The Dr. Shawn Long Organizational Science Institute, formerly OSSI, is a graduate school preparatory program for members of populations that are underrepresented in graduate school and fields of organizational science. Our mission is to help diversify the pipeline for graduate school and professionals working in organizational-related fields. We encourage students who are interested in applying to graduate school and studying organizations using perspectives from business (management), communication studies, psychology, or sociology to apply.
Our next Institute will be held in May 2024. The application deadline is January 31, 2024.
Goals & Objectives
The Organizational Science Institute is designed with the following goals in mind:
- Foster undergraduate interest and ability in research, scholarship, application, and graduate study
- Provide hands-on development of research conceptualization, writing, and presentation skills and GRE Training
- Expose students to a supportive graduate climate that values diverse disciplinary, demographic, methodological, and intellectual perspectives
- Demonstrate to participants that a career in organizational science offers an exciting challenge and that they are fully capable of pursuing and succeeding in such careers
- Help students develop a competitive application for graduate school (including personalized attention with their personal statements)
Activities
Our research fellows will engage in a number of activities including, but not limited to:
- Guidance in identifying which graduate programs are best suited to fellows’ research interests
- Expert advice on crafting personal statements and other application materials
- Networking with other Fellows
- Meeting with successful professionals in Organizational Science
- Intensive seminars on professionalization and the research process
- One-on-one meetings with faculty and current graduate students to discuss professional and research interests
- Learn about what grad admissions committees are really looking for when accepting students into grad school
- GRE Training, which includes a free voucher to enroll in Princeton Review’s Ultimate GRE Training class after the Institute (at a time that is convenient for the fellow)