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Student Involvement and Engagement an New Student & Family Experiences  & invites YOU to join in the festivities by engaging with students and the community to spark excitement about being a Bobcat. Let’s rally together and gear up for the thrilling double-header basketball game! Student organizations and campus departments will be able to table and host activities! There will be food trucks, live music, and more!

Fee-based parking is available at the N. Edward Gary St. Garage by the Performing Arts Center.

Think of this Shop Talks session as Formatting 101! We will cover the document structure of a thesis or dissertation, discuss specific requirements, and end with “how-tos” to help graduate students successfully format their theses and dissertations.

Whether you're working on school assignments, crafting the next award winning screenplay, or getting closer to your thesis or dissertation goals, Write Time is the perfect place for you. We’re excited to support your writing journey!

Learn the secrets of successful graduate students. In just one hour, you will understand advanced search queries, effective research, database tricks, and library services you never knew existed.
This workshop covers finding unique databases, identifying important articles through citation analysis, using citation management tools, exploring a topic with knowledge graphs, and locating opportunities for publishing your scholarship and building your research identity.

The Black History Month Cookout promises to be a engaging, fun and deliciously fulfilling event to conclude our celebrations for the month. The event will be catered by Chartwells, and feature music by DJ Aarooo, games, performances, and brief remarks.    

Come celebrate your upcoming commencement and gather important details about commencement day!  Multiple vendors and departments will be available to provide you with important information including ticketing, parking, cap and gown, name changes, diplomas, alumni benefits, and more!  Promotional items will be available for graduates while supplies last!

At this workshop, Arlene Salazar, librarian for the College of Education, will cover search tips that can help when searching library databases. No matter what discipline you’re in, these search tips will help you conduct more effective searches. The workshop will also cover related library services and resources, as well as citation management tools & software that you can consider incorporating into your research to help keep you organized.

Fee-based parking is available at the N. Edward Gary St. Garage by the Performing Arts Center.

In this Shop Talk, participants will learn to integrate strong design principles into their academic work, enhancing the effectiveness of conference posters, presentations, proposals, and digital/print content. Key topics include graphic design fundamentals and the psychology of design with a focus on crafting impactful materials and engaging online presence. The session is suitable for students at all stages, aiming to elevate the visual quality and clarity of their work.

Presented by: Kate Malazonia, Marketing and Communications Specialist, The Graduate College

Student Involvement & Engagement invites you to join us for Market Days. SI&E will host various businesses and vendors that sell their products and services at Texas State University on the San Marcos campus. 

More information, visit: TXST Market Days : Student Involvement and Engagement

This workshop combines reflection activities with practical strategies to increase your confidence as a writer and improve your writing productivity. The session will challenge common writing myths and address typical pitfalls that often hold writers back, such as waiting for inspiration, “binge writing,” all-or-nothing thinking, and more. Participants will identify their own attitudes and beliefs about writing, learn techniques to shift their writing mindset, and practice exercises to build writing stamina and promote positive writing experiences. Participants will also have the opportunity to build their own writing community by signing up to join a writing group. We recommend bringing materials to type or write with to this session!

This Shop Talks session is designed for doctoral students seeking tenure-track and lecturer positions at four-year colleges and universities. It covers the last part of the interview process, namely job offer negotiations. Specifically, we will discuss which factors to consider when evaluating a job offer, what questions to ask, and how to negotiate the terms you were offered. In addition, we will discuss concerns of dual career couples and international students.