DISCLAIMER: The resources listed here are based on a search of available resources within the Vanderbilt University community; however, they are not considered comprehensive. The resources listed outside the Vanderbilt University community are based on recommendations from Vanderbilt University users and should not be seen as an exhaustive list. If you know of any pertinent resources for graduate students that are not listed here, please contact Dr. Craig Anne Heflinger at c.heflinger@vanderbilt.edu.

Resources in the Vanderbilt community

A&S – College of Arts & Sciences
BRET – The Office of Biomedical Research Education & Training
CASPAR – College of Arts & Sciences Pre-Major Academic Advising Resource Center
CERP – Community Research Partners
Children’s Hospital – Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
CFT – Center for Teaching
CRDS – Center for Research Development and Scholarship @ VU School of Nursing
CSPD – Center for Student Professional Development
DGS – Director of Graduate Studies (each department has a designated DGS)
EAD – Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, & Disability Services Department
ELC – English Language Center
Divinity – Divinity School
EDGE – Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education – Graduate School
EGE – Enhancing Graduate Education Project (POPGE)
ENG – School of Engineering
Financial Aid Office – http://www.vanderbilt.edu/financialaid/
Graduate School – The Graduate School
GSC – Graduate Student Council
HR – Human Resources
ISSS – International Student and Scholar Services
ITS – Vanderbilt Information Technology Services
Law – Law School
Library – Main Library
Medicine – School of Medicine
Nursing – School of Nursing
OACS – Office of Active Citizenship and Service
Outdoor Rec – Outdoor Recreation Center
Owen – Owen Graduate School of Management
PCC – Psychological and Counseling Center
PCS – Peabody Career Services
Peabody Library – http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/peabody
PGSA – Peabody Graduate Student Association
POPGE – Peabody Office of Professional and Graduate Education
PRO – Peabody Research Office

Rec Center – Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center
VIO – Vanderbilt International Office
VISIT – Vanderbilt International Services & International Tax
Women’s Center – Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Writing Studio – Writing Studio

Resources from outside the Vanderbilt Community

The Chronicle for Higher Education – Covering the topics of vital importance to academics, The Chronicle keeps pace with the academic community to capture what is most important to its readers. You can create a free account and get daily or weekly news via email.

Versatile Ph.D – This is a community for advice and support around non-academic careers. As a Vanderbilt student, you get free access to the premium content section on the site.

Grad Resources – Grad Resources is a non-profit organization based in Dallas, Texas that serves the practical and emotional needs of graduate students on several university campuses across the United States. Grad Resources offers grad students free assistance and support via grad student orientation programs, seminars, support groups, online resources and several helpful articles.

PhD Comics – Piled Higher and Deeper: A Grad Student Comic Strip

Inside Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed is an online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education. The site features news and feature stories, daily commentary, practical career columns, and a suite of tools to help higher education professionals get jobs and colleges identify and hire employees.

GradShare – A graduate student community created as a a free service by ProQuest. Contains peer Q&A section as well as expert advice on topics including researching, thesis/dissertation, job search, teaching and more.

The Thesis Whisperer – The Thesis Whisperer is a  blog newspaper dedicated to the topic of doing a thesis and is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn, Director of research training at the Australian National University. Posts are no longer than 1000 words.