Academic Affairs

The Academic Affairs Committee of the GSG strives to ensure the academic welfare of ND graduate students in the following ways

  1. Advocating for student academic needs  by seating on different university wide committees.
  2. Recognizing excellence in student teaching by administering the Outstanding Instructor of Record and TA awards.
  3. Recognizing excellence in faculty mentoring by administering the Outstanding Mentor Award.
  4. Raising awareness of on-campus resources that enhance the academic development of graduate student.

Outstanding Instructor of Record award

Application Criteria, and online application

(Applications for this will open up in the spring of 2023)


Outstanding TA award

Application Criteria, and online application

(Applications for this will open up in the spring of 2023)


Outstanding Mentor award

Application Criteria, and online application

(Applications for this will open up in the spring of 2023)


Campus Technology Lending

Your laptop broke and you need a loaner till it gets fixed? Need a DSLR or GoPro for a project? Rent available equipment for free at the library. Visit http://bit.ly/ndtech to see a full list of available equipment!


Free Academic Software

Did you know that everyone enrolled in ND has free access to Microsoft Office suite of software? We also have academic licenses for MATLAB, and many more software that could help you with classes and/or research. Check out the full list here http://bit.ly/ndsoftware


Questions / Concerns / Suggestions / Need Something?

Get in touch with the Academic Affairs chair to help us serve you better!

Academic Affairs Chair:

Etinosa Osaro (eosaro@nd.edu)

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