Hone your skills as a lay public speaker through Discoveries in the Making, an initiative organized by the UAB Graduate School. Please visit their website for information regarding opportunities for speaking, writing, or event planning.
Serve on a Graduate Student Goverment (GSG) Committee. Please visit their website to learn more about the committees offered.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), the exercise cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Please visit their website for more information.
Student Couseling Services Student Advisory Board (SCSSAB) - Visit their website for more information on how to get involved.
Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) - Responsible for developing procedures that effectively enforce academic requirements and implement policies. The committee will review academic requirements, policies, procedures, and Graduate School activities annually and recommend appropriate changes.
"For those interested in joining, please email the Graduate School Dean's Executive Assistant, Tom Harris (