Graduate Program

Organizations

Miami English Graduate and Adjunct Association (M.E.G.A.A.)

The Miami English Graduate and Adjunct Association is an official University organization constituted of all graduate students currently enrolled in an M.A., M.A.T., M.T.S.C., or the Ph.D. program in the Department of English. M.E.G.A.A. elects members to serve on departmental committees, organizes special guest lectures, consults on graduate offerings, assists with campus visit arrangements for prospective and newly admitted graduate students, and sponsors an annual Graduate Student Symposium as well as social events. The organization has no specific charge but rather serves to articulate the intellectual and political views and social concerns of all graduate students to the department. The organization runs a listserv for discussion and announcements. Subscription instructions are available at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/megaa.html

Graduate Student Association

All graduate students automatically hold membership in the GSA; there is no required membership fee or dues. Officers are elected during February to organize meetings and handle day-to-day operations. All graduate students are welcome to attend all GSA meetings and events. The GSA is currently involved in a number of campus issues; graduate housing options and student health insurance coverage are two primary concerns.

One of GSA’s primary functions is to provide professional development opportunities for all graduate students. Additionally, social events open to the graduate student body are held at various times throughout the year. The GSA also sponsors a Travel Reimbursement Fund, through which graduate students in eligible departments may request expense reimbursement for professional or educational pursuits outside of Miami University, such as attending conferences and workshops. To be eligible, each department must simply have a representative present at monthly meetings.

For more information, please visit the Graduate Student Association website

Center for the Study of Writing

The Center for the Study of Writing is a group of graduate students and faculty from several departments committed to research in composition and to improve the quality of writing instruction. Members exchange ideas, plan composition-related activities and projects, and collaborate on grant proposals. The center supports graduate student research and professional involvement, sponsors writing conferences and workshops, and invites speakers to campus.

For more information, contact:

Center for the Study of Writing
Oxford Campus | | English Dept., 272 Bachelor, 529-7340
Middetown Campus | | 214 Johnston, 727-3283, 529-4936

Howe Writing Initiative

The Howe Writing Initiative, supported by the Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration, is committed to preparing students for the challenges of business in the 21st century. Thinking in broad, interdisciplinary ways, Howe Writing Initiative professors and graduate students consult with business professors about writing assignments, read both student writing and professors’ comments, make presentations in business classes about writing, interview and work with students on their writing, and help with business course revisions.

For more information, please contact: