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Grad Advising Weekly Bulletin 3/16/15 - April TOR Exam Registration, Fall & Summer Registration, Student Awards
Grad Advising News and Announcements
NEW Registration Open for April TOR exam (April 6-10)
Students planning to take the free Tool of Research exam to fulfill the SIS MA language requirement should be aware
that the last exam period for the spring 2015 semester will be held April 6-10, 2015. For more information on the TOR
exam and to register, click here. The last day to register for the April exam is Friday, March 27.
SIS Student Awards Nominations Open
SIS faculty, staff, and students are invited to nominate students (or self-nominate) for the 2014-2015 SIS Student Awards.
Nominations must be submitted through this online form. Descriptions of the awards are available here. The deadline for
nominations is Wednesday, March 25th. If you have any questions, please email sisstudentawards@gmail.com.
Fall and Summer 2015 Registration - FAQs
Registration for graduate students for Fall 2015 begins Monday, 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
DEADLINE SOON SIS Summer Abroad Internship Applications due March 20
Interested in interning abroad for summer 2015?! Take advantage of SIS' relationships with organizations all over the
world to intern through one on SIS' established partnerships. Summer internships can be registered for academic credit
or non-credit and can be used to fulfill the MA Professional Experience requirement. For a list of internship
opportunities, eligibility requirements, and to apply, click here. Applications for summer internship opportunities are
completed online and must be submitted by Friday, March 20.
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.
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). 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.
Upcoming Events
RESCHEDULED Graduate Enhancement Workshop: Making the Most of Mentoring - How to Build and Support
Effective Student/Faculty Relationships
Tuesday, February 17, 4:30-6:00pm, MGC 247
For more information and to RSVP click here.
Are you a grad student looking to build a productive and professionally rewarding relationship with a faculty mentor? Join
the Office of Graduate Studies to learn about mentoring relationships. We will discuss:
- What to Look for in a Mentor/Mentee
- The Importance of Communication and Expectations
- Discussing and Handling Differences
- Worksheets, Resources, and Tools that will help both mentors and mentees make their relationship successful!
Light Refreshments will be served.
Human Rights Skills Workshops
Tuesday, March 17, 12:00pm, WCL 402 Grant Proposal Writing, with Melissa Hippler, former Development Director,
CIEL (current Grant Coordinator, Office of Grants and Programs, WCL) 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.
NEW GSC Workshop: Introduction to Data Visualization Using Excel
Tuesday, March 24, 6:00-8:00pm, CTRL lab (Hurst 202)
To RSVP, click here.https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DWQ2WP2
Learn how to create visual tools to effectively present data in your papers and presentations. This free workshop led by
AU’s Center for Teaching, Research and Learning will teach students how to use the formula function in Excel to make a
variety of graphs. Pizza will be served. This event is sponsored by the SIS Graduate Student Council and is open to all
AU students and Alumni. If you have questions, please contact ausisgsc@gmail.com.
RESCHEDULED SIS Alumni in the Atrium: Paul Stefanou, SIS/MA '14 (BAE Systems)
Tuesday, March 24, 4:00-5:00pm, SIS Atrium
Please join SIS Career advisors in conversation with Paul Stefanou, SIS/MA '14, who works as an Open Source and
Social Media analyst at BAE Systems, covering several countries in the Middle East. Students, alumni, faculty and staff
are invited to join an informal discussion about his work and career path since SIS. No RSVP is necessary. Come ask
questions, receive advice, and build your network. Join for just a few minutes or the entire hour.
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.