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Grad Advising Weekly Bulletin 9/29/14 - SIS Practica Info, Alumni in the Atrium, and Critical Language Scholarship
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Grad Advising News and Announcements
Spring 2015 SIS Practica - Info Sessions Sept 22 - Oct 3, Applications due Oct 5
The SIS practicum is one of the options available to students to fulfill their MA capstone requirement. Descriptions of the
practicum courses being offered for Spring 2015 and the application process can be found here. Course-specific
information sessions are still being held through October 3. A full schedule of course-specific information sessions with
the practicum professors can be found here. To be eligible to participate in an SIS practicum, MA students must be in
good academic standing and have completed at least 18 credits of graduate coursework prior to the semester in which
they will participate in the practicum. Students are not required to attend an info session to be eligible to apply.
Applications are due Sunday, October 5.
SIS Graduate Research Grant Applications
The SIS Graduate Research Grants, sponsored by the SIS Dean's office and the SIS Graduate Student Council, are
designed to subsidize the costs of travel for current SIS graduate students attending conferences, conducting research or
participating in an internship, while also promoting graduate student scholarship and professionalism. Grant recipients
may be awarded up to $500 for domestic travel and and up to $1000 for international travel. Applications to fund travel
that will occur in Winter 2014/Spring 2015 are due by Monday, October 20th. The application and more information can
be found here. SIS Graduate Research Grants cannot be used to pay tuition or to fund an SIS Practicum.
Now Scheduling Advising Appointments
The SIS Graduate Advising office is now scheduling 30 minute student appointments. Unlike Express Advising,
appointments allow for more in-depth advising conversations, including longer-term course/degree planning. We
particularly encourage new students to consider meeting with their advisor. Appointments are available in-person or via
phone or Skype, and can be scheduled by calling 202-885-1690.
Apply to Graduate for Fall 2014
Students planing to complete all program requirements this semester must apply to graduate via their myAU portal (under
Academics – Apply to Graduate). While students can apply through Friday, October 31, 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 fall.
Upcoming Events
NEW Career Center Workshop: How to Prep for the PMF Online Assessment
Today, Monday, September 29, 4:00-5:20pm, MGC 2 or Wednesday, October 1, 6:30-8:00pm, MGC 2
To register, please log-in to AU CareerWeb
The http://www.pmf.gov/Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program is one of the best ways to launch a career in
the federal government. Graduate students and recent alumni who have received/are receiving their degree between
December 2012 and August 2015 are invited to attend this workshop to learn more about the PMF application process,
including how to prep for the online assessment in early October.
Students interested in applying to the PMF program can also register for access to a special Blackboard Prep site with
fact sheets and materials that AU offers to help students prepare for the online assessment. To be given access to the
Blackboard site, please email AU.PMFcandidate@gmail.com (from your AU account or a Gmail account) including your
full name, graduation date and your AU school.
NEW Alumni in the Atrium: Zach Pagovski (German Marshall Fund)
Tuesday, September 30, 4:00-5:00pm, SIS Atrium
Please join SIS Career Center advisors in conversation with Zach Pagovski, SIS/BA '11, MA '13, partnerships coordinator,
German Marshall Fund of the United States. 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.
Office of Merit Awards Info Session: Boren Fellowship
Tuesday, September 30, 6-7pm, MGC 3
The Boren Graduate Fellowship supports students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are
critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean,
and the Middle East. Applicants must propose study of a foreign language appropriate to their country or region. All
Fellowship recipients have a post-award national-security related work requirement. This information session will include a
presentation from a Boren representative. The national deadline for 2015-2016 is January 27, 2015.
