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Notice for ApplicationXtender (EGAD) Users:

The Fall 2007 semester code in PeopleSoft is 2077 and that semester code is now in ApplicationXtender in the Year/Term field. If you search for the old code of 20077 you will not get any results. Please use the new code of 2077 for Fall 2007 and 2081 for Spring 2008. Once we get through Spring 2008, you will all be familiar with the new coding structure in PeopleSoft.

SAS Update
Please note that Student Academic Services (SAS) cannot record comprehensive examination results for master's or doctoral students unless that student's program of study (POS) has been approved by our office. Please hold all comprehensive examination forms until the POS has received final approval from SAS. Please ensure that students are using the most recent version of any GC form by directing your students to the GC Online Student forms web page: graduate.asu.edu/forms/index.html

ASU and CONACYT: Academic Excellence Within Your Reach

Arizona State University (ASU) is proud to present its partnership with El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) in Mexico. This historic agreement grants 75 fellowships for Mexican graduate students to study at ASU in addition to providing other funding for research and exchanges. Tuition, health insurance and a monthly stipend will be provided throughout the duration of the fellowship. For more information visit the CONACYT web site: www.asu.edu/opi/conacyt

National Science Foundation Workshops

Monday, March 19, 2007
Computing Commons, Room 120
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. and
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

The GC will be hosting informational presentations about the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program on March 19 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. with a repeat presentation from 2:00 to 3:00p.m., in the Computing Commons, Room 120. The presentation will describe the fellowship benefits, explain the application procedures and deadlines, and provide suggestions for submitting a competitive application.

While eligibility for these programs is limited to seniors and 1st and 2nd year graduate students, juniors and sophomores are encouraged to attend to hear about this competitive fellowship. Faculty members and student advisors are also invited to attend this presentation so they can learn about the fellowship and its evaluation process. For more information contact Pat Saldivar at psaldivar@asu.edu.

Check out more of the latest GC news at graduate.asu.edu/events.html.

- OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS/UPDATES- SAS Update: The Graduate College will not accept stamped signatures or "White-Out" on the new pass/fail forms for oral defenses. All signatures must be original. The online-only 2007-2008 General Catalog is now available at: www.asu.edu/catalog Please direct any questions about the catalog to aad@asu.edu Graduate Student Profiles: Over this past semester, GC has featured graduate students on our website. Please go to graduate.asu.edu/profiles/index.html to read about these outstanding students. If you have students in your programs that you would like us to feature, please notify Kathy Douglas at kdouglas@asu.edu. REMINDER: The "Dean's Message" many of you use in your packets to prospective students can be found on the GC website on the "Faculty and Staff Resources" page, under "Program Information and Forms." It is a pdf file and is ready for you to download and copy. Mar. 11-18 (Su-Su) Spring Recess Mar. 30 (F) is the deadline to apply for May 2007 graduation. Please visit the Graduation Deadlines and Procedures webpage for detailed instructions on applying for graduation: www.asu.edu/graduate/generalinfo/GradDdlns/index.html - UPCOMING FELLOWSHIP DEADLINES- Mar. 27 (Tu) Herman E. DeMund Memorial Fellowship www.asu.edu/graduate/generalinfo/DeMund/index.html April 27 (F): Earl A. and Lenore H. Tripke Travel Grant materials due. www.asu.edu/graduate/generalinfo/tripke/index.html National Fellowships www.asu.edu/graduate/financial/national.htm Diversity Fellowships www.asu.edu/graduate/financial/diversity.htm Dissertation/Thesis Fellowships www.asu.edu/graduate/financial/thesis.htm Postdoctoral Fellowships www.asu.edu/graduate/financial/postdoctoral.htm

- UPCOMING DEADLINES/EVENTS - Apr. 20 (F) is the last day to hold a defense for May 2007 graduation. Please remind students that they must schedule their defense at least 10 working days in advance of the planned defense date. Apr. 20 (F) is the deadline for doctoral students planning on participating in May 2007 Commencement ceremony to submit a Doctoral Candidate Participation form (available at www.asu.edu/graduate/forms/index.html) Feb. 27 (Tu) Looking as Good in Person as You do on Paper SFS seminar for all ASU graduate and undergraduate juniors and seniors. www.asu.edu/graduate/sfs/sfsSp2007.htm August 13-14 (M-Tu) TA Orientation FALL 2007 Orientations are for newly-hired TAs and for any TAs who were unable to attend the Fall 2006 session required by the Arizona Board of Regents as a condition for employment. - HELPFUL HINTS FROM THE GC - Print hint. Having problems with printing the E-Communiqué? Try going into your page setup and setting the left and right margins to .5". GC Online Forms for Students. To ensure students are using the most recent version of a GC form, please direct them to download forms directly from our website: www.asu.edu/graduate/forms.