About the Graduate School
A Message from Dean Karen Klomparens
The mission of The Graduate School is to serve as an advocate for graduate education to the university and beyond and to enhance the quality of graduate education at MSU in all its diverse dimensions. I invite you to explore the many resources and materials provided for you on The Graduate School website. These pages have been developed in order to provide university faculty and staff, and both current and prospective graduate students with information to meet their wide-ranging needs. If you know the resource you are seeking, you can access the index to this site.
The following list highlights some of our most exciting and frequently requested features.
- Detailed information on graduate programs at MSU, including our graduate study brochure, information on interdisciplinary graduate study, and several types of applications available on-line
- Special programs in The Graduate School such as PREP, the CIC Traveling Scholar program , the MIGS (Michigan Intercollegiate Graduate Studies) program, the University Fellowship programs, the Conflict Resolution program, and the Certification in College Teaching program
- Funding information, including information on graduate assistantships at MSU
- Graduate students' responses to the 2000 survey on graduate education at Michigan State University
- On-line versions of Graduate School newsletters and reports, such as Research Integrity, The Graduate Post, and the CORRAGE Report
- Information on ALANA (African American, Latina(o)/Chicana(o), Asian/Pacific American, and Native American) student resources
- Information on upcoming and recent workshops for graduate students sponsored by The Graduate School
- A detailed list of graduate student organizations, including a summary of each group's activities, contact information, and links to related web pages, where available
- Information on Michigan State University research facilities, such as the MSU Library, MSU Special Collections, and research centers and groups
I hope you will find these pages informative and useful. If you have any questions regarding information located on these pages, or have suggestions for new resources or other improvements, please feel free to call The Graduate School at 517-355-0301.
Additional Information about Staff
Karen L. Klomparens
Dean
The Graduate School