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Welcome to the Ph.D. News Webpage. This Webpage site contains items of interest to Ph.D. students at University of Texas at Austin. Hooray!! Weekly Current Events of General Interest to Ph.D.s
Thursday, July 15, 7 - 8:30 PM, TxDOT Auditorium, John Curchin, Space Rocks! And an Update on the Cassini Spacecraft Saturn Mission. John Curchin is a Planetary Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, Colorado. Share the evening with this visiting meteorite expert and learn all about these fascinating rocks from space. How do we know where they came from and how did they get here? These questions and others will be addressed and a variety of meteorites will be on display for public inspection. Maybe you have a meteorite-bring it along and find out whether it's a meteorite or a "meteorwrong!" He will also discuss the latest results from the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn will be discussed. The very first results from this 4-year mission should be stunning and will no doubt leave scientists with more questions than answers. After this overview of meteorites and the Saturn mission, the floor will be open to the audience to raise questions, discuss issues, and look at space rocks! Sponsors are the UT Bureau of Economic Geology, Austin Earth Science Week (ESW) Consortium, and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Admission is free. Donations for the Austin ESW career fair for middle school students and the Earth Science book drive will be greatly appreciated. You will also have a chance to win a meteorite by entering into a raffle. Tickets are $3.00 at the door and the drawing will be held at the lecture. The auditorium is located at 200 East Riverside Drive on the north side, one block east of South Congress Avenue across the street from Thundercloud Subs. Turn north at the light at Thundercloud's and Building 200 (site of lecture) will be the first building on the right. For more information, please visit the event Website or contact Sigrid Clift, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, via email or phone, 512-471-0320. Friday, July 16, 7:30 AM - 4 PM, Hilton, University of Houston, Science and Technology Serials Symposium, "Build, Buy, or Lease? Serials Collections in Transition." Sponsored by the University of Houston Libraries, Program Highlights:
The Hilton Hotel is on the campus of University of Houston. See map.
Price is $30, which Includes Hilton parking, registration, continental
breakfast and box lunch. Send completed registration form below with
check or money order made payable to "University of Houston Libraries" for
$30 by June 15, 2004 to Nancy Linden, University of Houston, 114
University Libraries, Houston, TX 77204-2000
Future Events - Mark Your Calendar Friday July 23, 6-9 PM,Texas State History Museum, Catavento, Music Under the Stars. The group Catavento will explore the vibrant sounds of Latin America. Enjoy a free concert of world music on the Museum's Plaza, and check out the Museum's exhibits, including the Texas Flags exhibit, for FREE. (Regular admission charges apply for the IMAX Theatre.) The Museum's Story of Texas Cafe will be open for dinner, and a cash bar and snacks will be available on the Plaza. Music Under the Star is sponsored by KUT 90.5 FM , the Austin Chronicle and News 8 Austin , and hosted by Catering by Rosemary. For more Information visit the TSHM Event Website. Tuesday, July 27, 6 - 8:30 PM, El Gallo Mexican Restaurant , IEEE Power Engineering Society, Michael North - Samsung Electric, Automatic Transfer Systems. More information later. Dinner is free for students; otherwise it is $10.00 for IEEE Members and $12.00 for Non-IEEE Members. For further information please visit the event information Webpage or contact Susan Thornton, 326-3380 or Steve Kanetzky 442-8085. Thursday, July 29, 7-9 PM, Book
People (6th and Lamar),
Bob Edwards, Role as a Senior Correspondent. Bob Edwards, Senior Correspondent,
National Public Radio (NPR) has inspired millions of listeners with his
integrity, intelligence, and soothing baritone. As one of NPR's longtime
hosts, he helped create the network's signature sound. Now, in a new
book, Edward
R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism (Wiley & Sons),
Edwards explores the legacy of another great pioneer in broadcast journalism.
In this Friday, July 30, 8-10 PM Cindy Sadler is a graduate of The University
of Texas, where she studied
with veteran Metropolitan Opera star Mignon Dunn. Ms.
