Fall 2024 professional development series for all students

• Aug. 12: CSPA orientation
• Aug. 25: Graduate Psychology Back to School Picnic
• Aug. 26: Graduate student transition; What is student engagement?
• Aug. 30: Steve stroll downtown Harrisonburg
• Sept. 2: JMU Libraries and supporting our contentions with scholarly work
• Sept. 9: Writing for graduate school
• Sept. 13: CSPA Lunch and Learn in D-hall - Get to know yourself with the Enneagram
• Sept. 16: Oh! I never thought about it that way! How to have better conversations together across political and cultural divides
• Oct. 7: Seeking a practicum and assistantship & introduction to the Portfolio 101
• Oct. 11: CSPA Lunch and Learn - Day in the life of a VPSA and a Dean
• Nov. 1: Assistantship presentations
• Nov. 6-8: Virginia Student Services Conference
• Dec. 6: CSPA Lunch and Learn - Networking lunch

Key fall dates

• Sept. 24, 3-6pm: Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Graduate and Professional School Fair in Hotel Madison
• Nov. 18 –22: Assistantship interviews for current first-year cohort students

Application for fall 2025 admission

• Jan. 15: CSPA Priority Admission deadline

Admission Interviews

• Feb. 7 (Fri): On-campus
• Feb. 10 (Mon): Tentatively remote
• Feb. 14 (Fri): On-campus

Graduation

• Thursday, May 15, (tentative): CSPA Graduation Celebration
• Thursday, May 15, 1pm: Graduate School Commencement Exercises