Support Structures and Networking
General Questions or Support: Please call 940-565-2922 for specific questions about your degree or for questions that are not answered in this handbook. Toulouse Graduate School Workshops: The Graduate School offers a number of workshops centered on the four themes of planning, resilience, engagement, and professionalism. Workshops for graduate students address such practical matters as preparing a curriculum vitae, learning about the job market, and getting ready for graduation. To participate in the workshops, individuals must first register through the Toulouse Graduate School website, http://tsgs.unt.edu/. It is also possible to view many of the workshop videos online at https://tgs.unt.edu/workshops.
Library Services: Masters students at UNT are fortunate to have access to an excellent library, which carries countless journals in electronic and in print form and is well stocked with scholarly books associated with various fields of education and related areas. One of the first things a new master’s student should learn is how to access the online catalog and the journals immediately and electronically. The library also provides an Interlibrary Loan service. Master’s students can use their university ID to request materials that are not available at UNT. The UNT library offers various services to assist students in their research. Through the Ask Us service, students can contact a reference specialist by means of live chat, email, phone, or in person; and workshops are provided to show students how to conduct searches. Facilities include photocopy machines, public computers, printing from most public terminals, and a cyber café.
College of Education Embedded Librarian: The College of Education has a librarian, Jo Monahan, located in Matthews Hall, who supports the information needs of the students of the COE and provides individual or group training on information resources. You may contact her at jo.monahan@unt.edu or 940-565-3955.
Toulouse Graduate School Writing Support: Toulouse Graduate School provides a center specifically for graduate writing support. Graduate Student Writing Support Services (GSWSS) will provide various opportunities to help graduate students increase their academic writing skills and techniques, including workshops and individual tutoring/consultations. Consultants are available by appointment. For more information about the GSWSS or to schedule an appointment, visit http://tsgs.unt.edu/gswttp://tsgs.unt.edu/new-current-students/writing-resources.
UNT Writing Lab: The University Writing Lab provides free tutoring and workshops for students from the freshman through the graduate levels. Individualized and group work in such areas as punctuation, grammar, sentence structure and essay writing is provided by experienced tutors five days a week for 13 weeks during each long term. Students may access tutors through the UNT Writing Lab website. Visit http://writinglab.unt.edu.
Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis (CIRA): The purpose of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis (CIRA) is to assist students and faculty in developing their research skills. CIRA staff can assist with the initiation, design, methods, and data analysis/interpretation of research projects in dissertations, theses, and faculty/student manuscripts. The CIRA lab is located in Matthews Hall 313.
Research and Statistical Support (RSS): The purpose of Research and Statistical Support (RSS) is to collaborate on research projects with the faculty and students. They can suggest the various analyses which can be performed. on your data, along with the pros and cons of each. You can just use them to bounce ideas off of in the earliest stages of your study to help assist with diagnostic checks at the end. The research and statistical support group at the University of North Texas (RSS) is staffed by two full-time staff employees and is located in Sage Hall. Visit their site for more: http://www.unt.edu/rss/.