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The Graduate
The Graduate School
at
Jackson State University
Volume 20, Issue 2 Spring 2003
The Dean’s Corner
Graduate program directors, faculty,
advisors, staff and administrators have
worked untiringly preparing and
responding to the educational needs of
our students. Thus, on May 10, 2003,
approximately 245 scholars will receive
masters’, specialist and doctoral
degrees. Congratulations on your
exemplary efforts toward preparing our
students for the challenges and
opportunities of tomorrow.
This issue of The Graduate highlights selected research
and graduate support accomplishments for Spring
The Fourth Annual Freedom Colloquium
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
The theme of the Fourth Annual Freedom Colloquium
was “The Book and the Cross: Black Church and
Black College Community Development Corporations
as Vehicles of Empowerment”. The colloquium
opened on April 24, 2003 with a panel presentation
consisting of: Roland Anglin , Executive Director of
the New Jersey Public Policy Research Institute at
Rutgers University; Deidre Gross , Assistant Vice
President, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, GA;
Melvin Miller , Executive Director of the West
Jackson CDC, Phil Reed , Voice of Calvary
Ministries, Jackson, MS; and Sigmund C. Shipp ,
Principal Investigator, Black Church-Black College
CDC Project, Hunter College, City University of New
York. Dr. Jeffrey S. Lowe , Assistant Professor of
Urban and Regional Planning was the moderator for
the session.
The town hall meeting was held on the evening of the
24th at the Farish Street Baptist Church. Eric
Stringfellow of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger
moderated the meeting, which included presentations
from Dr. Curtis Branch , a research associate with
the Black Church-Black College CDC Project,
Columbia University; Rev. John Perkins , CEO and
Founder of the John Perkins Foundation; Rev.
Dwight Webster , Pastor of the Christian Unity
Baptist Church, New Orleans; and Elliot Wright , a
consultant with the National Congress of Community
Economic Development, Washington, DC.
The colloquium continued on April 25, 2003 with a
session entitled, “Emerging Scholars Presentations”,
that featured:
Joshua Abrams - Masters’ candidate, Department of
City and Regional Planning - Cornell
University.
Nisha Botchwey - Doctoral candidate, Department
of City and Regional Planning - University
of Pennsylvania.
Arjang Ryan Ehsan - Doctoral candidate,
Department of Urban & Regional Planning -
Jackson State University.
LaRhonda Odom -- Doctoral candidate, Department
of Urban & Regional Planning - Jackson State
University.
For additional information about the topics discussed at
the colloquium, contact the Department of Urban and
Regional Planning at (601) 432-6865.
SPRING 2003 Dissertations
Doctor of Philosophy
Business Administration
Ulysses J. Brown, III Dissertation : “An Empirical Investigation of Propensity for Military Service Using Exchange Theory” Advisor - Dr. Dharam Rana
Carl Nathanial Wright Dissertation : “Perceptions of Audit Firms’ Independence by Members of State Boards of Accountancy when Non-Public Audit Clients Employ Former Auditors of Their Current Audit Firms – An Empirical Investigation” Advisor - Dr. Quinton Booker
Chemistry
Glake Hill, Jr. Dissertation : “Theoretical Modeling of Cisplatin and Cisplatin Analogs” Advisor - Dr. Jerzy Leszczynski
Educational Administration
Valeria Holden-Bradley Dissertation : “Urban Science Education: Elementary and Middle School Teachers’ Instructional Practices” Advisor - Dr. Donna Lander
Roberta Montgomery-Collier Dissertation : “An Examination of Parent/Guardian Involvement with Selected Comprehensive School Health Programs in Mississippi” Advisor - Dr. Donna Lander
Rosie J. Harper Dissertation : “In Need” Students Who Do Not Request University Counseling Services” Advisor - Dr. Carrine Bishop
Linda Wilson-Jones Dissertation : “Elementary African American Males: Factors Promoting and Inhibiting Academic Success in a Rural Mississippi School” Advisor - Dr. Donna Lander
Carliss Jeneen O’Banne r Dissertation : “The Propensity for Institutional Change at a Historically Black College or University: An Ethnography of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University” Advisor - Dr. Carrine Bishop
Environmental Science
Barbara E. Graham-Evans Dissertation : “Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Action of Arsenic Trioxide on Skin Cells” Advisor - Dr. Paul Tchounwou
