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Applied Statistics Lab is now a Partner with the College of Education

The College of Education is now a partner in the Applied Statistics Lab (http://stat.as.uky.edu/asl)

As a partner, faculty and graduate students in the college are able to take advantage of all the services offered by the ASL. Please visit the web site to see all the services offered. These services should greatly benefit us as we expand our research and graduate studies activities.

If you engage the ASL in your work, let us know how the experience goes. We’ll provide that feedback to our college leadership.

News from UKY Grad School

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1) Professional Development Workshop: Tips for Writing Effective Faculty Job Applications – Tuesday, March 24

2) Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities Information Sessions – Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26

3) Visiting Lecturer Dr. Gregory A. Petsko – Thursday, March 26

4) Commercialization Workshop Series “Commercialization Pathways” – Thursday, April 2

5) Graduate Program Coordinator Position Available with the Martin Luther King Center – Applications due April 10

6) Graduate Assistant Position Available with the Student Activities Board

7) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grant Program – Internal Submission Deadline is Tuesday, April 14

8) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Awards – Applications due May 15

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1) Professional Development Workshop: Tips for Writing Effective Faculty Job Applications – Tuesday, March 24

The UK Society of Postdoctoral Scholars (SOPS) invites you to the following event:

Professional Development Workshop: Tips for Writing Effective Faculty Job Applications

When: Tuesday, March 24, 5:00-6:00pm

Where: Chemistry-Physics Building, 114B

Description: Dr. Morris Grubbs, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, will provide an overview of the different types of institutions where faculty work and advice on writing letters of application and statements of research and teaching philosophy.

Please RSVP to [email protected]

For more UKSOPS events, please see: http://sops.as.uky.edu

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2) Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities Information Sessions – Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26

The Human Development Institute offers a Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities open to all University of Kentucky graduate students. This is a great opportunity for students from various departments to expand their knowledge of issues, services, and legislation concerning individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Not only does the graduate certificate program teach students about issues surrounding developmental disabilities, but its interdisciplinary approach encourages students to apply what they learn to their respective areas of interest. Additionally, funding and research opportunities are available to students enrolled in the program on a competitive basis.

Informational sessions for graduate students who may be interested in completing the Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities will be held at the University of Kentucky on March 25th, 2015, 4:00-5:00pm and March 26th, 2015, 10:00-11:00am in the Mineral Industries Building, Room 004 (basement). Interested individuals may contact Ashanté Givens ([email protected]) or Kheo Ly ([email protected]) for more information.

Click the following link to view the Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities Flyer: http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Documents/ListservDocs/HDIGCF.pdf

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3) Visiting Lecturer Dr. Gregory A. Petsko – Thursday, March 26

The University of Kentucky’s Center for Clinical and Translational Science invites you to “The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited,” a lecture by Gregory A. Petsko, PhD, Professor, Cornell Medical College and Member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

5:00pm

Room 155, Chemistry-Physics Building

To view the flyer, click http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Documents/ListservDocs/PetskoPoster.pdf

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4) Commercialization Workshop Series “Commercialization Pathways” – Thursday, April 2

The Commercialization Workshop Series will provide information on the fundamentals of the University of Kentucky’s intellectual property and commercialization process. These workshops are sponsored by the Von Allmen Center for Entrepreneurship in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Who should attend?

UK faculty, clinicians, postdocs, and graduate students with an interest in commercialization and entrepreneurship.

Commercialization Pathways

Thursday, April 2, 3:00-4:30pm, 127 Wethington Building

The Commercialization Pathways workshop will explore opportunities for working with industry partners, licensing your technology, and forming a start-up company. A highly experienced group of speakers will discuss the following topics:

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Benefits and challenges of sponsored research, start-up companies and industry licenses

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UK Success Stories – Hear from you peers:

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Dr. Daniel Lau, UK College of Engineering – co-founder Seikowave, Inc.

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Mr. Matt Bellis, CEO and co-founder Seikowave, Inc.

