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03/09/2015 02:47 PM
Grad Advising Weekly Bulletin 3/9/15 - Fall and Summer Registration and SIS Student Awards
Grad Advising News and Announcements
NEW 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.
NEW 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 Advising 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/S15-Registration-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
SIS Summer Abroad Internship Applications Now Open
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
NEW 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.
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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.