Graduate Student Resources
Professional Organizations
North Texas Community College
Consortium Leadership and Renewal Academy
(CLARA Program)
CLARA is a year-long regional leadership, development, and renewal program for member institutions from the North Texas area. For more information, please visit:
http://web3.unt.edu/ntccc/
American Association of Community Colleges
AACC (American Association of Community Colleges) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges.
For more information, please visit:
http://www.aacc.nche.edu/
Texas Association of Community Colleges
TACC (Texas Association of Community Colleges) represents the interests of the public community college districts in the state of Texas at state agencies and before the Texas Legislature. For more information, please visit:
http://www.tacc.org/
League for Innovation in the Community College
The League for Innovation was established in 1968. It is a major international organization committed to improving community colleges through innovation, experimentation, and institutional transformation. For more information, please visit:
http://www.league.org/index.cfm
The Association for the Study of Higher Education
ASHE (Association for the Study of Higher Education) promotes collaboration among its members and others who are engaged in the study of higher education. For more information, please visit:
http://www.ashe.ws/
Association of Graduate Students in Higher Education
UNT AGSHE (University of North Texas Association of Graduate Students in Higher Education) is an organization composed of graduate students of higher education at the University of North Texas and fosters collaboration on higher education issues among students and faculty.
http://www.unt.edu/highered/AGSHE.htm
For more online resources, please visit the Higher Education website at this address:
http://www.coe.unt.edu/che/highered/resources/
Scholarships and Assistantships
Scholarships
The Program in Higher Education has several scholarships which are awarded once each year. The amount of the scholarships varies depending on available dollars and the number of eligible applicants. Those honored by family and friends through established scholarships are: Dr. Duane Kingery, Greg McQueen, Richard and Joneel Harris, Rod Duchemin, John King and Richard Rafes. The Higher Education Faculty are currently reviewing the process and the criteria for recipients. Until those revisions are announced the program will follow the existing criteria and process. Applications are due to the Program Coordinator in the Higher Education building in Mean Green Village by April 1. The Scholarship Committee reviews the applications in May for awards to be applied to the following academic year.
To be eligible, students must be currently enrolled, and have a 3.4 GPA.
Assistantships
Graduate Assistant and Research Assistant positions are available in the Higher Education Program; however, the number of positions varies. There are no Teaching Assistant positions available because the Higher Education does not have an undergraduate program. Higher Education doctoral students do have the opportunity to apply for Teaching Assistant positions in other programs for which they have a Masters Degree with the required eighteen graduate hours in the discipline. Higher Education majors also may apply for GA and RA positions any place in the University. These positions become available throughout the year and are advertised through class announcements, e-mail announcements and posted in various offices. Most of the positions are part-time with a maximum of twenty hours per week.
The scholarship application is being revised.
Additional Resources
Recommended reading list for our Community College Cognate Students.