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Holiday Hours

The Graduate Office will be closed Friday, December 24 for winter break, and is scheduled to reopen Monday, January 10. We are reopening later than the rest of the campus due to carpet replacement. On January 10 we will continue to maintain extended office hours, weekdays from 7:00 a.m. until noon and 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. closing time on Fridays).

Master's Degree Clearance

Master's Degree Clearance forms for students graduating this semester are due in the Graduate Office by 5:00 pm on Friday, December 17. The form is available in PDF and Word formats.

Interim Graduate Coordinator

Dr. Charles Degeneffe has been appointed the interim coordinator of the Rehabilitation Counseling program through the end of the spring 2005 semester.

Complete list of Graduate Program Coordinators

Outstanding Thesis Award

The Outstanding Thesis Award is now based on the academic year. Only students who completed theses in the summer and fall semesters of 2004 and who will complete theses in spring 2005 are eligible for the 2004-2005 award. The deadline for college/school nomination paperwork and theses to be submitted to the Graduate Office for university-level committee review is April 7, 2005, by 6:00 p.m. Please encourage spring 2005 thesis students whose work may be of outstanding merit to meet deadlines established by the student's thesis committee and by the thesis office so they may be considered for this year's award.

Spring Deadlines

Complete academic year deadlines are posted on our Web site. Please note the upcoming deadlines for Spring 2005.

...For Graduating Students:

  • Degree Application, February 4
  • Thesis Final Draft Submission, March 21
  • Master's Degree Clearance, May 20

...For Students Seeking Financial Assistance:

  • Forgivable Loan Program, February 11
  • Graduate Student Research Merit Award, March 18
  • President's Graduate Scholars Fellowship, April 8
  • California Pre-Doctoral Program, TBA
  • Graduate Equity Fellowship, June 3

...For New Students:

  • Fall 2005 Admission, March 1

2005 Graduation Deadlines

Crucial deadlines for students who intend to graduate in 2005 are posted on our Web site. Please bookmark this Web page for easy reference.

2005 Graduate Student Appreciation Week

Graduate Student Appreciation Week will be April 18-22, 2005. We are looking for graduate faculty volunteers to serve on a committee to make next year's Graduate Student Appreciation Week the best week ever. Contact Dianne Dickerson, 8-2448 or dianned.

Revised Brochures

The tri-fold brochures for California Pre-Doctoral Program, the Graduate Equity Fellowship, the Graduate Student Research Merit Award, the President's Graduate Scholars Fellowship, the Robert and Norma Craig Graduate Fellowship, and the Travel Grant have been updated. If you'd like copies, please contact Helen Martinez. 278-2448 or helenma.

AWARD WINNERS

The Robert and Norma Craig Fellowships

Congratulations to our graduate students who have been selected as Robert and Norma Craig Fellows. This fellowship is designed to provide benefits to both graduate students and faculty by providing stipends for students to engage in mentored activities and faculty assistance.

Scholar, Major, Faculty Mentor
Rachel Bennett, M.A., History - Faculty Adviser: Bridget Ford
Daniel Bernard, M.A., Communication - Faculty Adviser: Kevin Ayotte
Denise Best, M.A., History - Faculty Adviser: Michelle DenBeste
Richard Moss, M.S., Biology - Faculty Adviser: Steve Blumenshine
Adam Perry, M.A., Communication - Faculty Adviser: Denise Blum
Sarah Seldonridge, M.F.A., Creative Writing - Faculty Adviser: Liza Wieland
Anna Vallis, M.A., History - Faculty Adviser: Maritere Lopez

Graduate Student Research Merit Awards

These $750 awards are provided for meritorious graduate student research proposals associated with the thesis, project, or dissertation requirement.

Matt Ashworth (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Fred Zechman
"A Multi-Gene Approach to the Phylogeny of the Dasycladales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)"

Lora Baily-Van Houten (M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies)
Faculty Adviser: Sulekha Coticone
"Evaluation of YSTR Multiplexes for Forensic DNA Casework"

Linda Donnelly (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: James Prince
"Resistance Gene Analogs in Pepper ( Capsicum annuum ) and Their Relationship to Phytophthora capsici Resistance Genes"

Carole Goldsmith (Ed.D., Educational Leadership)
Faculty Adviser: Sharon Brown-Welty
"Leadership for Creating a Learning College: A Study of Perceived Leadership Style"

Victoria Gomes (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: James Prince
"Identification of Putative Phytophthora capsici Avirulence Genes"

Judy Hansen (M.S., Psychology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Botwin
"Personality Factors Influencing Behavior and Academic Ratings in the Elementary School Setting"

Andres Hernandez (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Coles
"Effect of Acute Thermal Induced Hypohydration on Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption"

Daryl Lam (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: F.W. Zechman
"Phylogenetic Analyses of the Caulerpales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) Based on rbc L Gene Sequences"

Ryan Luke (M.A., Kinesiology)
Faculty Adviser: Michael Coles
"Oxygen Cost of Interactive Whole Body Video Gaming "

Jose Marquez Jr. (M.S., Counseling)
Faculty Adviser: Claire Sham Choy
"A College Preparation Program for English as a Second Language (ESL) Students"

Dana Nagy (M.S., Interdisciplinary Studies)
Faculty Adviser: Ruth Ann Kern
"Riparian Vegetation and Microenvironment in Headwater Streams of the Southern Sierra Nevada"

William Nelson (M.S., Biology)
Faculty Adviser: Brian Tsukimura
"Population Control of the Riceland Tadpole Shrimp, Triops longicaudatus, through Reproductive Regulation"

Stephen Reysen (M.A., Psychology)
Faculty Adviser: Constance Jones
"Construction and Validation of a New Measure of Fandom: The Reysen Fan Scale"

Sarah Scheidt (M.S., Psychology)
Faculty Adviser: Karen Carey|
"Autism in Fresno County: Current Educational Programs and National Research Council Recommendations"

Lejla Tricic (M.A., English)
Faculty Adviser: Lyn Johnson
"A Presence of 'Sacred' in Literature: Relationship of Man and Nature, with Focus on East and West Traditions"

Chue Vue (M.S., Physics)
Faculty Adviser: Christopher Njeh
"Dosimetry of 'Mammosite' High Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy: An in vitro Study"