The UH Graduate School has an Ombudsperson for Graduate and Professional Students. The Ombudsperson provides a safe setting for graduate and professional students to confidentially raise and discuss their concerns about workplace and academic issues, address interpersonal difficulties, and receive assistance in identifying options for resolving the conflicts and concerns.

What an Ombudsperson Does

• Provides a confidential forum for raising issues and expressing concerns.
• Listens without judgement and offers impartial feedback.
• Assists the graduate/professional student in exploring options to address concerns.
• Identifies and refers the graduate/professional student to resources for addressing problems and concerns.
• Clarifies policies and procedures that apply to the graduate/professional student’s problem or issue.
• Provides coaching on effective communication for difficult conversations.
• Analyzes and reports trends in complaints and concerns, and provides recommendations for institutional improvements.
• Promotes highest standards of university governance and a supportive, ethical and healthy organizational culture.

UH Ombudsperson - Funda Suhin, Ph.D.
Dr. Suhin is an associate professor of supply chain management. Her teaching and research interests are in operations and supply chain management. She is passionate about the UH community and student well-being. Over her career, she has worked with graduate students in a wide variety of roles, including teaching graduate courses, directing graduate student research, and coordinating a doctoral program in Bauer College of Business. She has served on numerous committees related to graduate student education and policies, and as a graduate student mentor.

Learn More about the Office of Ombuds Services

Contact the Ombudsperson: gradombuds@uh.edu

Want to show off your research? You’re invited to create a single, static slide that encapsulates your research that can be presented in three minutes or less. This is a great opportunity to prepare for the UH Three-Minute Thesis competition Nov 1, and the winners will have a great addition for their CV.

There will be a $100 Amazon gift card prize for the winner of the judges’ evaluations (one judge will be present from each department) and another for the people’s choice determined by all attending.

There is room for a few representatives from each department. Both master’s degree and doctoral students are welcome to apply. If you are interested, send Associate Dean Jeremy May (jm22@Central.uh.edu), your advisor, and your Program Faculty Chair your name, a draft of your slide, and your research program by Oct 1. If there are more than a few applicants from your department, Dr. May will work with the Program Faculty Chair to determine who will represent your department.

If you don’t want to present, please come and see the great research your fellow students are performing and vote for your favorite presentation. This will be an opportunity to generate new ideas and find collaborators for interdisciplinary research.

Join the event for refreshments, socialization, and fantastic science to see!

Application Deadline: Tue, Oct 1

Event Date/Time: Fri, Oct 11, 12–2 pm
Location: Room TBD

Kscholastic Tutoring Company is seeking academic tutors for K-12 students studying Math and Physics.

• Flexible scheduling
• Houston-area in-person tutoring (must have a personal vehicle)
• Must be available 2 evenings a week
• Must be available until the end of the school year (May 31, 2025)

Starting Pay: $30/hour (pay increases based on experience)

Learn More: Visit www.kscholastic.com

To Apply: Send your resume and a statement of interest to karla@kscholastic.com.

UH is a member of the Gulf Coast Consortia (GCC), one of the largest inter-institutional cooperatives in the world. Are you interested in a postdoc or research position at a GCC member institution? Open positions can be found on the GCC Job Board.

This service, sponsored by the GCC and its member institutions, provides opportunities for job seekers from GCC member institutions and employers to learn more about each other. The GCC’s mission is to build interdisciplinary collaborative research teams and training programs in the biological sciences that intersect the computational, chemical, mathematical, and physical sciences.

Graduating Ph.D. students and postdocs from GCC institutions can post their resumes and search for jobs at GCC institutions. To place a resume on the Job Board, register as a Job Seeker and enter the requested information.

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support over a five-year fellowship period for individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements. For each of the three years of support, NSF provides a $37,000 stipend and $16,000 Cost of Education allowance to the graduate degree-granting institution of higher education.

Program Details

Application Deadlines (Vary by Program Area)
Deadline Details

• October 15 - Chemistry; Geosciences, Mathematical Sciences; Physics and Astronomy
• October 16 - Life Sciences
• October 18 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Materials Research; STEM Education and Learning