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University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

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• Polymer Science and Technology – M.Sc. Degree Program
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• M.Sc. Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Analytical Chemistry
• M.Sc. Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Mathematics
• M.Sc. Degree/Post Graduate Diploma in Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management
• Post Graduate Diploma/Master of Science Degree in Computer Science
• M.Sc. / Post Graduate Diploma in Forestry and Environmental Management
• M.Sc. / Postgraduate Certificate. in Applied Statistics
• M.Sc. Degree in Physics Education
• M.Sc. Program in Food Science and Technology

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The Department of Computer Science (DCS) at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is a large and growing department with exciting undergraduate and postgraduate programs. A degree from us can prepare you for some of the newest, most dynamic and exciting careers around today and the careers of tomorrow. The department offers Computer Science and ICT as subjects for physical science undergraduates. By choosing to study Computer Science or ICT with us, you will be well on your way to becoming a leader in the field of computing.

Currently, there are about 300 undergraduates in four batches following general and special degrees in Computer Science and ICT leading to B.Sc. (General) degree and B.Sc. (Special) degree in Computer Science.

The department also offers high-quality postgraduate programs ( MSc , MPhil and PhD ) in Computer Science and Information Systems.

Teaching methods involve a combination of lectures, tutorials, group work and practical work. The tutorials are provided in all years of the study programs. At the first year, most practical work is carried out in supervised laboratories with academic staff on hand to offer assistance.

The mission of Department of Computer Science (DCS) is to produce high-quality graduates and postgraduates in Computer Science and ICT who can contribute to the national development and to the development of the two disciplines.

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The PIM, established in 1986 by an Ordinance under the Universities Act 16 of 1978, is one of the eight postgraduate institutes in the university system of Sri Lanka. PIM has obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification. It is a member of the Association of the Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and pursues to get accredited by this premier global body. The PIM offers a wide range of programs in the areas of business and public administration. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is the core degree programme that has already produced more than 300 Chief Executive Officers to the nation. It's a two year program organized into eight academic terms, offering approximately 600 classroom interaction hours and over 60 hours of faculty consultation on research, skills development, directed study and residential workshops. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is catered for the knowledge requirements of executive level officers of the public service. The course is offered in the blended-learning mode with the involvement of regional centers such as Jaffna and Trincomalee. The vision of the PIM is to become a center for management excellence in South Asia. Its mission goes as follows: "We ignite human imagination by developing leaders with global presence and local pulse. In this endavour, we pursue innovative teaching, cutting-edge research, enriching partnerships, inspiring sustainability and exemplary governance." The PIM practices three key values, viz. Passion (Enthusiasm and eagerness towards results in showing professionalism), Integrity (Acting in an ethical manner with the best interest of the institution in mind) and Mindfulness (Paying attention to purpose and actions in doing things with self-awareness).

The PIM has a doctoral program which offers Ph.D. in Business Administration as well as Ph.D. in Public Administration.  It is strengthened by the presence of PIM's vibrant research center with a working relationship with the Canberra Campus of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Among the other programs on offer are MBA in Taxation, MBA in Customs and International Trade and Executive MBA (EMBA). There are study groups in Dubai (UAE), Doha (Qatar), Muscat (Oman), Kuwait City (Kuwait), Manama (Bahrain) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) who follow the MBA program of PIM through a blended learning mode. Sri Lankan Journal of Management (SLJM) is the PIM's flagship research publication that has been the longest serving management journal in Sri Lanka and the only local management journal included in the EBSCO international online database. The PIM also bi-annually publishes Professional Manager, a magazine targeting the practitioners. The PIM also takes pride in conducting client-focused training for employees of organizations in its efforts to be a working partner of the business community. The clients include both public and private sector institutions engaged in manufacturing and services such as banking, finance and insurance. These Executive Development Programs (EDPs) have been on the rise with regards to the demand and delivery. The PIM is headed by a Director who is also the Chairman of the Board of Management. There are Boards of study for Business Administration as well as Public Administration, representing professors and professionals with management expertise. It is moving ahead steadily with increasing of quality, quantity and quantum of growth.

