Graduate Student Orientation

Linda Lacey, Dean of the Graduate School

Lacey@nmsu.edu

Objectives

• Share information about services

• Discuss workshops and other resources on campus

• Discuss a critical national issue: Plagiarism

Services of the Grad School

• Help with admissions and registration

• Provide funding for students– Merit awards for outstanding grad assistants– Conference travel grants

• We certify degrees

• Professional development workshops

The Web Site of the Grad Schoolhttp://gradschool.nmsu.edu/

• Information for current students– Graduate Catalog (degree requirements)– Graduation requirements/deadlines– List of Workshops– Fellowships– Thesis guidelines

Web Site of the Grad School cont.

• Frequently Asked Questions– Signing up for Health Insurance– How to submit your thesis/dissertation– How to register and deal with holds– How to receive your degree: you must apply

Workshops of the Grad School

• Three series:– Professional Development– Preparing Future Faculty– How to Succeed in Graduate School

Suggest topics on your evaluation form

Guidelines on Employment of Grad Assistants

• http://gradschool.nmsu.edu/ga/index.htm– Eligibility for employment– Eligibility for in-state tuition– Enrollment requirements– Max. years of support on state educ. funds

Graduate Assistant Handbook

Information on assistantship duties– Personal relationships with students

• Discipline problems---speak to your supervisor

– Tips on preparing for your classes• Preparing a syllabus• Grading scale• Dealing with cheating and plagiarism---speak to

your supervisor immediately

Graduate Assistant Handbook

• Duties as a research assistant– Understand human subjects policies– Animal care policies– Environmental health and safety requirements

• Duties of a laboratory assistant– Human subjects and Animal care policies

Campus Resources

• Teaching Academy

• Writing Center

• Center for Learning Assistance

• Counseling & Student Devel. Center

• The Library

• Disabilities Office

Plagiarism

• Definition of and policies about– make sure you understand them

• How to avoid it– Learn how to do proper citations and

paraphrasing

• What to do if you catch a student– Speak to your supervisor immediately– Don’t discuss the paper in front of the class

Plagiarism Web Site of NMSU

• http://lib.nmsu.edu/instruction/plagiarism/

• Help for students– Basic Do’s and Don’ts– Citation Examples, Tutorials

• Faculty– Tips on Preventing Plagiarism

• Student Code of Conduct cites conseq.

Questions

• What can you do to prevent plagiarism?

• What if you think a student has cheated?

• What would you do?

• What evidence would you collect?

• Who would you tell?

• What would you say to the student?