Sadler's professional debut occurred in 1991
concerts at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. She went on to win
international acclaim for her performances in Arizona Opera's Ring
Cycles in 1996 and 1998, where as the only case member to sing in all
four operas, she was heartily praised for the "magnificent mezzo-soprano
voice ... big, well controlled, and always, always unbelievable rich
throughout its range" (Arizona Sun) and her dramatic presence: "with
Cindy Sadler, a rich-voiced, pungent Earth Goddess, true frisson was achieved" (American Record Guide). In
addition to her busy opera concert career, Ms. Sadler is on the faculty of Armstrong
Community Music School, a division of Austin Lyric Opera, has been singing with
the St. David's Parish Choirs for The David Chenu Quartet, recently released their
debut CD,"ONE", and perform in popular places such as The Elephant Room,
Central Market
Café, The Y Bar and Grill. David was the recipient of a full
scholarship to the prestigious University of Texas School of music and
graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree Jazz Performance and was voted
one of the top 10 horn players in the Austin Chronicle's 2002-3 and
2003-4 Awards. Thursday, Aug 5, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, UT Club, TX Ex Business Network, Craig Ostrander and Eric Ross, New Health Savings Accounts Mean More Options for Individuals & Employers. New Health Savings Accounts Mean More Options for Individuals & Employers. New legislation has made HSAs more advantageous than ever before. They not only give employers more options when providing healthcare for their employees, but also give individuals more choices when it comes to medical spending. Craig Ostrander of Texas Horizons Insurance will share what you should know about HSAs to help you make the most of them, both personally and for your business. Eric Ross is a financial advisor with American Express who will speak about how HSAs fit into your overall financial plan. Pre-pay discount for registrations prior to 12 p.m. on August 2, 2004 are $12 for Texas Exes members and $15 for non-members; registrations after 12 p.m. on August 2, 2004 or at the door will be charged $15 and $18 respectively. For more information please visit the event Website or contact Walt Esquivel. Monday, Sep 20, 8 AM - 5 PM, Thompson Conference Center, Human Subjects Research in Social and Behavioral Sciences: A Paradigm Shift. Social and behavioral sciences research pose numerous ethical challenges for both the researcher and the institutional research review unit. Much of the literature on human subjects research has focused on biomedical research, with less attention given to the subtleties of interpretation of the Common Rule to such areas as program evaluation, oral history, journalism, ethnography and internet research. IRBs are being asked to apply current standards to areas that may require a paradigm shift. Towards that end, The University of Texas at Austin, examines these areas of national concern in order to achieve the highest standard of protection and care for all social and behavioral science research. This conference offers an opportunity to gain a Washington perspective regarding current issues and trends, as well as facilitate a discussion of future directions. This conference is Co-Sponsored by the University of Texas at Austin, the National Institutes of Health, and the Office of Human Research Protection. Student registration is $15.00. Register online by Monday, September 13. For agenda and more information, please visit the conference Website or contact: Elena Mota, Vice-President for Research, University of Texas at Austin, Office of Research Support & Compliance, PO Box 7426, Austin, Texas 78713, Maria, 471-8871, or Lorraine, 370-1660. Saturday-Thursday, Nov 13-18, Providence RI, ASIST Conference. The information society, especially after recent world events, is displaying an increasing tension between forces that encourage and discourage integration and cooperation. A major focus of this conference will be on conflicts and solutions involving many national and international information cultures, including social, professional, educational, and technological interests. These themes and others will be explored by plenary and invited speakers and through refereed presentations. Submissions on a wide variety of information and technology topics are solicited, including (but not limited to):
SUBMISSION DEADLINES For further information and registration see the conference
Website. Who We Are Webpage The information on the Ph.D. student Webpage is slowly
growing. Names of all current Ph.D. students have been added. Your
other information is needed to complete it . Please send Don
a jpeg photo, information to post, and a link to your Website whenever
you can. What is this Webpage? Well, as we agreed in spring semester,
2002, we wanted to have a summary page with a list of all Ph.D. students
and links to more detailed information on each of us. The summary
page consist of a photo, name, academic interest, contact information,
and links to other pages. A detail
page repeats the summary information and provides, education,
a brief biography, and specialization. Students information should
be linked to each student's individual Website with their vita, resume,