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Public Speaking Mastery Program

Sarvodaya Development Finance PLC Launched a Leadership Excellence Programme with the PIM

Hemas Pharmaceuticals and Surgical & Diagnostics completed the Inaugural Accelerated Programme at PIM

Educationists' Competencies being Continuously Upgraded Jointly by the PIM and the Ministry of Education

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Prof. Uditha Liyanage Third Biennial Memorial Oration

A Memorandum of Understanding with Commercial Bank

John Keells Group Launched a Management Development Programme with PIM

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PIM Ties Up with Northumbria University to Reciprocally Strengthens International Academic Links

PIM Inaugurated the Induction Training Programme for Administrative and Financial Officers in the University System - 2023 (Batch C)

Perfetti Van Melle Lanka Pvt Ltd Launched an Executive Development Programme at the PIM

Metropolitan Technologies Pvt Ltd Launched a Strategic Leadership Development Programme with PIM

PIM inaugurates the first professional skills programme in Corporate Sustainability & Digital Transformation

PIM Inaugurated the Induction Training Programme for Administrative and Financial Officers in the University System-2023 (Batch B)

Academia and Industry aligns itself to fuel the Digital Economy

Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd Successfully Concluded Executive Leadership Development Programme at the PIM

Induction Training Programme for Administrative and Financial Officers in the University System-2023 Inaugurated at the PIM

PIM faculty member Tharindu wins double championship at Ovation 2023

Professional Skills Certificate in Corporate Sustainability and Digital Transformation

Mindfulness Session to Coincide with the National Wesak Programme

Executive Master of Business Administration 2023

PIM Conducts a Special Programme on Project Management for the National Cleaner Production Centre

Bellagio Limited Kicked Off a Management Development Programme at the PIM

PIM Ventures into China to Spread its Postgraduate Study Programmes

PIM Launched a Strategic Leadership Development Programme for Silvermill Group of Companies

Residential Workshop of EMBA 2022 at Citrus, Waskaduwa

Residential Workshop of MBA 2021 at Citrus, Waskaduwa

Inauguration of Doctor of Business Administration 2023

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PIM Launched eXplore Leadership Development Programme for Janashakthi Group

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CIC Holdings PLC Launched a Strategic Leadership Development Programme with PIM

MBA 2023 Colombo & Qatar Joint Inauguration

BOI Launched an SLDP and an MDP with the PIM

PIM Annual Convocation 2022 held on November 26th at the BMICH

SSDP for the Fonterra Brands Lanka Concluded Successfully at the PIM

PIM Annual Research Conference 2022

Seylan Bank PLC Launched a Leadership and Management Development Programme with PIM

Hemas Hospitals Pvt Ltd Launched Technocrats Batch 2 with PIM

AIA Insurance Lanka PLC Launched a Leadership Development Program (LDP) for DFCC Bank PLC with PIM

The PIM's MPA in Education Management Programme to be Followed by a Further Batch of Educationists

AIA Insurance Lanka PLC Kicks Off a Leadership Development Program (LDP) for NDB Bank PLC with PIM

Aitken Spence PLC Launched Transcend Programme with PIM

PIM welcomes Mastercard as Strategic Corporate partner

People's Insurance PLC Launched a Management Development Programme with PIM

PIM Commemorates the World Standards Day and the National Quality Week - 2022

Residential Workshop for Formulating The PIM Strategic Plan 2023-2025

Leadership Development Programme for Hemas Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd and Hemas Surgical & Diagnostics (Pvt) Ltd

PIM Inaugurated the Middle Management Development Programme for Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

Completion of Managerial Competencies Development Programme Batch I & Inauguration of Batch II for Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

PIM Inaugurated Executive Leadership Development Programme for Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

Commercial Bank partners with PIM to offer certificate program for women entrepreneurs

The PIM's Initiative to Strengthen Ties with the Country's Industry Partners

PIM'S MBA in Taxation, 2022-2023 Programme Inaugurated

PIM Launched Second Batch of Strategic Leadership Development Programme for the Managerial Staff of the Seylan Bank PLC

PIM Successfully Concluded Two Batches of EDPs for Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

Inauguration of PIM EDP for Fonterra Brands Lanka 2022

Inauguration of PIM's EMBA 2022

PIM Annual Dhamma Sermon 2022

congratulations! Mr Riyad is a grand finalist in the Global Pitching Research Competition (IGPRC)

PIM Launched Leadership Excellence Programme for the Amana Takaful PLC

PIM Continues to Enhance Its Standing in the Academic Field through Research

PIM EDP Young Leaders Development Programme for Hemas

MPA in Education Management Inauguration

EDP inauguration of the Sri Lankan Airlines

PIM Genesis Incubator Helps SMEs to Plan Growth and Branding Strategies

LOLC Insurance Group launched a Management Development Programme (MDP) at the PIM

Inauguration MBA in Taxation 2022

Visit of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) of the RMIT

Inauguration MBA 2022

PIM Successfully Completes the TECHNOCRATS PROGRAMME for Hemas Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.

