Academic Support Services

TGPS Seminar Series

  • Overview

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    Join The Graduate & Professional School for the TGPS seminar series. Offered in conjunction with our campus partners TGPS seminar series cover an array of topics in various aspects of academic and professional development to enhance the graduate learning process and graduate school experience.   

    TGPS seminar series are open to all SHSU graduate students, regardless of program or completion track. Seminars will be offered during fall, spring, and summer semesters.

    Seminars will be hosted virtually on Zoom

  • Spring 2025 Schedule

    The Seminar Series will continue in the Spring 2025 semester...

    Dates/times TBD

Graduate Writing & Accountability Study Groups

  • Overview

    The Graduate and Professional School (TGPS) in collaboration with the Academic Success Center (ASC) will be offering Graduate Writing and Accountability Study Groups. The study group meeting times will be a dedicated period of quiet sustained writing.

    Goal of the Graduate Writing and Accountability Study Groups is to use the targeted time, and the presence of peers, to focus oneself for the completion of a specific writing task or assignment. Such tasks might include generation of a paper outline for a class assignment; completion of an academic reading assignment; draft writing to some specified word or page count; conducting calculations or analysis of research data, working on a part of thesis/dissertation.

    The chosen task will fit the Graduate Writing and Accountability Study Group time allotment of 90 to 120 minutes. Registered graduate students will have an opportunity for one-on-one accountability consultation prior to the study group meeting time to formulate a goal and reflect on personal writing habits followed by post-consultation to discuss outcomes and progress on determined goals.  

    Graduate Writing and Accountability Study Groups are open to all SHSU graduate students, regardless of program or completion track and will be offered in hybrid mode (Zoom and in person).

    For more information contact Dr. Falguni Mukherjee, Associate Dean for Graduate Student Success, fsm002@shsu.edu

  • Study Group Schedule

    Fall 2024

    1. Date/Time: Friday, September 27, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

      Location – Hybrid (Zoom and The Graduate and Professional School conference room)

      Register for Sept 27

    2. Date/Time: Friday, October 25, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

      Location – Hybrid (Zoom and The Graduate and Professional School conference room)

      Register for Oct 25

    3. Date/Time: Wednesday, November 20, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm

      Location – Hybrid (Zoom and The Woodlands Center)

      Register for Nov 20

CAREER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Overview

    Resume and LinkedIn profile consultations: The Graduate and Professional School (TGPS) will provide individual resume and LinkedIn consultations for all graduate students. Whether you are looking to identify your professional interests, develop your personal strategic plan, enhance your resume, refine your online presence to optimize your profile for job searches, or learn how to effectively network on LinkedIn, these individual consultations will support those professional goals.

    Schedule your consultation today

    LinkedIn Learning courses: All SHSU graduate students regardless of program or completion track can access LinkedIn Learning courses specifically curated by TGPS for professional development and career readiness. You can access the curated LinkedIn Learning courses here.

    Mock interviews: The Graduate and Professional School (TGPS) offers interview practice/mock interview opportunity to graduate students to help them prepare for an interview with an employer or for an academic opportunity.

    The purpose of mock interviews is to give students an understanding of a typical interview setting and expectations, to prepare themselves for an interview and refine their interviewing skills. Students get individualized feedback from the interviewer at the conclusion of mock interview.

    Career Readiness scholarship

    TGPS will award $250 Career Readiness scholarship to any SHSU graduate and professional student who fulfills the following during a semester:

    1. Attend a resume and/or LinkedIn consultation at TGPS.
    2. Attend TGPS mock interview for graduate students.
    3. Complete atleast five LinkedIn Learning courses curated for career readiness and professional development by TGPS.
  • Mock Interview Schedule

    Monday, November 11: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm and

    Tuesday, November 12: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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    Register here

Teaching Assistant Certification Series (TACS)

  • Overview

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    Your graduate program will be giving you excellent training in your discipline. If you plan to include teaching at some point in your career, it will also be helpful to take some training in pedagogy (the study of teaching methods and student learning). The basic premise of pedagogy training is that teaching should be understood like any other academic enterprise: evidence-based. Ideally, training will allow you to take a step back, evaluate your own preconceptions of teaching, and shape your approach in the classroom based on the best available empirical data on how students actually learn. Workshop topics will vary, but will generally show you how to: manage “challenging” students in the classroom and incorporate pedagogical research into the classroom, and develop a statement of teaching philosophy.

    The Graduate School hosts Teaching Assistant Certification Series (TACS) for any graduate student interested in a future career involving teaching, especially those considering becoming future faculty. This program does not involve additional formal coursework or tuition.

  • Requirements

    The Graduate School hosts Teaching Assistant Certification Series (TACS) for any graduate student interested in a future career involving teaching, especially those considering becoming future faculty. This program does not involve additional formal coursework or tuition.

    To earn the certificate, students must complete the following within one academic year:

    1. Participate in at least 6 of the TACS-approved workshops; the following 4 are mandatory FERPA, Title IX, SHSU Online, and Classroom Management,
    2. Submit a copy of their statement of teaching philosophy by TBD, they will then receive feedback on it and must submit a revised copy electronically to thegraduateschool@shsu.edu 
    3. Have an observation of their teaching and receive formative feedback. To schedule please contact thegraduateschool@shsu.edu 

    *Note that workshops are open to all students as professional development, even if not enrolled in the TACS program.

  • Graduate/Undergraduate Instructor Academy (GUIA)

For more information:

936.294.2408