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Graduate School Implements Admission Confirmation Reply Form
An increasing number of applicants to the Graduate
School accept offers of admission and financial aid and then fail to
matriculate without notifying the Graduate School or the programs into
which they were admitted. When admitted students fail
to show up at the beginning of the semester, there is usually not enough
time to fill these empty seats with other well-qualified applicants.
Faculty who have recruited students to fill assistantships or
fellowships are also at a disadvantage when students accept offers but
then do not enroll. International students, who
require additional documentation for admission, add even more to the
cost of admission processing when these students fail to enroll.
To reduce the number of
“no-shows” and the cost of processing applications, the Graduate School
will ask applicants who have received a recommendation for admission at
the department level to reply to the Graduate School confirming whether
or not they plan to accept an offer of admission from the Graduate
School.
Prospective students admitted before April 15th
will be required to reply by May 1st for admission in Fall
semester. Prospective students admitted before
October 15th will be required to reply by November 1st
for admission in Spring semester. Students admitted
after April 15th for Fall semester and admitted after October
15th for spring semester will have three weeks to respond.
Students admitted for the Summer term will have
three weeks to respond. Prospective students who do
not respond by the deadline will be placed on the Graduate School’s
inactive list, but may be re-activated (within one year) at the request
of the department by contacting the Graduate School.
When the Graduate School receives confirmation, the
Graduate School will then mail the letter of admission and process the
paperwork necessary for admitting the student.
Registration opens for Graduate Scholars Forum and Research Week 2012
REGISTER EARLY; SPACE IS LIMITED! REGISTER TO
ATTEND OR TO PRESENT AT
www.auburn.edu/researchweek
Auburn University will host the inaugural Research
Week on April 2-5, 2012 at The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon
Conference Center. Research Week is a time of year when the university
recognizes students, faculty, departments, schools and others for their
cutting-edge scholarly and creative research activity through a series
of discussion forums, lectures, seminars, grant writing workshops, award
ceremonies, events and open houses. The mission of Research Week
is to bring together diverse groups of constituencies to share and
further scholarly and creative research work and highlight some of our
best innovations.
For Graduate Students Only:
The Graduate Scholars Forum will be held Feb. 28 –
Mar. 1, and is the qualifying event for graduate student participation
(as a presenter) in Research Week 2012. By submitting an abstract on the
Research Week 2012
site, you are registering to present your oral or poster presentation at
the Graduate Scholars Forum. Finalists from this event will advance to
the Graduate Scholars Symposium during Research Week 2012. Those who
wish to attend Research Week without presenting should also register.
Please contact Jessica Nelson or
Brittny Mathies with any
questions about the Graduate Scholars Forum.
AU graduate students are required to submit their
abstracts by February 1st.
We invite and encourage you to join us and
participate in Research Week. For more information
contact the Office of the Vice President for Research at 334-844-4784,
or e-mail vpr@auburn.edu.
Graduate School Policy Changes
The Graduate Council recently approved several policy changes that bring Auburn’s policies into alignment with commonly accepted standards and practices for degree programs. Some of these changes result from an external review of Graduate School policies.
A brief description of the changes is
provided here.
Graduate School Offices Temporarily Relocated
Due to the recent fire in Hargis Hall, which caused moderate fire and water damage, the Graduate School offices are temporarily located in Langdon Hall. The entrance is located in the small courtyard area on the side of the building facing Samford Hall. All phone numbers will remain the same.
Newland to Give Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture October 18, 2011
Dr. Christopher Newland of the Auburn University Department of Psychology will give this year's Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lecture, sponsored by Alumni Affairs and the Graduate School. Newland is an expert in neurotoxicology, and will talk about environmental contaminants and their effect on our lives.
Date: October 18, 2011
When: 3 - 4 pm (reception following in Hargis)
Where: Langdon Hall
Click here for more information on Dr. Newland and his work.
Graduate and Professional Fair: all students invited
Auburn University's Career Services will hold the annual Graduate and Professional Fair on October 5, 2011, from 10 - 1 in the Student Center Ballroom. Over 60 universities will have representatives there to talk to students about graduate and professional programs in their institutions.
Any student considering graduate school should be there! Find out more at http://auburn.edu/career
There will be a drawing for a free ipad for those who register. Faculty and GTAs: please encourage your students to attend!
Graduate Student Orientation to Be Held August 15
Orientation for new graduate students will be held August 15, 2011, in the first floor auditorium of Lowder Hall (113A). Registration begins at 8:00 am, and orientation begins at 8:30. A pizza lunch will be offered courtesy of the Graduate Student Council at 11:30 am on the Shelby Center portico. Lunch will be followed by a session for GRAs (and any other new students interested in attending) called "Introduction to Research at Auburn" from 12:30 - 1:30.
The GTA (Graduate Teaching Assistants) orientation, hosted by the Biggio Center, will be held in the AU Hotel and Conference Center, Ballroom A, on the same day from 12:30 - 4:30.
Although teaching assistants will not be able to attend the research session, that presentation will be available on the Graduate School website later that week.
Parking is available near Lowder; please consult the campus map for location details.
For more details, please contact Jessica Nelson at jsn0002@auburn.edu.
2011 Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners Announced
Graduate Students Recognized at Awards Luncheon
The Graduate School and Graduate Student Council hosted a luncheon on April 21, 2011 for graduate students who won awards this year in several categories.
George Flowers, Dean of the Graduate School, and George Crandell, Associate Dean, gave the Distinguished Dissertation Awards, Merriwether Fellowships, Outstanding Masters and Doctoral Students, and recognized winners of the 2011 Graduate Scholars Symposium.
Auburn Authors Honored at Awards
Thirty five Auburn faculty and administrators were recognized on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 for their contributions to scholarship at Auburn.
At an afternoon ceremony and reception, the Auburn University Libraries and the Graduate School recognized faculty who published books in the 2005 – 2010 calendar years. Eligible authors received an award for each year in which they authored, co-authored, or edited a book-length publication during the five year span.
Click here for the rest of this story.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week Begins
Activities for this year's Graduate Student Appreciation Week begin Tuesday, April 19. Visit the GSC website for a schedule of events.
Graduate Scholars Symposium Winners Announced
The Graduate Student Council is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Graduate Scholars Symposium, held April 2, 2011 at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. To see a full list of winners, click here.
Last Updated: Apr 24, 2011
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