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Sushma:<br>
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Thank you for this response. A subcommittee of the Graduate Council
has proposed revisions to our policy pertaining to the formation of
Doctoral Advisory Committees. The draft was previewed in our
November meeting and modified slightly and is now considered
acceptable to tall. The attached is expected to be formally approved
by the Council in our meeting next week.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/1/2021 8:53 AM, Sushma
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major professor varies by academic program. In pharmacy and
biology, the major professor selects students from an
applicant pool based on research interests. In education and
some other areas, thesis-based students choose their major
professors. If the student is unable to find or be accepted
by a major professor, the Graduate coordinator assists the
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Hello everyone:<br>
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I would like to learn more about the mechanisms by which
graduate<br>
students (mainly doctoral but thesis students in masters
programs too)<br>
select their research advisors and advisory committees at
your<br>
institutions. I understand that various
departments/programs have their<br>
own policies or mechanisms but does the Graduate School
have anything to<br>
say on the matter?<br>
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Our current policy states that the Graduate School will
appoint the<br>
advisor and committee. As you know, in practice, the
selection takes<br>
place by mutual consent and conversations and the Graduate
School is<br>
involved only in rubber-stamping the selection (as long as
no alarms go<br>
off). Do any of you have policies in place that
acknowledge this<br>
reality, and perhaps even put some burden of choosing a
major advisor on<br>
the student? If you have a Grad School or departmental
policy that<br>
suggests that the burden is on the student, at least to
some extent, I<br>
am very interested in learning more.<br>
<br>
Looking forward to the great feedback, as always.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of
Graduate School<br>
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing<br>
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor<br>
P. O. Box 7923<br>
Louisiana Tech University<br>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71272, USA
318-257-4304</pre>
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