Graduate Student Resources
Academic Support
These sessions provide structured writing time in a supportive, peer-driven environment, helping participants stay focused and make meaningful progress on a specific writing task or assignment.
Covers an array of topics in various aspects of academic and professional development to enhance the graduate learning process and the graduate school experience.
Interactive Workshops for Graduate Students: Academic, Career, and Professional Development.
Offered each fall & spring, career seminars focus on topics essential to career and professional development of doctoral students.
The Graduate & Professional School supports, oversees, and implements the thesis, dissertation policies, guidelines, and submission process.
- TGPS Deadlines & Student Forms
- Formatting Workshops
- Thesis/Dissertation 101 Workshop (TGPS Requirements & Submission Process)
- Dissertation Boot Camp
- Thesis Boot Camp
- Pre-Formatted Templates
- Template Video Tutorial Playlist
- Electronic Thesis & Dissertation (ETD) Manual
- Policies & Procedures
A graduate scholar's program that equips doctoral students with the tools and training to acclimatize them to the academic rigor of doctoral education. The program provides academic support, mentoring, networking, and professional development opportunities to scholars.
Additionally, scholars work on a comprehensive individual development plan (IDP) during their tenure in the program and receive a financial stipend for six semesters. Applications open each spring for fall admission.
Career & Professional Development
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Mock Interviews
Each semester, graduate students can build confidence and refine their interview skills through mock interviews designed to prepare them for employer or academic opportunities.
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Resume & LinkedIn Consultations
Schedule one-on-one sessions to strengthen your professional materials—refine resumes, optimize LinkedIn profiles, clarify career goals, and develop effective networking strategies.
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LinkedIn Learning
Access free online courses through LinkedIn Learning to build skills, enhance your personal brand, and develop both professional and technical know-how.
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TACS
A professional development opportunity that provides graduate students with training in pedagogy. Participants participate in workshops, learn evidence-based teaching to manage classrooms, and develop a teaching philosophy for future careers.
Blackboard Online Community
The Graduate & Professional School hosts a Blackboard Organization exclusively for graduate students, providing resources, professional development opportunities, and a space to connect and collaborate with peers.