OGS Policies: November 2010

Important information for MAEE students and faculty advisors!

Please be aware of two recent OGS policy changes pertaining,  specifically, to: (1) students planning to change degree completion options; and (2) students planning to submit theses in December, 2010 or thereafter.

1) Students planning to switch degree completion options (SEE  OGS MEMO: MemoOGSChangeofPlanNov2010)

The first policy updates the memo sent by the OGS in February, 2010 (which I forwarded to you and posted on the blog) indicating that beginning August 2010, students who wished to switch degree completion options (from thesis to comprehensive exam or vice versa) had to request an internal transfer at least one semester prior to enrolling in thesis or submitting the Request to take the Exam.  Effective NOVEMBER, 2010 this will not be necessary for MAEE students. As indicated in the attached memo by the OGS Director and the UPRM Registrar, only Engineering students will be required to request the internal transfer; Arts & Sciences students will only need to  complete the form titled “SOLICITUD DE CAMBIO DE PLAN DENTRO DEL MISMO PROGRAMA GRADUADO” (included in the attached document) and submit it to the Registrar’s Office.

2) Students submitting theses to the OGS (SEE OGS MEMO: guiaproquest.pdf)

Beginning this semester, the OGS has adopted a new protocol for the on-line publication of UPRM thesis and dissertations. While students are still required to submit the final and approved version of the thesis (in pdf format) to the OGS by the deadline established in the academic calendar, they are now responsible for the digital publication of their manuscripts. The attached memo by the OGS director includes detailed instructions on how to use ProQuest for the digital publication (and optional print publication) of your thesis.

Please save these documents for future reference.

Graduate Student Handbook (2010 Revised edition)

Dear MAEE students and faculty advisors:

The revised and updated edition of the Graduate Student Handbook is now available.

You may access the PDF file by clicking on link below. Please note that this edition of the handbook  replaces the September 2009 version and all prior ones.

Exitos,

GC

GradHandbookOct2010FINALVERSION.pdf

English Department Emergency Protocol

Please refer to the link below for the most recent copy of our Department’s Emergency Protocol.

Emergency%20Protocol.pdf

University Policy: Attendance in Sections in which Students are not Registered

Students Attending Sections in which they are not Registered
This link explains the University’s regulations regarding students who attend a section of a course that is not the one they are officially registered to take.

University regulation stipulates mandatory attendance to classes and requires that students attend the course and section that they are registered to take.

New Print Server

The ETC has installed a new print server, which should provide more compatibility, greater stability, and therefore fewer problems with printing. We preserved the same names, so the instructions for printing are the same as provided in the ETC printer page. Even though the settings have not changed, you may still need to “reconnect” to the server. So here are the instructions:

Windows:

1. From the Start menu, select “My Computer.” A Windows Explorer window will open.
2. On the Address bar select “My Computer” (by double clicking or highlighting the text).
3. Type (or cut and paste) the following:  \\etc_print_serve
4. Click “Go” or hit the Enter key.
5. A  window will open and ask you to enter a username and password. It is the same as before: if you don’t remember, swing by the ETC or ask Leo, Betsy, Gayle or Daly. My contact information is available on this page.

By the way, if you have a laptop physically connected to the network, you can do the same, and will need to do so each time you leave and reconnect. I am trying to figure out how to do it from a wireless connection.

Original post by Leonardo Flores