Graduate Program Director Orientation
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September 9, 2016
Date:
Friday, September 9, 2016 -
8:30am to 12:15pm
Location:
110 Chittenden Hall, 466 W. Circle Dr, East Lansing MI 488 24
The Graduate School will be offering an orientation session fo r graduate program directors/coordinators from 8:30-12:15 on Friday Septem ber 9, 2016 in 110 Chittenden Hall. The first part of the orientation i s intended primarily for those new to their positions. It will provide an introduction to responsibilities of the role of the graduate program dire ctor from the perspective of the Graduate School, and a hands-on problem- solving session. We will highlight real issues that typically come to our office, with interactive discussions about how they might be handled at the department level, and how disciplinary differences impact the choices and options you might have in dealing with them.
The second part wil l be for all graduate programs directors, including a reminder of importa nt policies and procedures, update on new items, info about the GradPlan transition, and an overview of funding.
The orientation will be fac ilitated by Interim Dean Judith Stoddart and Associate Deans Rique Campa, Pero Dagbovie, and Tony Nunez, all of whom served as graduate program d irectors in their departments.
Agenda:
8:15 Networking breakfast
8:30-10:45 Part 1: Session for new graduate program directors
11:00-12:15 Part 2: General information session
To register send your name, department, email address and an indication of whether you wi ll attend Part 1 and/or Part 2, to gradwrsp@grd.msu.edu no later than Fri day, September 2.
Category:
Grad School Events
