Summer 2012 Newsletter
Dissertation Defense Announcement
Stephanie Watts
Dissertation Director: Dr. John O'Connor
Friday, June 30th, 2012
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Enterprise Hall, Room 418
All members of the George Mason University community are invited to attend.
HEP Has a New Director
I am pleased to let you know that a new Director of the Higher Education Program has been hired. She will be joining us later this summer.
Jan Arminio is Professor and Chair, Department of Counseling and College Student Personnel, at Shippensburg University. She is the former President of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (2004-2007). Last year she received the Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence from NASPA. Her most recent book is "Why Aren't We There Yet?: Taking Personal Responsibility for Creating an Inclusive Campus." This fall she will be teaching CTCH 792, Research in Student Development.
It has been my pleasure to direct the program for the past 5 years. Together we have accomplished a lot, and the Program is in a great position to move forward. I look forward to continuing to work with many of you as I teach in NCC and HEP.
have a great summer,
John O'Connor
John O'Connor's farewell reception was held in the Johnson Center Gold Room on May 10th, and numerous students, administrators, and faculty attended to celebrate John's achievements and to thank him for his hard work as Program Director these past 5 years.
Such a lovely cake
Karen Gentemann wishes John well
John is enjoying the company of friends and colleagues
Something funny is going on here
John has an attentive audience
Jaime Lester presents John with gifts
Can I exchange this?
Good food and good times
Janette Muir and Linda Hemm enjoy the reception
Students thank John for his support and guidance
Stealing a line from Bob Hope
New Graduate Fellowships Website
Dear Colleagues,
I'm pleased to inform you that the brand new Graduate Fellowships web
site is now complete and fully operational. The formal launch won't
take place until the beginning of the new academic year, but I want to
invite all of you to preview the site this summer. Check out the links
to popular programs and downloadable lists of opportunities under the
Fellowship Opportunities tab.... check out the searchable database under
the Search tab... read about the support services for students, faculty,
and staff...
http://gradfellows.gmu.edu/
All of you have played a role in helping this project come to fruition -
THANK YOU. At this time I welcome your comments and feedback on the
site. Please let me know if anything is not working as well (or looking
as good) as it should so that I can address these issues before the
public launch in the fall.
I will be away for the next three weeks with limited access to email.
If I am slow to respond, please be assured that I will read your message
and act on it as soon as I can. I will be back in the office the week
of July 16.
Best regards,
Kay Agoston
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Dr. Kathryn E. Agoston
Director of Graduate Fellowships
Office of the Provost
George Mason University
MSN-3A2 440 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-3131
Fax: 703-993-8871
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Graduate Student Life Website
I am truly excited to announce the official launch of the inaugural Graduate Student Life website, http://gradlife.gmu.edu/ The website provides a single location where information for graduate and professional students may be easily accessed, is complementary to the websites of academic programs, offers you a virtual method of connecting with each other through GAPSA's social media, and provides campus-wide visibility for graduate student events and announcements.
Your assistance in getting the word out to your fellow students is invited and welcome. Hence, a few requests:
- link the site to your virtual information for Mason graduate and professional students
- refer current and prospective graduate students to the site in your correspondence and conversations
- distribute a message to your club or organization members to increase their awareness of the site
- take a look at the content and provide suggestions and updates to gradlife@gmu.edu or by clicking the "Comments & Suggestions" link in the footer of the site.
The content and design of the site is based on eight graduate and professional student focus groups on all three campuses held in early fall 2011 and on interviews with over 30 graduate student life stakeholders, e.g., University Life units, Academic Affairs units, Libraries, ITU, Alumni Affairs, Parking & Transportation, and Auxiliary Enterprises.
Creative Services at Mason designed and developed the site. Amy Gillies, Graduate Programs Coordinator, and Janice Sutera, Director of Special Projects for UL, served as project leads. The site is the most recent outcome of the vibrant collaboration between Michelle Marks, Associate Provost, Graduate Education and Patricia Carretta, Assistant Vice President, University Life.
