Commencement
Visit this site for a schedule for spring commencement, and for commencement ceremonies at all campus locations.
Last day to apply for summer 2018 graduation w/o fee
Last day to apply for summer graduation without paying a late fee. $50 fee begins on 5/26/18. On 7/1/18, a $75 late fee will be applied. Fees are valid for one year.
Applications for fall 2018 graduation open
Graduate students must submit an application for degree form to the Graduate School. You can do this online in your myWSU portal. All students pay a $50 processing fee. Late fees begin 10/6/18.
Graduate School Orientation
CUB Senior BallroomRegister for this event.
Prestigious Fellowship Workshop I
CUB Jr. BallroomNeed funding? Presented by Dr. Michael Kahn, Institute of Biological Chemistry, these workshops will walk graduate students through the process of applying to the major prestigious fellowships. Workshop I provides students with valuable writing and editing experience and includes information about funding opportunities. Find out more and REGISTER. All workshops are also live-streamed from the […]
Writing Workshop Series: Goal Setting and Project Management
Terrell 20EWorkshop I of a yearlong writing workshop series, the Goal Setting/Project Management seminar, led in conjunction between the WSU Libraries and the Graduate and Professional Writing Center, will cover strategies for setting and meeting research, writing, and revision goals and will provide tips and suggestions for maintaining control of a project throughout the entire process. […]
Prestigious Fellowship Workshop II
Chinoook 150Facilitated by Dr. Michael Kahn, this second Prestigious Fellowship Workshop will focus on the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship proposals. Students should bring 10 copies of a draft of each essay. For more information and to register, visit HERE, where you can a;sp find out about your eligibility and the application deadlines. Students may […]
Graduate Student Roundtable for Industry Careers
CUB 208Dr. Paula Chambers, the founder of Versatile PhD, will meet with a handful of graduate students for an industry careers roundtable discussion. There is limited room for this event. After registering, you will be notified if you have been selected. This event will NOT be live streamed.
Mentoring Doctoral Students for Non-Academic Careers: Faculty and Staff Luncheon
CUB 210Sponsored by the Professional Development Initiative, this presentation offers faculty and staff a three-point plan for how to improve mentoring in the area of non-academic careers. Based on her book "Subject Matter Plus: Mentoring for Non-Academic Careers," Dr. Paul Chambers will provide concrete, doable steps that do not require a major time investment. This event […]
From Skills to Results: Re-Seeing Your Skills Through Non-Academic Eyes
CUB L60 (Butch's Den)After briefly telling her own post-PhD story, Dr. Chambers reveals what the PhD career pipeline really looks like (it is a branchingpipeline) and contrasts academic and non-academic understandings “results.” Then she leads attendees through a well-organized sequence of hands-on activities in which they will identify their own most results-rich accomplishments from this new non-academic perspective […]