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Enrollment is open for summer 2023 Graduate Writing Groups in the OSU Graduate Writing Center. Facilitated by Graduate Writing Consultants, you will meet each week with other graduate students to work on your written projects. Activities vary based on student needs, but groups mainly focus on purpose-based peer review, individual writing time, and conversations about meeting formal expectations of scholarly writing and communication.
Writing groups start week 2 of summer term and occur throughout the summer term schedule.
Register for a summer 2023 writing group.
Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws Writing Group
Master's Writing Group
Ph.D. Writing Groups
The Graduate School is pleased to offer this brand new course fall term. The course offers a professional learning experience for graduate students looking to grow as a dialogue facilitator and integrate dialogue practices in their current or future professional responsibilities related to teaching, research, leadership, or service. Find it in the schedule of classes.
The Graduate School seeks nominations for the 2023 CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards in the following fields:
Learn more and how to submit a nomination. All nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m., June 5, 2023
The Graduate Writing Center is seeking applications from graduate students across the disciplines to fill multiple openings for the Graduate Writing Consultant position starting in the fall term.
Graduate Writing Consultants receive training to work with peers on a wide range of scholarly and professional documents and writing tasks. Additionally, Graduate Writing Consultants are trained to address general academic writing, disciplinary, and research writing conventions in one-on-one and group settings, and in online and in-person formats. Hours are flexible and can accommodate other existing part-time graduate employment.
If your career trajectory involves scholarly or other communication-focused work, training as a Graduate Writing Consultant provides you with tools to be an effective collaborator and reviewer of scholarly communication while you support the success of your peers at Oregon State University.
To apply, visit the OSU Jobs website.
Please email Chris Nelson, Graduate Writing Center Coordinator, if you have any questions.
View the courses in the Schedule of Classes.
GRAD 520 - Responsible Conduct of Research (2 credits, online)
Covers 10 topics in responsible conduct of research: ethical decision making; human subjects; animal welfare; data acquisition; sharing and ownership; research misconduct; conflicts of interest; authorship; peer review; mentor/trainee responsibilities; and collaborative science. Useful to all students who conduct scholarly activity. Provides transcript-visible training in research ethics relevant to the Graduate Learning Outcome established by Faculty Senate to be able to conduct scholarly and professional activities in an ethical manner.
GRAD 516 - Graduate Teaching Seminar (1 credit, online)
This is a 1-credit, just-in-time pedagogy and teaching support course for Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) at Oregon State University. This course will provide support for GTAs and other graduate students across OSU's academic disciplines who teach site-based, hybrid, and online courses. The course focuses on evidence-based pedagogical practices with an emphasis on practical strategies and problem-solving, and will be tuned to graduate students' needs and the classes they are instructing.
GRAD 520 - Responsible Conduct of Research (2 credits, online or Corvallis
Covers 10 topics in responsible conduct of research: ethical decision making; human subjects; animal welfare; data acquisition; sharing and ownership; research misconduct; conflicts of interest; authorship; peer review; mentor/trainee responsibilities; and collaborative science. Useful to all students who conduct scholarly activity. Provides transcript-visible training in research ethics relevant to the Graduate Learning Outcome established by Faculty Senate to be able to conduct scholarly and professional activities in an ethical manner.
GRAD 543 - Dialogue Facilitation in Professional Contexts: Skills and Practice for Graduate Students (3 credits, online)
Offers a professional learning experience for graduate students looking to grow as a dialogue facilitator and integrate dialogue practices in their current or future professional responsibilities related to teaching, research, leadership, and/or service.
GRAD 550 - Introduction to Online Course Development and Facilitation (2 credits, online)
Prepares students to develop and teach distance courses. Students explore practical aspects of course development and facilitation: a brief history of distance education and pedagogical theory; course design principles; engagement of adult learners; active learning; and investigation of how online instruction, in addition to offering flexibility and convenience, also offers distinct pedagogical benefits. Open to students in all disciplines.
WR 573 - Thesis and Dissertation Writing (3 credits, Corvallis)
This course assists students who are in the writing stages of their thesis or dissertation (or who might be writing the proposal for this work). We will first identify the expectations of a quality thesis in your respective fields, then analyze the ways they are met through writing, and finally, we'll execute an achievable plan to meet—and ideally, exceed—those expectations. This course emphasizes the cultivation of productive, healthy habits of writing, which necessarily includes strategies for self-assessment and for managing the mental and physical stresses that accompany such a major project. All of this is done with an eye towards drafting, developing, and revising specific sections of the thesis. By the end of the course, students will be able to articulate the purpose and stakes of their project, understand the writing conventions of the discipline in which it is written, and perceive which writing habits will ensure timely completion.
Join a Latinx & Friends Graduate Student Writing Group! This is a great opportunity for BIPOC graduate students to come work on any writing projects in a safe space. You can also join a writing accountability group which can help with staying focused on more long-term writing projects and meeting personal deadlines. Drop by the Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez for the next meeting 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, June 3.
The Family Resource Center (FRC) advisory board reviews and supports the development of quality and innovative programs, facilities and services for students with children and all OSU families. The FRC Advisory Board makes recommendations to the FRC to support and enhance the success of OSU students and employees.
Incidental fee paying students are encouraged to join the advisor board. Benefits of serving on the board include:
Interested? Contact the Family Resource Center for an invite to the next meeting! 541-737-4906 or [email protected]
Strengthen your resume, get noticed by employers, and land your first full-time job with summer term Getting Your First Dam Job workshops.
Still looking for a job post-graduation? Wondering why your resume isn't getting you noticed by employers? Maybe you have found a job, but you could use tips adjusting to professional life?
The summer term First Dam Job career workshop series (August 1-3) will help you address these scenarios and more. Register for one or all three of these virtual sessions to strengthen your resume and gain the skills you need to land your first full-time job. All three workshops will be offered virtually.