Announcing Your Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense

Each doctoral degree candidate is required to post an announcement of his or her oral defense on the UConn Events Calendar at least two full weeks prior to the date of the defense. The procedure for posting the announcement appears below.

Important note: Beginning November 2004, this procedure replaces the submission of the Defense Announcement form to the UConn Advance and the Graduate School.

Instructions for posting the announcement:

  1. Go to this Web site: http://www.events.uconn.edu/
  2. Click on the Submit Event button.
  3. Fill in the following boxes on the screen as indicated below:
    • Title --> Enter Doctoral Dissertation Oral Defense of (Dissertator's Name)
    • Date --> Click on the pull down arrows and select the month, day, and year
    • Start Time -- > Click on the pull down arrows and select the start time
    • End Time --> Click on the pull down arrows and select the end time
    • Calendars --> Click on the Select Calendars button and then click on the Lectures & Conferences selection for the campus where your oral defense will be held
    • Description --> Enter the title of your dissertation
    • Event Sponsor --> Enter your doctoral field of study
    • Location --> Enter the campus (i.e., Storrs, Health Center, or Avery Point) where your oral defense will be held
    • Building Name --> Enter the name of the building where your oral defense will be held
    • Room Number --> Enter the room number where your oral defense will be held
    • Contact Person --> Enter the name of your Major Advisor
    • Contact Email --> Enter your Major Advisor’s UConn e-mail address
  4. Click on the Add button to submit your announcement.