Faculty resources

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Program director resources

The Graduate School is here to help you create the best experience possible for your students. Here are frequently used resources for program directors:

Graduate School policy

Every policy maintained and enforced by the Graduate School is presented in the University of Nevada, Reno general catalog. 

View Graduate School policies

Policy updates for 2019-2020

Review approved policy changes in effect for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Policy updates
Program handbook guidelines
View these guidelines and recommendations for creating your program's required handbook -- a critical tool for student success.
Marketing and recruitment
Strategies, tools and contacts for promoting your program, recruitment, web presence and social media.
Becoming graduate faculty
Graduate faculty are a specific subset of all University Faculty. Learn what it takes to be nominated.

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

The mission of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is to enhance the experience and training of postdoctoral fellows by providing postdoctoral fellows, faculty and administrators information on institutional policies, career development opportunities, and issues relevant to postdoctoral training.

Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Additional resources

General links

Popular links that faculty can use to quickly locate faculty and contact information, learn about mandatory accessibility and expand their web presence. 

Student support

Looking for ways to help promote your students' research, help acquire funding or provide need-based services? Review these resources for ways to support your students.

Admission & Progressions

These are common links for admission and progression activity. Target X is the program for viewing student applications. 

Interdisciplinary programs

Resources for Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, Environmental Sciences, Hydrologic Sciences, Molecular Biosciences, Integrative Neuroscience and Social Psychology.