Ph.D. Program
2012-13 Ph.D. calendar
Fall 2012
August
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
Who is involved |
Friday, |
8:30 a.m. |
DPC Retreat |
Cabell Library, 4th floor, Room 448 |
DPC faculty and DSA student officers |
Friday, |
9 a.m. |
University Graduate School Orientation |
Singleton Center for the Performing Arts |
Incoming students not familiar with VCU |
Monday, |
6 to 8 p.m. |
Mentor Monday |
Raleigh Building, Room 001 |
DSA student officers; incoming students; student mentors |
Tuesday, |
8:30 to |
VCU Convocation |
Siegel Center |
All students, faculty and staff |
Tuesday, |
10:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Ph.D. Orientation |
Shafer Court, Compass Room |
Incoming students; faculty teaching in the program (lunch); students at different program levels |
Wednesday, Aug. 22 |
8:30 a.m. |
Orientation Framing Workshop |
Robertson Alumni House, Conference Room |
Incoming students; faculty (MKO), and student (Nathan Perkins) facilitators |
Thursday, |
First day of fall GRA assignments |
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Saturday, |
5 p.m. |
VCU School of Social Work Welcome Dinner |
Home of Dean James Hinterlong |
VCU faculty, staff, doctoral students and partners/spouses; other invited guests |
Monday, |
10 a.m. |
GRA Orientation for Students and Faculty |
Raleigh Building, Room 001 |
All doctoral students who have GRAs and all faculty who are assigned GRAs |
Tuesday, |
First day of fall semester doctoral classes |
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September
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
Who is involved |
Friday, |
Last day for fall degree candidates to submit graduation applications to their advisers for December degrees |
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Wednesday, |
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
Written Comprehensive Exams |
Sanger Hall, Room B1 |
Qualified students |
Monday, |
10:30 a.m. to noon |
DPC Program Meeting |
Raleigh Building, Room 331 |
DPC faculty and DSA student officers |
Monday, |
1:30 to 3 p.m. |
2nd Year Cohort Meeting |
Raleigh Building, Room 331 |
2nd year students |
Wednesday, |
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Oral Portion of Comprehensive Exams |
Raleigh Building, Room 331 |
Relevant faculty and qualified students |
TBA |
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DSA General Meeting |
Raleigh Building, Room 331 |
All doctoral students |
October
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
Who is involved |
TBA |
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Newly Designated Ph.D. Cohort Meeting |
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Monday, |
10:30 a.m. to noon |
DPC Program Meeting |
Raleigh Building, Room 331 |
DPC faculty and DSA student officers |
Wednesday, Oct. 3 |
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
DSA Brown Bag |
Raleigh Building, Room 001 |
Open to all |
Wednesday, Oct. 24 |
Noon to 12:45 p.m. |
DSA General Meeting |
Raleigh Building, Room 331 |
All doctoral students |
November
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
Who is involved |
Friday, |
Last day to withdraw from a course with a mark of “W” |
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Monday, |
10:30 a.m. to noon |
DPC Program Meeting |
RAL 331 |
DPC faculty and DSA |
Wednesday, Nov. 7 |
11:30 to 12:45 p.m. |
DSA Brown Bag |
Raleigh 001 |
Open to all |
TBA |
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DSA General Meeting |
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Monday, Nov. 5 |
Spring semester advance registration begins |
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Wednesday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 25 |
University closed - classes beginning at 12 p.m. or later do not meet on Nov. 21 |
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December
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
Who is involved |
Date |
Time |
Event |
Location |
Who’s Involved |
TBA |
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1ST year cohort meeting |
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Monday, Dec. 3 |
10:30 a.m. to noon |
DPC Program Meeting |
RAL 331 |
DPC faculty and DSA |
Wednesday, Dec. 5 |
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. |
DSA Brown Bag |
Raleigh 001 |
Open to all |
Saturday, Dec. 8 |
Last day of classes for fall semester |
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Tuesday, |
Last day of fall GRA assignments |
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