PIM Annual Wesak - Poson Dhamma Sermon

PIM Annual Research Conference 2021

Inauguration MBA 2021 International

PIM's Managerial Competencies Development Programme (EDP) for the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC.

PIM Conducts an Executive Development Programme (EDP) for Bharati Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.p

PIM Inaugurated the 'LEAD' (Leadership Excellence and Awareness Development) for the Informatics Group

PIM MBA in Taxation - The First and Only MBA in Taxation in South Asia

Prof Uditha Liyanage Second Biennial Memorial Oration Recording

PIM and PIMA Collaborate to Meet Pandemic-created Organizational Challenges

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Reaping Results of Breeding Leaders

PIM Develops the Marketing/Sales Managers of the Atlas Axillia Co. (Pvt) Ltd.

PIM Develops Managerial Staff of the Seylan Bank as Strategic Leaders

PIM Train Young Leaders for Hemas Pharmaceuticals and Surgical - Diagnostics (Pvt) Ltd.

PIM Develops Executives of Hemas Hospitals

PIM Initiates Prof. Sisira Jayakody Memorial Research Centre

Senior Business Managers Join PIM's EMBA

PIM Virtually Inaugurates Its Largest MBA Batch Ever

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The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is an academic degree, typically the highest awarded by any university. In the PhD programme candidates are driven by an urge for systematic persuasion, acquisition and sharing of new knowledge for the benefit of the larger community. While this motive of the doctoral candidate sounds altruistic, his preceding behaviour is always laden with a passion for new knowledge. Doctoral candidates should be obsessed with a passion to construct new knowledge in areas of relevance and high priority as aptly ingrained in the University's motto 'Among all that arise, knowledge is the greatest.'

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PhD Scholarship in University of New South Wales

In 2016 PIM as the nation’s management mentor, signed a MOU with the University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia, for research collaboration. This is the first time in Sri Lanka, where such a comprehensive collaboration has taken place with research fellowships and faculty exchange.The MOU assists to enhance the research activities of the PIM Research Centre as well as contribute to develop the academic/research skills of students and staff through doctoral programmes, faculty exchanges and joint research. Scholarships for PhD are awarded to outstanding students who qualify to apply got international scholarships at UNSW

PhD Placements in International Universities

Placement opportunities are available to research students seeking to complete in an international higher degree (a PhD). However, the capacity to undertake one will depend solely on students' competencies.In many instances, students would not be successful in getting a placement in a ranked university as they lack the required skills and experience working in research projects. The PIM graduates completing Management research projects and a publication have demonstrated the desired research skills as well as evinced perseverance, discipline, and scholarly writing skill. They have gained admission to ranked Universities in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, where competition is very high. These successes amply demonstrate the strength of the PIM's MBA by Research. Moreover, the PIM has provided an academic career path for prospective young academics across Sri Lankan universities.

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The Doctor of Business Administration programme prepares competent practitioners for a firm grounding in Business and Management field. The programme consists of a mixture of coursework, doctoral seminars, and a research dissertation. The supervised research work will equip graduates with in-depth knowledge of Business and Management and a focused understanding and implementation in the chosen area of expertise. The DBA will provide an opportunity for students to contribute to knowledge and practice. Furthermore, being a DBA graduate will enhance credibility and demonstrate competence in your field to advance your professional goals.

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Department of philosophy and psychology.

Psychology deals with the mental approach to problems that actually originated in philosophy. Psychology has in recent times become a field of study that adds value to workers by increasing productivity through the improvement in mental capacity to face challenges faced by people today. This is also referred to as clinical psychology which in psychological counseling and related activities is given prominence. 

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The inauguration program of the diploma in psychology, මනෝවිද්‍යා ඩිප්ලෝමා පාඨමාලාව/ diploma in psychology ට බඳවා ගැනීමේ කාලය දක්වා දීර්ග කර ඇත., diploma in psychology (english medium), මනෝවිද්‍යා ඩිප්ලෝමා (සිංහල මාධ්‍ය) පාඨමාලාව, ඇබ්බැහිවීම් පිළිබඳ මනෝවිද්‍යාව සහ පුනරුත්ථාපනය පාඨමාලාව- 2022/2023.