Alumni in the Know: Ed McGinnis, Department of Energy
Wednesday, October 1, 6:30-8:30pm, MGC 4-5
For more information and to RSVP: http://alumniassociation.american.edu/AITKEdwardMcGinnis
AU's alumni relations next Alumni in the KNOW program will feature Ed McGinnis SIS/MA '92. Mr. McGinnis is the deputy
assistant secretary of energy for international nuclear energy and cooperation at the Department of Energy, where he is
responsible for international civilian nuclear energy activities and also serves as Steering Group Chairman of the
International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation. Prior to working in the Office of Nuclear Energy, Mr. McGinnis
led United States Government initiatives at the Department of Energy including having served as the Senior Director for
the office of Global Radiological Threat Reduction. Mr. McGinnis is a graduate of the Kennedy School's Senior Executive
Fellows Program and holds a master's degree from American University's School of International Service. This free event
will include a lecture style presentation and a question-and-answer period. Students will also be invited to join the
speaker at a dessert reception after the Q&A portion.
Alumni in the KNOW is a distinguished lecture series that brings highly accomplished AU alumni back to campus to give a
lecture on their paths from AU to their current positions. It is focused on career development and it is an event of great
value for GGPS students looking towards their post-graduate career options. Business casual attire requested.
Graduate Enhancement Workshop: First Impressions - Interviews and Etiquette
Wednesday, October 1, 5:30-6:30pm, Graduate Research Center
For more information and to RSVP: http://www.american.edu/provost/grad/upcoming-events.cfm
Presented by Sue Gordon, Director of Career Development, AU Career Center
This workshop will address various ways to impress prospective employers throughout the interview process. Learn how
to make a great impression from the first phone call through the offer phase of the interview process. Tips to be discussed
include preparing for the interview, effective strategies for answering tough interview questions, and appropriate ways to
follow up when the interview is over! Sue will also share tips for salary negotiation.
Open House: International Institute for Strategic Studies
Wednesday, October 1, 6:00-8:00pm, 2121 K St NW, Suite 801
For more information and to register, click here.
The Institute is hosting a free "Back to School Night" event for graduate students of international affairs, especially those
interested in security studies, to discuss opportunities and resources available to students. The purpose of the evening
will be to introduce them to key IISS publications, some of our leading fellows and the IISS-US staff, as well as to outline
upcoming public events they can attend in the fall.
NEW State Department fellowship & internship opportunities
Monday, October 6, 3:30-4:30pm, SIS Atrium
Chat with Brandon Seehoffer to learn about different student opportunities within State Department. He is AU's Foreign
Affairs Campus Coordinator for the State Department. He also interned at the US Embassy in Madagascar this past
summer.
NEW Graduate Enhancement Workshop: Do you Have the Time?
Tuesday, October 7, 6:00-7:00pm, Graduate Research Center
For more information and to RSVP: http://www.american.edu/provost/grad/upcoming-events.cfm
Presented by Deborah Demille-Wagman, Director, Academic and Disability Support
Do you wait for the last minute to get things done? Do tasks always take longer than you expected? This Academic
Support and Access Center (ASAC) workshop will focus on what frames a person's sense of time, as well as introduce
some practical tips for managing time. The practical tips will include both traditional paper methods for scheduling and an
introduction to some different scheduling technologies available.
NEW Office of Merit Awards Info Session: Critical Language Scholarship
Wednesday, October 8, 4:30-5:30pm, MGC 200
The U.S. Department of State's Critical Language Scholarships provide funding for intensive overseas study of "critical
need" languages, including Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian,
Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu. Critical Language Scholarships are offered for beginning, intermediate and/or
advanced level summer language programs. For more information: www.clscholarship.org/. The national deadline for
summer 2015 is November 15, 2014 (tentative).
NEW Graduate Enhancement Workshop: An Overview of Grant Writing
Wednesday, October 7, 5:30-6:30pm, Graduate Research Center
For more information and to RSVP: http://www.american.edu/provost/grad/upcoming-events.cfm
Presented by Rachel Pentlarge, Grant and Contract Manager, and Aikdah Felder, Operations and Communications
Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs
This interactive workshop will look at the fundamentals of proposal writing in the context of a successful funding
strategy. It will examine the process of matching a project to a potential funder's interests and presenting it in the most
effective way.
FOR SIS EVENTS: http://www.american.edu/sis/events
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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.