New Student OrientationAugust 17, 2015

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Faculty and Staff

Karen Ford, DSW Director

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Staff:Brooke RhodesEducational & Student Support Specialist

Margaret F. Sloan, PhD Nonprofit & Community Leadership

Adam J. Vanhove, PhDAssistant Professor Organizational Science & Leadership

T. Dary Erwin, PhD PostsecondaryAnalysis & Leadership

Faculty:

Navigating JMU: Systems and Resources

The Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership History of the Program Karen Ford

• Ph.D. vs. Master’s program Terry Fernsler• Benefits & Challenges of an Interdisciplinary Program Roxy Allen Kioko

Academic Policies, Registration Brooke Rhodes Technology and research Karen Ford Getting the most out of your experience Karen Ford Website & Social Media Brooke Rhodes

Navigating JMU JMU resources Brooke Rhodes

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New to JMU? Parking: http://www.jmu.edu/parking/ JAC Card: http://www.jmu.edu/cardctr/ FLEX accounts:

http://www.jmu.edu/cardctr/flexinfo.shtml Textbooks:

http://www.amazon.com/New-Used-Textbooks-Books/b?node=465600

Email forwarding: If you would like to manage all your e-mail in one place, you can have Dukes e-mails delivered to your preferred account by setting up forwarding:

Log in to http://www.jmu.edu/computing/jmuemail/ with your e-ID@dukes.jmu.edu account

Click on Options in the top right hand corner of the screen Click Forward your mail using Inbox rules in the box on the right side of the screen.

Tickets for sporting events Dining Other local attractions 4

JMU Resources UREC: University recreation:

http://www.jmu.edu/recreation/

Health Center: http://www.jmu.edu/healthcenter/

GSA: https://www.facebook.com/pages/JMU-Graduate-Student-Association/144824518871608?fref=pb&hc_location=profile_browser

Grad Council: http://www.jmu.edu/grad/faculty/graduate_council.shtml

Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI) http://www.jmu.edu/cfi/

• Graduate Student colloquium • Workshops and roundtables• May Symposium, January Symposium

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Technology & Research

MyMadison Correspondence from SSLS and The Graduate

School through JMU student email only. http://www.jmu.edu/grad/orientation/jmu-email.shtml

Canvas (and on the iPad or other tablets). General Computing: http://www.jmu.edu/computing/ Library access:

http://www.lib.jmu.edu/proxy/default.aspx RefWorks:

http://jmutube.cit.jmu.edu/content/paulojr/playlist/9029/play/

JMU official Wireless using your laptop or iPad or smartphone for library access or watching movies. http://www.lib.jmu.edu/research/mobile.aspx#iPad 6

Technology & Research, cont. IRB – Institutional Review Board

http://www.jmu.edu/sponsprog/irb/irbqa.html The institutional review board or IRB is an

independent, administrative body established to protect the rights and welfare of human research subjects.

Mandatory training for persons planning to conduct research involving human subjects

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Technology & Research, cont. Qualtrics – Survey research suite. “Easy enough for an intern” and it’s FREE, to

boot!http://www.qualtrics.com/academic-solutions/james-madison-university

• Eventually you will conduct research and use surveys to gather data.

SPSS—Available to employees for free or can be bought, also available on SSLS computer in lab

http://studentdiscounts.com/spss.aspx?gclid=CMH_v8_B-7ECFQJx4AodLjUACQ

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Registration MBA courses

• Must submit course requests to Brooke by MBA deadline• Please do not contact MBA profs directly until enrolled in course

PSYC (stats) courses• Contact Brooke if you encounter any problems registering• Okay to contact professors

LEAD courses• Register yourself (except LEAD 800 and above)

Variable credit courses• LEAD 900 is variable – MyMadison defaults to 1 credit• If you forgot to elect more credits, you have 2 options:

Drop the course and re-enroll Call the Registrar (540) 568-6281

SSLS Registration Guide• http://www.jmu.edu/leadership/about/registration-guide.shtml

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Your Guide to Courses

Coursework and Final Exam

• LEAD 700 Final Exam (must pass with grade of B or higher)

• Completion of Coursework

Comp Prep

• LEAD 890: Advanced Leadership Dynamics – Capstone Seminar• The instructor will discuss content and

preparation for the written comprehensive exam as part of the LEAD 890 course

• LEAD 891: Advanced Leadership Dynamics – Externship • Externship (100 hours, includes journal

and case study paper)

Post comps&

Dissertation

• Form Dissertation Committee (Guidelines in SLSS Handbook)

• Defend Dissertation Proposal• Write Dissertation• Defend Dissertation 10

Hints from Grad School

2 Key Policy Reminders1. Continuous enrollment (except summer,

otherwise placeholder course GRAD 597 & $50)2. YOU must apply to graduate.

FYI: These are the two most frequently mentioned areas students say they “did not know about.”

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Graduate School Checklist

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http://www.jmu.edu/grad/current-students/NewGradStudentChecklist.2015.pdf

Top Priority Checklist • Submit Health Form • Get Student ID (JAC card) • Obtain Parking Pass • Check JMU Email • Register for Classes • Purchase Textbooks

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TGS Checklist, cont. Recommended Checklist Items

• Contact Your Advisor • Apply for Financial Aid • Apply for Assistantships (JobLink)• Obtain Health Insurance • Attend Orientations • 2015-2016 Academic Calendar • Get to Know TGS • Get Involved

PhD Life: All the Angles

Brainstorm as many questions as you can for discussion with returning students over dinner. In other words, what information haven’t you heard today .

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