Prof. W. M. Yaparathne

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Message of the head

Envisioned to guide and improve the future possibilities of the undergraduate, Department of Philosophy and Psychology offers two degree programs as Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Philosophy and Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Psychology. Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Philosophy motivates the undergraduate to explore the world with diverse philosophical notions. As the mother of all Sciences, ‘Philosophy’, enriches the undergraduate life with an extended vision, enabling him/her to read the world critically, evaluating the existing social, political phenomena. Also, enhancing the capacity for ethical judgment, the degree broadens the moral sense of the undergraduate about the world.

Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Psychology incorporates different dimensional aspects in the field of Psychology. Enhancing the research interest and academic skills of the undergraduate, this degree program promotes the practice of psychological theory and knowledge in their daily life. Empowering the graduate employability of students this degree program offers a sound basis for the skills development and attitudes.

Bachelors Arts in Philosophy

Quite literally, the term “philosophy” means, “love of wisdom.” In a broad sense, philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves…

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Bachelors Arts in Psychology

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I have been an intern at the district secretariat in Kurunegala as a trainee counselor at the social service department for 03 months. I’m so grateful for landing upon this opportunity. The internship period created a foundation to be successful in the field of counseling because it was like a practical training of theories which we learned during the past years and those learnings gave much help to do the internship successfully. During my intern period I was responsible for organizing awareness programmes, updating client details to the main database, preparing treatment plans, getting basic details from the clients, to implement meditation for the clients, to take part for ongoing projects and to Conduct relaxation activities during awareness programmes. It was a good opportunity to improve my skills like; Communication skills, Interpersonal skills, creativity and problem-solving skills. The company has a well-organized company structure and all the duties and responsibilities were divided accordingly. All the staff members were so friendly and they were always there to help in need. Company rules and regulations were also not very strict for interns and the management was willing to help for any tasks done by the interns. The supervisor also did an incredible duty during my internship period. There were three interns including me and my supervisor gave us the same opportunity to perform and allow us to do tasks as a team. It was a great experience for us. However, it was not much difficult to balance the work and personal life during the internship. The experience that I had via my internship period helped me to start my career as an assistant lecturer in psychology in a private university and this internship experience was a value-added point beside my GPA. For those who are seeking internship opportunities; Kurunegala District Secretariat is one of the best places. You have the best resources here, get the help from them. They are always there for you and find a company that helps you to grow, seek advice from your seniors, Talk to people in the industry. Finally, your hard work and dedication will make your internship successful. If you give your best from the beginning, you can end up with a great result.

I began my internship at the Psychiatry and counseling Unit of Base Hospital Kiribathgoda as a counseling trainee. Even It just 4 months I feels like I have come afar. My internship period provided me the opportunity to assist clients, diagnose psychological disorders and to conduct counseling sessions. The host company helped me to master my skills like active listening, empathetic response, problem solving, team works and so on. The theoretical knowledge related to psychological disorders, treatments, theories and counseling contributed a huge role to apply in practical aspects. Therefore, this was a practical exposure about the things we learned in our academic period. The hospital was calm and friendly place for me at the beginning working with people who have psychological disorders was little bit stress and tired. But by the time I successfully balanced it. My supervisor always guided me and co-interns in the right way and conducted lectures related to Counseling, Psychology and Psychotherapy. Whenever we had a question related to the field, he corrected us in a friendly manner and always stood behind us. My internship period is one of unforgettable experience I’ve got in my life. The whole time was very interesting and full of new experiences. The most favorite parts of my internship is Observing clients and Attending lectures that doctor has conducted.  We were able to conduct workshop for students in ” Diyagala Boys town – Ragama”. during the intern period. The experience I got in my internship is the main reason that pushed me to shape my career path as a special needs’ education teacher in one of leading international schools in Sri Lanka. So, if you are willing to improve your practical knowledge about psychology, Base Hospital Kiribathgoda is the best place to complete your internship. No matter the time duration you are working here or whatever the position in this hospital, stay friendly with all the members, gain the knowledge and serve your best to your clients and protect this place for future. Besides that, I am thankful to the lecturers in the Department of Philosophy and Psychology for providing the internship.

