Dissertation Support

Workshops in this area focus on preparing students for work and life after completion of the graduate degree and include opportunities to build interviewing, résumé and CV writing, and career exploration skills.

Participants will improve their written and oral communication skills within this competency area through workshops focused on presentation, argumentation, and scholarly writing skills.

This year's Graduate School Orientation includes an on-campus and virtual opening session, resource fair, on-campus tours, and a picnic.

Graduate School socials are designed to foster community and gather feedback about graduate education at Ball State University.

Graduate Student Association Socials/ Events/ Meetings

As an enduring value of Ball State University, participants will build their knowledge, skills, and awareness in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice within this competency area.

Workshops in this area focus on building students’ capacity to conduct responsible and ethical research through opportunities to learn about IRB, research design, and grant writing.

This competency area centers pedagogy and curriculum and includes workshops designed to help students develop and facilitate inclusive and accessible courses and assess learning outcomes for their students.

Through social events designed to foster belonging among graduate students and workshops aimed at building students’ skillsets in dimensions of wellness, these workshops are facilitated by the Counseling Center & Graduate Student Wellness Initiative.