Forms and Documents

Oregon State has so many student resources that it would be difficult to take advantage of all of them.  Here are a few you might find especially helpful:

   Other Things I Want To Tell You But Don't Have Time To: An

extremely useful outline of first-year basics, from Chris.

   Academic Dishonesty and Classroom Disruptions: What to do in

cases of plagiarism, cheating, or classroom disruption--a step-by-

step explanation for GTAs instructors

   Academic Dishonesty Report Form: An MS Word version of the

form you print out to report plagiarism.

   Faculty Brochure on Classroom Disruption: Put out by Student

Conduct and Mediation, this outlines the basics of classroom

disruption, including an official definition of "disruption."

   Faculty Brochure on Academic Dishonesty: Same as above, but

explains academic dishonesty.

Web Resources

Navigating the Graduate School is a Challenge, to say the least!  Forms, deadlines, and formal requirements abound.  Here are some links to help you keep track of everything:

   Teaching Writing 224: A link to some OSU web resources for teaching creative writing

   OSU Policy Against Discrimination: Make sure to have a decent

level of familiarity with this to be sure you act appropriately and

protect yourself in the classroom.

   Student Conduct and Mediation: These are the people to call

when you have disciplinary problems with a student.  Consult

Academic Dishonesty and Classroom Disruptions for exactly

which steps to take when.

   Academic Honesty: OSU's official site for plagiarism, academic

(dis)honesty, and related procedures. 

General Resources

Oregon State has so many student resources that it would be difficult to take advantage of all of them.  Here are a few you might find especially helpful:

   Student Computing Facilities: Student computer labs are hidden

all over campus, some of which are open 24 hours.

   Student Health Services: Hooray for getting medicine when you

need it.  And double hooray for health insurance for graduate

students.

   Recreational Program and Facilities: From rock climbing walls and

canoe rentals to intramurals and yoga classes, there's more to the

rec department than you might suspect.

   The Educational Opportunities Program: Worth checking out if

you don't know much about it.

   English Department: If you haven't already discovered this website,

we're worried about you.

Grad School Resources

Navigating the Graduate School is a Challenge, to say the least!  Forms, deadlines, and formal requirements abound.  Here are some links to help you keep track of everything:

   OSU Five-Year Calendar: This tells acdemic dates for the next

five years--breaks, finals weeks, when quarters begin and end, etc.

   Graduate School Website: Link to the formal website of the

Graduate School at OSU.

   Graduate School Survival Guide: Not a complete survival guide,

as it focuses more on the practical than the psychological, but a

useful resource nonetheless.

   Thesis defense and filing deadlines: for the current academic year

   Graduate School forms: including the program form you'll need to

file at the end of your first year here, as well as the ever-popular

"Change of Program" form.