Deadline For Fall 2012 Grad Student Self Evaluations Extended to December 31

Just a reminder, beginning in this fall, the Grad College is requiring that all UIUC grad students receive a yearly review and that these reviews be stored in the students' permanent records. As part of this yearly evaluation, physics grad students have the opportunity to do a student self-evaluation, in which you will be able to make a self-assessment of your academic, research, and teaching progress during the past year. Most of this self-evaluation will be viewable by your advisor, but there is a comment section that can only be seen by the associate head.

The deadline to complete a self-evaluation for Fall 2012 has been extended to December 31, 2012. If you aren't able or don't want to complete an evaluation for Fall 2012, you will be able to complete self-evaluations during the spring and summer terms as well.

To access and complete your yearly evaluation, please follow the following steps:

(i) To access your evaluations, log into MyPhysics, look under Grad Student Toolbox (left side of the page), and click on the link "Ph.D. Self-Evaluation Student Input Screen (Physics)" under Evaluations. This will take you to the on-line self-evaluation form. Before completing the form, it is important that you verify that the thesis advisor listed for you is correct. Please let me know as soon as possible if the thesis advisor listed for you is incorrect, and e-mail me the name of your correct thesis advisor so we can correct the record.

(ii) Once you've verified that the thesis advisor listed for you is correct, please complete the self-evaluation at your earliest convenience, but before December 31, 2012 for the Fall 2012 term. You can save your work on the evaluation at any time, without finalizing your self-evaluation, by clicking on "Save Evaluation". This will allow you to return to your evaluation later to make changes or additions.

(iii) When you're finished with your self-evaluation, first click on the "Complete" box, then click "Save Evaluation". This action will create a permanent record of your self-review that you will not be able to change. Additionally, clicking on the "Complete" box will cause an e-mail message to be sent to your advisor, which will include a link to the sections of your self-evaluation that are viewable by your advisor. You can complete a new self-evaluation each term (Fall, Spring, and Summer), but the Grad College only requires a yearly evaluation.

When your advisor completes his or her evaluation of you, you will also be sent an e-mail containing a link that will allow you to see those sections of your advisor's evaluation that you are allowed to view. You can also access your advisor's and associate head's evaluations on your MyPhysics page, under Grad Student Toolbox, using the "Ph.D. Student Evaluation Feedback (Physics)" link under Evaluations.

Again, to complete your evaluation for the Fall 2012 term, you must complete your self-evaluation by December 31, 2012. Please contact Lance Cooper in the Grad Programs Office if you have any questions about this new yearly review requirement or the evaluation application.