In this issue:
- Grad School Change
- Grad Research Photo Competition
- Grad Advantage
- GCCUT certificate
- Spring GRAD classes
- Open office hours for Grad School IT
- GA position
- Deadlines for Graduating Students
- Grad Appreciation Week
- Stats consulting
- Career preparation events
- Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
- Gilfillan Memorial Lecture
- Creating Calm
- Visualize your Bibliography Competition
From the Graduate School
Message from Dean Mote
It has been my pleasure to serve as Dean of the Graduate School for the past six years. Alix Gitelman, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, sent a note to all graduate students stating that the Graduate School's primary functions are transitioning to new administrative homes March 17. As a student, your experience should not be impacted. The functions and resources of the Graduate school will still be offered by the same staff at the same locations (Heckart Lodge and online).
What does this mean for your academic support as a student?
Your primary contacts for student support will remain the same. We expect little disruption to the student academic journey as these internal administrative changes are completed.
I will be returning to my academic home in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences on June 30. Until that time, I will assist with the transition as senior advisor to the Provost. I have been honored to lead the Graduate School and meet many of you.
If you have any questions regarding the Grad School transition, please direct those to Steph Bernell, director of the new Office of Graduate Education.
Thank you,
Philip Mote
Vice Provost and Dean
The Graduate School
Oregon State University
Grad Research Photo Competition
Submit your photos here. Submissions are open until midnight, March 16.
The Graduate Research Photo Competition provides an opportunity to win a cash award, the prestige of having your photo displayed at the Graduate Student Commons in the Valley Library, and bragging rights!
This contest is open to all currently enrolled Oregon State University master's or doctoral graduate students in both thesis and course-based programs.
Grad Advantage Gives You an Edge: Giveaway Announcement
If you want the chance to win a $25 gift card this month, there is a simple three step way to enter.
- Take your OSU Grad Advantage self-assessment today. OSU Grad Advantage provides students a self-assessment tool to gauge their current level in five core competencies and provides opportunities for improvement.
- Attend an event on campus that relates to this month's core competency: Mentoring, Facilitation and Teaching. It can be an event highlighted by the Graduate School or not. It simply needs to extend your knowledge or skillset in the correlating core competency.
- Self-report your attendance here to be entered into the raffle.
For the next several months, the Graduate School will be highlighting each of the core competencies outlined in the assessment and providing resources to events and ways to learn more about each.
Apply to obtain your GCCUT certificate
The Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching (GCCUT) is accepting applications for the Corvallis based and Ecampus programs through Sept. 1. GCCUT is designed to provide advanced coursework and experiential learning opportunities to students who plan to pursue careers that require teaching and facilitation skills. Graduates have leveraged their GCCUT certificate to successfully obtain positions in higher education, research settings, private industry, as well as government and nonprofit agencies. More information can be found on the GCCUT website.
Spring GRAD classes
The Graduate School and its partners offer GRAD courses for students in all disciplines. View the courses.
GRAD 514 - Introduction to Graduate Writing: 3 credits Covers the expectations for writing at the graduate level. Examines features of successful, graduate-level academic writing to produce documents for program, courses, advisors, and colleagues. Explores topics related to information literacy, proposal and grant writing, and general graduate writing strategies. (Ecampus)
GRAD 515 - Creating Happiness: Personal and Professional Applications of Well-Being for Graduate Students: 1 credit A weekly one-hour pause for graduate students to take stock of their lives by examining theories and practices of well-being, and exploring the concepts related to happiness, grit, mindfulness, and mindset. The course encourages the application of these concepts and practices into graduate students' course of study, career planning, and as a general blueprint for ongoing health and healing. (Ecampus)
GRAD 517 - Graduate Career Building: 3 credits Assesses graduate students' professional skills and explores a range of diverse career pathway options. Provides practical guidance on how to leverage academic, research, and co-curricular experiences to enhance employability and will support students in developing personalized career plans tailored to their individual goals and aspirations. (Ecampus) NEW: Watch course overview video
GRAD 521 - Research Data Management: 2 credits Careful examination of all aspects of research data management best practices. Designed to prepare students to exceed funder mandates for performance in data planning, documentation, preservation and sharing in an increasingly complex digital research environment. Open to students of all disciplines. (Corvallis) NEW: Watch course overview video
