Student News and Announcements

Classes on Caucus Night, February 5, 2008

State law, Section 202A.19, Subdivision 3, gives the Board of Regents the authority to allow classes and other events to be held on caucus night. On the Twin Cities campus, two-thirds of students taking classes on Tuesday night are in classes that meet only once a week so canceling classes for one evening is equivalent to canceling class for a full week.

At its December 2005 meeting, the Board of Regents approved a resolution authorizing the University to schedule classes on caucus night subject to a policy of individual accommodation for students who wish to attend their party caucus. Classes scheduled to meet on caucus night are scheduled with the clear expectation that instructors will make reasonable accommodations for students who will be attending their party caucus.

If a faculty or staff member scheduled to teach on Tuesday night wants to attend their party caucus or if enough of their students indicate that they will be attending caucus so that holding class becomes impractical, instructors may either cancel class or make reasonable alternative arrangements.

The Board also asked that we monitor the implementation of this policy and be prepared to report back. In mid February we will be communicating with students so that they understand classes will be held; however, they can expect appropriate accommodations if they choose to attend their party caucus.

Graduate Student Travel Grants

The Department of Work and Human Resource Education strongly supports the scholarship efforts of graduate students. This program is designed to assist students with travel and registration costs related to presenting a peer-refereed paper at a national or international conference. For more information see the Graduate Student Travel Grant web page.

Changes to the GRE System

Changes to the GRE system including the general test and testing schedule will take effect in September 2007. The current GRE General Test will no longer be offered after July 31, 2007 and the revised General test will not be available until September 2007 . Registration for the revised GRE General Test begins on July 1, 2007. For more information see www.ets.org/gre.

GRAD 999: Option for Graduate School Students

You must now either register for credit, or register for the no-cost, no-credit GRAD 999 in order to maintain your active status in the Graduate School. (If you do not register you will be termed "inactive" and will need to apply to be "readmitted" to your Graduate School program in order to register for courses or thesis credits.)

Annual Progress Report Forms

Two new departmental forms for graduate student use have been posted: Annual Progress Report Form and Supplemental Annual Progress Report Form for Advising with the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS).