As the deadline to complete a degree in summer 2012 approaches (theses and dissertations must be submitted by 4pm on August 24th, all other paperwork for all degrees and certificates must be complete by 4pm on August 31st), this essay on why deadlines matter offers some timely advice to all academics.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the introduction of the Degree completion form. All graduate students will be required to complete this form in their final semester. Effective immediately, this replaces the Life after Michigan Tech and TD-Bindery forms, which will reduce the number of forms most students complete. The new form also incorporates dynamic features which will make it easier to complete, and reflects changes made by the bindery for charging of binding fees.
Additionally, we are pleased to announce that online payment of binding fees is now available.
In support of these procedural changes, we will host a seminar on November 17th at 4:05pm to introduce the form and online payment system to interested students, faculty, and staff. Please register online so we can plan for your attendance. Your confirmation e-mail will have the location of the seminar.
Learn how Endnote can save you hours of time in the library research and document preparation process!
The Van Pelt and Opie Library is offering two, free EndNote Basics workshops for Michigan Tech graduate students on March 26 and March 28. EndNote is citation management software which allows anyone to easily collect, organize and use their research references.
In this free library workshop participants will learn the basic skills for building a collection of citations, how to manage their collection and how to include the citations in their documents. The workshop will also go over how to easily create bibliographies.
The sessions will be held:
- Monday, March 26 @ 12:00 – 1:30 PM
- Wednesday, March 28 @ 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Seating is limited. Please sign up today by sending and email to: libraryworkshop@mtu.edu
The library is hosting an EndNote workshop Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Library 242.
Use EndNote software to manage your citations and save time. In this session, you will learn how to add references to an EndNote library, import references from databases and PDFs, organize your citations and use the Cite While You Write tool to incorporate references into Microsoft Word.
No prior knowledge of EndNote is required for this workshop.
Register here.
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Deadline Date: November 20, 2009
Third Friday in November, Annually Thereafter
For electronic submission of proposals, the proposals MUST be submitted by 5:00 PM submitter’s time.
SYNOPSIS
The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.
See solicitation.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the Michigan Tech nominees for the Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award.
Summer 2016 Nominees
Environmental and Energy Policy
Valoree Gagnon
Chemistry
Melanie Talaga
The J. Robert Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library presents a series of EndNote workshops.
EndNote is citation management software which allows anyone to easily collect, organize, and use their research references. Learn how EndNote can save you hours of time in your library research and document preparation process.
Seating for these workshops is limited and registration is required. Send an email to libraryworkshop@mtu.edu letting us know which session(s) you would like to attend. Please include your status (e.g. faculty or graduate student) and your department.
Note: Our sessions use EndNote X5 on PCs. Laptop users are encouraged to update their versions of EndNote prior to the session. See the library’s EndNote Download page. See also the Graduate School’s web page for links to output styles formatted for theses and dissertations.
Upcoming Sessions:
EndNote Basic I: Creating and Organizing an EndNote Library
In this 1 hour workshop participants will learn how to build a collection of citations (i.e. EndNote library) and manage an EndNote library.
- September 26th @ 12:00 PM In room 242
- September 28th @ 1:00 PM In room 242
EndNote Basic II: Cite While You Write (CWYW)*
In this 30 minute workshop participants will learn how to import specialized output styles.
* Attendance of EndNote Basic I or prior knowledge of building and managing an EndNote library is required.
- September 26th @ 1:00 PM In room 242
- September 27th @ 2:00 PM In room 242
EndNote Special Topics: Adding Graphics and Setting Preferences **
In this 30 minute workshop participants will learn how to add tables, charts and graphs to your library and include them in your writing process. You will also learn how to set your EndNote preferences to improve performance and learn short cuts.
** Attendance of our EndNote Basics I & II workshops or prior knowledge of creating an EndNote library and using CWYW are required.
- September 27th @ 2:30 PM In room 242
- September 28th @ 2:00 PM In room 242
Choose the session(s) that are best for you. Email: libraryworkshop@mtu.edu
The Van Pelt and Opie Library is offering three workshops in November.
Basic Patent Searching
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 5:30-7 p.m.
This workshop will cover basic patent searching in the USPTO website database using the recommended “Seven Step Strategy.” We will discuss why keyword searching of patents must be supplemented with a classification search; how to identify relevant patent classes and search within them; and how to cross-reference related classes.
Click here to register.
Advanced Patent Searching
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 5:30-7 p.m.
This workshop will cover other database options aside from the USPTO website to search for patents, including patents issued in countries other than the US. We will explore Espacenet, PatentScope and Google Patents; and discuss some advanced searching strategies.
Click here to register.
Citation Searching for Faculty and Graduate Students
Thursday, Nov. 14, 12-1 p.m.
This workshop will demonstrate finding articles that cite your articles in a variety of databases that the library offers. We will also discuss methods of estimating impact factor.
Click here to register.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Lucchesi at slucches@mtu.edu or 7-3379.
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Proposals are now being accepted for the 2011-2012 Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program. View the full Request for Proposals for details and to submit your dissertation proposal. All proposals must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, September 14, 2011.
The Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program is an annual competitive program that awards up to fifteen Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students at accredited U.S. universities to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship.
The library offers weekly workshops all semester on resources that lend an academic edge and save time. Workshops take place at 1 p.m. on alternate Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Library 244. Each workshop is offered twice to accommodate class schedules.
Margaret Phillips, reference and instruction librarian, will present a workshop, “Resources for ME-EM Graduate Students,” at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 22; and Wednesday, March 2, in Library 244. The workshop will focus on strategies to help ME-EM graduate students navigate engineering databases and locate theses, dissertations and reports related to their field of research.
Philips will explore the Compendex and Proquest Engineering Collection databases. Participants will set up an account in Compendex, be able to save searches and be notified of new literature additions in their particular areas of interest.
This spring’s workshops will focus on resume building, material science resources, managing citations and many more. The library welcomes feedback and ideas for future workshops. Email them at library@mtu.edu.
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