GRAD 542 - The Inclusive College Classroom: Difference, Power and Discrimination: 3 credits An examination of multidisciplinary scholarship on difference, power, and discrimination; critical pedagogies; and curriculum transformation. Discussions of theory and research are coupled with practical hands-on opportunities for students to develop and hone their teaching and course development skills. (Ecampus)
GRAD 599 - Cultivating Productive and Positive Academic Relationships for Graduate Success: 1 credit Explores evidence-based communication strategies that empower graduate students to foster clarity and connectedness in their relationships with academic colleagues and to productively raise and respond to concerns when they arise. Emphasizes active learning and practical applications to various contexts in the graduate student experience. Builds skills to support graduate success and to reduce stress, ambiguity and the potential for discord. Provides a safe space for graduate students to discuss concerns regarding academic relationships. (Corvallis) NEW: Watch course overview video
Open office hours for Grad School IT
Do you need help with a Graduate School service, page, or form? Are you a current Oregon State student, faculty, or staff? Join us for real-time assistance. When: Tuesdays, 10-11:30 a.m. (PT) Where: https://beav.es/GS-Help
GA Position in Office of Graduate Education (Corvallis area)
Do you have a knack for social media and storytelling? The Office of Graduate Education is looking for a graduate assistant to support communication and student success services. If you have skills in writing, photography, videography, or graphic design, we invite you to apply. Pull together a few examples along with a résumé and letter of interest to send to [email protected] by April 25 for consideration. Full position description available online. Note: position is not open to remote work and will be located in Corvallis.
Deadlines for graduating students
If you're planning to graduate in the coming months, please find the Graduate School's degree completion steps and deadlines on the master's and doctoral degree pages.
On those pages, you can find graduation timelines and required tasks such as submitting your program of study, diploma application and final exam scheduling forms. Avoid last-minute surprises and set yourself up for a smooth finish to your well-earned degree!
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
Career preparation events
Did you know you can access career training webinars through our institutional subscription with Beyond the Professoriate (doctoral) and Beyond Graduate School (master's)? Find answers to job search questions, register to attend a workshop, or browse their career video library to hear how other graduate students have moved into meaningful and rewarding careers.
Mark your calendars for Grad Appreciation Week
April 7-13 is Grad Appreciation Week. Be sure to check back soon online to find a full list of special events to show our gratitude for your outstanding contributions to scholarship, research, teaching and service help make Oregon State a world-class university.
From our Partners
Statistics short format consulting
Statistical advice to currently enrolled OSU graduate students on an OSU-related research project is offered without charge in weeks 2 through 10 of fall, winter and spring term in the Grad Student Commons. To learn more and sign up for a consultation, please visit the statistics consulting website.
Graduate Engineering Research Showcase
Oregon State Engineers are creating a better future here and now, through vital research that tackles some of humanity's greatest challenges. The Graduate Engineering Research Showcase offers an exciting glimpse of that future, presented by some of the brilliant, creative minds who are helping to make it happen. The showcase will feature research micro-presentations from 11 graduate engineering students on a variety of topics.
When: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, April 3
Where: LaSells Stewart Center
Gilfillan Memorial Lecture
From "junk" to essential players! Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are reshaping our understanding of biology, and Elisar Barbar is leading the way. Join us for the 2025 F.A. Gilfillan Memorial Lecture as Barbar shares her groundbreaking research on these dynamic proteins—revealing their role in everything from neurodegeneration to viral replication and even the nucleocapsid of coronavirus.
When: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12
Where: LaSells Stewart Center, Construction & Engineering Hall
Creating Calm
Join us in this therapeutic group to create art together as a way to self-soothe, calm our nervous systems, discover ourselves, process emotions, and identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. No need to be "good at art"— everyone is an artist, and the process matters more than the product. No registration required; just check in by start time. New members accepted each week.
When: 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 19
Where: LaSells Stewart Center
Visualize Your Bibliography Competition
All OSU graduate students are welcome to compete in the Visualize Your Bibliography Competition. Display the sources you've been finding for your thesis, articles, or other scholarly work in a creative way and win fantastic prizes! Ever wonder what your bibliography would look like as a mobile? Pyramid? Video? Fabric art? Macramé? Cake? Us too!
Submissions - due April 14. Questions - appropriate anytime, ask Hannah Rempel at [email protected]