Graduate School
Transforming students, education, and lives
"The traditional curriculum must become more inclusive, adaptive and individualized, with emphasis on integrative thinking and experiential learning." ~ Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education Karen P. DePauw
Check out Dean DePauw's 31 Tips for Thriving in Graduate School.
Also visit our Expectations for Graduate Education, which note the contributions graduate students, faculty, departments and programs, and the Graduate School itself, are expected to make to foster and maintain a dynamic and productive academic environment in which students thrive as they pursue their degrees.
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We offer a range of programs to help enhance students' graduate education experience, including:
Bring Your Kids to School Day at the Graduate School with families and children, dean Karen DePauw and President Sands and Laura Sands.
Work-life balance
Services for students and their families, parent support group, and student organizations
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Student Support
Counseling, tutoring, Graduate Student Ombudsperson, and other services
For International Students
Advising and visa assistance for students from outside the U.S.
The Graduate Life Center, known as the GLC, provides spaces for meetings, classes, social gatherings, down time, and housing. It's also home to the Graduate School's administrative offices.