Scheduling a Defense in the School of Sustainability

Step 1: Please confirm that the proposed day and time works for all faculty that need to be present at the defense or presentation.
Some programs have specific guidelines about faculty committee participation in a student’s defense or presentation (including remote vs. in person participation).

Step 2: Request a room reservation for your defense or presentation by completing the following form.
This form is only for graduate students in the School of Sustainability arranging their defense or presentation and undergraduate students enrolled in SOS 493: Honors Thesis.

* indicates the mandatory information needed to submit this form

Step 3: Advertise your defense or culminating experience presentation so that it appears on the SOS Events page. Start by downloading the appropriate template for the advertisement. Please complete the template in full and upload it using the following form. If you have a professional looking headshot to include in the advertisement, we encourage you to upload it as well. If you don’t have a headshot already, you can get one taken, please see office hours listed here.

Defense announcement forms

• MA/MS Thesis or Scientific Paper Defense Announcement Form
• MA/MS Proposal Defense Announcement Template
• PhD Prospectus Defense Announcement Form 
• PhD Dissertation Defense Announcement Form
• Barrett Honors Thesis or Creative Project Defense Announcement Form 

* indicates the mandatory information needed to submit this form