Graduate Assistants

Resources for graduate assistants and the mentors who advise them. 

By following the links to any of the sites listed within this page, you will exit the OFFICIAL UCO WEBSITE and be directed to the respective resource which is not a part of the www.uco.edu domain.

• Going on the Job Market, ABD
• Early Career Faculty Advice (this page shows as being for geosciences faculty, but most of the advice applies across disciplines)
• Crossing Scholarly Divides: Barriers and bridges for doctoral students attending scholarly conferences. (2009)
• What They Don’t Teach You in Graduate School: 199 Tips
• Ten Teacher-Student Conflict Scenarios
• University of Rochester Advice to Graduate Assistants (still relevant today)
• Creating Powerpoint Presentations That Focus on Learning 
• Negotiating Your First College Teaching Job
• Writing a Good Job Cover Letter
• How to Stand Out in Your Interview
• Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Resources – great group of resources relevant to the preparation of theses & dissertations, whether concerning the paper copy or the electronic copy
• Questions to Ask in Your Interview
• Resources for Succeeding in Graduate School
• How One University Department Filtered Through 637 Applications and Made Its Hiring Decision
• The Most Frequently Asked Questions in Academic Job Interviews
• The Most Commonly Flubbed Questions on Academic Job Interviews   
• 2012 MWR2P Graduate Student Resources