My committee members are not showing up in the drop down menus of Milestone Six, therefore I cannot submit. What do I do?
Contact Nathan Blackburn at blackburnn@ohio.edu with the name and OU email of the committee member, as well as what role they serve on your committee (chair, dean's rep, committee member) and what their home college is (College of Arts & Sciences, HCOM, etc).
My committee chair is not available to be selected as chair. However, I can select them as a committee member. What do I do?
Contact Nathan Blackburn directly at blackburnn@ohio.edu with the name of your committee chair.
I get an email after I submit, telling me one of my committee members is inactive. What do I do?
Contact Nathan Blackburn at blackburnn@ohio.edu with the name and email of the committee member.
What is a Dean's Representative?
The Dean's Representative is the person on your committee who is outside of your college (so, if you are a Patton student, someone from the College of Arts and Sciences, vice versa). This is sometimes referred to as an "outside member."
What is Power Apps?
Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code platform within the Microsoft Power Platform that lets users build custom business applications quickly using visual tools like drag-and-drop, formulas (like Excel), and pre-built templates, without needing extensive coding skills.
It CANNOT access information such as student grades.
I'm a new graduate program director/chair and I cannot access any Milestone records or the dashboard. What do I do?
Please reach out to Nathan Blackburn (blackburnn@ohio.edu). They will need to add you to several areas in the backend of the system that will give you full access.
What is the difference between MS3 and MS5?
Milestone 3 mainly applies to the Russ College of Engineering and Technology requirement of a doctoral student. Milestone 5 refers to the completion of what many students refer to as "comps," or program level comprehensive exams.
How often should I complete MS1?
At least once per student.
How do milestones approvals work with TAD deadlines? Is a student completing MS9 the same as completing the TAD process?
TAD deadlines for each academic year are set in coordination with the Office of the Registrar and are completely independent from the milestone system. Applicable deadlines are not input into the milestone system, and the system does not operate with any over arching deadlines.
In short, it is the student's responsibility to not only input their dissertation defense date as MS9 in the milestone system, but also initiate the TAD process for document format reviewing and meeting the applicable TAD Final Clearance Deadline. Submitting and receiving notification of a successful MS9 is not the same as completing the mandatory TAD process.
How does the office of TAD know that I have successfully defended my dissertation?
When everyone in your committee, your program director, and your associate dean approve MS9B, TAD also receives an automated email with a PDF certifying such. It is at this point that you are expected to initiate the TAD process if you have not already.
I've heard Milestone 9A and Milestone 9B. What is the difference?
Milestone 9A is the student inputting their dissertation defense date in the dashboard, along with all other information, and everyone in the approval flow approving the scheduling of this defense.
Milestone 9B is initiated directly after the input time of the defense, and certifies that the student defended successfully and the student's document is now ready for TAD revision.
I cannot monitor who has not yet approved my successful dissertation defense. What should I do?
At this time, students cannot track who within their approval flow has approved their dissertation defense (MS9B). Students can email Nathan Blackburn at blackburnn@ohio.edu if they need to check on the status.