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September 12, 2008 Dear Institutional Partners: The Graduate School at the University of Maryland invites you to its Thirteenth Annual Graduate School Preview Day set for Thursday, October 2, 2008. The Preview Day will be held on the campus in the Colony Ballroom of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and is sponsored by the Graduate School and the Campus Wide Student Recruitment and Retention Committee. An important goal of this event is to identify and recruit undergraduate students of great promise for graduate study here at College Park . Registration and a Continental Breakfast are set from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. The program begins at 9:00 a.m. and includes: Greetings from Graduate Dean, Charles Caramello; and from 9:10 to 9:30 a.m., Associate Dean Johnetta Davis will present the Welcome to the University of Maryland – Your Graduate Education Partner. There will be a major workshop in the morning: from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Donald Asher, author of the best-selling book: Graduate Admissions Essays: Write Your Way Into the Graduate School of Your Choice, will present Preparing a Competitive Graduate Application and Financing Graduate Education . During the buffet luncheon, from 11:45 to 1:00 p.m., a panel of currently enrolled, happy and highly motivated graduate students will provide a stimulating discussion on Succeeding and Prospering in Graduate School . From 1:00 to 2:15 p.m., we will hold College Information Sessions at which representatives from UM graduate departments will give an overview of each program and answer questions about studying here. From 2:30 to 3:45 p.m., concurrent workshops on summer research opportunities and effective strategies for scoring well on each of the following standardized tests will be provided: GRE, GMAT, LSAT and MCAT and a Professional Development Session . The closing session is from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m. where students may ask final questions, evaluate the program and have a chance to win 50% off of the price of each of the standardized test preparation courses provided by Princeton Review and Kaplan Educational Centers and other door prizes. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., students will have the opportunity to visit selected research centers and laboratories or go on a campus tour. A Networking Session for Students of American Indian, African American, Asian American and Hispanic heritage (and all others interested) will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. We need your help in identifying outstanding sophomores, juniors and seniors at your institution who will attend this event. The Maryland Graduate School Preview Day is an excellent opportunity for students to become acquainted with our highly ranked programs at College Park while getting important information about preparing for graduate study. At the same time, we will have the opportunity to meet many of your fine students. Included in this letter are an Institutional Partners Intent to Participate Form and a Student Registration Form both of which are to be completed and returned to our office before Friday, September 26, 2006. Please note, that the Student Registration Form may be completed by individual participants or by you. Visit our website at http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/grrd/preview for more information about the University of Maryland Graduate School Preview Day . If you have questions or concerns, phone us at (301) 405-4183 or toll free at (800) 245-GRAD. You may also email inquiries to us at recruitment@gradschool.umd.edu . Thank you considering bring your students to our campus. As always, we look forward to your participation. Sincerely, Johnetta G. Davis, Ph.D. Associate Dean Registration: Online and paper registration forms are due no later than Friday, September 26, 2008.
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