Hi, I’m Asma Iqbal. First of all, I’m glad to choose the field of psychology for my higher studies which is an interesting Path. I selected Base hospital, Tangalle for my internship with the aim of becoming a psychological counselor in future. I have been interned in the psychiatric ward as a psychological counseling trainee of base hospital for about three months. I began my internship just as an empty bottle but day by day through the Practical, new experiences, observations and learning that bottle was filled. For about Few weeks I had to do only the observation and learning then the rest of the intern period I was responsible to do psychological assessments of newly registered clients, to assess and identify psychological disorders, to assess the Risk of suicide, assess IQ using Toni3 and to assess mini mental statement of patients as well. In addition to that I was able to conduct counseling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy as well. The most interesting thing in my intern period is joining for ward rounds and at the end of the week presenting what I have learnt throughout the week. Training as a psychological counselor is a little bit hard because we are dealing with the human mind. Even though it’s hard due to the friendly and supportive working environment it was not hard at all. This practical oriented experience rather than theoretical knowledge helped me to polish my skills like interpersonal relationship, active listening, empathy, time management, decision taking, creativity, problem resolution and so on.  I would like to thank and remember the Consultant Psychiatric Doctor Manoj Panamulla who was my first mentor and his staff who were always there for me via providing their knowledge and were able to give their best to improve my experiences in the field. This internship opportunity was the place which opened the door for my career through giving me the confidence that I am well suited to the profession. Now I’m working in the department of Philosophy and Psychology University of Sri Jayewardenepura and again training as a psychological counselor at University Hospital, KDU.Those who are seeking and doing internship; I would like to tell that don’t waste your intern period just to complete your academic intern module. Go and grab the skills and improve your practicals and don’t hesitate to ask anything if you have any problem or a doubt. So, if you are currently thinking of entering the field of psychological counseling, I highly recommend you to undertake an internship at base hospital, Tangalle. Start from the bottom while improving your skills which will be helpful for your future growth in profession. It’s ok to enter for you first intern just as an empty bottle but leave the place just like a full filled water bottle. Don’t leave the place the way you entered. Finally, Thankful for the department for providing intern opportunities to shine a luminous light and steering us in the right direction.

I have started my internship as a Human resource trainee and a trainee counselor at Miami Clothing (Pvt) Ltd. At first, I got an idea about the basic process of the institution. I was responsible for diverse tasks related to HR like grievance handling, database management, Reports preparing and Salary distribution etc. Not only that, I was assigned to solve employees’ problems related to their work and mental health through counseling practice. I was able to participate in job fairs, programmes and for mindfulness activities as well. Within a short period of internship, it helped me to acknowledge skills like counseling skills, time management etc. Due to the friendly working environment even, I was a strange person to this field it helped me to achieve and complete the tasks which are assigned for me. The experiences which have been gained through the internship opportunity was very significant to be advanced in the field. Therefore, always pay your attention to track all aspects of an organization, not just one. Once everything is identified, you can be easily understood. Then you will see exactly what you need to do. For the new beginners I would like to say that Start from the very first step so that nothing is left out. Through our learning we can go to certain things.

Being an Intern at District General Hospital as a psychological counselor is a great opportunity in my life. The experience that I had received throughout my intern period was practical oriented. I was able to apply my theoretical knowledge that I learned in my academic period. During my internship, I gained real life psychological counseling experience under the field of clinical counseling via assessing and doing counseling for clients, psychotherapies and conducting awareness programs. Not only the experiences relevant to the field but also, I was able to enhance the counseling skills like listening, empathy and communicational skills which should be improved in a counselor when entering into the counseling field. The entire staff treated me in a friendly and cooperative manner. Due to that I was able to balance difficult circumstances when engaging with clients. Doing an internship as an undergraduate is a huge challenge to balance academic and professional life. With the proper time management skill, I was able to overcome that. My fellow interns, before starting your internship please select the suitable place which is really going to enhance your life through giving practical experiences and theoretical knowledge as well. An internship means an amazing learning experience which leads to many job opportunities in the future. The door which was opened through my first internship is the reason for me to work as an executive counselor in a leading apparel company in Sri Lanka.

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New graduate students welcomed to Princeton’s community of scholars: 'What you do here matters'

Graduate School Dean Rodney Priestley welcomes students to Princeton's vibrant community of scholars during Graduate School Orientation. Two resource fairs at Alexander Beach (in background) connected the incoming graduate students with campus offices and student groups.

Princeton welcomed nearly 800 new graduate students to the University during Graduate School orientation Aug. 28 and 29 in events and activities across campus, from Procter Hall to Frist Campus Center and Alexander Beach. Among this year’s  incoming group are students in two new doctoral programs: bioengineering  and quantum science and engineering  (QSE).

In his opening remarks to a packed house in Richardson Auditorium, Graduate School Dean Rodney Priestley welcomed students with rounds of applause and a warm greeting that included personal and scholarly reflections on the community they now join.

Priestley directed the students’ attention to the opening words of the University’s mission statement: “Princeton University advances learning through scholarship, research and teaching of unsurpassed quality.”

