TIMELINES TO GRADUATION

DR. BENJAMIN C. FLORESINTERIM DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

There are timelines and then…

Plan Ahead

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Checklist forUTEP Master’s Students

Maintain active student status by registering for courses every fall and spring semester

Complete all required organized coursework and submit degree plan

Thesis Option Select the Chair and members of your thesis committee Apply for institutional research protocol approval Enroll in required thesis hours and complete your thesis research Successfully complete your defense of your thesis

Non-Thesis Option Complete capstone (project report, scholarly paper, portfolio)

requirements Submit required documentation to the Graduate School for

completion and graduation

Checklist forUTEP Doctoral Students

Maintain active student status by registering for courses every fall and spring semester

Submit your signed Milestones Agreement Form to your advisor before the end of your first year

Schedule and successfully complete required qualifying exams Complete all required organized coursework Submit your degree plan Select the Chair and members of your dissertation committee Apply for and secure institutional research protocol approval Prepare and successfully present your dissertation proposal Apply for advancement to candidacy Enroll in required dissertation hours and complete your dissertation Successfully complete the defense of your dissertation Submit required documentation to the Graduate School for

completion and graduation

RESEARCH

Transitioning from “accumulation of knowledge” to “creation of knowledge”

The ethics of “access to information” Protect research subjects Research protocol approval

IRB IACUC (animal care and use)

PUENTES PROGRAM

Promoting Post baccalaureate opportunities Doctoral Writing Tutoring Excellence in Mentoring Lecture Series Mentoring/Research Planning Workshops Advising System

http://puentes.utep.edu

Professional Enhancement Program

Will continue/expand: Doctoral Writing

Tutoring Excellence in

Mentoring Lecture Series

Mentoring/Research Planning Workshops

CV

Other Key Activities for Next Year?

Preparing your CV

Your Curriculum Vita is not a Resume

Degrees Doctoral Master’s Baccalaureate

Appointments Accomplishments

Research/Scholarship Teaching

Service Teaching

Courses Publications

Research/Scholarship Publications (Publish

and Flourish) External Funding Conferences

Service External Institutional Discipline specific

Other Continuous

Development Professional

Membership Honors

CV/Academic Job EXPERT PANEL Marianna Hendricks, MA Dr. Holly Mata Dr. Todd Ruecker Dr. Lucia Dura Dr. David Roberson Dr. Berenice Verdin

Job Materials

CV and cover letter/letter of transmittal in response to the initial job ad

A dossier of materials which may include: teaching philosophy documentation of teaching

experience descriptions of courses

taught courses you are prepared

to teach experience with

international and domestic diversity

professional development in teaching and learning

classroom, advising, and technology skills

sample syllabi, assignments, assessments, student evaluations

dissertation abstract writing sample research statement

(especially in top-tier schools)

diversity statement (especially if the institution is committed to diversity)

awards and certificates transcripts (only send

official if they are specifically requested)

references

Marianna’s CV Building Tips

1. A CV is not a résumé. While a résumé generally portrays you as a skill-set, a CV traces your education and research path. Still, both are directed toward selling you clearly and concisely as a high-quality researcher, teacher, and job candidate. 

2. Create a simple, consistent, and visually clear design so that readers can comprehend the information more easily.

3. Have a template CV that includes everything that you continuously update, and create a tailored/targeted CV for each position you apply to. A CV sent to a research-intensive institution would be ordered differently from a teaching-centered one, so structure each one carefully.

4. Get a successful peer or a mentor to look at your CV in connection with your notes, the job ad, or the department’s job description so that they can provide feedback.

5. Proofread.

Dr. Mata’s Top 7

1. Collaborate with a lot of people from a lot of disciplines - you'll learn the ways in which you can contribute, you'll be exposed to new ideas, and you'll see things from diverse perspectives

2. Seek out diverse role models and mentors - you'll learn different things from different people

3. Always pay it forward - make time and take time to mentor others

4. Apply, apply apply! Submit, submit, submit! Apply for scholarships, grants & travel funding; submit your work for presentation & publication

Dr. Mata’s Top 7 (cont.)

5. Participate in research groups and writing groups and attend on-campus forums, lectures, brown bags - the Grad School, ORSP, HHDRC, departments offer great stuff!

6. Disseminate creatively! helps build your CV and gives you more venues - many journals have "Lessons Learned", "Commentary" venues in addition to research articles

7. Do what you love, love what you do - if you don't, change your attitude or change your job!

Dr. Ruecker’s Top 5

1. Maintain a CV from day one in graduate studies, looking at samples from successful graduates and identifying areas where you are doing well and need to develop your own CV.

2. Read as much as you can in your field beyond anything required for classes in order to identify gaps that you can fill with your own work while better understanding how knowledge is produced and disseminated.

3. Actively publish as a graduate student, starting sooner than later.

4.  Network with students and faculty from a variety of institutions, forming conference panels with them, soliciting their advice on your writing, and working with them on research projects.

5. Be confident in yourself and your work when engaging in the above activities as it will help you persist in the face of challenging moments and harsh feedback.

Dr. Dura’s Top 10

1. Practice talking about my work in a relevant way (on an airplane, in an elevator, to an auditorium full of people, on the phone, on Skype).

2. Cultivate relationships and collegial habits (being present in the moment, writing thank you notes, celebrating others' successes, networking at conferences).

3. Look for synergy: don't do anything you can't write about and write about everything you do.

4. Work for the greater good: do what I do best and let others do the rest.

5. Get with a mentor (or mentors) or two whom I could work with on a win-win basis.

Dr. Dura’s Top 10 (cont.)

6. Realize that insecurities are a time drain and invest some time in building self-confidence (every day).

7. Cast a wide net and remind myself that this is not likely to be the last job I'll have: top tier, art schools, post-docs, other academic jobs.

8. Make mistakes and learn self-compassion. Still making them.

9. Learn self-compassion: I am a work in progress. Will always be.

10. Took a mentor's advice: if it isn't fun, don't do it.

Dr. Roberson’s Top 5

1. Attend conferences, this is a good way to meet people and build relationships with your colleagues. In some cases you can learn more about your field in a weekend conference than weeks of literature searching.

2. Publish. Publications are what validates your research in your field. It is also a good way to learn to handle rejection.

3. Never be afraid of the unknown. 4. Learn from failures. 5. Do not become too consumed by your research,

especially if you have a family.

Dr. Verdin’s Top 6

1. Learn how to manage your time. Find the balance between school, work and other activities.

2. Find the right advisor. An advisor will serve as a mentor as well as a source for technical assistance.

3. Take responsibility for your project. If you just follow directions you will never progress in research.

4. Become part of the Research Community. You can do this by attending conferences, publishing research results, collaborating on joint publications, introducing you to colleagues, and promoting your work.

5. Focus on your ultimate goal and try to enjoy while you are in the process of graduating.

6. You should be going to school because you want to, not because you have to.