The University of Toledo

Welcome to the UT Graduate Community (39 minutes and 12 seconds)

Scott Scarborough, Ph.D.
Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Patricia Komuniecki, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs & Dean, College of Graduate Studies

Aaron Shaw
President, Graduate Student Association 

Academic Integrity in Graduate Education and Research (19 minutes and 45 seconds)

Susan Pocotte, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Graduate Studies

Graduate Writing (23 minutes and 1 second)

Barbara Schneider, Associate Dean, College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences
Teri Green, Thesis & Dissertation Services Specialist, College of Graduate Studies

This session will discuss how to approach the demands of academic and professional writing including strategies for success in graduate school and beyond. 

Building a Productive Relationship with Your Advisor (25 minutes and 26 seconds)

Karen Bjorkman, Ph.D.
Distinguished University Professor and Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Your relationship with your advisor and other faculty in your department will play a key role in your academic success. This session will examine factors that contribute to a positive working relationship between graduate students and faculty. It will explore some of the problems that occur in mentoring relationships and what graduate students can do to help resolve them. 

Career Development (28 minutes and 11 seconds)

Sabina Elizondo-Serratos
Associate Director, Experiential Learning & Career Services

Career Services offers graduate students advice on how to best prepare themselves for the work world…whether in higher education or the business world. When “thinking ahead”, consider your options, challenges, and opportunities.

How to find Balance, Meaning and Enjoyment in Graduate School: A Panel Discussion on Traits of Successful Graduate Students (18 minutes and 44 seconds)

Moderator:       Patricia Komuniecki, Ph.D

Panelists:        Michael Dowd, Ph.D.
                      Chair & Associate Professor, Economics

                      Rebecca Schneider, Ph.D.
                      Associate Professor, Science Education

                      Patricia Relue, Ph.D.
                      Associate Professor, Bioengineering

                      Anthony Quinn, Ph.D.
                      Associate Professor, Biological Sciences