In his remarks at Richardson Auditorium, Priestley encouraged the incoming graduate students to be “bold in your research and courageous in your pursuit of new knowledge.”

“As graduate students, you will partner with the faculty to push the boundaries of research and innovation,” said Priestley, who is also the Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton. “Over the next few years, you will write groundbreaking papers, deliver outstanding seminars and develop new intellectual property. In essence, because of your contributions to this community, we can achieve our mission.”

Urging students to be “bold in your research and courageous in your pursuit of new knowledge,” Priestley said, “This is an opportunity for you to follow your passions, get lost in your questions and ultimately emerge with answers — and new questions — that advance our understanding of the world around us.”

“What you do here matters,” Priestley said. “Your research will help define the future.”

He encouraged students to “learn from one another, partner with one another and uplift one another. The Graduate School is an amazing community of scholars now made better with your presence.”

Also speaking at last Wednesday’s event was Andrea Goldsmith, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, who commended the students on the achievements that have brought them to Princeton. “The preeminent faculty at Princeton in your chosen fields have been deeply impressed by your accomplishments and your vision for the research and education you hope to undertake during your time here,” she said.

Goldsmith praised Priestley and the Graduate School staff for their “dedication, passion and compassion,” and encouraged students to engage with the community and take advantage of the school’s many programs. “The conversation sparked through these activities will make you a better professional, a better leader and a citizen of the world better able to identify and address complex topics,” she said.

Laurence Latimer *01, president of the Association of the Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA), also addressed the assembly, welcoming the new graduate students to the global community of 30,000 graduate alums and the broader University alumni community that is some 100,000 strong.

Enhanced mentoring

During his remarks, Priestley announced that Hendrik Lorenz, a professor of philosophy, will join the Graduate School as a vice dean for this academic year. Lorenz will focus on mentoring in graduate education at Princeton.

Calling the relationship between a student and research advisor “critically important,” Priestley said that he shares Lorenz's view that informal mentoring can be equally valuable. Lorenz has written that community building and informal conversations about the “unwritten syllabus,” academic etiquette, and norms and practices are vital parts of academic life that should be given care and attention.

During the year, Lorenz will work with deans in the Graduate School to build new training and support structures to enhance graduate mentoring.

This year’s participants in the Graduate School’s Graduate Scholars Program met in small multi-disciplinary groups in Taylor Auditorium at the Frick Chemistry Laboratory during the second day of a two-day pre-orientation retreat.

‘Finding a sense of identity’

The morning program also had its lighter moments. The Graduate School staff cheered and waved orange pompoms as students filed into Alexander Hall, and students laughed and clapped as Priestley lightheartedly polled the audience about their degree programs and their feelings about starting graduate school. The latest cohort of incoming students to the  Graduate School  joins a community of almost 3,400 graduate students from 91 countries, spread across 45 departments and programs in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.

Grad student Nimra Nadeem ‘21 is returning to Princeton to get a master’s degree in computer science after working in industry in New York. She admits she was nervous about coming back, knowing the rigor of graduate studies in the field.  “But there's something about Dean Priestley talking about the academy — how we made it and that we should be proud, and the clapping and cheering. I feel like there was a sense of community.”

Community was also the takeaway for Daniel Williams, an incoming graduate student pursuing his Ph.D. in computer science. “I love how lively everything felt. I feel like I'm getting to be a part of the family, finding a sense of identity here,” he said. “So I'm not just attending Princeton, and it's not just where I am now, but it's a new culture I'm being brought into.”

Williams earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County and plans to continue his research here toward applying artificial intelligence to clean energy systems, including nuclear fusion.

The Graduate School staff cheered and waved orange pompoms as students filed into Alexander Hall. Amid the clapping and cheering, “I feel like there was a sense of community,” said grad student Nimra Nadeem ’21, who is returning to Princeton for a master’s degree in computer science after working in industry in New York.

Practical advice

Over the two days of orientation, graduate students received practical information on topics such as financial management, professional development, and library and computing resources, and attended resource fairs connecting them with campus offices and student organizations.

At the Success in Graduate School panel, three faculty members and three experienced graduate students offered advice and perspective, suggesting that students create routines, make time for opportunities and friendships beyond their work, and anticipate that their life at this “next stage” will be complicated and challenging — which, they emphasized, is entirely normal.

Erika Milam, the Charles C. and Emily R. Gillispie Professor in the History of Science and Professor of History, offered, “Graduate school is a marathon, not a sprint. It may feel like your work is never done.”

