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  • Graduate School hosts inaugural Graduate Student Writing Retreat

    Alyssa Bedrosian | April 2, 2026
    Nearly 30 Ohio State graduate students from across a wide range of disciplines attended the Graduate School’s inaugural Graduate Student Dissertation, Thesis, and Paper Writing Retreat, held Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Research Commons in the 18th Avenue Library. The event kicked off with a Writing Skills Mini Workshop, led by Dr. Stephen John Quaye, associate dean for...

  • Apply for a Mentoring Month Mini-Grant

    Matt Swift | February 5, 2026
    We are still accepting Mentoring Month Mini-Grants through the month of February! Departments and programs, graduate faculty and staff, and graduate student organizations are invited to apply for a Mentoring Month Mini Grant of up to $500 to host an event or initiative to recognize mentors and mentees or celebrate mentorship. Email mentoring@osu.edu with any questions. Submit an application The...

  • 2025-26 Graduate Faculty Mentorship Award Webinar Workshop Series

    Matt Swift | October 31, 2025
    "One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination." – John C. Maxwell Come and join us for this year’s Graduate Faculty Mentorship Workshop Series. Learn from Ohio State’s own experts and this year’s GFMA winners about mentorship. This workshop series is open to: all faculty graduate coordinators...

  • Ohio State Graduate School Relaunches Mentoring Program, Supporting Professional and Academic Development

    Lily Pace - The Lantern | October 8, 2025
    For graduate students, navigating the changing world of academia while researching, writing a dissertation and working towards a degree can be difficult to face alone. For Mary Stromberger, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the graduate school, her lack of a personal mentoring experience helped motivate her to relaunch the Ohio State Mentoring Initiative (OSMI) in the graduate school...

  • Assistant dean and graduate assistant collaborate to grow summer research opportunities program to new heights

    Matt Swift | September 4, 2025
    The Ohio State University’s Graduate School announced the successful completion of its 2025 Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), celebrating a cohort of 40 undergraduate students who spent the summer immersed in a world-class research environment. The program, which concluded with a research symposium and closing reception, is a critical initiative aimed at providing students interested in...

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