Current DGS Meeting Agenda
Fall 2024 DGS Meeting Agenda
| Belknap Campus: | Health Science Center: |
|---|---|
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | Thursday, September 12, 2024 |
| 3:00 – 5:00 PM | 12:00 – 2:00 PM |
| BAB, Room 125 | CTR, Room 123 |
Graduate Student Council (Belknap only)
- 2024 – 2025 Directors of Graduate Studies Report (Alexandria Underwood, GSC President)
Admission and Academic Policies
- Slate Training (Patriece Campbell-Palmer)
- October 3, 8, 9 or 10th (2 hours).
- If enough interest on HSC for an in-person training, we will plan for that in mid-to-late October https://apply.graduate.louisville.edu/register/slatetraining
- Monthly Recruitment and Admissions Working Group (Patriece Campbell-Palmer)
- DGS Recruitment Toolkit and Professional Development (Patriece Campbell-Palmer)
- Program-Specific Website Improvements (Patriece Campbell-Palmer)
- Program Specific Communication Plan (Patriece Campbell-Palmer/Magdalena Welch)
- Accelerated Programs {Soaring Scholar} (Patriece Campbell-Palmer/Magdalena Welch)
- Core Requirements (Beth Boehm)
- Masters
- Doctoral
- Turn in what you consider your core requirements by October 5th.
- Dissertation/Research Hours
- No more than 12 credit hours
- Summer Enrollment
- 6 credit hours only
- Fulltime Enrollment
- Doctoral Candidacy DOCT 600
- Doctoral Exam Prep GS 799 (requires Graduate School permission to enroll)
- Reminders (Courtney Kerr)
- Application for Degree
- Enrollment in semester of graduation
- Transfer Credit
- Deadlines
- Registration holds placed October 23, 2024
- DGS Change Communication (Courtney Kerr)
- Graduate Catalog (Paul DeMarco)
- Award Deadline (Paul DeMarco)
Funded Student
- Withdrawal/Dismissal (Beth Boehm)
- International Students
- Onboarding
- Student must be onboarded, and CBC (Criminal Background Check) completed before they can begin working.
- Concerns Regarding Centralizing Stipends (Beth Boehm)
- Delay in Posting Tuition Awards (Beth Boehm/Paul DeMarco)
- Mentoring Compacts/Contracts/Development Plans (Beth Boehm)
Graduate Student Success
- New Graduate Student Orientation (Michelle Rodems)
- Professional Development and Student Success (Michelle Rodems)
- Academies and Workshops
- Three Minute Thesis Competition
- Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2024 (Michelle Rodems)
- October 7 – 11, 2024
- Alumni Fellow (Michelle Rodems)
- Latonia Craig
- Graduate School Alumni Fellow Visit
- DGS Orientation and Professional Development (Michelle Rodems)
- Multicultural Association of Graduate Students (MAGS) (Brian Hamilton)
- Check In and Connect (Brian Hamilton)
- Mental Health and Wellness Programming (Brian Hamilton)
- International Graduate Student Community Group (Brian Hamilton)
Graduate School Initiatives, Activities, Events, and Opportunities
- Graduate Writing Across Disciplines (Spring 677) (Beth Boehm)
- Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony (Courtney Kerr)
- Dates to Remember (Courtney Kerr)