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Guide to Brown FORENTERINGGRADUATESTUDENTS Guide to Brown FORENTERINGGRADUATESTUDENTS 2010 Guide to Brown FORENTERINGGRADUATESTUDENTS Guide to Brown FORENTERINGGRADUATESTUDENTS CONTENTS Calendar 3 Message from the Deans 4 About Brown 5 About the Graduate School 6 Living at Brown 8 Academics and Research 10 Professional Development 14 Financing Graduate School 16 International Students 18 Campus Offices and Services 19 Brown University Box 1867 Beyond the Gates Providence, RI 02912 30 (401) 863-2600 [email protected] www.gradschool.brown.edu SPRING 2010 Calendar for 2010–2011 Semester I Semester II August 1 January 1 Last day for Graduate School to receive: Last day for payment of charges • Final transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work in progress at time of application January 17 • Last day for payment of charges Martin Luther King Jr. holiday; no classes August 20 January 26 International graduate student pre-orientation Fi rst day of Semester II classes. Theses of candidates for master’s/Ph.D. degrees in May are due. August 27 February 8 New Student Orientation, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Last day to add a course without a fee August 31 Registration of new students for fall semester February 19-22 Long weekend; no classes September 1 February 23 First day of Semester I classes. Opening Convocation. Last day to add a course, change from audit September 6 to credit, or change a grade option declaration Labo r Day holiday; no classes March 26-April 3 September 14 Spring recess Last day to add a course without a fee April 1 September 28 Dea dline for declaring a leave or to confirm Last day to add a course, change from audit readmission for Semester I to credit, or change a grade option declaration April 19-26 October 8 Reg istration for Semester I, 2011-12 Deadline for students on leave to confirm readmission for Semester II. Last day to change April 29 from credit to audit in a course. Th eses of candidates for master’s/Ph.D. degrees in May are due. Deadline for declaring a leave October 11 for Semester I. Fall Weekend April 29-May 10 November 2-9 Reading Period Re gistration for Semester II May 10 November 24-28 Classes end for courses not observing Th anksgiving recess, begins Wednesday at noon the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete. December 1 Dea dline for declaring a leave for Semester II May 11-20 Final examination period December 4-8 Reading period May 29 Co mmencement December 9-17 Fi nal examination period December 11 Clas ses end for courses not observing the Reading Period. Last day to drop a course or to file for an incomplete. Guide to Brown CALENDAR 3 Message from the Deans Welcome to Brown! You and other new students come from across the globe to undertake graduate education. We look forward to greeting you at our August 27 Orientation for New Students. This guide will help to prepare you for your early days on campus. It provides information on life at Brown and living in Rhode Island. It highlights important dates, contacts, governance, and resources. We urge you to engage with your peers and the broader intellectual community at Brown. There is a long tradition of fostering difference, healthy skepticism, and independent thinking. Students often say Brown’s culture of dialogue and collabo- ration shapes their experience. On behalf of the incoming dean of the Graduate School, Peter Weber, and the staff of the Graduate School, we wish you well with your preparations for graduate school. Thank you for choosing Brown! Cordially, Sheila Bonde Dea n of the Graduate School Brian Walton Associate Dean of Finance and Administration Guide to Brown MESSAGE FROM THE DEANS 4 About Brown Brief History Brown’s climate of openness and cooperation can be traced back to its founding as the third college in New England and the seventh in America. Brown was the Baptist answer to Congregationalist Yale and Harvard, Presbyterian Princeton, and Episcopalian Penn and Columbia. It welcomed students of all religious persuasions (following the example of Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island in 1636 on the same principle). Brown has long since shed its Baptist affiliation, but it remains dedicated to diversity and intellectual freedom. