Deadlines for Fall 2009 semester
Activate your intent to graduate: September 7th (log onto eLion)
Submit Doctoral thesis for format review: September 28th
Submit Masters thesis for format review: September 30th
Pass Doctoral Defense: October 5th
Submit Final Thesis: November 23rd
Commencement: December 19th, 4pm Eisenhower Auditorium
Deadlines for Spring 2010 semester
Activate your intent to graduate: January 25th (log onto eLion)
Submit Doctoral thesis for format review: February 22nd
Submit Masters thesis for format review: February 24th
Pass Doctoral Defense: March 8th
Submit Final Thesis: April 12th
Commencement: May 16th, Time and Location TBA
Thesis Office Website: http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/current/thesis.html
Commencement Website: http://commencement.psu.edu/
Reminder:
If you are planning your masters defense or final
defense, you MUST inform Michelle Hill
(hill@matse.psu.edu)
2 weeks in advance so she can prepare the paperwork with
the
grad school.
If you are planning your comprehensive exam, you must have your committee fill
out a committee signature page and turn the paperwork into Michelle 2 weeks prior
to the comprehensive exam. You can pick up the committee signature form in the
graduate office, 101 Steidle Building preferably 3 weeks prior to your comprehensive
exam.
The Women in Materials Science and Engineering Task
Force recommended an ombudsperson for MatSE this
past year. The Department is pleased to announce
that Dr. Paul Howell will hold this position. This
position will serve the needs of the students in
MatSE and will assist in the MatSE community in solving
problems and conflicts. Please see the attached detailed
role of this position.
For more information click here
"Penn State University is committed
to an open, sensitive, understanding, and responsive
environment.
The single most important key to opening the
doors wider to all people is to create an environment
in which everyone feels welcome. To do this,
we
must
eliminate intolerance and harassment within what
should be an enlightened community to faculty,
staff and students."
Graham B. Spanier, President
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