Graduate Expo at Texas Tech

Are you interested in graduate school?  Texas Tech University is having a Graduate Expo on April 6th.  This campus event will feature all of the masters and doctoral programs that Texas Tech has to offer.  You can also find out about scholarships and grants that are available for Fall 2013.

The Graduate School at Texas Tech University is hosting its first Red Raider Graduate Expo April 6 across the Texas Tech Campus.

“We are hard at work to make the graduate experience at Texas Tech the richest that it can be, and to provide opportunities that we hope will make a real difference in students’ quality of life,” said Interim Dean Dominick Casadonte.

The Texas Tech Graduate School offers 103 master’s programs and 59 doctoral programs within 65 specialized research centers and institutes. Texas Tech was elevated to National Research University status by the Texas State Legislature in 2012 and offers teaching and research opportunities to its graduate students.

The Red Raider Expo will allow potential students to get an in-depth preview of the offerings available at the Texas Tech Graduate School. Representatives from the nine colleges as well as Graduate School Admissions, University Housing, Hospitality, International Affairs, Student Health, Human Resources, the Graduate Student Association and other student academic service groups will be present.

The schedule is as follows:
8:30 a.m.-Check-in is in the Student Union Building (SUB) near the food court
9 a.m.-Welcome from university president and dean of graduate school at Allen Theatre in the SUB
10 a.m.-Campus tour
11 a.m.-Academic tour and information session
12:30 p.m.-Lunch
1:30 p.m.-Resource fair
2 p.m.-Optional tours, options include the Library, Housing, Wellness Center, Recreational Center

(Note: All afternoon events will be held in the Matador Room on the second floor of the SUB.)

Scholarships, grants and fellowships are currently available for the fall 2013 semester. Forbes magazine and the Fiske Guide to Colleges recently ranked Texas Tech among the best buys in American higher education.

“Whether you are pursuing an MBA degree, working on advancing quantum dynamics or solving the global energy problem, we believe that at Texas Tech you will find a home to do your best work,” said Interim President Lawrence Schovanec and Casadonte in a joint statement.

To register for the expo or to obtain more information about the Graduate School, visit http://www.ttu.edu/gradexpo or email Shannon Samson at shannon.samson@ttu.edu.
Are you interested in graduate school?  Texas Tech University is having a Graduate Expo on April 6th.  This campus event will feature all of the masters and doctoral programs that Texas Tech has to offer.  You can also find out about scholarships and grants that are available for Fall 2013.