Weekly Digest Aug. 25

August 26, 2025

To Directors of Graduate Education, Graduate Program Staff, & Graduate Students | Week of August 26, 2025

Here are the key updates and deadlines from the Graduate College. For more details, follow the links provided.

Grad Mixer Wednesdays: Save the date! Join us for our Kick-off on September 3rd in the Student Innovation Center Room 4237. ➡️ Grad Mixer Wednesdays

Peer Speaking Practice Groups: Sign up for September groups. Learn and practice useful strategies for English speaking, interpersonal, and public speaking skills. ➡️ Speaking Groups

Tools for Graduate Student Success: Self-enroll in the new canvas organization for all graduate students! ➡️ Canvas Organization
Graduate School Workshop Series: The Graduate College is partnering with the Honors Program and Academic Success Center to put on a four-part workshop series this fall for students who are considering graduate school. This workshop series focuses on different aspects of the application process to help students prepare for the application and graduate program selection process. It is targeted primarily towards undergraduate Iowa State Students to help prepare them for entering graduate education but is available for any student at Iowa State. ➡️ Graduate School Application Workshop: "What is Graduate School?"

Canvas Orientation for TAs: In this overview of Canvas assignments, discussions, and quizzes, you will learn best practices in assignment creation and grade book management to support faculty. Friday, August 29, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ➡️ Online Registration
Graduate Course: Programming in Python: The Computer Science department is offering a new programming course, specifically for graduate students with no computing background. If you’ve been curious about Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, this is a great opportunity to learn more! Bonus: COMS 5010 counts toward the new MS Bridge program! If you have any questions please contact either asminer@iastate.edu or janeller@iastate.edu ➡️ COMS 5010 Computational Methods I

Questions? Contact the Graduate College at grad_college@iastate.edu or visit us at www.grad-college.iastate.edu