Make sure your Div III has a title page! It is helpful to your faculty, but is especially important if you are sharing your work beyond the committee. You can download a Word document that can act as a template here: DIVIII_TitlePage
Category: About Div III
Using Styles in Word
You are likely in writ
ing-like-crazy mode. Save yourself some time and help yourself stay organized by using “styles” in Word. These will help you with formatting, with navigation through your document, and with creating a table of contents! Watch this video to learn more!
Division III final contract revisions are due on TheHub by February 2nd
If you are a Division III students filed for Spring 2015 completion, your Div III final contract revisions are due on TheHub by Monday, February 2nd. Be sure to be in touch with your committee for reviewing, giving feedback, and signing the revisions.
Progress Reports
Remember to do your Div III progress report by the end of the day Friday December 5th! Think about what your goals were for the semester, how you did relative to those goals, and what you need to do over January to stay on track or get on track!
Div III Titles
Are you finishing Div III this semester? Look back at your Div III proposal. It should have a title that you are happy with. The title does show up on the first page of your transcript. So make sure the title helps future employers and graduate schools understand what you have studied and done! Talk to your committee if you want feedback on your title.
Drafting your contract
If you have not already been meeting with faculty, you should make appointments for advising day, Sept. 18th. Don’t hesitate to email if you are not sure how to sign up for office hours. Bring a draft of your Div III proposal – email it ahead of time if you have it.
If you already have a committee, post your contract and make sure it is visible for faculty. They may have feedback and ask for changes or have a specific way they would like you to write it.
If you don’t have specific instructions from a committee about how to write your contract, here is a way to start:
- Write a brief description of the issue(s) you want to explore or that motivate your work (this does not have to be in depth).
- Consider the things you want to get better at. The process of the Division III is as important (or more) than the product. Write your goals about this (maybe it is learning new research methods or improving your artistic production of a particular sort, or joining two different processes you learned in Div II, etc.)
- Describe the shape of the project – how would you imagine going about answering your questions or meeting your goals? Be as specific as you can at this point in time. Know that it will likely change to get more focused or to include new ideas from conversations with your committee.
- Write your ideas about what you will complete first semester and what you’ll complete 2nd semester – it really helps to have this conversation with your committee, so writing about it make sure that happens!
- Include your ideas for 2 advanced learning activities – these are upper level courses, internships (only one) or TA-ships.
KEEP BREATHIING!!! The contract at this point is an initial set of ideas that you might stick with, or that might change, but you need to put them out there to have the conversation with your committee. Good Luck!!!