Brown Bag Discussions
Enriching Opportunities
By Michelle Myers

Are You Feeling Stressed? Do you feel that you could benefit from learning ways to manage your busy lifestyle? If so, please join us on February 15th for a special session presented by Dr. Gressard. There have been several rich discussions on campus regarding topics that graduate students and educational leaders find helpful. In September, Dr. DiPaola, Dr. Harris, and Dr. Williams gave useful tips on how to choose a dissertation topic.

All presentations take place in the Learning Resource Center in Jones Hall. Bring a lunch and join us for our informal gathering.

February 15th
Stress Management  
Dr. Gressard

March 15th
Managing the Dissertation Process
Dr. Hindman

For Details Contact Michele Myers at mjmyer@wm.edu

 

Dr. Stronge's How to Write for Publication
A Synopsis

On November 9 th, Dr. Stronge met with participants in the graduate school of education and discussed How to Write for Publication . This important information was geared to inspire and help developing researchers. Dr. Stronge shared his wisdom on selecting topics and determining audiences. He also discussed developing articles with an emphasis on planning, writing, following the technical requirements of APA style, and eliminating errors. The next step included the reviewing process which involves journal policies, the reviewer's and the editor's perspectives. Characteristics of a selected sample of education journals were provided to help students gain insight into various demographics.

Dr. Stronge serves as the faculty liason to Project HOPE-Virginia.

Join us for the
2006 Project HOPE-Virginia Seminar
featuring
Jonathan Kozol
February 27-28, 2006
in Williamsburg.
Registration forms on our website
http://www.wm.edu/hope