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Resources and Information for New & Current Students

Current Students Hub: Upon entering Morgan State University, a student is accepted into a community that values relationships. The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) encourages you to be fully engaged during your time here, connecting with ideas and people, both within and outside the classroom. The SGS team and our faculty are dedicated to helping you learn. The current students' hub will provide you with information on events taking place at Morgan, as well as academic and financial resources, tech services, and health and safety support. 
SGS Coaching Fellows: The SGS Coaching Fellows are available to assist graduate students with dissertation and thesis support, including formatting, style guide/manual guidance, and a review of common errors. To schedule an appointment, they can be reached at coachingfellows@morgan.edu. The current Coaching Fellow Team includes: 
Morgan State Graduate Student Association (MSGSA): The MSGSA has been established to serve as a foundation for building unity, support, and academic excellence among these students as well as the greater Morgan State community.

Center for Career Development: The Center for Career Development is available to assist with all aspects of career planning- including self-assessment, career exploration, gaining real-world experience via internships, job search assistance, and graduate school planning. Together, they can make your "dream" job a reality. 

Counseling Center: Graduate students face a number of demands that might potentially impact their mental health and well-being. The Morgan State University Counseling Center offers graduate students the same range of resources available to undergraduate students, including individual counseling, couples counseling, group counseling, and psychiatric referrals. More information on the resources available for graduate students can be found here

ForagerOne: ForagerOne is a central hub for members across Morgan State University to discover and connect for collaborative partnerships. ForagerOne provides a scalable digital infrastructure to dissolve silos and connect students, faculty researchers, and staff across Morgan State based on shared and complementary interests to fuel collaboration. ForagerOne provides a streamlined workflow and levels the playing field for everyone.

 Finding ideal mentors

Students can search a comprehensive database of faculty researchers engaged in work that is highly relevant to their interests, bringing forth faculty they may not have found or considered otherwise.

 Guided application workflow

ForagerOne helps students put their best foot forward when applying to faculty through our guided process, ensuring faculty receive high-quality requests providing the information they need.

 Internal and external opportunities

In addition to sourcing students who may be strong candidates for grants and fellowships, administrators can curate a list of external opportunities on ForagerOne for users to browse.

ScholarshipUniverse: ScholarshipUniversity (SU) is an online scholarship platform that matches students to relevant, vetted external scholarship opportunities, as well as internal scholarships offered by the university. SU is available for admitted prospective students and currently enrolled Morgan State University students. To sign into SU, you must use your MSU login credentials. 

Software Resources for Graduate Students: The Division of Information Technology (DIT) is responsible for the development, implementation, and delivery of IT services that enable the strategic goals of Morgan State University. Technology FAQs for new graduate students can be found here.

University Writing Center: The mission of the Morgan State University Writing Center is to support undergraduate and graduate students from all academic disciplines to become more effective and confident writers and communicators. The Morgan State University Writing Center provides a wide variety of services to all members of the MSU community. Their tutors are trained to give you individualized attention regarding any type of writing assignment. Typical tutoring sessions may help you with one or more of the following:

  • Understanding  assignment prompts
  • Identifying and addressing the needs of your audience
  • Developing and organizing
  • Finding good sources and avoiding plagiarism
  • Revising your writing