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Announcements for the week of August 31, 2009
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1. THE U.S. RESEARCH UNIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
2. LAST DAY TO BE ADDED TO THE OCTOBER DEGREE LIST
3. FILE YOUR TITLE PAGE WITH THE THESIS OFFICE EARLY
4. CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS
5. STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL NON-ACADEMIC JOB SEARCH
6. REDUCING YOUR CREDIT HOURS?
7. LEARNING AND COLLABORATION WITH ILLINOIS CHAT
8. AUDITING A CLASS?
9. CTE FALL WORKSHOPS
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The U.S. Research University in the 21st Century
Thursday, September 3, 2:00 PM, Levis Faculty Center, 3rd Floor
Join us for the inaugural Graduate College Distinguished Scholar
Lecture. Guest speaker John D. Wiley, chancellor emeritus from
the University of Wisconsin, will identify some of the important
trends and issues facing US research institutions in the 21st century.
URL: www.grad.illinois.edu
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Last Day to be added to the October Degree List
Friday, September 4
If you will be graduating this October and have not already
added yourself to the degree list, please contact your
department office to be added to the October 2009 degree list.
Note: If you were planning to graduate in May or August and didn’t
quite make it, you will need to reapply in order to graduate in
October. Aren’t sure if you’re on the degree list for
October? Please check with your graduate department.
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File Your Title Page with the Thesis Office Early
Filing your title page with the Thesis Office early is a key step
in preparing for a quick and trouble-free thesis deposit.
To submit your title page:
Write to thesis@illinois.edu
Attach your PDF or MS Word document
Include the words "title page" in the subject line
Be sure to e-mail your title page to the Thesis Office before
obtaining signatures on your Certificate of Committee Approval
(CCA). The Thesis Office must verify that the version of your name
and other information on your title page agree with the
University’s records.
Title page requirements:
www.grad.illinois.edu/thesis/thesishandbook/chapterIII.asp#section03
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Conference Travel Awards
The Graduate College will provide awards, not to exceed $300,
to support students who will travel to conferences to present
papers, posters, or creative work. Students may not submit
applications directly to the Graduate College, but should submit
applications to department offices by September 14, 2009.
(Departments should forward selected applications to the
Graduate College no later than September 21, 2009.)
More information: www.grad.illinois.edu/policies/travelgrant/
Applications: www.grad.uiuc.edu/Policies/travelgrant/app.pdf
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Strategies for a Successful Nonacademic Job Search
Wednesday, September 2, 3:00-4:30 PM, 407 Illini Union
Are you looking for a job outside of academia but aren’t sure
where to start? We will provide information about how to
organize the job search, what strategies are most effective,
how to research organizations, and where to find other
helpful resources.
For a list of additional workshops:
www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar
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Reducing your Credits Hours?
Make changes before Friday, September 4, 5:00 PM.
Students who reduce their semester course enrollment to a
lower assessment range (for example, to 0 hours, or from
Range I, 12 or more hours, to Range II, 6-11 hours) will receive
a refund for the full difference between the two ranges,
provided the change is made by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September
4, 2009. No refund for Reduction in Range is available thereafter.
Unlike Withdrawing from the University completely, there is
no pro-rating of tuition and fees for Reduction in Range.
It is easy to confuse these two actions.
For information on Reduction of Program Range, please consult
the Registrar’s web site:
www.registrar.illinois.edu/financial/refunds_FALL.html
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Learning and Collaboration with Illinois Chat
Sign up today for Illinois Chat, the university-supported, instant
messaging service that allows faculty and staff members and students
to chat within the safety and security of the university network
(NetID-only access). Group chat rooms, restricted to authorized users
only, are also available.
URL: www.cites.illinois.edu/illinoischat/
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Auditing a Class?
Auditors are listeners in classes and not class participants. If you
are auditing a course, please note that Graduate College policy
states that students should take the Auditor’s Permit form to the
first class meeting and ask the instructor to sign the form indicating
approval. Forms need to be submitted to the Graduate College.
Audit forms are available at the Graduate College or at:
www.registrar.illinois.edu/staff/pdf/records/Auditors_Permit.pdf
Please see the Graduate Student Handbook for more
information on auditing a course:
www.grad.illinois.edu/gradhandbook/chapterII/section02.asp.
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CTE Fall Workshops
A list of Fall 09 Teaching Development Workshops, sponsored
by the Center For Teaching Excellence is available at:
cte.illinois.edu/programs/workshops/Fa09Workshops.pdf
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Copyright by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, 2009