Graduate Writing Center

The Graduate Writing Center (GWC) provides one-to-one conferences to students who are willing to make a commitment to work with a professional consultant over several weeks. Students who are in the process of completing graduate coursework at UMass Boston, and who wish to develop their paper writing process, graduate-level research skills, and/or understanding of the general expectations associated with graduate study, should consider signing up for conferences. Generally, a student meets with his/her consultant for weekly one-hour appointments.

The GWC is staffed by professional tutors/faculty who are certified by the CRLA International Tutor Certification Program.

The GWC Wiki (www.graduatewritingcenter.wikispaces.umb.edu) provides access to the GWC resources that students and tutors use during their tutorials and workshops. It also serves as a portal to the other on (and off) campus resources that are most frequently relied on during tutorials.

Center for Innovative Teaching

The Center for Innovative Teaching plays a key role in fostering and cultivating a university culture that values excellence and innovation in teaching and learning by implementing programs and initiatives that provide opportunities for faculty for professional development.  Faculty across disciplines and from every college in the university have participated in intensive and collaborative faculty development seminars. These seminars consist of weekly meetings and an intensive pre-semester session, in which faculty from a range of disciplines and across colleges examine and interrogate issues relevant to teaching in an urban public institution such as UMass.

Graduate Student Assembly

The Graduate Student Assembly, serving as the voice of graduate students at the UMASS Boston campus, is dedicated to enhancing the academic and professional development of graduate students. This includes support for graduate research and skill development.