just curious wrote:

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I am a grad student at another university.  We have two positions open in our department.  The final candidates will be coming to campus where they will give a talk followed by a Q&A where grad students can talk to the candidates.  The search committee encourages grad student feedback and their impressions from the talk and Q&A.  Is this common practice at universities to included students in the process?

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Curiouser and Curioser wrote:

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just curious wrote: I am a grad student at another university.  We have two positions open in our department.  The final candidates will be coming to campus where they will give a talk followed by a Q&A where grad students can talk to the candidates.  The search committee encourages grad student feedback and their impressions from the talk and Q&A.  Is this common practice at universities to included students in the process? A very good question. Mitch's one-word response is correct.  Would you mind telling us how you found this message board?

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I received my undergraduate degree from USM.  As a new grad student, I find this board can be very helpful in learning about academia outside of the traditional undergraduage degree.  There is a great deal of information here you don't get right away in grad school.

Mitch wrote:

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 Correct. We solicit student feedback in all hiring decisions (they have to live with our choice also), and clinical psychology grad students participate in our program governance by electing two students (early and advanced) to serve as non-voting members of the training committee. (Of course, they are excused when we discuss particular students and so forth). We also solicit feedback from prospective students who interview for our program (this helps us improve our recruitment and admissions process). Current students also play a central role in the student recruitment process, and a very important role in our accreditation efforts. It's all part of our approach to program governance, program improvement, and the professional development of our grad students.

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And what a dilemma and culture shock this type of sensible and academically respectable MO created for middle- and upper- management. Keep up the good work. Don't let the bastillions get you down!