I invite and welcome your comments!
Sincerely,
Janice
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Janice Sutera, Ph.D.
Director of Special Projects
University Life - MS 2A4
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
703-993-2364 fax 703-993-9528
jsutera@gmu.edu ulife.gmu.edu
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FALL 2012 Schedule of Classes
CTCH 602, College Teaching
Monday, 7:20
Instructor: Anne Kuhta
CTCH 621, Higher Ed. in the U.S.
Thursday, 4:30
Instructor: Mary Frances Forcier
CTCH 622, Organization/Admin. in Higher Ed.
Wednesday, 7:20
Instructor: Jaime Lester
CTCH 626, Assessment in Higher Education
Wednesday, 4:30
Instructor: Mary Zamon
CTCH 645, Contemporary College Student
Thursday, 7:20
Instructor: Mark Kidd
CTCH 685-01, Practicum in Higher Education
Practicum Coordinator: Todd Rose (Contact coordinator for permission to register)
CTCH 685-02, College Teaching Practicum
Practicum Coordinator: Anne Kuhta (Contact coordinator for permission to register)
CTCH 792-001, Law and Higher Ed.
Tuesday, 4:30
Instructor: Linda Schwartzstein
CTCH 792-002, Advanced Organization and Administration
Monday, 4:30
Instructor: Jaime Lester
CTCH 792-003, Disability Services in Higher Education
Monday, 4:30
Instructor: Jorgenson
CTCH 792-004, Research in Student Development
Tuesday, 4:30
Instructor: Jan Arminio
CTCH 821, History of Higher Ed. in the U.S.
Thursday, 4:30
Instructor: Mary Frances Forcier
CTCH 826, Advanced Assessment in Higher Ed.
Wednesday, 4:30
Instructor: Mary Zamon
CTCH 885, Internship in College Teaching and Administration
Internship Coordinator: Anne Kuhta (Contact coordinator for permission to register)
CTCH 998, Proposal Writing (Contact department for registration code)
CT CH 999, Dissertation Writing (Contact the CHSS Graduate Academic Affairs Office for registration code at chssdiss@gmu.edu)
Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes
CTCH 601, The Community College
Wednesday, 7:20
Instructor: TBA
CTCH 603, Technology in Higher Ed.
Thursday, 4:30
Instructor: Kelly Schrum
CTCH 605, Curriculum and Program Assessment
Wednesday, 4:20
Instructor: Toby Jenkins
CTCH 606, Diversity in Higher Education
Thursday, 7:20
Instructor: Toby Jenkins
CTCH 643, Counseling in Higher Education
Tuesday, 7:20
Instructor: Jan Arminio
CTCH 644, Student Services in Higher Education
Monday, 4:30
Instructor: Todd Rose
CTCH 685-01, Practicum in Higher Education
Practicum Coordinator: Todd Rose (Contact coordinator for permission to register)
CTCH 685-02, College Teaching Practicum
Practicum Coordinator: Anne Kuhta (Contact coordinator for permission to register)
CTCH 792-001, Higher Ed. Leadership
Monday, 7:20
Instructor: Jaime Lester
CTCH 792-002, Research Writing
Wednesday, 4:30
Instructor: Jaime Lester
CTCH 830, Ethics in Higher Education
Wednesday, 4:30
Instructor: Nance Lucas
CTCH 885, Internship in College Teaching and Administration
Internship Coordinator: Anne Kuhta (Contact coordinator for permission to register)
CTCH 998, Proposal Writing (Contact department for registration code)
CT CH 999, Dissertation Writing (Contact the CHSS Graduate Academic Affairs Office for registration code at chssdiss@gmu.edu)
Dissertation & Thesis Workshops
University Dissertation & Thesis Services (UDTS), the Division of Instructional Technology (DoIT), and Mason University Libraries are happy to announce that we have scheduled some Dissertation & Thesis workshops for Summer 2012.
Please note that you can sign up for one, two, or all three of the sessions each day
--whatever benefits you the most.