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Dr. Martin Nielson, UK College of Agriculture

[if !supportLists]· [endif]Mr. Eric Hauck, CEO MEP Equine Solutions, LLC

To register for this workshop, click the following link: https://iweb.uky.edu/NewFaculty/WorkshopRegistration.aspx

To review materials from previous workshops, click: http://www.gatton.uky.edu/vace/events/resources/index.php

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5) Graduate Program Coordinator Position Available with the Martin Luther King Center

The Martin Luther King Center has an amazing Graduate Program Coordinator position! This particular student would work with the King Center Peer Mentoring Program which is designed to increase underrepresented student involvement and success by promoting community building, academic support, cultural engagement and fostering meaningful relationships on campus. The graduate student would work with three upper-class mentors and fifteen first year mentees. This program will allow interested students to be matched with an upper-class mentor for the first two semesters at the University of Kentucky. This position will also assist in advising the Black Student Union, a student organization that educates the UK community on diversity and culture through open general body meetings and a variety of yearly programs. Additionally, this student will serve as a facilitator for the King Center’s diversity workshops which are created 1) to educate the campus and Lexington community on issues of diversity and social justice, 2) to support individuals as they integrate cultural awareness and knowledge into their own identity, and 3) to equip individuals with the skills to advocate for social change. If you are interested in this 20-30 hour position, please contact [email protected] or apply at http://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/57829. Applications are due April 10th. Thank you so much for your time and interest. Feel free to click the following link for more information regarding the King Center and the Graduate Program Coordinator position: http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Documents/ListservDocs/MLK_GPC.pdf.

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6) Graduate Assistant Position Available with the Student Activities Board

The University of Kentucky’s Office of Student Involvement has a graduate assistant position available working with the Student Activities Board. The Student Activities Board graduate assistant works directly with full-time professional staff to advise the board in all aspects of leadership and event management. The GA also takes part in all training opportunities for both the board and the Office of Student Involvement as a department. The GA is required to be a currently enrolled graduate assistant at the University of Kentucky. The assistantship will last one academic year, beginning in June 2015 and ending in May 2016.

A position description can be viewed at the following link: http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Documents/ListservDocs/OSI_GAJobSummary.pdf

Apply via the UK Jobs portal at http://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/59512 or by searching for Requisition DU00918 at https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/search. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline for application is March 30th, 2015. Direct all questions to Courtney McCalla, [email protected], Assistant Director for the Office of Student Involvement (859-2578-6598).

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7) Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grant Program – Internal Submission Deadline is Tuesday, April 14

Please see the following link for more information regarding internal deadlines for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grant Program (DDRA):

http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Documents/ListservDocs/FulbrightHaysDDRAApplication.pdf

The 2015 grant competition for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grant Program (DDRA) has begun!

CFDA Number 84.022A / ED-GRANTS-022715-001

DDRA provides grants to colleges and universities to fund individual doctoral students who conduct research in other countries, in modern foreign languages and area studies for periods of six to 12 months. This grant competition is held, annually.

Who may apply:

Graduate students in doctoral programs in the fields of foreign languages and area studies must apply through the institutions in which they are enrolled.

A student is eligible to receive a fellowship if s/he:

Is a citizen or national of the United States or is a permanent resident of the United States;

Is a graduate student in good standing at an institution of higher education in the United States who, when the fellowship begins, is admitted to candidacy in a doctoral program in modern foreign languages and area studies at that institution;

Is planning a teaching career in the United States upon graduation; and

Possesses adequate skills in the language(s) necessary to carry out the dissertation project.

For more information and to apply please go to the Office of Postsecondary Education's website: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html

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8) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Research Awards – Applications due May 15

The Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) of the National Academies’ Transportation Research Board offers $10,000 Graduate Research Awards that include mentoring by national experts assigned by the ACRP, facilitation of access to ACRP resources, a research presentation at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting in Washington, DC, and publication in the Transportation Research Record. Students must be supervised by a faculty member and be attending an accredited higher education institution in the U.S. or Canada. U.S. and Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible as are students who have an active student visa throughout the award period.

Application is made on-line with components including a research proposal, faculty advisor commitment, resume, transcripts, writing sample and other elements. Applications are due on May 15, 2015. Ten awards are anticipated for the 2015-2016 academic year.

For more information, visit http://www.trb.org/ACRP/ACRPGraduateAwardProgram.aspx. The program is managed for the Airport Cooperative Research Program by the Virginia Space Grant Consortium based in Hampton, VA.

To view the flyer, click http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Documents/ListservDocs/2015_2016_ACRP_GRAFlyer.pdf

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Try GradShare, the source for answers to common questions plaguing fellow graduate students across the country. Click here for more information:

http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/gradshare.html

Check out Money Management Matters, the Graduate School’s guide to financial information resources, to help you make sound financial choices now that will help you establish your professional career, find a home, and put down roots:

http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/CurrentStudents/money-management-matters.html

To join or leave this list: Go to http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/ukgradstuannounce-l.html and click on “Join or leave the list (or change settings)” and follow the directions. Make sure to click the subscribe or unsubscribe button. You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your request. Follow the directions in the e-mail to complete your subscription.

