Folks,

Here is a text copy of the Black Friday Statement.  As we talked
about, you should fill this out and talk with your advisor(s) about
what's in it.  I've annotated a few of the items that may not be
immediately obvious.

-bnoble

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A copy of this statement SHOULD BE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO YOUR ADVISOR(S), and a 
copy given to Sharon Burks to be placed into your student file.

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                      STUDENT STATEMENT FOR BLACK FRIDAY


   Advisor(s): _____________________     Student: _____________________________

   1) What were your department related activities this semester?

               Core Courses: 

           Elective Courses:

              Project Units:

  Progress on Skills Reqmts:  << This includes talks given, papers written,
                                 miscellaneous hacking >>
             Courses Taught:

            Thesis Proposal:

            Thesis Research:

         Systems Maintained:  << A number of the software packages in
                                 the department are maintained by
                                 students: for example, I maintain the
                                 rpc2, informix, and scylla packages. 
                                 Write these down here. >>
 
                      Other:  << The catch-all for anything else
                                 you've done. >>


   2) Did you have any papers accepted for a refereed conference or journal?
      (If so, give citation)


   3) Were you involved in any consulting activities outside the  department
      this semester?  If so, please describe (for whom, time spent).


   4) What goals did you and your advisor set for this semester?  (e.g. Take
      two courses, do research, TA, none, etc.)

<< This should almost be exactly what you wrote down under question #6
on the previous semester's Black Friday form.  This should be
something that you and your advisor agree on a priori. >>

   5) Do you feel that your goals were satisfactorily  met,  or  were  there
      specific reasons which made the goals difficult to meet?

<< Again, talk with your advisor about how you feel you did, before
writing it down.  If you and your advisor have a difference of
opinion, it should be worked out *before* you write anything on this
form.  If you and your advisor still have a difference of opinion,
think about talking to other faculty so that they can back you up on
Black Friday. >>

   6) What  do  you  expect  to  do  next  semester?  (e.g. Take Algorithms
      course?, concentrate on research project?, look for a thesis topic?, etc.
      This is a statement of intention, not a commitment.)

<< Set these goals together with your advisor.   Don't try to set them
without their agreement. >>