis be completed and approved by the time nominations are due in your dean's office. The Thesis Office will assist in accelerating the approval of a thesis that may be nominated.
President's Graduate Scholars Fellowships
Each academic year, President Welty awards two President's Graduate Scholars Fellowships to entering master's degree or Ed.D. students. Each program may nominate one Fall 2007 applicant. Scholars receive $3,500 for their first year of full-time graduate study with the possibility of a second-year award. The deadline for nomination is Friday, April 13. For nomination information, contact Louise Neal at 8-6174 or lneal.
California Graduate Equity Fellowships
Contingent upon the availability of funds, the California Graduate Equity Fellowships with grants up to $4,500 are available for underrepresented graduate students who qualify. This program seeks to increase the diversity of students completing a graduate degree program at California State University, Fresno and encourages continuation on to doctoral programs and consideration of university faculty careers. It provides fellowships for economically disadvantaged graduate students, especially from groups that are underrepresented among graduate degree recipients in their areas of study, and promotes faculty mentoring and research opportunities. The application deadline is Friday, June 1. For applications or further information, contact Louise Neal at 8-6174 or lneal.