Kenneth Ndebele Dissertation : “Modulation of Immune System by Xenoestrogens: Molecular Mechanisms of Coumestrol Bisphenol A, DDT and TCDD-Induced Toxicity in Jurkat T Cells” Advisor - Dr. Paul Tchounwou
William David Yates Dissertation : “A Field Analysis of Three Types and Grades of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Filters to Determine Filter Efficiencies for Respirable and Total Particulates” Advisor - Dr. P.C. Yuan
Public Administration
Kristie Roberts Dissertation : “The Boundaries of Personal Responsibility: An Analysis of Factors that Affect TANF recipients in the State of Mississippi from Achieving Employment Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency” Advisor - Dr. Curtina Moreland-Young
Doctor of Education
Early Childhood Education
Eileen Ewing Dissertation : “An Analysis of Educators’ Awareness of School- Based Alcohol and Drug Prevention Practices within Elementary Schools” Advisor - Dr. Bettye W. White
Alfonzo Haralson Dissertation : “Elementary Principles’ and Teachers’ Knowledge of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Jackson Public Schools” Advisors - Dr. Ruth R. Searcy and Dr. Bettye W. White
Cynthia A. Jones Dissertation : “An Analysis of Discipline Policies in the Jackson Public Schools” Advisor - Dr. Ruth R. Searcy
Graduate Student News
Spring 2003 Graduates
Drustella N. White , (M.A. in Criminology and Justice Service). She is currently in a non- profit organization, YIMS (Youth Innovated Movement Solutions). This is an “at-risk” program keeping students in the school house and out of the jailhouse.
Costel Calin , (M.A. in Political Science). Mr. Calin plans to earn a doctoral degree in Political Science and eventually entering politics in his native Romania.
Natsha Magee , (M.S. in Biology). Ms. Magee earned her B.S. in Biology from Jackson State in
- She is the graduate assistant for the JSU- AGEM program.
Kristie Roberts , (Ph.D. in Public Administration). Dr. Roberts is pursuing a position of Assistant Professor in her field. She currently is serving as a Visiting Assistnt Professor at JSU while preparing her third publication on welfare reform.
Student Participation in
Institutional Governance
As constituents of the university community, students are free, individually and collectively, to express their own position on institutional policies and on matters of general interest and on matters of general interest to the student body. The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is the primary forum for graduate student representation and provides a channel for communication among graduate students at Jackson State University. The organization serves as a vehicle for students to participate in the formulation of university policies directly affecting them. Students also may participate in the decision- making process through active membership on ad hoc and standing committees as specified in the University’s policies on committee structure.
Contact the Office of the Graduate School for membership information or additional information on the Graduate Student Association, by phone, (601) 979-4322, or by e-mail, gadmappl@ccaix.jsums.edu.
Graduate Student Association - Networking
The Graduate Student Association hosted a networking on Monday April 7. Membership in the National Black Graduate Student Association was discussed.
National Black Graduate Student Association
Meeting - March 2003
“ Making a Difference in the Community Through Leadership, Scholarship, and Service” was the theme and attitude for the 2003 National Black Graduate Student Association Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia March 19-23, 20032. The purpose of this conference is to network with one another, share knowledge and information while providing growth and unity among graduate professionals at Historically Black University and College (HBCU) and Traditional Colleges. This conference focused on continuing graduate education and becoming successful community leaders.
Representing Jackson State University were: (left to right) Mr. G. Stewart , [Chemistry, Ph.D.], Mr. Joel D. Swan , [President of the Graduate Student Association, Sociology, M.A.], Mr. Lamar Reed , [Coordinator of Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (AGEM), Environmental Science, M.S.], Ms. Sarah Foote , [GSA Advisor/Coordinator of Graduate Student Services], and Mr. Terrence Wright , [Environmental Science, Ph.D].