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island in Warren, Rhode Island, the school registered its first students in 1765. It moved in 1770 to its present location on College Hill, overlooking the capital city of Providence. Graduate study at Brown University began in 1850, when a provision was made for the awarding of the master’s degree upon successful completion of one year of academic work beyond the bachelor’s degree. This system was discontinued in 1857. The more modern tradition of graduate study at Brown began in 1887, when the faculty and fellows agreed to publish in the following year’s catalog rules for the awarding of both the master’s and the Ph.D. degree in regular programs of advanced work. The first master’s degrees under the new plan were granted in 1888 and the first Ph.D.s in 1889. Brown Basics • Brown’s motto is In Deo Speramus – In God We Hope. The University colors are red and brown. The University mascot is the bear. The costumed bear mascot that appears at athletic games is named Bruno. • The University employs approximately 700 full-time faculty members, all of whom teach undergraduate, graduate, or medical students. • The main campus occupies 143 acres on the East Side of Providence. Included within the main campus are 232 buildings. The University also owns a number of properties in the Jewelry District of Providence and 376 acres at Mount Hope in Bristol, R.I. Traditions Brown has some proud traditions going back decades and even centuries. Some of the practices observed at Brown are listed below. • The Van Wickle Gates are opened only twice a year: inward toward the campus on the day of Opening Convocation and outward down the hill on Commencement Day. • Candles traditionally have been lit in the windows of University Hall on Christmas Eve, Reunion and Commencement Weekend, Rhode Island Independence Day, and the anniversary of George Washington’s visit to the University in 1790 to receive an honorary degree. • When you are in need of some good luck, wander over to the John Hay Library and rub the nose of the statue of John Hay. This charm supposedly has been effective since 1910. Guide to Brown ABOUT BROWN 5 About the Graduate School The most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information about the Graduate School is our website. Much of the information in this guide is also available there. If you have questions about anything provided here, check the site for updates or supplementary information. If you have any questions or concerns that are not addressed by this guide or the website, please email us at [email protected]. New Student Orientation Each year the Graduate School organizes a daylong orientation program for new graduate students. New Student Orientation offers a full introduction to Brown, the Graduate School, and academic life, as well as social and health issues on campus, security matters, and other important information for all first-time Brown graduate students. New Student Orientation for the 2010–11 academic year will take place on Friday, August 27, 2010. Please consult the Graduate School’s online calendar in July for the final time and details on this year’s program. Many departments and programs also offer specialized orientations for their incoming students. There is also an additional orientation program for international students on Friday, August 20. For details please contact the Office of International Student and Scholar Services (see page 18 for the section on International Students). Online Calendar The Graduate School’s online calendar is a comprehensive listing of dates, deadlines, and events that are relevant to graduate students. Listings include academic deadlines and other dates related to registration, orientation, etc. Once students have registered for and activated their Brown email addresses (see the section on Computing and Information Services), the Graduate School calendar allows them to register for reminders about upcoming events or deadlines, as do all the online calendars at Brown. Directors of Graduate Study Every department or program offering a graduate-level degree at the University has a director of graduate study (DGS). Faculty members who act as the primary liaisons between graduate students and the Graduate School, DGSs are responsible for all graduate-student issues in their respective programs. DGSs are expected to send annual updates to graduate students informing them of their academic standing and progress and are the primary point of contact for students who need to make special requests regarding admission, appointments, leaves of absence, etc. Graduate School Governance The Graduate Council sets policy for the Graduate School, subject to the approval of the faculty and the Board of Fellows. Such policy includes the conditions for admission, the supervision of degree requirements, the approval process for new courses and other modifications of existing degree programs, and approval and recommendations to the faculty regarding new degree programs. Guide to Brown ABOUT THE GRADUATE SCHOOL 6 Graduate Student Council The Graduate Student Council congratulates you on your decision to join the Graduate School at Brown. The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is the official organization for graduate students of Brown University. The GSC organizes social events and free classes to bring people across departments into contact with one another. To support graduate academic life, the GSC offers financial support for graduate student-driven events and for graduate students to attend conferences.
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