Also, please note that all of the following workshops will take place in the Johnson Center, room 311B.
Here are the upcoming dates and times:
Tuesday, June 5
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.: UDTS Coordinator Sally Evans gives you an overview of the process you must complete in order to format and submit your thesis or dissertation so that you can graduate on time.
10:15 - 11:45 a.m.: Sunny Penumalli & Abel Roasa, members of DoIT, will walk you through our Interactive template, which greatly simplifies creating and/or formatting your thesis or dissertation in Word.
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.: Allison Meyer O'Connor, a member of Mason University Libraries, will introduce you to the reference tool Zotero, which will make organizing your references and implementing them in your thesis or dissertation much easier.
Wednesday, June 27
1:00 - 1:30 p.m.: UDTS Coordinator Sally Evans gives you an overview of the process you must complete in order to format and submit your thesis or dissertation so that you can graduate on time.
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.: Sunny Penumalli & Abel Roasa, members of DoIT, will walk you through our Interactive template, which greatly simplifies creating and/or formatting your thesis or dissertation in Word.
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Allison Meyer O'Connor, a member of Mason University Libraries, will introduce you to the reference tool Zotero, which will make organizing your references and implementing them in your thesis or dissertation much easier.
Monday, July 2
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: UDTS Coordinator Sally Evans gives you an overview of the process you must complete in order to format and submit your thesis or dissertation so that you can graduate on time.
2:45 - 4:15 p.m.: Iliana Vazuka & Abel Roasa, members of DoIT, will walk you through our Interactive template, which greatly simplifies creating and/or formatting your thesis or dissertation in Word.
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.: Royce Gildersleeve, a member of Mason University Libraries, will introduce you to the reference tool Zotero, which will make organizing your references and implementing them in your thesis or dissertation much easier.
Thursday, July 12
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: UDTS Coordinator Sally Evans gives you an overview of the process you must complete in order to format and submit your thesis or dissertation so that you can graduate on time.
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.: Sunny Penumalli & Abel Roasa, members of DoIT, will walk you through our Interactive template, which greatly simplifies creating and/or formatting your thesis or dissertation in Word.
2:15 - 2:45 p.m.: Royce Gildersleeve, a member of Mason University Libraries, will introduce you to the reference tool Zotero, which will make organizing your references and implementing them in your thesis or dissertation much easier.
Wednesday, July 18
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.: UDTS Coordinator Sally Evans gives you an overview of the process you must complete in order to format and submit your thesis or dissertation so that you can graduate on time.
9:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Abel Roasa, a member of DoIT, will walk you through our Interactive template, which greatly simplifies creating and/or formatting your thesis or dissertation in Word.
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Royce Gildersleeve, a member of Mason University Libraries, will introduce you to the reference tool Zotero, which will make organizing your references and implementing them in your thesis or dissertation much easier.
Wednesday, August 1
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: UDTS Coordinator Sally Evans gives you an overview of the process you must complete in order to format and submit your thesis or dissertation so that you can graduate on time.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.: Iliana Vazuka & Abel Roasa, members of DoIT, will walk you through our Interactive template, which greatly simplifies creating and/or formatting your thesis or dissertation in Word.
2:45 - 3:15 p.m.: Royce Gildersleeve, a member of Mason University Libraries, will introduce you to the reference tool Zotero, which will make organizing your references and implementing them in your thesis or dissertation much easier.
If you would like to sign up for any of these sessions, you can do so here: http://ittraining.gmu.edu/workshops.cfm
If you have trouble signing up for the workshops, please contact DoIT: training@gmu.edu
Please let us know if you have any questions or need any further information.
Thank you,
Sally
University Dissertation and Thesis Services
George Mason University
Fenwick Library, Room C203
Web: http://thesis.gmu.edu
Phone: 703-993-2222
Office Hrs. Mon - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (by appointment only)
Spotlight on Our HEP Family
Congratulations to Jaime Lester and Kelly Schrum for receiving tenure and promotion to Associate Professor in the Higher Education Program!
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