Category: Resources for graduate students

What is G.O.L.D? (Graduate Opportunity & Leadership Development)

January 23, 2025 by jhwhitmore

It’s the Graduate School’s mission to ensure our students have the community, resources, skills, and wellness strategies to maximize their graduate educational experience. With that in mind, we created GOLD: Graduate Opportunity & Leadership Development, a professional development series featuring more than 80+ workshops and events for students. These workshops are designed around six competencies: […]

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Event in Review: Write On! Writing Retreat

November 19, 2024 by jhwhitmore

The Ball State Graduate School and the Ball State Writing Center came together to host an amazing workshop this year in mid-September. The Write On! Writing Retreat gave students an opportunity to connect, listen to multiple presentations regarding writing technique, and give students dedicated time to work on their projects or thesis! We had over […]

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Doctoral Student SREB Highlight: Smrita Acharya

November 11, 2024 by jhwhitmore

Name: Smrita Acharya Program: Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. Program Department + Research Topic: Department of Environment, Geology and Natural Resources My research topic is Water resource and climate assessment in the Sagarmatha National Park region, Nepal. Using hydroclimatic, geochemical and isotopic data, the research assesses the water quality and quantity issues in the high-altitude […]

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Thriving, Not Just Surviving During Grad School: Staci Mannella MS., MA., CRC.

August 29, 2024 by jhwhitmore

What do you study at BSU and have you always had this major? I completed my master’s in counseling at BSU and I am currently working on my PhD in Counseling Psychology. How did you navigate the stress of your first semester of your graduate studies? I navigated the stress of graduate school by […]

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Meet the 2024-2025 Graduate School Team: Henry Whitmore

July 16, 2024 by jhwhitmore

Henry Whitmore is a first year master’s student in the Sport and Exercise Psychology Program and a marketing graduate assistant for the Ball State Graduate School. Learn more about him and his role in the Q&A below. Q: Where are you from? A: I am from Indianapolis Indiana! I grew up right by the art […]

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Important resources for graduate students

August 25, 2021 by Michelle Miller

Ball State has a number of resources for graduate students to help you succeed! Academic Support Resources The Pathways Program is an inclusive excellence program designed to support students from marginalized backgrounds. For more information contact the program coordinator, Dr. Robin Phelps-Ward, at rjphelpsward@bsu.edu. The ASPIRE research grant program has a fund designed just to […]

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