September 17, 2008
ENDOWED FELLOWSHIPS
The Graduate School has several fellowships that are supported primarily by private endowment income. Eligibility is limited to students who are currently registered in the Graduate School. Information is available from their web page http://www.grad.umn.edu/fellowships/endowed/index.html.
The Graduate School's deadline for 2009-2010 endowed fellowships is December 1, 2008. One with a close fit to EPsy students are the William Stout and Thomas Wallace Fellowships. These require nomination by the program, so applications will be due on November 17th in 250B Ed Sci Bldg. The Eva O. Miller Fellowship is also relevant to Ed Psych students. Both carry a stipend of $22,000, plus tuition.
September 16, 2008
CENTER FOR WRITING WORKSHOP
An Introduction to APA Documentation & Editorial Style
Learn the basics of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) documentation and editorial style through discussion, handouts, and exercises.
This workshop is offered twice:
Thursday, October 2
2:00–3:00 pm
Wilson Library, room S30C
West Bank Campus
Thursday, October 9
2:00–3:00 pm
Magrath Library, room 81
St Paul Campus
Register now online at (www.writing.umn.edu/sws/workshops.htm). Seating is limited.
Council of Graduate Students Representative
We need a representative to the Council of Graduate Students (COGS). COGS represents the interests of all graduate students at the University of Minnesota. Their mission is to work with the administration and the Graduate School to make sure the needs of graduate students are known. More information is available at http://www.cogs.umn.edu/.
Our representative would attend monthly general assembly meetings (Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 in Fall Semester) and report back to Ed Psych students. If you are interested in being Ed Psych's COGS representative, contact Kathy Walter (kwalter@umn.edu) by Monday, September 22. An election (via email) will be held if we have more than one person interested.
September 10, 2008
ISSS CROSS CULTURAL DISCUSSION GROUPS - FALL 2008
Applications are now available for ISSS fall 2008 cross-cultural discussion groups. The discussion groups provide an opportunity for both international and U.S. students to share experiences and personal thoughts in a relaxed and casual environment.
Please apply by September 22nd by visiting http://www.isss.umn.edu/programs/disgroup/default.html.
Email: mach0114@umn.edu or call 612 626 7100
September 09, 2008
Mark Your Calendar: GRAD STUDENT RESEARCH DAY!
Graduate Student Research Day will be held on Friday, February 13. The Educational Psychology Department instituted this annual event in 2001 in recognition of the abilities and talents of its students. This annual event has been designed with three purposes:
-- to provide a format for graduate students to present their research and be recognized locally by peers and faculty
-- to provide students an opportunity for professional development and practice for future state or national conferences, and
-- to promote a department-wide activity that brings faculty and graduate students together around a common goal of disciplined inquiry.
Proposals will be due on Friday, January 2. Proposal forms are available at http://cehd.umn.edu/EdPsych/forms/GSRDProposal.doc.
FALL COMMENCEMENT
The Graduate School is pleased to announce that the Fall 2008 commencement exercises will be held on Friday December 12, 2008 at 1:00 PM in Northrop Auditorium.
Students who intend to participate in the Fall 2008 Commencement Ceremony must submit the Commencement Attendance Approval Form to Kathy Walter by Thursday, September 25.
DISSERTATION SEMINAR
The Scholarly Community is cordially invited to share the Final Oral Dissertation presentation by
Mayuko K. Simon
In partial fulfillment of requirements for PhD in Educational Psychology
A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School Of the University of Minnesota
Comparison of Concurrent and Separate Multidimensional IRT Linking of Item Parameters
Friday, September 19, 2008
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
225E Education Sciences Building
COMMITTEE:
Professor Ernest Davenport, chair
Professor Mark Davison, advisor
Professor Michael Rodriguez
Professor Charles Geyer
Professor David Weiss
August 25, 2008
REGISTRATION REMINDERS
A reminder: Graduate students are required to register every fall and spring semester in order to remain active.
• Be sure to register by September 1 in order to avoid paying a late registration fee. Courses with low enrollment are often cancelled prior to the start of the semester; don’t lose your chance to take a course because you didn’t register in time. See the http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/Calendars/Refund_and_Drop2FAdd_Deadlines/fall2008.html for details on making registration changes.
• If you are working as a graduate assistant, are an international student, or are receiving a fellowship, you are required to register full-time (6-14 credits each semester).
• Advanced masters or doctoral students may register using the full-time equivalent registration (EPsy 8333 or 8444). If you have completed all coursework and registered for all thesis credits, you may qualify. Please note that masters students must apply for this status in advance. Each semester you register under this status you’ll need to submit the “application for full-time status with one-credit registration� form. Details and forms are available at http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration/FTE_procedures.html
• If you only need to register in order to remain active in the Graduate School, you may register for Grad 999, a no-cost/no-credit registration option. However, please note that EPsy students are only allowed to register for Grad 999 four times. More information about this registration option is available at http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration/grad_999.html. Upon registering for Grad 999 for the fourth semester, a hold will be placed on your record and you must submit a completion plan with objective benchmarks.
• Ed Psych graduate students may not register for more than 24 credits of EPsy 8666 (pre-thesis credits) during their graduate career. PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST CONTACT KATHY WALTE R (kwalter@umn.edu) IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR EPsy 8666.
• If you are taking your oral prelim by September 15, be sure to return the Prelim Oral Examination Report to the Graduate School (316 Johnston Hall) immediately following the exam so that you can change your registration to EPsy 8888 (thesis credits) for Fall 2008.
• If you are planning to take the written prelim exam in the fall, be sure to check with your program area for their registration deadline. You need to have submitted a degree program in order to register for the written prelim.
August 20, 2008
DISSERTATION SEMINAR
The Scholarly Community is cordially invited to share the Final Oral Dissertation presentation by
Jessica Cherne
In partial fulfillment of requirements for PhD in Educational Psychology
A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School Of the University of Minnesota
Effects of Praise on Student Behavior in the Classroom
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
225E Education Sciences Building
COMMITTEE:
Professor Matthew Burns, chair
Professor Jennifer McComas, advisor
Professor LeAnne Johnson
Professor Gail Peterson
August 18, 2008
INCREASE IN DISSERTATION PUBLISHING FEE
Effective September 1, 2008, the publishing fee for dissertations will be $85. Any student submitting by August 29, 2008 will pay the current $75 fee. The copyright fee remains at $65.