Jane Nelson Institute
Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership The Institute’s new home is in the heart of TWU’s most historic building. Its Sue S. Bancroft Women’s Leadership Hall features one of the frst Texas interactive history exhibits to showcase the contributions and leadership legacy of Texas women in politics and public policy. THE TWU ADVANTAGE Graduate student resources
STUDENT RESOURCES TWU offers numerous services, resources, workshops and opportunities to assist graduate students with their academic demands, research, creative pathways, community service and career pursuits. For more information, visit the TWU Graduate School. twu.edu/gradschool JANE NELSON INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP • Serves all campuses • Dedicated to preparing more women to take on successful leadership roles in business and public service • Center for Student Leadership CENTER FOR RESEARCH DESIGN & ANALYSIS • Serves all campuses • Multidisciplinary support for qualitative and quantitative research designs • Assists graduate students in analyzing statistics and other data • Resources include high-end software and hardware, and access to publications • Hosts workshops throughout the year twu.edu/crda CENTER FOR STUDENT RESEARCH • Center for Women Entrepreneurs • Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy twu.edu/lead THE WOODCOCK INSTITUTE • Opportunities for students to present their research or arts activities • Builds professional skills and facilitates learning about the scholarship of their peers twu.edu/center-student-research • Interdisciplinary neurocognitive research • Applied evidence-based assessment and professional development opportunities and publications • Doctoral student research grants and competitive dissertation research awards twu.edu/woodcock-institute PIONEER CENTER FOR STUDENT EXCELLENCE • Serves all campuses • Just Write workshops for assistance with professional papers and journal articles • Dissertation/Thesis Boot Camps • Three-Minute Thesis competition developed to present a compelling oration for thesis or dissertation; cash prizes awarded • Opportunities to get involved with campus activities or in the community • Education Abroad programs twu.edu/pioneer-center FEDERATION OF NORTH TEXAS AREA UNIVERSITIES • Consortium including TWU, Texas A&M University- Commerce and the University of North Texas • Provides graduate students with access to combined academic resources of all three universities • Graduate Student Research Symposium annual competition with financial awards twu.edu/federation LIBRARIES • Serve all campuses • Laptops and scholarly resources available for checkout • Open access to research, data, archives and scholarly publications worldwide • Graduate lounge, study rooms and interlibrary loans • Variety of online research and resources available twu.edu/library TWU — Graduate Students | 5
