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Thanks for sharing! This seems reasonable and our process is along the same lines. We also require external experts on the committee to have adjunct graduate faculty appointments approved by the grad council. The guidelines seem broadly applicable to master's
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> on behalf of B. Ramu Ramachandran <ramu@coes.latech.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 1, 2021 5:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Sushma Krishnamurthy <krishnamurthy@ulm.edu>; B. Ramu Ramachandran <ramu@coes.latech.edu>; Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [La-cgs] Question about graduate advisors and committees</font>
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<div>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>
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Ramu<br>
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<div class="x_moz-cite-prefix">On 12/1/2021 8:53 AM, Sushma Krishnamurthy wrote:<br>
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<div style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">It's been a very busy time. Sorry for the delay in responding. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">The selection of a 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 student in finding a good match and advocates for the student. Non-thesis students are assigned advisers by
program coordinators. </div>
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<span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Each program has the flexibility to choose the method that works most effectively for them. </span></span><br>
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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>
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Looking forward to the great feedback, as always.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School<br>
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing<br>
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor<br>
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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
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