To become a member of the NBGSA and the Jackson State University Black Graduate Student Association (JSUBGSA) please contact Joel D. Swan , or Lamar Reed , NBGSA Southern Regional Representative at (601) 979-4322.
Graduate Students with a 4.0 GPA Honored
Graduate students with a cumulative grade point average of 4. were honored on Wednesday, April 9, 2003 by Dr. Dorris Robinson-Gardner, Dean of the Graduate School. Each student was presented with a certificate recognizing their academic excellence.
Graduate Assistants Recognized
Pictured (l to right): Carla Johnson, Joel Swan, Leslia Davis, Veronica Brown, Natasha Palmer, Dathon Thigpen, Tiffancy Beal, Mark Hambrick, Shuntina Johnson, and Ioan Sandu.
Graduate students received an assistantship through the Graduate School were the guests of honor at a reception held at the University Club on April 10. Each student was recognized by Ms. Sarah Foote , Coordinator of Student Services and Mr. Joel Swan , President of the Graduate Student Association. Dr. Mary Coleman (left), Director of the Center for University Scholars, spoke briefly. Graduate faculty members present included: Dr. Ally Mack and Dr. Dorris Ginn.
Professional Development Workshop
Ms. Dixon and Ms. Whitley of the Career Counseling and Placement Center conducted development workshop for graduate students on April 8 in the H.T.Sampson Library.
Answers to Commonly Asked Answers to Commonly Asked
Q u e s t i o n s.... .Q u e s t i o n s.....
ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY
at the MASTERS’ LEVEL
When approximately 12-15 semester hours have been completed the student should make application for advancement to candidacy. Please note that student cannot be advanced to candidacy until:
- All admission requirements have been met.
- Notification on Form I (Degree Plan) of the program option the student is electing, or that is required.
- All incompletes ("I" grades) have been removed.
- The Graduate English Competency Examination was passed, , or in the event of failure, passed ENG 500 with a grade of B or better.
- Earned a 3.00 cumulative G.P.A.
- Filed Form II with the approval of the Candidacy Committee in his major department.
The GRADUATE ENGLISH COMPETENCY EXAMINATION, (GECE)
This test is taken prior to registration or during the first term when the student begins work beyond the undergraduate level at Jackson State University. It is designed to show the strengths and weaknesses of each student in the areas of grammar and usage, logic, organization and content. Students unsuccessful on the English Examination must pass English 500-Advanced Laboratory Writing. The examination can be taken only once. It is expected that students who must take English 500 will do so no later than their second semester of enrollment. A final grade of "B" or higher is considered passing in English 500.
ENG 500 does not earn credit in graduate degree programs. This course should not be listed on Form I.
Information on specific dates can be obtained from the Graduate School and academic departments.
Use of the IP and I Grades
The "IP" grade is to be assigned for Project, Thesis, Dissertation courses or independent study. The grade(s) for these courses should be assigned upon the successful defense of the Project, Thesis or Dissertation or completion of the independent study.
When circumstances beyond a student's control prevent the completion of a course satisfactorily, the student has two options. One is to withdraw, if the 'drop' deadline has passed. The other is to request a grade of incomplete, "I", which allows a time extension. Such a request must be made before the semester ends and before the final exam, and the granting of this privilege is entirely at the professor's discretion.
Graduate School - Summer 2003
Student Orientation and Registration
Activity Date, Location & Time
Registration May 27 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Orientation June 10 at 4:30 p.m
Administration Tower
First Floor
Orientation June 11 at 4:30 p.m
Jackson Medical Mal
Room 245
Orientation June 12 at 4:30 p.m
Universities Center - Rm 4-
Registration : Graduate students admitted to an academic
program should contact the department chair to schedule their initial advising session and registration. Students admitted as “Non-Degree” seeking students should contact the department chair for permission to enroll in graduate courses and obtain the chair’s signature on the “APPROVAL FOR NON-DEGREE ENROLLMENT IN A G RADUATE COURSE” form and report to the Graduate School for registration.