and any other information they may wish to provide. If there is interest,
we can also add Ph.D. alumni to this list. There is an input form
that might work with your browser. Otherwise you can copy and paste. Research Method and Other Courses of Interest Research Method Courses. There are many research methods courses available in the university that may be suitable for meeting the iSchool Ph.D. research methods requirements. Lisa Kleinman has written an excellent summary that should be of particular interest. She describes her summary as follows, "yo, in case (like me) you were overwhelmed by the number of research methods courses that seemed available at UT, but were suspiciously vague in terms of description -- here is a list that I've compiled with/ course names & descriptions. the doctoral studies committee & your own advisor may be able to make further recommendations as to which would be specifically appropriate for you" (2003 Dec. 15, personal communications). Doctoral Committee recommendations will be posted on this Website as soon as they become available. Research Methods in Information Systems, MIS 381N.26. Earlier, Lisa provided us this information on a this course. "The Information Systems department in the Business School is interested in having more iSchool folk taking their courses. In particular, Ph.D. students may want to consider taking “Research Methods in Information Systems” taught by Alina Chircu. I took this class last year, and it provides an excellent survey of the multitude of different research methods (both qualitative and quantitative) as applied to understanding the effects of information technology. Alina is very flexible about the core focus areas, so if a whole bunch of people want to “study X”, she’ll find a way to incorporate it. If you’re a Masters student, you can take this course if you’re interested in subjecting yourself to reading a ga-zillion journal articles from the latest sexy issues of MIS Quarterly... which ain’t the “Miss Quarterly” that I was hoping for, let me tell you... The course is offered in spring 2004" (personal communications). Information provided by Lisa Kleinman. For more information about the course see the Course Webpage or contact Dr. Chircu" (2003 Oct. 31, personal communications). Graduate School Courses provide a unique opportunity for School of Information Ph.D. students because they provide a multidisciplinary atmosphere of learning. Students from across the campus attend these courses and share experiences and viewpoints form their own departments. Two courses of major interest to our programs are:
Check to Be Sure. Please do not forget however, that not all of the courses listed will be satisfactory to meet any particularly student's Ph.D. program requirements. "Since advancement to candidacy is contingent on faculty approval of a course of work, the student should consult regularly with their committee on matters of course selection" (School of Information, undated, Academic Programs, Ph.D.). Orientations New students (and even old) might appreciate the following
two Orientation Websites: Program Information General iSchool program information and Degree Requirements may be found on the iSchool Academic Programs Description Webpage for the Doctor of Philosophy in Information Studies. Program milestones consist of development and approval of a Program of Work or Study, satisfactory completion of course work and a comprehensive doctoral examination including written, oral, and research components, presentation and approval of a dissertation proposal, research and completion of a dissertation culminating in a final examination consisting of defense of the the dissertation. Administrative progress through these milestones is described in the Checklist for the Doctoral Program (1993). Required content of the program of work or study is provided in the Guidelines for Development of the Doctoral Program of Study (ca. 1993). Lisa Kleinman and Don Drumtra have posted examples of their approved programs of study their Websites. Required content of the Annual Reviews is provided in the Annual Review of GSLIS Doctoral Students (2002) and the Annual Review of Ph.D. Students (draft, 2003). Don Drumtra has posted an an example of an approved Annual Review on his Website. The University of Texas and the UT Office of Graduate Studies provide the latest information on degree and administrative requirements requirements in three publications:
Information on professional associations, student governance organizations, email lists and and other forums of interest to Information school Ph.D. students is provided through the Ph.D. Forums link on the left. Included is information on email lists, Blackboard, Websites and other forums.
Ph.D. Colloquia The Ph.D. colloquia provide Ph.D. students the opportunity to share their work in a friendly environment. If someone would like to take the lead, we could have a Ph.D. Colloquia series sharing our current work with each other and professors who are interested in the Information School Ph.D. program. The last series we had was the Fall 2002 Ph.D. Colloquia Series. If you are interested in leading such a series, please contact Don Drumtra for his experience on leading the 2002 Colloquia Content Manager:
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