Our goal at GradSTEP is to serve as a key resource for orientation and professional development opportunities for graduate students. Our name reflects the program's year-long commitment to helping graduate students enhance themselves both for personal satisfaction and professional and academic success. This enhancement also benefits the entire academic community of Bowling Green State University through the training of our teaching and research assistants.

GradSTEP is offered throughout the year as either The Summer Program or The Ongoing Program. The GradSTEP Summer Program, also know as GradSTEP week, is held the week prior to the beginning of fall classes.  GradSTEP Week offers our participants over 100 sessions on teaching tips and techniques, research resources, hands-on technology training, and personal/professional development. The program serves an average of 600 new and continuing graduate students and faculty. Faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the administration volunteer their time to present these sessions. The GradSTEP Ongoing Program is designed to accommodate graduate students who are unable to attend or fully complete the August Program but it also offers a wealth of continuing professional development opportunities for those students that have already met their GradSTEP requirements and are preparing to graduate.

This year the GradSTEP Summer program will take place from Sunday, August 17, through Friday, August 22, 2008. Visit the August Program page to get information on various activities scheduled throughout the week, registration, and check-in procedures.  The GradSTEP program is here to help you meet the challenges and responsibilities of your graduate education and will introduce you to the excellent faculty at BGSU, the vast array of technology and services available to you on campus, connect you with fellow graduate students, and introduce you to the Graduate College. In addition, each department organizes a number of departmental activities to introduce students to members of the faculty, continuing graduate students, and support staff; familiarize students with departmental procedures and facilities; and provide students on assistantships with information regarding their assistantship duties. Contact your Departmental Leader if you have not received notification directing you to your Department's schedule and activities for GradSTEP week by July 1st.

The continued success of GradSTEP relies upon the involvement of the campus community. If you wish to become involved in GradSTEP or if you have any questions, please contact any of the GradSTEP staff.