Permanent link for Happy first week of classes! on January 8, 2025

Welcome to Winter 25 semester! Just a few things for you to begin the semester:

1. My Winter 25 office hours are from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Mondays and 9:00 – 10:30 am on Wednesday in-person (KEN 253) so please stop by if you have any questions or just to say hello. If you need help outside of office hours please stop by and knock on the door – I’m happy to chat if I’m not in class or in a meeting! I’m also available outside of office hours via zoom if necessary.
2. Friday, January 10^th  at 5:00 pm is the deadline to add or drop classes without penalty! After that there will be a fee and extra paperwork!
3. Students beginning a thesis or project this semester i.e. those signed up for their first EGR 695 or EGR 693 credits –
   • the Graduate School will be holding workshops that go through the capstone process in detail so please sign up for one of them. Attendance at one of these is mandatory and they are super informative too. Information can be found here.
   • You must have the Thesis/Project Committee form reviewed and approved by the engineering Graduate Committee. You will fill this out with your Thesis/Project advisor, get your committee signatures, and send it to me. The graduate committee will review it and when it’s approved I will submit the EGR 695 forms on your behalf to the Graduate School (EGR 693 are kept in the School of Engineering). Form is two pages and can be found in the Student Resources section.
4. Students getting ready to finish up your EGR 695 or EGR 693 this semester – congratulations! A few things to keep in mind:
   • Watch the deadline dates for defending and submitting your Thesis (EGR 695) to the Graduate School. These are the same dates to defend and submit your Project (EGR 693) to the School of Engineering.
   • Follow these guidelines when writing your Thesis/Project – use the appropriate title page template (MSE Student Resources), watch formatting, make sure all the sections are included and complete etc.
   • All Theses ONLY are publicly defended so you MUST work with Allyson Albrecht to schedule a date, reserve a room, and send out the announcement at least 1 week BEFORE you plan on defending.
   • After your defense you will address any questions or concerns your committee brings up and get their signatures on the appropriate final approval forms (see attached) before submitting to the Dean (EGR 695) or me (EGR 693). Once all the signatures are in, your advisor will update the grades for ALL your EGR 695/693 credits from X to PS or PD indicating successful completion.
5. International students please note the following:
   • You must be signed up for 9 credits unless you are in your last semester OR you are taking your culminating experience credits i.e. EGR 693/ EGR 695, or EGR 686 OR you are doing experiential learning credits (EGR 699 Experiential Learning 1 credit or EGR 685 Graduate Practicum).
   • Of those 9 credits, 6 must be in-person and 3 may be online. A hybrid class is counted as in-person if it meets in person at least 25% of the time i.e. 4 weeks in a standard 16 week semester.
6. Remember, there are a number of student support centers on campus you all have access to – writing center, career center, counseling center etc. So check them out here.
7. The engineering graduate committee consists of Dr Heidi Jiao, Dr Nabeeh Kandalaft, Dr Farid Jafari, Dr Abishek Balsamy-Kamaraj, and myself so feel free to reach out to any of us with questions. We meet every week on Monday from 9 am – 10 am.

 

Posted by Samhita Rhodes on Permanent link for Happy first week of classes! on January 8, 2025.