The College of Graduate and Professional Studies Supported Initiatives

The College of Graduate & Professional Studies supports a wide range of initiatives as a responsible citizen of the university and greater community.

Some of these initiatives are the following:

Graduate Assistantships:

• Since 2008, the number of Graduate Assistantships has doubled. Graduate assistants serve a wide variety of roles across the University.

English Department Programs:

• Creative Writing Projects -graduate and undergraduate writing / publishing / editing initiatives.
• Moton Museum publication project (Graduate Assistant, undergraduate / graduate student support of publishing - editing process - marketing).
• Support the publication of faculty / student literary journals - magazines.
• Support of annual Southern Humanities Conference attendance by students and faculty.
• Support of the annual Robert and Susan May Student Conference.
• Support for travel and presentation by Composition faculty - students.
• Support for Annual Medieval Conference.
• Support for new program initiatives: Professional Writing program.
• Support for dramatic writing program - graduate assistant, production and support.

College of Education & Human Services:

• Support for faculty travel, presentations and research in the following programs: CSDS, Educational Media and Library Science, Social Work.
• 5 year program planning.

College of Business & Economics:

• Support additional graduate assistantships for faculty research.
• Support faculty and student travel for conference presentations and attendance.

College of Graduate & Professional Studies Initiatives:

• CAFÉ.
• Blackwell Talks.
• Blackwell Summer Scholarly Research Initiative.
• Retreats - Graduate Studies, Professional Studies.