Graduate College Additional Resources For Faculty and Staff

The Graduate College supports faculty and staff across our campus to deliver world-class graduate education.

Whether you’re the director of a graduate program, a departmental administrative contact, an advisor or mentor, we have resources to assist you.

New Canvas Space for Faculty and Staff

We're excited to share a new Canvas Toolkit and Training Site designed for graduate program faculty and staff on our campus, offering resources and training to help you in your role. 

Some sections are still being built and polished, but we invite you to join the space, look around, and send us your feedback. 

Join our Canvas site

You must first join the Canvas site for access to the resources below.

Alma Mater drawing on front windows of Graduate College

Resources in Canvas by Topic Area

Admissions and Enrollment

Resources and trainings for Admissions and Enrollment, Credential and SEVIS Evaluation, Using Slate

Academic Policies and Procedures

Degree Audits, Petitions, Doctoral Exams and Committees, Thesis Deposit, Degree Conferral and Graduation

Supporting Student Success

Access and Engagement Programs, Orientation Resources for Welcoming New Graduate Students, Understanding Career Outcomes

Fellowships and Funding

Assistantships, Graduate College Grant and Fellowship Programs, External Fellowships, Waivers, Block Grants, Scholarships, Fellowship Processing (FEPS)

Programs and Courses

Courseleaf Course Management System, Creating/Revising Graduate Programs, Creating/Revising Graduate Courses, About the Academic Catalog

Marketing and Recruiting

Identifying your goals, Understanding the Enrollment Funnel, Best Practices, Website and Landing pages, Using Slate, Advertising and Digital Media, Campus Marketing Resources.

Congratulations, Ashley Ramm and Ashley Negangard!

Ramm and Negangard received the Graduate College Excellence Award for Contacts. This award is given as a part of our Annual Workshop.

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Wojtek and the two winners

Request a Workshop 

Graduate College staff are available to come to your department, research group or student organization meeting. We deliver workshops on topics ranging from general orientation to graduate studies, developing skills to succeed in graduate school, exploring career options and job search advice, preparing for thesis and dissertation deposit, and writing effective fellowship proposals.

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