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Graduate College Monthly Update

The Graduate College Update provides current highlights in graduate education, program recognitions, and upcoming deadlines. 

MAY 2012

Spring 2012 Graduation Information

  • Applications for Graduation. DUE NOW!  The application is available at https://www.missouristate.edu/secure/graduate/onlinegradapp.htm.
  • April 23, 2012 - - Deadline for submission of a Thesis to the Graduate College.
  • April 23, 2012 - - Deadline for submission of Seminar Report Form to Grad College (for programs requiring form).
  • May 10, 2012 - - Deadline for submission of Comprehensive Exam Result Form to the Graduate College.
  • May 18, 2012 - - Commencement (10:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 5:00 p.m.).  
    10:00 a.m. Ceremony: COAL, COED, CHPA / 1:30 p.m. Ceremony: CHHS, CNAS, Darr School of Agriculture / 5:00 p.m. Ceremony: COBA

Program Directors Meeting 

  • The Program Directors met on April 18, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in Karl’s Hall, Room 236.  The Agenda was to meet Graduate Recruitment Coordinator and a short survey; meet with the Graduate Student Council about revisions in their constitution; give a summary of the 2012 MAGS annual meeting in Chicago; summarize the events of IDF 2012. Other topics included Online Graduate Programs; Graduate Student Workshops for Professional Development; Comprehensive Exam.    

Graduate College Interdisciplinary Research Forum 

  • Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum.  86 participants—24 oral presenters and 62 posters. Oral session attendance was 20 – 50. Nearly120 people attended the Awards Ceremony session. The number of IDF participants was 160 in 2005; 115 in 2006; 100 in 2007; 94 in 2008; 117 in 2009; 79 in 2010; 85 in 2011; and 86 in 2012.
  • Lunch with Graduate Award Winners.  To recognize and celebrate the achievements in teaching, research, administrative assistance, mentoring, advising, thesis writing, and oral/poster presentations during 2011-12, a luncheon with President Smart and Provost Einhellig was arranged on April 24 in Plaster Student Union
  • Award Recipients
    • Oral Presentations - Category A
      1st Place – Kelly Green, Audiology
      2nd Place – Andrew DeWitt, Geospatial Sciences in Geography & Geology
    • Oral Presentations - Category B
      1st Place – Kris Inman, Communication
      2nd Place – Stacie Hammer, Criminology
    • Poster Presentations - Category A
      1st Place – Joseph Harvey, Cell & Molecular Biology
      2nd Place – Chen Li, Biology
      3rd Place – Allie Maltzman, Cell & Molecular Biology
      Nelson Rono, Chemistry
      Richard Wells, Biology
    • Poster Presentations - Category B
      1st Place – Trevor Brown, Public Administration 

Student/Faculty Award Information    

  • Graduate Student Awards
    • Outstanding Administrative Graduate Assistant - Drew Rogers, Social Work
    • Outstanding Teaching Graduate Assistant - Kate Shellenberg, Communication and Gary Iman, Communication
    • Outstanding Research Graduate Assistant - Michael Carr, Psychology
  • Graduate Faculty Award
    • Outstanding Graduate Mentor - Heather Carmack, Communication

Graduate Catalog Information  

  • The Preliminary Version of the 2012-2013 Graduate Catalog is on the Graduate College website.  Changes are still being made and departments/programs will be sent information in June to proof their section.  As a reminder, hard copies of the Graduate Catalog and the Undergraduate Catalog are no longer being printed.

Fall 2012 New Student Orientation

Program Highlights 

  • Biology:  Denise Thompson received a grant form Sigma Xi in the amount of $500 to support her thesis research.  Only approximately 20% of applicants receive any level of funding.  Dr. Day Ligon is Denise’s thesis advisor.
  • Literacy.  Four students had articles based on their master's research work published in the Fall 2011 issue of the state peer-reviewed reading journal, The Missouri Reader.  Dr. Beth Hurst is the RFT faculty member who guides students’ research and encourages them to submit manuscripts.  The students included were:
    • Elizabeth Bax, The Impact of Peer Writing Conferences
    • Kasie Ferguson, Implementing Small Group Skill-Based Writing Instruction in First Grade
    • Diane Pierce, Reading Recovery Practices in Special Education Classrooms
    • Miranda Snowden, Increasing Exposure to Nonfiction through Book Talks for Fourth Graders 

 

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