The Graduate College supports faculty and staff across our campus to deliver world-class graduate education.
Whether you’re the director of a graduate program, a departmental administrative contact, an advisor or mentor, we have resources to assist you.
New Canvas Space for Faculty and Staff
We're excited to share a new Canvas Toolkit and Training Site designed for graduate program faculty and staff on our campus, offering resources and training to help you in your role.
Some sections are still being built and polished, but we invite you to join the space, look around, and send us your feedback.
You must first join the Canvas site for access to the resources below.
Information in Canvas by Role
Resources in Canvas by Topic Area
Grad College 101
Understanding Roles and Authorization, Access and Key Systems, Communications, Dashboards and Data Tools, Terms and Acronyms, Help with Banner, Grad College Resources
Admissions and Enrollment
Resources and trainings for Admissions and Enrollment, Credential and SEVIS Evaluation, Using Slate
Academic Policies and Procedure
Degree Audits, Petitions, Doctoral Exams and Committees, Thesis Deposit, Degree Conferral and Graduation
Supporting Student Success
Access and Engagement Programs, Orientation Resources for Welcoming New Graduate Students, Understanding Career Outcomes
Fellowships and Funding
Assistantships, Graduate College Grant and Fellowship Programs, External Fellowships, Waivers, Block Grants, Scholarships, Fellowship Processing (FEPS)
Programs and Courses
Courseleaf Course Management System, Creating/Revising Graduate Programs, Creating/Revising Graduate Courses, About the Academic Catalog
Congratulations, Becky Barker!
Becky received the Graduate College Excellence Award for Contacts at our 2025 Annual Workshop.
Request a Workshop
Graduate College staff are available to come to your department, research group or student organization meeting. We deliver workshops on topics ranging from general orientation to graduate studies, developing skills to succeed in graduate school, exploring career options and job search advice, preparing for thesis and dissertation deposit, and writing effective fellowship proposals.