Every year, the Graduate School joins the Graduate Student Senate, the colleges, and units across the UT campus in celebrating the critical contributions of graduate and professional students.
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW) is a week devoted to providing instructional opportunities for graduate and professional students and fun experiences to give them a welcome break from all their work. In 2023, this week will be March 27–March 31.
3MT Final Competition
March 29 1:30-3:00pm
The twelve finalists for the 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition at UT will make their final presentations and awards will be presented for first, second, and third places, as well as a People’s Choice award.
Graduate Student Appreciation Night at UT Baseball
March 28 – 4:30p.m.
Graduate and professional students are invited to attend Grad Student Appreciation Night at the UT Baseball game vs UNC Asheville at 4:30pm on Tuesday 3/28. A Graduate Student can acquire a ticket from athletics by showing your student ID on the day of the game at the ticket office.
UT Administration Celebrates Graduate and Professional Students
In celebration of GPSAW, Chancellor Donde Plowman, Provost John Zomchick, and Dixie L. Thompson, Dean of the Graduate School, share their thoughts on graduate and professional students at UT.
Monday, March 27
- Milkshake Monday
- noon until supplies run out
- Sponsored by the Graduate School and the Office of the Dean of Students
- CVs for Graduate Students
- 3:00p.m.–4:00p.m.
- Sponsored by the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration
- Game Night @ Pendergrass
- 7:00p.m.–9:00p.m.
- Sponsored by the Pendergrass Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine Library
Tuesday, March 28
- Social Media for Professional Networking
- noon–1:00p.m.
Sponsored by the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration - How to Develop a Diversity Statement
- 1:00pm–3:00p.m.
Sponsored by Teaching and Learning Innovation - Giving and Receiving Feedback
- The workshop has been consolidated with the virtual workshop on Thursday – please email njakel@utk.edu for access to the recording.
- Sponsored by the Office of Ombuds Services
- Graduate Student Appreciation Night at UT Baseball
- First pitch scheduled for 4:30p.m.
- Sponsored by the Graduate School and UT Athletics
- Grocery Bingo
- 7:00p.m.
Sponsored by CRU
Wednesday, March 29
- Tea Time with Title IX
- 1:00p.m.–2:00p.m.
Sponsored by the Office of Title IX - Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Final Competition
- 1:30p.m.–3:00p.m.
Sponsored by the Graduate School - Graduate Student Senate Session 8
- 5:30p.m.–7:00p.m.
- Game Night @ Hodges Library
- 5:00p.m.–10:00pm
Sponsored by the UT Libraries
Thursday, March 30
- Giving and Receiving Feedback (Virtual Workshop)
- 11:00 a.m.–12:30p.m.
Sponsored by the Office of Ombuds Services - Vols ACT Training for Graduate Students
- noon–1:15p.m.
Sponsored by the Graduate School - Graduate Student Research Colloquium
- Posters: 11:00a.m.–12:30p.m. – Student Union 262
Oral Presentations: 12:30p.m.–2:30p.m. – Student Union 270
Sponsored by the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences - Exploring the Landscape of Higher Education
- 1:00p.m.–3:00pm
Sponsored by Teaching and Learning Innovation - Transforming a Paper or Chapter into a Publishable Article
- 3:30p.m.–4:30pm
Sponsored by the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center - Graduate Student CCDAE After Hours
- 5:00p.m.–7:00p.m.
Sponsored by the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration - Gather in the Gardens
- 5:00p.m.–7:00p.m. – Yoga, games, and an Ice Cream Social
Sponsored by the Graduate School, Plant Sciences GSA, and the Entomology & Plant Pathology GSA
Friday, March 31
- Headshots in Hodges Library
- 10:00a.m.–1:00p.m. & 2:00p.m.–5:00p.m.
Sponsored by the UT Libraries
- Not a Bad Gig: Academic Careers in America’s Two-Year Colleges
- 11:00am–12:30p.m.
Sponsored by the Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration - Get to Know GSS
- 1:00p.m.–3:00p.m.
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Senate and the Center for Student Engagement - T-Shirt Tie Dye at the Pride Center
- 3:00p.m.–6:00p.m.
Sponsored by the Pride Center and the Graduate School