Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
A Regional Affiliate of the Council of Graduate Schools
Past Conference Programs
Check out the programs and select presentations of past annual conferences!
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2026 CSGS Annual Meeting
February 18-20, 2026
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge
Program
Slides - Graduate Campus Tour: The Starter Pack
Slides - Movement and Resilience
Slides - STEM Communication
Slides - Differentiating Grad Programs
Slides - Culture of Belonging
Slides - Robert Kelchen
Slides - Assistantship Policies and Practices
Slides - Helping Students Navigate Career Ecosystems - Approaches from Two Institutions
Slides - Strengthening Graduate Mentoring Culture
Slides - Thriving in a New Normal
Resources - Leveraging Partnerships and Elevating Advocacy
Slides - Chevelle Newsome
Slides - Graduate Education at a Crossroads?
Slides - Capturing the Whole Story: Expanding Metrics [Beyond the Numbers] to Strengthen the Graduate Student Success Ecosystems
Slides - ETS
2025 CSGS Annual Meeting
March 19-21st, 2025
Dallas, Texas
SMU's Campus
The Highland Dallas
2024 CSGS Annual Meeting
March 13-15, 2024
Greenville, SC
Hyatt Regency Greenville
Home2 Suites by Hilton (overflow hotel)
Select Presentations:
Extra handout from Mackenzie Wilfong
Breakout Session Troy Terry and Suzanne Barbour
ETS Get to Know Your International Applicants
2023 CSGS Annual Meeting
March 2-4, 2023
Tampa, Florida
Program:
The full program is available in Guidebook
New Deans Breakfast: Karen DePauw and Troy Terry
Plenary I: Suzanne Ortega, Lidia Kos, Steven Bergman and Peter Harries
Plenary III: Katharine Stewart and Peter Harries
2022 CSGS Annual Meeting
February 17-19, 2022
Raleigh, North Carolina
Program:
The full program is available in Guidebook
CSGS 2022 Program (PDF)
Select Plenary Presentations:
Plenary I: Debra Stewart Innovation in U.S. Graduate Schools
Plenary II: Julie Posselt Systemic Shocks and Change
Plenary IV:_Mladen A Vouk_Research and Partnerships Ecosystem
CHBGS Plenary THE (The Higher Education) ABC Model by STEVENSON
Select Panel Presentations:
Student Panel CSGS 2022 Strategic Networking
Student Panel CSGS 2022 STEM Communication
2021 CSGS Annual Meeting
Virtual Conference
Program is located in Guidebook
2020 CSGS Annual Meeting
March 5-7, 2020
Birmingham, AL
Program:
CSGS Graduate Student Session Schedule
Select Plenary Presentations:
Suzanne Ortega CSGS- March 6
Laurence Morehouse CSGS
Select Panel Presentations:
DeRochi Kloeppel McGee – And What about Graduate Retention and Persistence
Hao & Crenshaw_Perspectives on Integrating Diversity and Professional Development
Jefferson & Bolton_Graduate admissions disruption and diplomacy CSGS March 2020 K Jefferson
Moix & West_CSGS 2020 Presentation Building Bridges to Attract and Support Underrep Students
Putnam & Brown_FromFearToFinished_DissertationCoachingFramework
2019 CSGS Annual Meeting
CSGS 48th Annual Meeting (Program)
February 14-16, 2019
Knoxville, TN
2018 CSGS Annual Meeting
CSGS 47th Annual Meeting (Program)
February 22-25 2018
Fayetteville, AR 72701
2017 CSGS Annual Meeting
CSGS 46th Annual Meeting (Program)
March 2-5 2017
Annapolis, MD 21401