In this session, Dr. Shannon Lynn Burton (MSU Ombudsperson) will present key strategies in discussing the importance of academic integrity, as well as in preventing misconduct, both in its more traditional forms, as well as in the digital space. Additionally, university policies and procedures in responding to misconduct will be explored to assist you in navigating these conversations.

Participants will have the chance to discuss scenarios and think about strategies for how to communicate clearly with students including discussions about AI.

GTAs take on multiple roles while managing their own courseload. In this session you will have the opportunity to connect to and learn from experienced GTAs.

Four graduate students who have served as grader, lab leader, recitation leader, and section leader share what their workload looks like and how they manage their time, tips and tricks on how to work with students, and challenges they have addressed. GTAs will walk away with a set of tools for successfully working in their roles.

This session is part of the 2026 Spring GTA Preparation Program.

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This is a test of the new event system.

During the academic year, the Dean of the Graduate School, Pero Dagbovie, invites graduate students to join him and his graduate school colleagues for lunch and conversation in Chittenden Hall along the beautiful and historic Laboratory Row.