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Opportunities Just for You Graduate Student Resources TWU offers numerous services, resources, workshops and 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 The Woodcock Institute • Interdisciplinary neurocognitive research • Applied evidence-based assessment and professional development opportunities and publications • Doctoral student research grants and competitive dissertation research awards twu.edu/woodcock-institute Pioneer Center for Student Excellence • Serves all campuses • 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 twu.edu/pioneer-center 4 | Graduate Students
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 Libraries • Serve 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 twu.edu/crda Center for Student Research • Opportunities for students to present their research or creative arts activities including the Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium (co-hosted with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs • Builds professional skills and facilitates learning about the scholarship of their peers twu.edu/center-student-research 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 annual competition with financial awards twu.edu/federation Write Site • Serves all campuses and online students through the Online Writing Lab (OWL) • Provides individual and group writing instruction • Assists at all stages of the writing process, including thesis development twu.edu/write-site Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership The institute’s new home is in the heart of TWU’s most historic building. Its Sue S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall features one of the first Texas interactive history exhibits to showcase the contributions and leadership legacy of Texas women in politics and public policy. • Serves all campuses • Dedicated to preparing more women to take on successful leadership roles in business and public service • Center for Student Leadership • Center for Women Entrepreneurs • Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy twu.edu/lead Graduate Students | 5