Need that announcement or funding opportunity you saw recently but you’ve deleted the message? Check out the list archives available at: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/ukgradstuannounce-l.html

#grad school #grad students

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Here is some info you may find useful as you reach the qualifying exam stage.Thinking about taking the qualifying exam (QE) in the summer term? Do you want to know if you have to be enrolled in a...

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Updated UK Thesis and Dissertation Guidelines

Dr. Cleo Price, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, reports the following:

The team in Academic Services along with UK Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Department updated the University of Kentucky Thesis and Dissertation Submission Guide (http://go.uky.edu/etd_sub_guide/) during the fall of 2014. The revisions mentioned below should be welcomed add-ons to the process. Embargo Policy—The candidate continues to have the option to embargo (i.e., delay) online access to a thesis/dissertation. Now we ask that the candidate, in consultation with their committee chair, indicate the length of the embargo on the Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD) approval form. The form can be found at http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/Forms/ETDApprovalForm.pdf. Candidates and advisors are encouraged to visit http://libguides.uky.edu/UKnowledge_theses_dissertations for additional information regarding embargoes such as when an embargo is appropriate and the pros and cons of an embargo. Additional Files—We now require all forms that are normally delivered to the Graduate School be converted to PDF format and uploaded to UKnowledge as additional files during the submission process. The forms concerned include the signed ETD approval form and reprint permission letter(s). Doctoral candidates should also upload the signed ProQuest/UMI Dissertation Agreement and the confirmation page of the Survey of Earned Doctorates as additional files. What Happens Next—The section titled “What Happens Next” in the submission guide provides information on what occurs once the thesis/dissertation has been submitted to UKnowledge. We hope this will ease any anxiety or tension the candidate might be having as we review the document for Graduate School standards.

A glimpse at the "Kentucky Rising" strategy for cradle to career education in the state. Yours to critique.

#Kentucky #education #education reform #reform

Scholarship Applications Accepted Until February 13

This is a reminder that general scholarship applications for incoming freshmen, current undergraduate, and graduate College of Education students are still available. Applications can either be picked up in 166 TEB or can be printed by going to the following link: https://2b.education.uky.edu/resources/student-resources/scholarships-and-financial-aid/

All applications must be submitted to Sarah DeVriendt in 166 TEB by February 13, 2015. Applications received after this date will not be considered. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact Sarah at [email protected]

#scholarships #grad school #grad students

UK Graduate Student Day at the Capitol

The UK Graduate Student Congress is seeking graduate students interested in participating in “UK Graduate Student Day at the Capitol” in Frankfort, Kentucky. Our Hill Day event will showcase the innovative, Kentucky-focused research occurring here at the University of Kentucky. This event is scheduled for Friday, February 27th, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor mezzanine of the capitol and will be conducted in collaboration with the 150th anniversary celebration of the University of Kentucky. UK Hill Day’s goal is to promote communication between graduate students and legislators. The most important aspect of this event is you, the Graduate Student. Telling the story of graduate student research is the main goal of this exciting initiative. The format of this event is to be a poster-style presentation session.

For Hill Day participants and non-participants alike, the Graduate Student Congress and the Graduate School are sponsoring a special workshop on Tuesday, February 17th @ 5:30pm in the W.T. Young UK Athletics Association Auditorium to learn more about distilling your message and communicating specialized research to non-technical audiences. Please watch for more information regarding this workshop in the days to come.

All graduate students, regardless of discipline, whose research is Kentucky-centered, and who has a poster prepared or will prepare one for the event, may apply to participate.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Chrissy Herren: [email protected]

If you have general questions regarding this event, please contact Sarah Spaulding: [email protected]

GSC on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2251426745 GSC Website: http://officeofstudentinvolvement69920.orgsync.com/org/ukygraduatestudentcongress/home

#frankfort #graduate student congress

A very thoughtful post from the Tomorrow's Professor listserv. It contains great advice for any graduate student or scholar.

#research #grad students #advice

EDL Presentation Scholarship

The University of Kentucky Educational Leadership Studies (EDL) Presentation Scholarship is a great opportunity for students who plan to present a research paper or comparable creative activity at a professional conference. This scholarship provides partial funding support for enrolled master's, specialist, and doctoral students to share their research at a national / international professional meeting. Students must be a presenting author to receive funds. The Presentation Scholarship is typically capped at $500.

