THE TWU ADVANTAGE
THE TWU ADVANTAGE Graduate student resources
STUDENT RESOURCES TWU offers numerous services, resources, workshops and 12% MALE opportunities to assist graduate students with their academic demands, research, creative pathways, community service and career pursuits. For more information, visit the TWU Graduate School. twu.edu/gradschool 5,130 GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDENT CREATIVE ARTS & RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 88% FEMALE • Opportunities for students to present their research or arts activities • Build professional skills and learn about the scholarship of their peers twu.edu/research-symposium PIONEER CENTER FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE • Serves all campuses • Just Write workshops for assistance with professional papers and journal articles • Dissertation/Thesis Boot Camps • Three-Minute Thesis competition developed to present a compelling oration for thesis or dissertation; cash prizes awarded • Opportunities to get involved with campus activities or in the community • Education Abroad programs twu.edu/pioneer-center CENTER FOR RESEARCH DESIGN & ANALYSIS • Serves all campuses • Multidisciplinary support for qualitative and quantitative research designs • Assists graduate students in analyzing statistics and other data • Resources include high-end software and hardware, and access to publications • Hosts workshops throughout the year twu.edu/crda LIBRARIES • Serves all campuses • Laptops and scholarly resources available for checkout • Open access to research, data, archives and scholarly publications worldwide • Graduate lounge, study rooms and interlibrary loans • Variety of online research and resources available twu.edu/library FEDERATION OF NORTH TEXAS AREA UNIVERSITIES • Consortium including TWU, Texas A&M University- Commerce and the University of North Texas • Provides graduate students with access to combined academic resources of all three universities • Graduate Student Research Symposium twu.edu/federation GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL • Community-building organization • Serves as a voice and advocate for graduate students’ concerns and ideas • Sponsors professional development workshops twu.edu/graduate-student-council — Graduate Students | 5
