The Graduate College Welcomes New Faculty to Iowa State University

Welcome to Iowa State University. As graduate faculty members, we know you will be actively engaged in teaching, researching, and mentoring graduate students and/or postdoctoral scholars. We want to take this opportunity to share some important resources and guidelines that will impact your roles and your students' academic journey.

This page serves as an introduction to the wealth of FREE resources and support your graduate students and postdocs can access at Iowa State University.

Gain research writing skills and more

Save time on providing feedback for your student's academic writing. Encourage them to register for upcoming events to improve their research writing skills.

Request an Event for your class, group, or program

View all Scheduled Events

Longitudinal support for early-program graduate students

Provide timely support for your student's academic journey. Encourage them to enroll in the AcComP track that fosters students' graduate success from admission through degree completion while earning a certification.

GR ST 531X Thriving in Graduate School (1 credit) is offered Fall 2023.

Learn more about the AcComP Certification Track

View all AcComP courses

Thesis/Dissertation templates to help your students succeed

All theses and dissertations must adhere to the Graduate College guidelines for formatting, digital accessibility, and research and publishing ethics (e.g., copyright, ethical text-reuse, and shared authorship).

Our templates incorporate best practices for research and publishing ethics and digital accessibility. Using our templates can minimize the need for formatting changes before students upload their final documents to ProQuest and the University Library's Institutional Repository.

Check out the CCE Thesis/Dissertation Writing Program

Three important ways major professors can help their students

As major professors, you can help your students to start off and end their thesis/dissertation journey smoothly.

Discuss student and major professor expectations from this checklist

Get your students to attend informational sessions and formatting boot camps

Watch this YouTube Video to select the best template

Additional communication support

Encourage your students to seek out constructive peer feedback and get practice to improve their academic communication skills. The CCE offers free individual consultations and group-based activities for written and oral communication.

Learn more about individual writing consultations

Learn more about peer review and writing accountability groups

Learn more about individual oral communication consultations

Learn more about monthly peer speaking practice groups

Professional development opportunities

Encourage your students to check out the free Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) Program, the Graduate College Career Services, and the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL).

Recommend your students enroll in the PFF Program to improve skills for an academic position in higher education

Get your students to set professional development goals to enhance career readiness

Encourage your students to participate in national learning communities and engage in opportunities to advanced research and teaching skills