She encouraged students to develop an informal mentoring team beyond their faculty advisor, as well as friendships with other graduate students, reminding them, “You are not in this alone.”

Pre-orientation retreat builds camaraderie and skills

Earlier in the week, nearly 60 incoming graduate students from across 32 departments attended a two-day pre-orientation retreat as part of the Graduate Scholars Program (GSP), which also provides mentorship and social and academic support throughout the year. About 300 graduate students have participated in GSP since it launched in 2018.

This year’s retreat allowed GSP’s newest cohort of graduate scholars to develop connections and foster community “so everyone feels a sense of belonging even before the Graduate School orientation,” said Joseph Lewis, the Graduate School’s associate dean for access, diversity and inclusion.  In addition to attending sessions focused on skills for graduate-level research, the new scholars toured campus and socialized.

“Not only have I already made friends,” said music composition graduate student Devin Greenwood, from New York, “but I'm meeting people across departments that I wouldn't have met otherwise.”

Incoming graduate students get into the Tiger spirit at orientation with Princeton’s Tiger mascot. The new students join a global community of 30,000 graduate alumni and the broader University alumni community that is some 100,000 strong.

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Watch: joe biden's senior moment of the week (vol. 25), multimillionaire obamas haven't donated to joe biden's campaign, dialing it in, obamas make offer for multimillion-dollar martha's vineyard estate, ‘he did not complete the degree program’: tim walz repeatedly claimed he was ‘nearly finished’ with doctorate years after he disappeared from university, walz was only enrolled at saint mary's university of minnesota until 2004 but said until 2011 that he was close to getting his doctorate.

As recently as 2011, Tim Walz claimed in official biographies for his campaign and congressional office that he was on the verge of completing a doctorate in education, a decade after he enrolled in a doctorate program at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in the small town of Winona.

The university, however, told the Washington Free Beacon that its last records indicating Walz was an active student are dated to 2004.

"We can confirm that Governor Walz attended Saint Mary's from 2001-2004 in our doctorate level Ed.D. program," the school's communications director, Ashly Bissen, told the Free Beacon . "He did not complete the degree program."

Walz would nonetheless claim through 2011 that he was an active student "nearly finished with his doctorate at St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota," as his congressional biography put it, four years after he arrived on Capitol Hill.

That claim, like so many others Walz has made about his biography over his political career, was at best a stretch and at worst a lie, the same sort of résumé padding characteristic of other fibs and misrepresentations Walz has made throughout his political career.

But academic dishonesty stands out, including exaggerations. Rep. Andy Ogles (R., Tenn.) last year apologized for stating he had a degree in economics when he’d only taken one economics class and gotten a "C." The CEO of Yahoo was forced out in 2012 after it was discovered he lied about majoring in both computer science and accounting in college. He only majored in accounting.

Walz, who’d been teaching high school for over a decade, started a course of study at St. Mary's in 2001, enrolling in a "cohort doctoral program," a second spokeswoman told the Free Beacon . He stopped taking classes at St. Mary's in 2004 and never earned a degree, the spokeswoman said.

"Governor Walz was enrolled as part of a cohort doctoral program from 2001-2004 and has not taken classes at Saint Mary's since that time," said Michelle Rovang, the school's vice president of communications.

Walz earned a master's degree in "experiential education" (an academic term for hands-on learning, a feature of Walz’s work as a teacher) from Minnesota State University, Mankato, in 2002. St. Mary’s told the Free Beacon that the school accepted Walz into its doctoral program on the condition that he’d earn his master’s at nearby Minnesota State.

Getting a master’s degree is an early step toward earning a doctorate, which requires years of additional study and research and can also require teaching college-level courses and successfully defending a dissertation.

Nonetheless, when Walz ran for Congress in 2006, roughly two years after his last recorded year in the St. Mary’s doctoral program, he portrayed himself on the campaign trail and in Congress as an active student "nearly finished" with his doctorate. A 2006 voter guide published by the Minnesota Star Tribune indicated that Walz’s Ed.D. was "in progress."

That year, Waltz defeated a five-term Republican incumbent, Gil Gutknecht, who recently told the Free Beacon , when asked about Walz, that "all political figures are guilty of a bit of puffery. He frequently went well beyond that into prevarication."

Indeed, as a sitting member of Congress, Walz continued to claim for years that he was finishing his doctoral degree. His congressional website made those claims through 2011 , an archived version shows. But by 2012, Walz had removed all references to his impending doctorate from his congressional biography .

