Newsgroups: bit.listserv.psycgrad
Date:         Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:53:38 EST
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From:         Matthew Simpson <054340@UOTTAWA.BITNET>
Subject:      MISSION STATEMENT: Please Read

This is the middle-of-the-month mission statement.
Please note the updated definition of "flame."
Special thanks to Betty Harris.
Also, I think we need to pay special attention to items numbered 3
and 4 this month.  Every month seems to have its emphasis.

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                        MISSION STATEMENT

                  Welcome to The PSYCGRAD Project

The PSYCGRAD Project is a list designed as a form of networking for
graduate students in the field of psychology.  We encourage
graduate students to post here regularly and often.  It is the
intent of the list owner that this list operate so to promote its
use as the standard of communication among graduate students in
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As such a means of professional graduate student networking, we
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(research, training, academic growth, faculty-student interaction,
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PLEASE
We would like to sincerely request that you review the brief list
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