Requirements Only enrolled graduate students (specialist, masters, doctoral) in good academic standing are eligible. The EDL Graduate Presentation Scholarship Program is granted to students enrolled in coursework during the term of the presentation. Only one application per student may be funded for a 12-month period (fiscal year July 1-June 30). If funding is available, a second presentation may be funded. Please check with the Director of Graduate Studies about fund availability.

The student must be delivering a research presentation or comparable creative activity at a professional meeting, with preference being given to those presenting at national and international meetings. Students must be a presenting author to receive funds.

Within 5 days of your return, the student must submit a Presentation Report to the administrative assistant. This should include a cover sheet detailing name, address, student ID, email, name of all presenters, title of presentation, title of conference, and location of conference. Receipts should be included on a separate sheet.

Application Deadlines Awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis, so students are encouraged to apply early in the award period.

How to Apply Click thefollowing linkto apply for EDL Presentation Scholarship. Email Matthew Reed ([email protected]). to inform him that you have applied.

Questions? Contact Matthew Reed at [email protected].

#scholarships #funding #research #grad students

Statistics Software Workshops Free for Grad Students

QIPSR will be offering a series of workshops on statistical software in early September. We will have workshops on Stata, SAS, SPSS, and R as well as an intermediate workshop on regression in Stata.

Please go here to register.

QIPSR will send out an additional email announcing the location of each workshop to those who have registered. Seating is limited so please don't wait!

#statistics #stata #sas #spss #r #methods #workshops

College of Education New Graduate Student Reception

Please join us at a reception for New Graduate Students

Wednesday, September 3 5-6:30 PM 109 Dickey Hall

Please RSVP to Michelle Traynor at [email protected]

#reception #grad school #grad students #College of Education

This link points to a PDF with step by step instructions on how to register for classes.

#registration #classes #myUK #courses

Graduate Funding Update for 2014

Here is an update on tuition, fellowships, travel support, and student health insurance from the UK Graduate School.

-- FUNDING GUIDE

The new Survival Guide for graduate students is now on-line, with information about the basics of tuition and fees.

http://www.gradschool.uky.edu/StudentFunding/Documents/survivalguide%20fall2014.pdf

-- TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS

Just a reminder that tuition scholarships at UK are disbursed by Student Financial Aid starting ten days before the first day of classes.

-- FELLOWSHIPS

Do you have a fellowship? Please let the Grad School know if you have any questions or issues with your 2014-15 fellowships; students are welcome to email them directly. If you notice anything missing or that needs correction, they will fix it quickly. The schedule of application dates for the next season will be posted later this month.

For more information: [email protected]

-- TRAVEL SUPPORT

Travel support for conference presentations is available again for doctoral students in 2014-15. Applications are now submitted on-line, still due by the 15th of each month for travel in the following month.

For more information: contact Ossilyn McQuesten at [email protected]

-- STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE

UK Insurance Coordinators: The University of Kentucky provides on-campus insurance coordinators to offer plan information and answer student questions. This relationship presents an opportunity for student to learn valuable tips as consumers of health care and health insurance.

Eligible students fall into one of three enrollment types listed below:

1. Funded Graduate - Qualifying funded graduate students are automatically enrolled in the UK Student Insurance Plan. To qualify, a student must be enrolled in the Graduate School, degree-seeking, and receiving support from UK in the form of a full-time assistantship (TA, RA, GA), qualifying fellowship, or a combination of these positions. Full-time standing means an assignment of 20 hours per week or an annual fellowship stipend of $9,000 or more paid through the UK payroll system. The Graduate School determines insurance eligibility each semester. For eligibility questions, contact Melynda Burke at 859-257-6608 or [email protected].

2. International Students - J1, J2, and F1 visa holders are automatically enrolled in the UK insurance plan when they register for classes, and the cost is added to their student bill.

3. Voluntary Enrollment Students - Undergraduate and non-funded graduate students may purchase the UK Student Insurance Plan at uky.myahpcare.com/ during the open enrollment window. An undergraduate student must be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours, and a graduate student must be enrolled in any course with the University.

For more information: contact Melynda Burke at 859-257-6608 or [email protected]

#funding #tuition #insurance #travel #fellowships

Doc student, form your committee

Hello, EDL doctoral students. This is Dr. Wayne Lewis, EDL doctoral programs chair. I hope you have had a productive summer and that you managed to sneak a bit of relaxation in as well. As we approach the fall semester, I wanted to post about the importance of identifying a dissertation committee chair, forming your dissertation advisory committee, and convening an initial dissertation advisory committee as soon as possible.

