Graduate School News and Events
See also the current Calendar of Events
Fall 2011 Graduate School News
- Lone Star Graduate Diversity Colloquium
- Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Awards Announced
- Graduate Student Resources/Workshops
- STAGE Scholarship program
- So you want to be a professor?
- Poster Competition
- Texas Tech Today eNewsletter
Lone Star Graduate Diversity Colloquium - 2012
Undergraduates: Apply for funding to attend the 2012 Lone Star Graduate Diversity Colloquium at The University of North Texas, March 30-31, 2012. See the complete announcement for more information.
Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Awards Announced
Texas Tech University's Graduate School is proud to announce the 2011 awards that recognize the quality of work displayed in several theses and dissertations of graduate students. See the complete announcement for more information.
Graduate Student Resources/Workshops
See this handout for more information about events and workshops for students. Please view our Calendar of Events for specific dates, times and registration information
So you want to be a professor?
For Spring 2011, the Graduate School and the TLTC continue their series of workshops for graduate students pursuing careers in Academia.
- Trading Spaces: Teaching in the Space You've Been Given - January 25
- Writing a Research Statement - February 10
- Whose Responsibility Is It? Examining the Ethical Behaviors in the Classrooms for Students and Teachers - March 25
- LinkedIn: Managing Your Online Professional Reputation through Social Media - March 30
More information and registration links
Eleventh Annual Poster Contest
The Graduate School is pleased to announce 2012 Eleventh Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition.
The Graduate School would like to thank the Helen Jones Foundation and Plains Capital Bank for supporting graduate student research and making this event possible. Many thanks are extended to the College of Mass Communications, University Library, University Traffic and Parking, and the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center for hosting our research poster displays.
click here for Poster Contest information.
Step Toward Assisting Graduate Education (STAGE) Scholarship program
Interested Donors
Program: The Graduate School and the Student Government Association are proud to announce the new "Step Towards Assisting Graduate Education" (STAGE) scholarship program directed specifically towards the graduate student body, both full and part-time, of Texas Tech. This is the first SGA scholarship program focused entirely towards the growth and development of the graduate student body at Tech. Crucial to the growth of any research intensive university is the continuous growth in the enrollment of top quality graduate students. The STAGE program is designed to Attract, Recruit and Retain top quality graduate students through financial assistance in the form of scholarship and assist Tech grow.
Goal: The target of the program is to raise $1 million. Contributions of at least $1000 will be commemorated with a brick in the Scholarship Sidewalk leading from the Administration Building to Memorial Circle.
Contributions can be made to: Any graduate scholarship within an academic college, or The General Graduate Student scholarship fund that will be housed in the grad school and open to all majors across campus to apply.
To contribute or request more information, please contact donna.rogers@ttu.edu; 806-742-2781, ext. 242 or contribute online http://www.give2tech.com/ (click Give Online and search for STAGE Graduate Scholarship Initiative)
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