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Message from the Dean

Dear Colleagues:

As part of the Graduate School's effort to maintain accurate lists of graduate faculty and to make it possible for graduate programs to review and update that data, I'm glad to report that we have created a portal to our graduate faculty database (see below). This portal makes it possible for graduate faculty and graduate program administrators to view the current status and committee history of graduate faculty members and to submit changes online. Graduate faculty nominations will also be handled through this portal. I welcome your feedback on this effort.

This is just one of the many activities underway in the Graduate School to help support your work. During the quarterly meeting for department chairs and graduate studies committee chairs on February 17, I will report on several others, including the Summer Research Opportunities Program, fellowships, and the latest information about the task forces on the life science and environmental sciences.

Patrick S. Osmer
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate School

News

Online Graduate Faculty Database Now Available

The Graduate School is introducing a new website to provide access to graduate faculty information. The graduate faculty database includes the current status and committee history of Ohio State graduate faculty members. It also includes an online nomination form for new graduate faculty. This site can be accessed by graduate faculty and program administrators using OSU login and password. Graduate studies chairs, coordinators, and department chairs are able to perform program level searches and submit changes online. Graduate faculty can access their individual status and committee information. Contact: Pat Goins, 247-7286.

Quarterly Meeting for Department Chairs and Graduate Studies Committee Chairs: February 17

The Graduate School's quarterly meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, 3-4:30 p.m. in the Blackwell Ballrooms B&C. This important meeting will cover semester conversion, the University Fellowship competition, graduate enrollment planning, and the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) and its upcoming national summer conference at Ohio State. Follow-up information on the task forces for the life and environmental sciences will also be discussed. Graduate program support staff and graduate faculty are also welcome. Please register. Contact: Susan Reeser, 247-7413.

SROP Graduate School Fellowship Recipients Selected

Five former Summer Research Opportunities Program scholars have been selected to receive the Graduate School's new SROP Graduate School Fellowships. These students have been admitted to Plant Pathology, Veterinary Medicine, English, Art Education, or Food Science and Technology and have until the national April 15 signing date to make their commitment to Ohio State. These programs are providing multi-year funding to these students in addition to two years of fellowship support provided by the Graduate School. Contact: Cyndi Freeman, 247-6377.

Graduate School Events Calendar Now Open to Graduate Community

In response to requests from graduate students and graduate programs, the Graduate School website now includes a calendar of events that are of interest to the larger graduate community at Ohio State. Please submit any event, announcement, speaker/lecture, workshop, awards, professional development opportunities, etc., that may be of interest to faculty and graduate students outside of your program. The calendar is a work-in-progress. Please send title of event, date, time, location, url for additional information/registration, and a brief description, to Karen Mayer, 247-7300.

Preparing Future Faculty Information Sessions

Graduate students in the final stages of their Ph.D. or MFA degree programs are invited to attend one of two information sessions to learn more about the Graduate School's Preparing Future Faculty program. The PFF program offers graduate students an opportunity to learn about faculty careers at smaller colleges or universities through an arranged mentorship with a faculty member at one of Ohio's leading liberal arts colleges. Tuesday, February 2, 8-9 a.m. or Friday, February 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Please register. Contact: Kathleen Wallace, 247-7300.

Graduate School Fellowships: February Deadlines

February 10, 2010, 5 p.m. All nominations must be made through the SIS system for final processing in the Graduate School's Fellowship Management System

February 12, 2010, 5 p.m. Fellowship nomination lists and nominees' folders from graduate programs are due by 5 p.m. in Room 250 University Hall. All nominations must also be made through the Graduate School's Fellowship Management System.

Contact: Bobbi Davis-Jones, 292-9490.

SROP 2010 Conference at Ohio State--Hold the Dates

The 2010 National Conference for the Summer Research Opportunities Program will be held July 23-25, 2010, at Ohio State. A diverse cohort of 500 of the nation's most promising prospective graduate students will present their research during the conference. This event is a premier venue for recruiting these talented students to Ohio State. The Graduate School is coordinating this conference and is seeking active participation by the colleges, graduate programs, and faculty. Contact: Cyndi Freeman, 247-6377.

Sullivant Medal Nomination Deadline: February 1

The Sullivant Medal was created in 1920 as an award for "a really notable piece of work in either the Liberal, the Fine, or the Mechanic Arts, the Pure or Applied Sciences, including the various branches of engineering." Information, eligibility requirements, and nomination guidelines. Contact: Ann Salimbene, 247-7268.

Continuous Enrollment Policy

Last fall, the Graduate School established a continuous post-candidacy enrollment requirement for all students admitted to Graduate School Autumn Quarter 2008 and after. All such students who successfully complete the doctoral candidacy examination are required to be enrolled in every quarter of their candidacy (summer quarter excluded) until graduation. Implications for non-enrollment and conditions for leaves of absence and reinstatement were approved by the Graduate Council on November 16. The policy is available on the Graduate School homepage and is in the Graduate School Handbook.

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