Doctoral students at the University of Kentucky are expected to select a major professor (dissertation chair) “not later than upon 18 credit hours of graduate work.” If you have not already done so, you will need to select a dissertation chair no later than the end of September. Then, with your dissertation chair you will a) select the additional members of the advisory committee, b) formalize the appointment of your committee through the appropriate Graduate School form http://goo.gl/cz16Pd, and c) convene the advisory committee for an initial meeting to discuss and formalize your doctoral plan of studies. You should plan on convening an initial meeting of your dissertation advisory committee no later than the end of the fall semester.

Please note that as doctoral students, you drive this process. Your dissertation committee chair and advisory committee members will support you throughout the process, but the process must be driven by you. Please contact me ASAP if you have questions or concerns about this process, or if you would like additional guidance.

For your convenience, I have included an excerpt from the UK Graduate School Bulletin (p. 42) concerning doctoral students’ selection of a major professor (doctoral committee chair) and the doctoral advisory committee:

THE MAJOR PROFESSOR AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Director of Graduate Studies, or designee, serves as advisor to beginning graduate students until the advisory committee is appointed, normally not later than upon completion of 18 credit hours of graduate work. The advisory committee must be appointed at least one year prior to the qualifying examinations. The major professor and advisory committee are appointed by the Graduate Dean after consultation with the appropriate Director of Graduate Studies. The dissertation director, when selected, serves as the major professor. The advisory committee also provides advice to the student and specifically sets requirements (within applicable program, Graduate School and University regulations) which the student must meet in pursuit of the doctorate. In addition to advising and program planning, the advisory committee is also involved in the administration of the qualifying examination, the supervision of the preparation of the dissertation, and the administration of the final examination.

The advisory committee has a core of four members. This core consists of the major professor as chair, two other members from the major area, and one representative must be from outside the academic program (department). All members of the core must be members of the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kentucky and three (including the major professor) must possess full Graduate Faculty status. Additional faculty members may serve as members of the advisory committee. The core of the advisory committee must be kept at its full complement throughout the graduate career of the individual student. Thus, in the event of a vacancy on the committee (occasioned by resignation, faculty leave, or inability to serve), an appropriate replacement must be made prior to any subsequent committee decisions. The request to form (or modify) an advisory committee is accomplished via http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/CurrentStudents/doctoral_forms.html.

All decisions of the advisory committee are by majority vote of its Graduate Faculty members. Advisory committee decisions must be reported promptly to the appropriate Director of Graduate Studies who will be responsible for transmitting them to the Dean of the Graduate School.

#advising #doctoral program #doctoral students #dissertation #committee

Taking the Qualifying Exam in the Summer

Here is some info you may find useful as you reach the qualifying exam stage.

Thinking about taking the qualifying exam (QE) in the summer term? Do you want to know if you have to be enrolled in a class in order to do that?

According to Graduate School Associate Dean Brian Jackson, Students do not have to be enrolled for the summer to take the QE at that time, but they must be pre-registered for EDL-767 for the following fall.

If you wish to have the summer count for one of the two required post-qualifying residency semesters, you can register for 767 either in the 4-week or 8-week (not both). In the fall and spring, you can register for 767 and take the QE at any time during that semester.

#qualifying exam #doctoral program #doctoral students #dissertation

How Not to Lose Your Perspective in Writing Your Dissertation

EVENT: Tuesday, February 4th, 2014, Dickey Hall, Room 109

Tuesday, February 4th, the Director of the Institute for Higher Education Law and Governance at the University of Houston, Dr. Michael A. Olivas, will be hosting a workshop for UK graduate students from 12:00-2:00 PM in Dickey Hall, Room 109 (Lena C. Bailey Room). The theme of the workshop is: "Why I Write, or, How Not to Lose Your Perspective in Writing Your Dissertation".

This workshop is open to all graduate students. Students who are pursuing a doctoral degree are especially encouraged to attend. Dr. Olivas is an expert in business law, higher education law and immigration law and policy. His most recent book is Suing Alma Mater: Higher Education and the Courts. Dr. Olivas is a past president of the Association of American Law Schools. He has been elected to membership in the American Law Institute and the National Academy of Education, the only person to have been selected to both honor academies. Dr. Olivas's workshop is sponsored by the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation in the College of Education and the EPE Graduate Student Council. A light lunch will be provided to workshop participants.

#dissertation #writing #focus #doctoral program #doctoral students #thesis #event #symposium

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