ATGS 2026 Conference Schedule (note - this is a draft schedule, so times may shift slightly. Final program will be confirmed in early September!)
Thursday, September 10
8:00 – 8:45 am — Registration and Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 am — Welcome from Organizers
9:00 – 10:00 am — Invited Address: Mackenzie Wilfong (University of Oklahoma)
10:00 – 11:00 am — Contributed Session: Clay Green, Patti Giuffre, Donna Vandiver & Andrea Golato (Texas State University) "From Workshop to Culture Change: Building a Sustainable Graduate Faculty Mentoring Initiative"
11:00 am – 12:00 pm — Contributed Session: Robin Poston & Alan Itkin (Southern Methodist University) "The Graduate Leadership Academy: A Comprehensive Model for Graduate Student Professional Development Support"
12:00 – 1:30 pm — Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm — Invited Address: Stacey Silverman (Texas A&M University System) “Innovations and Modernization in Graduate Education”
2:30 – 3:00 pm — Sponsor Session: ETS
3:00 – 3:30 pm — Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:30 pm — Contributed Session: Addie Caudle, Celia Scott, Tom Faulkenberry & Ronald Rhone (Tarleton State University) "Graduate Student Perceptions of Institutional Support Services"
4:30 – 5:30 pm — ATGS Business Meeting
6:00 – 8:00 pm — Reception and Dinner (offsite)
Friday, September 11
8:00 – 9:00 am — Registration and Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 am — Keynote Address: Jessica Acton (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board) “THECB Updates”
10:00 – 11:00 am — Contributed Session: Julie Harlin Wolf, Sharanee Sytha Wilson & Kevin Curley, Jr. (Texas A&M University) "Stronger Together: System-Wide Approaches to Graduate Student Professional Development"
11:00 am – 12:00 pm — Contributed Session: Jessica Davis (Texas Southern University) "Innovating Graduate Education Through the Graduate Resource Center: A Model for Student Success and Talent Development"
12:00 – 1:00 pm — Box Lunch and Farewell