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

Kscholastic Tutoring Company is seeking academic tutors in Math, Physics and other STEM topics for K-12 students.

• 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.

NASA Office of STEM Engagement internships leverage NASA’s unique missions and programs to enhance and increase the capability, diversity and size of the nation’s future STEM workforce. Internships are available at multiple NASA Centers and provide students with the opportunity to participate in either research or other experiential learning, under the guidance of a mentor at NASA.

Applicants for this internship must be U.S. Citizens and meet a minimum 3.0 GPA requirement.

During the webinar, explore internship opportunities, learn about eligibility and application requirements, and discover how to apply. Learn firsthand experiences from current interns and tips to make your application stand out.

More Information

Application Deadlines

• Summer 2025: Feb 28
• Fall 2025: May 16

Students who intern with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) can get practical experience in several divisions.

Students must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university when applying, with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher.

Internships with TPWD provide college students with a realistic view of what a career with the entity entails.

More Information and Application
NOTE: To view internships only, enter “Intern” in the Keyword field at the top of the list.

Deadline: March 15

The NSM Alumni Association scholarships are open to incoming undergraduate and graduate students. Scholarship awards are given to students in all NSM departments.

Eligibility: Must be an NSM graduate student in good standing at UH, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25, must have 18 or more semester credit hours remaining in the degree program at the time of the scholarship award. The recipient must enroll in, and complete, a minimum course load of 9 semester credit hours (full-time equivalent) in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Application also requires a short essay.

Application and More Information: uhaaf.com/scholarships/
(NSMAA Scholarship information near bottom of page)

NOTE: You may qualify for other UH Alumni Association Scholarships listed on that webpage.

Deadline: Tue, April 15