St. John’s University
Mestract CohortMay 2007
By Susan MacDonald
St. John’s University
Oakdale Campus
Some rules are made
to be broken...
Say Goodbye to daylight
Once a month for three years,
25 people met together for the
entire weekend to achieve their
dream.
The biggest problem with the problem
statement is...
The Problem Statement
Important Data for St.
John’s University
53
8
Doctoral Students Sane People0
10
20
30
40
50
60 Pounds
pounds
pounds
Weight gain after 3 years of Doctoral Work
51 pounds
8 pounds
Methodology?
QualitativeOr
Quantitative
77.4
60.8
86.7
94.5
Anxiety
Family disfunction
Sleep Deprivation
Financial Stress
0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent increaseFamily Dysfunction
Use Quan-li-tative
Anxiety
Doctoral Stressors
Sleep Deprivation
Family Stress
Who’s Who in Mestract
Doctoral Cohort 6
Billy
Dan
Suzanne
Go Thearl
The Doctoral Pose
Peggy
MBF Brigid
Sal & Kelly
Thearl
Regina trying to get answers from
KellyNice Try Regina
Fake
smile
Elaine
Kelly(Nice Ring!)
Kelly’s Car
Regina & Susan
Stephanie
Kathy
Tom
Tara
Jack
Jack’s Car
Sal
Jen
Camille
Just some light reading for tomorrow’s class
Marge
Whittney
George
Lynn
Tyrone
Valedictorian
Never surrender...
Good luck writing your dissertation.
It’s truly been a wonderful experience working with all of you.
Susan MacDonald