Walz’s years of misstatements about his academic background are part and parcel of a pattern of prevarication that has followed him from the high school classroom to Capitol Hill to the Minnesota governor's mansion—and now, should Kamala Harris prevail in November, to the Naval Observatory. The misrepresentations, embellishments, and falsehoods have been carefully woven together to create a portrait of a patriot-scholar and exemplary product of the American heartland.

Walz boasted during his 2006 campaign launch that he was "named the Outstanding Young Nebraskan by the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce," a false claim that the Chamber's then-president demanded that Walz correct. Walz’s campaign manager at the time claimed Walz had won an award from the Junior Chamber of Commerce and attributed the error to a "typographical error."

Walz also made the exaggerated claim during his maiden congressional run that in 1989, he’d "earned the title of Nebraska Citizen-Soldier of the Year." In fact, he was one of 52 reservists invited to a brunch for recipients of the "Citizens Soldiers Awards," an event sponsored by a mysterious civic group called Ak-Sar-Ben, which is "Nebraska" spelled backward.

Walz further stated that his yearlong teaching stint in China came through a program at Harvard University for which he was hand-picked by the school. While the program was founded by Harvard undergraduates, it does not appear to have ever been officially associated with the Ivy League school.

Walz has also lied about his own family, telling MSNBC in July that his "two beautiful children" would not be alive without in vitro fertilization. His kids were not conceived through IVF but rather through a non-controversial, far less costly, and far less invasive procedure known as intrauterine insemination. The lie gives Walz, a middle-aged man, a personal connection to the battle for so-called women’s reproductive rights that Democrats see as a winning issue this year.

Walz's most controversial claims, however, pertain to his time in the Army National Guard.

Walz, who served in the guard for 24 years, has said he carried guns "in war." His campaign promoted news stories that described him as one of a "number of veterans from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq" running for Congress.

But Walz never served in Afghanistan. While he spent time in Norway and Italy working in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, he never saw combat and never set foot in the war theater. When his National Guard battalion was being eyed for a deployment to Iraq, Walz issued a March 2005 campaign press release pledging to "serve if called upon" and run for Congress from the Middle East. But two months later, in May, he retired from the guard. By July, his old unit received notice of the deployment, and Walz never joined them in Iraq.

It's unclear how close Walz was to achieving his doctorate and whether he formally withdrew from St. Mary's. His time at St. Mary's overlapped with his deployment to Italy, which came in 2003 and concluded in 2004. Walz had taken five years, from 1997 to 2002, to complete his master's degree at Minnesota State, according to the New York Times . He was also teaching school at the time.

The current iteration of the doctoral program Walz enrolled in can be completed in as little as four years, according to St. Mary's, and the school requires students to complete it in eight years. Rovang said students "do not need to formally withdraw from a graduate or doctorate program." She also said the program "has changed a great deal" since Walz was enrolled and declined to provide program details from that time.

The Harris campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Though Walz's master's degree is not in question, some of the details surrounding his higher education experience have been misreported, including by Walz himself.

Walz has repeatedly said, including in his congressional bios, that he received his master's degree in education in 2001, a claim that media outlets such as CNN , the Washington Post , and Politico have echoed. Minnesota State University, Mankato media relations director Dan Benson, however, says the school conferred Walz the degree on May 10, 2002.

"I, too, have seen media reports that list 2001 as the year Walz received his master's degree," Benson told the Free Beacon , "but per Minnesota State Mankato records, that is wrong."

"For media members who have asked, the date of May 10, 2002, has been provided as the date Walz earned his master of science degree in experiential education. University records show that Walz's last day as an enrolled student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, was July 26, 2002."

That means Walz was enrolled simultaneously at Minnesota State and St. Mary's, which told the Free Beacon it accepted Walz for its Ed.D. program on the condition that he’d complete his master’s degree at Minnesota State.

"We have often accepted students conditionally in a cohort program when they are successfully finishing a master's degree at another institution," Rovang said.

Media outlets such as the New York Times have also noted that Walz "wrote his thesis on Holocaust education." Benson, however, said Walz "wrote what is called an ' alternate plan paper ,'" which, unlike a thesis, consists of an "evaluation and analysis" of outside sources rather than original research.

"Many media organizations have referred to this as his 'thesis' in their news stories," Benson said.

But in fact, Walz did not perform the kind of original, academic research that’s required to produce a master’s thesis. And he never completed his doctoral work, which would have required original research at a more advanced level.

Update 12:40 p.m.: This piece has been updated to clarify that Walz sought an Ed.D., or a Doctor in Education, rather than a Ph.D. in Education.

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