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Grad Advising Weekly Bulletin 3/30/15 - Fall Registration Begins TODAY, Express Advising updates, Summer
Research Grants
Grad Advising News and Announcements
NEW Updates to Express Advising Hours Thursday, April 2
Express Advising hours for all advisors have been updated for Thursday, April 2 due to mandatory meetings. If you were
planning to meet with your advisor on Thursday, please review the updated hours on the SIS Graduate Advising website.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
NEW SIS Summer Research, Conference and Internship Grant - Applications Open
SIS is pleased to make travel grants available to students who will be participating in a conference or internship or
conducting research as an SIS student this summer. Grant recipients will be eligible to receive up to $500 for domestic
travel and up to $1000 for international travel to support these activities. For information about eligibility requirements and
the application, click here. The deadline to submit an application for a summer grant is Monday, April 20. For other
funding resources for study abroad, please visit the SISAbroad website.
NEW Graduate Student Council (GSC) Executive Council Elections
Would you like to be a student leader at SIS? If so, consider running for a position on the executive council of the
SIS Graduate Student Council. The Executive Council is made up of the President, Vice President,
Communications Coordinator, and the Treasurer. Descriptions of the duties of each position can be found on
our Facebook page. To run, please send current GSC President Jane Burke an email (Jane's email
is jb4192a@student.american.edu). Include the position you are running for and a short paragraph explaining why you
want to be a part of the GSC and what you hope to accomplish if elected. Your email must be received by Friday, April
3rd at 11:59PM. Elections will be open from Monday April 6th-Sunday, April 12th 11:59PM. A link to the election
survey will be sent out through each program listserv and posted on the SIS GSC's Facebook page.
DEADLINE TODAY Apply to Graduate for Spring 2015
Students planning to complete all degree requirements in the Spring 2015 semester must apply to graduate via their
myAU portal (under Academics – Apply to Graduate) no later than Monday, March 30. We recommend that you
complete the application as soon as possible (the application takes less than 5 minutes) so that your advisor can begin
reviewing your graduation eligibility for spring.
Fall and Summer 2015 Registration - FAQs
Registration for graduate students for Fall 2015 begins TODAY, March 30, 7am EST and for Summer 2015 on
Wednesday, April 1, 12am midnight EST. All current graduate students are pre-authorized to register - students are
not required to meet with their advisor prior to registration. Advisors will hold Express
Advisinghttp://www.american.edu/sis/gradadvising/upload/S15-Express-Schedule-PreReg-2.pdf hours Monday, March
23 - Friday, April 3, and will not resume appointments until April 6. STUDENTS SHOULD REVIEW THE FALL AND
SUMMER REGISTRATION FAQs BEFORE REGISTERINGhttp://www.american.edu/sis/gradadvising/upload/S15Registration-FAQs.pdf. FAQ topics include:
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Approved Second-Level Methods Courses
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Stops
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Pre-Requisites
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Waitlists
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SRP, Thesis, Independent Study Registration
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MA Professional Experience Requirement
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Internship (Academic Credit or No-Credit) Registration
Interim Advisor Assignments for IPCR, EPGA, IER, and IE programs
Per the announcement sent to program listservs, Kristin Richards' last day at SIS was Friday, February 6. Kristin has left
to take a position at Pace University in New York City. Until the Graduate Advising office hires a new advisor, students in
the IPCR, EPGA, IER and IE programs have been assigned an interim advisor. For interim advisor assignments, click
here.
Spring 2015 Skills Institutes
For an master list of all weekend skills institutes being offered this semester and registration instructions, including how to
make registration changes for skills institutes after add/drop, click here.
Upcoming Events
NEW Graduate Enhancement Workshop: Fulfilling (and Excelling at) Your Foreign Language Requirement
Examination: Resources and Strategies
Wednesday, April 1, 6:00-7:00pm, Graduate Research Center
For more information and to RSVP: http://www.american.edu/provost/grad/upcoming-events.cfm
Presented by Center for Language Exploration, Acquisition and Research (CLEAR)
We'll specifically discuss what is entailed by the proficiency examination and tailoring your prep. We will then utilize a
standardized instrument so you can determine your foreign language experience and capabilities and have a clear idea of
where you stand. For those planning on starting a new language or brushing up on a language you have not revisited in
some time, we will discuss strategies specific to language study as well as the resources available.
Human Rights Skills Workshops
Tuesday, March 31, 12:00pm, WCL 402 Strategic Communications with Fernanda Katz Ellenberg, former Senior
Advocacy Officer, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (current International Programs Coordinator, WCL) and Cate
Urban,Communications Manager at WEConnect International
The Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law at the Washington College of Law (WCL) is holding a series of
human rights skills workshops in Spring 2015 as part of their commitment to help students attain the practical skills they
need to work in the field of human rights and public interest. These workshops will provide basic training in skills essential
to working in public interest such as grant proposal writing, program management, and strategic communications for
advocacy. Attendance at the workshops is open (there is no need to RSVP) and pizza will be served.
C:\Users\crutcher\AppData\Local\Temp\notes369CFA\~web1776.htm - GeneralFOR MORE SIS EVENTS:
http://www.american.edu/sis/events
TO ACCESS TO SIS GRADUATE ADVISING WEEKLY BULLETINS ON THE WEB:
http://www.american.edu/sis/gradadvising/News-and-Announcements.cfm
To schedule an appointment, please call the Graduate Advising Office at (202) 885-1690.
For advising resources, and Express Advising schedules (as applicable), please visit the Graduate Advising website
at: www.american.edu/sis/gradadvising.
For up to date advising information, please visit our News and Announcements page at:
http://www.american.edu/sis/gradadvising/News-and-Announcements.cfm.