CSPA Graduation Reception
To honor the Class of 2008
Friday, May 2, 2008 at 4:00 p.m.
Sonner Hall, JMU Campus
Commencement:
Sat, May 3, 8:30 a.m.
Bridgeforth Stadium
CSPA Orientation:
August 15, 2008 11:00 a.m. -
4:00 p.m.
Taylor 304
Graduate School Orientation for new graduate students:
Wed, August 20, 2008,
HHS 2301
Continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and program ending at
11:30 a.m.
Blackboard Orientation
Coming Soon
Fall Library Orientation
Library orientation sessions are offered during the following sessions
TBD:
All sessions will be held in Library 301. Staff will go over how to
find journal articles and other information in the library and online.
You will also cover how to search databases such as PsychINFO effectively
and how to access JMU resources from home.
Communication Meetings
Location: Festival Allegheny Room
Noon-1:30 p.m.
Dates to be posted this
summer
Practicum Class
All Practicum Classes are 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Practicum Classes will be held in the Madison Room in
Huffman Hall.
Dates coming soon
CSPA Interview Dates:
2009 dates will be posted soon.
Professional Development
All Professional Development meetings are 10:00am-12:00pm (unless noted
otherwise). Please add these dates to your calendars. Topics will be
added later to those dates which do not list one.
Fall 2007
| DATE | LOCATION | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 5 | Taylor 304 | Navigating Practicum Selection (required for 1st yrs; 2nd yrs invited if need second practicum site) |
| Sept 12 | Festival Ballroom | Student Affairs Divisional Meeting (8:15-11:00) |
| Oct 10 | Taylor 304 | 1st yrs: Myers-Briggs, Hugh Brown |
| Oct 10 | Taylor 311 | 2nd yrs: Resumes & Cover Letters, Tracy Hakala |
| Oct 12 | Festival Highlands Room | Preparing Citizens in an Everchanging World (Student Success Conference) (8:30-3:00) |
| Oct 24 | Taylor 304 | TBD |
| Nov 7 | Taylor 304 | TBD |
| Nov 15-16 | Wintergreen | VCCS Conference |
| Nov 28 | Taylor 304 | "What to Say, How to Say It, Note to Self," Hillary Wing Richards |
Spring 2008
| DATE | LOCATION | TOPIC |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 | Taylor 304 | TBD |
| Feb 15 | Taylor 404 | MASPA - Mock Placement Center (Fri, 8:00-12:00) |
| Feb 20 | Taylor 304 | Dr. Mark Warner |
| Mar 8-12 | Boston, Massachusetts | NASPA |
| Mar 19 | Taylor 306 | changed to 1st & 2nd yrs attendance at JMU Diversity Conference on April 7, 2008 |
| Mar 29-Apr 2 | Atlanta, GA | ACPA |
| April 7 | Festival Highlands Room | JMU Diversity Conference, 8:30-4:30 |
| Apr 9 | Taylor 305 | 1st yrs: Working with Diverse Institutions Panel |
| Apr 9 | Taylor 306 | 2nd yrs: Retirement, Benefits, Wanda Layman, Human Resources |
| Apr 23 | Taylor 304 | 1st yrs: Transition to 2nd year, Alfred Menard |
| Apr 23 | Taylor 309 | 2nd yrs: Transition beyond JMU, Maggie Evans |