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Academic Requirements Completion System (ARCS) Committee Guide

A walk-through guide for thesis, dissertation or record-of-study committee members for accessing ARCS, as well as:

preliminary exam grading
approving or returning proposal requests
final exam (defense) grading
approving or returning thesis, dissertation or record-of-study approval requests

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Do I need to contact anyone about approving requests in the Academic Requirements Completion System (ARCS)?

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Texas A&M 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Finals: Graduate Students Compete in Annual Research Presentation Competition

Eight doctoral students and three master’s students had top scores at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) preliminary competition on October 24 and 25 and will move on to compete in the finals on November 12. At stake is $4,000 in prize money in master’s and doctoral divisions and, for the overall winner, the opportunity to represent Texas A&M at the Southeast Regional 3MT competition in March 2025.

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Miniature Dreams, Miniature Deaths: Life on the Academic Job Market

I am currently on the academic job market, slowly filling out applications for jobs all across the country. Every single time that I apply to a job, I fall in love with the school and the place before I hit submit. My mind wanders and I begin to daydream about what my life would look like in these places, and I have hope that my application will stand out and help make my daydream a reality. That is why, every single time that I do not get an email back my heart breaks just a little.

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Science Communication at Nonprofit Organizations

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