Forms, Links, and Other Helpful Info.
These handbooks contain comprehensive information regarding your roles and responsibility as faculy in the English department at the University of Oklahoma.
Be sure to refer to these often for guidance on successfully navigating your journey pursuing your academic career and meeting your goals.
The OU Norman Campus Faculty Handbook is a compilation of many of the University’s major policies regarding faculty, academic, and administrative matters, along with policies and information on the University’s facilities and general organization.
This resource will also direct you to the Policy Management Office, which is responsible for mediating the most up-to-date changes in policy that may not be reflected in the handbook as changes can come quickly.
The OU Norman Campus Faculty Handbook is a compilation of many of the University’s major policies regarding faculty, academic, and administrative matters, along with policies and information on the University’s facilities and general organization.
This resource will also direct you to the Policy Management Office, which is responsible for mediating the most up-to-date changes in policy that may not be reflected in the handbook as changes can come quickly.
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Learn about internal and external funding sources that can be used to advance your Research and Creative Activities (R&CA). Identify the funding amounts, uses, and sources that will best advance your intellectual and creative pursuits. CFE can help you transition from ideation to execution through workshops that provide strategies, tools, and resources. Individual consultations are also available to help you craft your communication strategy with managers in funding agencies. | |
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships advances the University of Oklahoma’s commitment to Pillar 5 of the Lead On, University Strategic Plan through our support of Norman campus research. They strive to enrich and positively impact Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through research and creative activities. In doing so, they're actively supporting increases in sponsored research expenditures through internal investments to seed growth. Furthermore, we continue to grow our strategic research verticals and cross-cutting foundational organizations. | |
The purpose of the AHFF program is to support dynamic and innovative research and creative activity projects proposed by regular faculty in the arts, fine arts, and humanities by providing them the opportunity to focus on a scholarly and/or creative activity that significantly transforms the faculty member’s research program and makes notable contributions to their field. | |
The Faculty Investment Program (FIP), operated by the Norman Campus Research Council, provides funding on a competitive basis to develop and expand the scholarly, i.e., research and creative, activities of Norman campus researchers, including researchers associated with Norman campus programs at OU-Tulsa. FIP is designed to provide maximum flexibility in meeting faculty needs via strategic investment of funds with a high degree of expectation and accountability. Ultimately, FIP is expected to enhance the national and international reputation of the University of Oklahoma via excellence in scholarship. | |
All faculty at the rank of assistant professor and above are invited to submit applications to the Faculty Senate for the Ed Cline Faculty Development Awards. The faculty development fund was created by President Boren to provide support to enhance the professional development of the faculty. In 2008, the awards were named after Prof. Ed Cline (Mathematics) who while Chair of the Faculty Senate during 2002-03 was instrumental in their creation. | |
The University of Oklahoma is committed to supporting faculty as they pursue professional development and academic excellence. Sabbatical support and other awards such as the Presidential International Travel Fellowships are available to qualified applicants. |
Additionally, the Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences offers a variety of internal financial resources for faculty and research staff.
You can also learn more about department funding, including awards and scholarships for students.
Here, you will find links to the M.A. / Ph.D. handbooks, links to model dissertations, theses, and comprehensive porfolios, as well as a set of resources from the graduate college, which provide guidance for the exam process, explicit timeframes/deadlines, and other useful information as you mentor your graduate students.
Additionally, being aware of major/minor requirements can be incredibly helpful in mentoring undergraduate students in particular.
The current comprehensive exam process requires the completion of a portfolio, with discrete sections as outlined in the Ph.D. handbook. This approach is comparatively new and a few Ph.D. candidates/graduates have agreed to make available a couple of models by providing access to their own portfolios through this resource page. Below, you can access model portfolios:
Kristen Wheaton (RWS) - Anti-Gendered Violence Protest Rhetorics
SHAREOK is the joint institutional repository for the University of Oklahoma Libraries (OU), Oklahoma State University Libraries (OSU), and the University of Central Oklahoma Max Chambers Library (UCO). It serves as the home for the intellectual output of those institutions and houses digital theses and dissertations, faculty publications, open access publications, open educational resources, institution-specific content, and much more.
To check out dissertations and other publications developed by those working for or graduating from OU specifically, click here.
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It is the responsibility of graduate students and graduate faculty to familiarize themselves with the general requirements of the Graduate College and with the specific requirements of their particular academic unit. The bulletin facilitates this familiarity by providing detailed explanations of requirements and expectations of graduate study here at OU. In so doing, it also provides information specifically for M.A. students & Ph.D. students. | |
Detailed timelines and projections for degree completion as well as a variety of linked resources/forms to aid in meeting completion goals. Critically, you'll also find the instruction packets for formatting your thesis/dissertation available here. | |
The home of essentially any and all forms you will need throughout your graduate studies. Here, you can download or access forms regarding student Programs of Study, degree requirements, degree coursework plans, and program reports. This is also where you can access submitted forms or finish drafts by logging in to your Dynamic Forms account. | |
Graduate Degree Management Specialist (GDMS) | A graduate degree management specialist (GDMS) responds to student, faculty, and staff academic inquiries, maintains student records, and conducts degree audits for graduate certificates, master's degrees, and doctoral degree programs. Questions for the graduate college often should be sent to your associated GDMS. The GDMS for English is Hannah James. |
