WHAT WE DO
The Graduate College is the engine for a growing number of activities, including:
- fellowships and awards recognizing outstanding academic promise, pioneering research, interdisciplinarity, and mentoring
- individualized assistance in seeking external funding
- campus-wide orientations for new graduate students and teaching assistants
- the Image of Research, an annual exhibit co-sponsored by the Library to showcase graduate research fostering interdisciplinary dialog
- programs and workshops to encourage professional, academic, and personal development
- the PASSAGE Scholars Program, which prepares historically underrepresented students entering PhD programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines -- the recipient of the 2012 Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education from the Council of Graduate Schools and the Educational Testing Service
- the Summer Research Opportunities Program (est. 1986) introduces underrepresented sophomores and juniors to one-on-one mentored academic research
- an extremely popular new course entitled “Foundations of College Teaching” (GC 593) to train graduate students to teach effectively
- the International Teaching Assistant program trains international graduate students to teach effectively, thereby ensuring undergraduate student success