Graduate Student Support & Resources
Are you a graduate student seeking support with your academic writing, research, or communication skills? Are you the Graduate Teaching Assistant for a Communication-Intensive (C-I) Course who needs teaching support and resources? CxC offers a range of services designed to help you succeed in every aspect of your academic journey.
What kind of support can I access to help me as a student?
- Research papers
- Proposal and grant writing
- Thesis and dissertation drafting
- ESL composition and writing
- Statements of purpose and research statements
- Brainstorming and overcoming writer’s block
- Research poster writing and design
- Script development for presentations
- Presentation slide design
- Oral presentation practice and delivery
- Elevator pitch development and delivery
- Overcoming anxiety in presentations (in development)
- Audio/video editing support
- Identifying & respecting differing cultural interaction norms and communication styles
- Adapting written, oral, and visual messages for different audiences
- Created shared meaning & understanding with others from different backgrounds
- Navigating common knowledge across cultures and generations
- Communication styles across cultures (includes citation, synthesis of information, and the delivery of information)
- Intellectual honesty and integrity (how to include your voice in your work/research/your major)
- Intercultural assessment and adjustment strategies (in development)
- Gestures, facial expressions, posture, and other non-verbal communication cues
- Active listening and feedback
- Recognizing and adapting to various situations & contexts
- General conversation practice (meeting with a coach to practice how to have a conversation, word choice, translating complex ideas to various audiences, etc.)
- Overcoming anxiety in interpersonal communication
- Effective communication strategies for teamwork
- Presentation practice rooms
- Soundbooth recording room
- Photo/Project Documentation room
- Video cameras and other AV equipment check-out including microphones and tripods
- Adobe Creative Cloud Suite access
- 2-D and 3-D scanning (fees apply)
- 3-D printing (fees apply)
- Poster printing (fees apply)
- LSU Libraries: Research assistance
- Olinde Career Center: Job search, resume writing, and interview skills
- Graduate School: Academic success support
What kind of support can I access to help me as a teacher or graduate assistant in labs, recitations and courses?
- Culturally responsive feedback development
- Audience analysis for effective student engagement
- Intercultural competence
- Integrating sensitive content in the course
- Cultivating accessibility and belonging in the classroom
- Intercultural assessment and adjustment strategies (in development)
As a graduate student teaching a Communication-Intensive (C-I) Course, you have access to the full suite of resources available to all C-I teachers.