Graduate Connections- February 2010

Authors

Date of this Version

2-2010

Document Type

Article

Comments

“Published by the UNL Office of Graduate Studies. Copyright University of Nebraska Board of Regents.”

Abstract

In This Issue:

Navigating Graduate School ....... 1

Measuring Progress

Grad School Glossary

Orals Survival Kit

Master’s and Doctoral Q&A

Good Practices in Graduate Education ....................................... 8

Avoiding Plagiarism

Professional Development .........10

Effective Leadership

Getting Students to Read

Helping Troubled Students

Teaching Tip ...............................12

The One-Word Journal

Funding Opportunities ...............14

The Graduate Writer ..................16

Verb Tense

Announcements ..........................17

Registrar’s Notes

Call for PFF Nominations

Electronic Thesis Option

CLC Opportunities

Events ...........................................18

Lab Safety Colloquium

Grantwriting Seminar

NURAMP

Research Fair & Poster Competition

Nebraska Lecture

Interactions .................................20

Graduate Awards Winners

GSA News

Calendar ......................................21

Event Dates/Deadlines

Degree Deadlines

Readers’ Corner ..........................22

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