Dec 9, 2019 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Graduate Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized, Useful For Graduate Students
By Quincy Carpenter It is important to develop your job interview skills early in order get a step ahead in the hiring process and become a professional in your field. Once you finish as a graduate student, you will go into the professional world with an advanced...
Nov 21, 2019 | Graduate Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized, Useful For Graduate Students
By Christina Barnes A lot of the time, there are things included in papers that are more a formality required by an academic journal or by the industry. Even the authors who wrote the papers are aware that not every word they write is 100% essential to the paper, so...
Nov 7, 2019 | Graduate Student Ambassador, International Student Ambassador, Student Life, Uncategorized, Useful For Graduate Students
By Oluyinka Olusoji Remember the joy and excitement you had when you found out your application to become a graduate student was successful? You suddenly forget all the toll the process took on you and you can’t wait to share the news with your friends and...
Oct 8, 2019 | Extracurricular Activities, Graduate Student Ambassador, Health and Wellness, Student Life, Useful For Graduate Students
By Christina Barnes P R O C R A S T I N A T I O N: The not-so-sneaky enemy of grad students everywhere! Eventually, though, we’ve all got to get things done and there are a couple of things we as grad students can do to kick the oh-so-appealing procrastination to the...
Oct 2, 2019 | Faculty & Program Spotlight, Graduate Student Ambassador, International Student Ambassador, Student Life
By Emilija Sarma Have you ever wondered what it would be like to completely immerse yourself in another culture for a few months or a year (or several years!) while you pursue your degree? Maybe your curiosity has already been piqued by photo after photo of amazing...
Sep 24, 2019 | Extracurricular Activities, Fayetteville/NWA, Graduate Student Ambassador, Student Life
By Quincy Carpenter Throughout my education, I have been around people who look like me. I went to a predominantly African American high school in the peninsula of Virginia. Ironically, I was an IB [International Baccalaureate] scholar which meant I was in classes...