Graduate School
The Graduate School events calendar provides dates of varied activities for graduate students.

Graduate Student Council (GSC)
CADS has two senators to the University-wide Graduate Student Council, which meets on a regular basis to discuss issues related to graduate students. The GSC also sponsors graduate student events. We strive to have one M.S. and one Ph.D. student as the two senators, and they typically serve for a full year.

Consumer and Design Sciences
Conference Presentations Graduate students are encouraged to submit papers for presentation or entries in design competitions at conferences such as at the Auburn University’s Research Symposium, the Southeastern Graduate Student Consortium, International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC), American Collegiate Retail Association (ACRA), and other conferences. The professional organizations have websites with needed information.

When departmental budget resources allow, the department may provide some support for graduate students presenting papers. Students who have papers accepted for presentation or designs accepted for exhibition should check with the Department Head for availability of partial travel support. These students should also apply for Graduate Student Council (GSC) Travel Fellowship. Interior Design graduate students also may inquire into travel funding from IDEC.

Southeastern Graduate Student Consortium
Graduate students in the textile, and apparel, and consumer-related graduate programs at Auburn University, University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, University of South Carolina, and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro are invited to participate in a Graduate Student Consortium each Spring Semester. The purpose of the consortium is to allow students from participating universities a forum for networking and for the professional presentation of graduate research.

CADS Special Events
You will periodically be informed, usually by email, of special events, such as special guest lectures, Industry Advisory Boards interaction opportunities, and other CADS-sponsored events. CADS faculty’s expectation is that as graduate students, you will take advantage of these opportunities and attend or participate as much as possible. Regularly scheduled events are listed below.

CADS-AMDA Fashion Event: The Department and the Apparel Merchandising and Design (student) Association (AMDA) co-host this student developed and managed mounted and runway show during Spring Semester.

Women’s Philanthropy Board (WPB): The WPB, an arm of the College of Human Sciences, regularly schedules panels and speakers during both semesters. These are free to attend, except for lunch speakers, and you may be invited at some point by the CADS Department Head to be their guest.

iRACE (Innovation in Retail and Consumer Experiences) Initiative events: CADS’s iRACE Initiative brings together Auburn University faculty and students with the industry to advance practice-based research, education, and outreach in the areas of innovation in retail and consumer experiences. iRACE Initiative offers various educational programs for graduate and undergraduate students, such as iRACE Industry Lecture Series©, iRACE Hackathon©, iRACE Research Brainstorming Sessions© with industry experts or interdisciplinary researchers, in which students can network with industry experts and participate in opportunities for learning up-and-coming innovations in the industry and varying disciplines, career development, projects, scholarships, and many others.

Study Abroad Opportunities
The College of Human Sciences sponsors a range of study abroad opportunities scattered around the world. The oldest and endowed program is the Joseph S. Bruno Auburn Abroad in Italy program, which is scheduled for each semester and is 12 weeks in length. Graduate students may apply to be a GTA for the program, typically at least one to two terms in advance. Announcements seeking application are made by email.

Professional Organizations with Graduate Student Memberships
International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA)
American Collegiate Retail Association (ACRA)
Association for Consumer Research (ACR)
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)
Costume Society of America (CSA)
Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)

Graduate Assistantship Evaluation Form
Graduate Assistants are evaluated by their faculty supervisors every semester. These evaluations are used for making decisions on graduate assistantship assignments in future semesters.

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