Footnotes: The English Department Newsletter
Volume 54 | September 14, 2009 | Number 4
FROM THE GRADUATE STUDIES OFFICE
Fellowship Payment
Graduate students on fellowship for the Fall semester (8/16/09-12/15/09), will receive their last fellowship payment on 12/16/09.
Conference Travel Grants
Applications for fall 2009 Conference Travel Grants have been distributed by email. If you did not receive an application please stop by the Grad Studies Office or contact Stephanie Shockey at
shockey@illinois.edu. Applications are due to Stephanie Shockey on September 14.
Reminder to Grad Students
The Registrar does not take account of teaching and research appointments when certifying full-time status of students. TAs with student loans must carry 12 hours when full-time certification is necessary. (Requirements can differ; check with your loan company.) If you have any questions concerning your status, check with Stephanie Shockey in 210 EB.
Fall 2009 – Dates to Remember
September 18: Last day to take final doctoral exam for Oct. degree
September 25: Last day to deposit Oct. master's theses
October 2: Last day for student to add a semester course through Graduate Registration and Records without written dept approval
October 2: Last day to deposit Oct. doctoral dissertations
October 2: Last day to drop a first half-session course
October 2: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a first half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
October 15: Oct. degree conferral (no commencement)
October 15: Last date for guaranteed review of petitions for graduating students
October 19: Second half-session courses begin
November 2: Registration for spring begins
November 6: Last day to add a second half-session course
November 13: Last day for student to drop a semester course without a grade of W (without approval)
November 13: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a semester course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
November 13: Last day to withdraw from the current term without a grade of W
November 13: Last day to add name to Dec. degree list
November 13: Last day to take final exam for Dec. doctoral degree
Nov 21 - 29: Fall vacation for students
Nov 26 - 27: Thanksgiving Break (all campus holiday)
November 30: Instruction resumes
December 4: Last day to drop a second half-session course
December 4: Last day to elect credit-no-credit option for a second half-session course or to change from credit-no-credit option to a regular grade
December 4: Last day to deposit Dec. doctoral dissertations
December 4: Deadline for Office of the Registrar to receive the final exam Certificate of Result
December 9: Instruction ends
December 10: Last day to add or drop a second half-session course with approval (a W is recorded)
December 10: Last day to add or drop a semester course with approval (a W is recorded)
December 10: Reading Day
December 10: Last day to change a grade of DFR (in a non-thesis course) or I, awarded last spring or summer to prevent F by rule
December 11: Last day to deposit Dec. master’s theses
Dec 11 – 18: Final examination period
December 21: Dec. degree conferral (no commencement)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENT
Professional Experience for a Graduate Student in American Literature
The Rare Books Room, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, is planning a special exhibit of holdings connected with Mark Twain (letters, early editions, photographs, manuscripts), to commemorate the centennial of his death in April 2010. If you are interested in helping to curate this exhibit, and if you have a few hours of time to invest in Rare Book/Special Collection research and collation this semester, please contact Bruce Michelson (217-244-0922) before September 20.
