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Graduate Student Orientation 2009




Applications for fall graduate admissions are due by December 15

 

Associate Professor Sheri L. Parks and Assistant Professor Psyche Williams-Forson are the Co-Directors of Graduate Studies.

 

Online applications are available from The Graduate School


Answering Your Questions:

  • For academic policy questions pertaining to the American Studies M.A. or Ph.D.: Drs. Psyche Williams-Forson and Sheri Parks, Co-Directors of Graduate Studies or Nancy L. Struna, Chair of American Studies.
  • For course and program advising, contact your American Studies faculty advisor, Drs. Psyche Williams-Forson and Sheri Parks, Co-Directors of Graduate Studies, or Nancy L. Struna, Chair of American Studies.
  • For forms or paperwork pertaining to graduate policies, check the departmental and Graduate School websites, then contact your academic advisor for signature and thenDrs. Psyche Williams-Forson and Sheri Parks, Co-Directors of Graduate Studies. When all signatures are in place, please give the paperwork to Valerie Brown for processing.
  • For scheduling rooms for events or signing out departmental equipment, e.g., CD, VCR, and DVD equipment, contact Valerie Brown and make reservations on the department calendar in the main office.
  • For anything pertaining to money (payroll, fellowships, insurance, travel reimbursement, ordering pizza for a working group event, honoraria for invited speakers), first clear the expense with Nancy L. Struna, and then talk with Department Coordinator, Julia Newton.
  • For unofficial advice on courses, professors, working groups, campus organizations, College Park or Greater Washington resources, contact veteran graduate students or members of GSAS.

Introductions:

Graduate Certificate Programs:

Important Sources of Information:

Your First Week (New info for fall 2009 forthcoming)

Your First Month:

Your First Semester

 

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