Orientation : Graduate students are introduced to the
university and the policy and procedures for successful matriculation. Additional orientation activities may be conducted by each academic program. Please contact your department for additional information. Programs are sponsored and coordinated by the Office of the Graduate School.
Graduate English Competency Examination
ALL MASTERS’ LEVEL STUDENTS This test is taken prior to registration or during the first term when the student begins work beyond the undergraduate level at Jackson State University. It is designed to show the strengths and weaknesses of each student in the areas of grammar and usage, logic, organization and content. The examination can be taken only once.
Students unsuccessful on the GECE must take and pass English 500-Advanced Laboratory Writing with a “B” or better. This requirement must be met prior to filing FORM II and applying for the Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination.
Application Deadline June 23, 2003 (Monday)
4:00 p.m.
Examination Date July 12, 2003 (Saturday)
8:00 a.m.
C. F. Moore Building.
Graduate Area Comprehensive Examination
Master-level : Each graduate student who intends to become a candidate for the master's degree at Jackson State University should take a written comprehensive examination in the student area of specialization after completing 24 semester hours of graduate credit with a cumulative average of "B" or better in courses completed and met all requirements for degree candidacy.
Specialist-level: Each graduate student who intends to become a candidate for the specialist degree at Jackson State University should take a written comprehensive examination in the student area of specialization after completing the requirements of the graduate program with a cumulative average of "B" or better in courses completed.
Doctoral-level: Each graduate student who intends to become a candidate for the doctoral degree at Jackson State University should take a written comprehensive examination in the student area of specialization after completing 80% of the graduate program with a cumulative average of "B" or better in courses completed.
No student may appear for the comprehensive examination until after he/she has been declared eligible for the examination by the Dean of the Graduate School. The student must be registered for at least one credit hour in the semester in which the examination will be taken. An audited course will not meet this requirement.
Application Deadline June 23 2003 (Monday)
at 4:00 p.m.
Examination Date July 12, 2003
Check with department for Time and location
Summer Graduation Deadlines
May 29 Last Day to Defend Project, Thesis or Dissertation For August Graduation
June 16 (Monday) Application for Graduation Due (FORM III)
June 26 Last Day to Submit Defended Project, Thesis or Dissertation for August Graduation with Form B
July 24 Last Day to Submit Final Corrections for Project, Thesis or Dissertation for August Graduation
July 28 (Monday) Last Day to Submit Clearance Form (FORM IV) for August Graduation
A u g. 2 Commencement
INTERNATIONAL WEEK
(Left to right): Isabel Neto, Mr. Diakite, and Ambassador Diakite.
The International Scholarship and Recognition Banquet was held on Friday, April 11, 2003. Ambassador Josephina Perpetua Pitra Diakite of Angola was the recipient of the Dag Hammarskjold Security and Peace Award. She was introduced by Ms. Isabel Neto , MS student in Environmental Science, and a native of Ambassador Diakite’s home town. The Hammarskjold Security and Peace Award is presented to a global citizen who has made a significant contribution to a world of peace and understanding. Dr. Mohammad Shahbazi , Assistant Professor of Public Health, received the Chairman’s Service Award. This award is presented to the University faculty or staff member who contributes significantly to International Week.
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
P.O. Box 17095
1400 J. R. Lynch Street
Jackson State University
Jackson, MS 39217
e-mail: gadmappl@ccaix.jsums.edu
Ms. Mogusu Drs. Mack and Shahbazi.
Ms. Janet Mogusu , MS student in Educational Administration and a citizen of Kenya, was the recipient of an international student scholarship. Dr. Otha Burton, Jr. received the Ralph Bunche Award and Ms. Cassandra Overton-Welchin received the JSU Globalization Award. For more information on the Office of International Programs, contact Dr. Ally Mack at (601) 979-3791.
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
Dr. Dorris R. Robinson-Gardner, Dean Dr. Jeffrey D. Zubkowski, Associate Dean Mr. Curtis Gore, Coordinator, Graduate Admissions Ms. Sarah Foote, Coordinator, Student Services Ms. Frankie Adams, Secretary Mr. Lamar Reed, Coordinator, AGEM-JSU
