Guidelines and resources during the pandemic

The Office of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with many other offices on campus, have developed guidelines and resources to help graduate students, faculty and staff during the pandemic.
The Office of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with many other offices on campus, have developed guidelines and resources to help graduate students, faculty and staff during the pandemic.

The Office of Graduate Studies, in collaboration with many other offices on campus, have developed guidelines and resources to help graduate students, faculty and staff during the pandemic. Here is a summary and quick reference to these guidelines and resources.

Where to Find Information

  • The Graduate Report is the regular means of communication for new and recurring information affecting graduate students and programs. The primary recipients of the Graduate Report are graduate students, graduate faculty and staff, graduate program chairs, department chairs, associate/assistant deans, and deans. Previous editions of the Graduate Report are easily accessible from the Graduate Report archive.
  • The Graduate Studies home page also has a COVID-19 link that provides information as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). The FAQs are being continually updated
  • Frequent Q&A Sessions (town hall meetings) have been hosted by Dean Carr for graduate program chairs, support staff, and administrators who wish to attend. The information discussed at the Q&A Sessions is repeated in The Graduate Report and on our COVID-19 webpage FAQs.
Quick Reference

Graduate Studies
Primary resource of information related to graduate education, including academic documents, professional development opportunities, and policies and procedures.

Graduate Studies COVID-19 Response
Answers to your FAQs on policies and procedures during the pandemic.

Graduate Student Orientation
Available online via Canvas for all new and current graduate students.

International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO)
Primary resource for questions about visas, traveling, and the latest immigration updates.

Forward to Fall
Primary resource for campus-wide plans, guidelines, and expectations for fall semester. Links to guidelines for instructors during the pandemic.

Office of Research and Economic Development
Primary resource for human subjects research (IRB), research compliance, grant proposals and Sponsored Programs.

Counseling & Psychological Services

Big Red Resilience & Well-Being

Contacts in the Office of Graduate Studies

The Graduate Report Wed. Aug. 05, 2020