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We ask that you please remember that our Registration Services team and Graduation Services teams will be unable to provide services in a timely manner without using all our available staff and specifically designated channels of communication. If you have questions or you need to schedule an appointment with a specific person within the Graduate School, please contact us through one of the following methods: General Phone Inquiries – (614) 292-6031 Celebrating First-Generation Graduate Students During the week of November 8th we want to recognize all first-generation graduate students as part of the National First-Generation College Student week. Throughout the week, there are activities on campus geared to the support of first-gen students. Visit the link below for a special message, more information about events, and an invite to visit the Graduate School to pick up a few mementos as part of the celebration of first-generation graduate student week. Go first-gen grads! 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DISSERTATION & THESES Document Preparation Format Review and Submission Access & Distribution EXAMINATIONS Doctoral Examination Professional Doctoral Exam Master’s Examination FINAL SEMESTER Final Semester Checklists Commencement Upcoming Events DEC 06 DISSERTATION DEFENSE Circumventing Fundamental Limitations in DifferentiallyPrivate Learning 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Anupama Nandi, Computer Science and Engineering Advisor: Raef B Bassily DEC 07 DISSERTATION DEFENSE Novel Streamlined Methodology for Designing Microstrip Series-Fed Antenna Arrays with Arbitrary Realizable Patterns 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Jeffrey Blanco, Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisor: Chi-Chih Chen DEC 07 DISSERTATION DEFENSE "Between the uncertainties"- Wenye Jiang and His Violin Sonata Op.59 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm Yi Chieh Chiu, Music Advisor: Kia-Hui Tan DEC 07 DISSERTATION DEFENSE Look-Ahead Optimal Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Electric and Connected Vehicles 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Wilson Perez, Mechanical Engineering Advisor: Giorgio Rizzoni See Full Event Calendar Impact. Here and Across the Globe. See some of the great work being done by Ohio State graduate students and faculty. Ohio State students help needy families Westerville Area Resource Ministry (WARM) hosted this year’s annual day of service for the 38 SROP students on June 2, and the students helped WARM fulfill its mission of "Restoring Dignity and Hope by Offering a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out." ... Learn More Bartow J. Elmore Wins 2016 Arlt Award in the Humanities COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has awarded the 2016 Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities to Dr. Bartow J. Elmore, assistant professor of environmental history at The Ohio State University. The Dec. 8 awards ceremony was held during the CGS 56th Annual Meeting in... Learn More Outcomes & Innovations We provide leadership, service and advocacy. Learn More About the Graduate School Graduate School Alicia L. 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