Update from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate Program (5/8/12)

Greetings from the Director of Graduate Studies (History Department/UW-Milwaukee), 

In this message, please find a list of upcoming events, deadlines, and other items of interest to graduate students and faculty in the History Department at UW-Milwaukee. More information can be found at the UW-Milwaukee History Graduate Program Blog:
http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/ 

I. Upcoming Events

II. Kudos

III. Calls for Papers (CFPs)

IV. Job Opportunities

V. Upcoming Deadlines--Enrollment

VI. Upcoming Deadlines--Applications and Departmental Funding

VII. Upcoming Deadlines--Graduation

I. Upcoming Events

* Phi Alpha Theta Undergraduate History Conference, May 11, 2012, 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/phi-alpha-theta-undergraduate-history.html

* Spring Party, Alliance of History Graduate Students, May 11, 2012, 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. 

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/04/spring-party-51112-alliance-of-history.html

* Retirement Party for Prof. John Schroeder, May 15, 2012 @ 3 p.m. 

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/retirement-party-for-john-schroeder.html

* Graduation, May 20, 2012

http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/com_cer/

* Talk by Historian Prof. Robin Judd, May 22, 2012 @ 7 p.m.

http://www4.uwm.edu/jewishstudies/news_events/index.cfm

II. Kudos

* to John Terry (PhD student) for winning a fellowship from the Black Metropolis Research Consortium 

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/congratulations-to-john-terry-black.html

* to Lucas (Luke) Wolff (MA student--Urban Historical Studies) for winning an Advanced Opportunity Program Fellowship from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School for 2012-2013

* to Dawson Barrett (PhD student) for winning a Dissertation Fellowship from the UW-Milwaukee Graduate School for 2012-2013

* to Matt Prigge for the publication of his recent article in Film History

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/03/jstor-film-history-vol-24-no-1-2012-pp.html

III. Calls for Papers (CFPs)

Loyola U. Graduate Student History Conference

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/call-for-papers-ninth-annual-loyola.html

In Circulation--Archives and Memory

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/05/call-for-papers-515-in-circulation.html

H-Net (Online Compendium of CFPs)

http://www.h-net.org/announce/group.cgi?type=CFPs

IV. Job Opportunities

* UW-Milwaukee's Writing Center seeks tutors for Fall 2012. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The sooner you apply, the more likely you are to obtain a position for Fall 2012. In recent years, several graduate students in History have worked as tutors. For more information, see the following link:
http://www4.uwm.edu/writingcenter/becoming.cfm 

V. Upcoming Deadlines--Enrollment

http://www4.uwm.edu/des/registration/ 

* Course Descriptions for Fall 2012 can be found at the following link:

http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/2012/04/course-descriptions-for-history.html

* May 6, 2012--Start of Open Enrollment for Fall 2012

* May 29, 2012--First Day of Classes for Summer (1st Summer Term)

* July 29, 2012--Approximate Date when Tuition Assessments will appear in PAWS

* August 3, 2012--Last day to register for Fall 2012 without paying $200 minimum tuition deposit

* August 28, 2012--Last day to withdraw from Fall 2012 courses without charge or for full refund. Deadline for students registered by August 3 to pay full fees or a minimum $200.00 tuition deposit to hold classes.

* August 29, 2012--Cancellation of registration of students who fail to meet August 28 payment deadline.

* August 29, 2012--September 17, 2012--Late Registration Period

* September 4, 2012--First Day of Classes for Fall 2012

VI. Upcoming Deadlines--Applications and Departmental Funding

* December 1, 2012--Deadline for Receipt of All Application Materials for Admission to Graduate Program in Fall 2013

* December 15, 2012--Deadline for Receipt of Applications for Teaching Assistantships in History (2013-2014)

VII. Upcoming Deadlines--Graduation

http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/students/current/graduation/deadlines/

* May 14, 2012--Deadline to Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Spring 2012)
* June 1, 2012--Deadline to Apply to Graduate in Summer 2012
* June 8, 2012-- Informal Deadline to Verify Thesis/Dissertation Format with the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012 who previously applied to graduate in Spring 2012)
* June 15, 2012—Deadline to Defend a Thesis, Dissertation, or Comprehensive Exam (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012 who previously applied to graduate in Spring 2012)
* June 22, 2012—Deadline to Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012 who previously applied to graduate in Spring 2012)
* August 6, 2012— Deadline to Defend a Thesis, Dissertation, or Comprehensive Exam (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012)
* August 13, 2012—Deadline to Submit a Thesis or Dissertation to the Graduate School (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012)
* September 18, 2012--Deadline to Apply to Graduate in Fall 2012
* December 3, 2012— Deadline to Defend a Thesis, Dissertation, or Comprehensive Exam (for individuals graduating in Summer 2012)

***Visit the UW-Milwaukee History Graduate Program Blog!

You can find more information about all the items listed here on the
History Graduate Program’s blog. Use the labels (“Events,”
“Deadlines,” Calls for Papers,” etc.) located on the right side of the
blog to identify the blog posts that are of greatest interest to you.
I recommend that graduate students visit the blog on a regular
basis—at least once per week during the school year.
http://uwmhistorygradprog.blogspot.com/