Resources for UTA HRM Students AND HRM Professionals

HRM Graduate Advisor

Dr. Tom Graca is a Clinical Professor of Management and the Faculty Director of the Graduate Program in Human Resource Management. And if you are studying in the human resource management graduate program, he is your graduate advisor. (The truth is that Graca knows virtually nothing, but he is pretty good at making the right referrals and responding with the right hyperlinks.) You should consider Graca your “one-stop shop” for anything and everything related to your HRM graduate study at UTA.

Download Graca’s Contact Card

E-mail: TomG@uta.edu

Mobile Voice: 617.631.6696

Mobile SMS: 617.631.6696

Curriculum Resources

• Graduate Catalog
• "Official" Management Course Descriptions
• Other "Official" Course Descriptions
• Summary Human Resource Management MS Program of Work
• Some Sample Syllabi
• Schedules of Classes (MyMav)
• UTA College of Business Two-Year Plan (through 2021 summer)
• UTA Academic Calendar

Funding Graduate Study

• Description of Tuition, Fees, and Charges
• Financial Aid and Scholarship Information for All
• Mav ScholarShop
• Financial Aid and Scholarship Information for International Students Specifically
• SHRM Foundation Scholarships
• Fort Worth HR Scholarships
• Dallas HR Scholarships
• North Texas SHRM Scholarships

Some Things that Might Be Useful Throughout Your Study

• Add/Drop:
  • through the end of late registration, add/drop in MyMav
  • after late registration closes, form available from Graduate Business Services
• Leave of Absence Policy and Request Form
• Software:
  • https://myapplications.microsoft.com/ (use UTA email and password)
  • https://creativecloud.adobe.com/apps/ (use UTA email and password)
• Change to HRM from a Different UTA Graduate Program or Change to a “Joint” HRM Program

Some Things that Will Be Useful as You Near Graduation

• Semester Prior to Graduation:
  • Request a “MAP” (request for “official” confirmation that you are on-track to graduate)
• Early in Graduation Semester:
  • Know graduation application deadline.
  • Apply for graduation (by the deadline).
  • Check out some additional information on graduation and commencement.
• Things that You Will Need to Know if You Opted-In to Writing a Thesis

Internship and Employment Resources

• UTA Lockheed Martin Career Development Center
  • UTA Job Fairs and Other Upcoming UTA Career Events
• Selected HRM Job-Search Databases
  • Handshake Database (free to UTA community)
  • SHRM HR Jobs (free to the public)
  • MCHR Job Board (free to the public)
  • FWHR Job Board (free to the public)
  • DallasHR Career Center (free to the public)
• UTA Career Consultants
• VMOCK (perfecting your resume and profiles)
• How to Search for Internships
• How to Conduct a Job Search

Resources for When Things Are Going Sideways

• Request an Exception to a Graduate School Policy
  • most typical use is after receiving a correspondence indicating that you have been suspended or dismissed from the program
  • consider getting some advice from Graca before submitting
• Appeal/Grievance of a Grade
  • consider getting some advice from Graca before submitting
• Report a Title IX Incident

HRM Certification

Earning and maintaining the appropriate certifications are essential for maximizing one’s career trajectory in human resource management. There are two (competing) certifying authorities:

• The Human Resource Certification Institute
• The Society for Human Resource Management

HRM Professional Associations and Conferences

The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’s leading HRM professional association. In addition to the national organization, SHRM affiliates state and local chapters. Those typically of the greatest interest to the UTA HRM community are:

• UTA SHRM
  • UTA Handshake Database
• Texas SHRM
• Texas SHRM Career Center
• Mid-Cities Human Resource Association
  • MCHR Job Board
• Fort Worth HR
  • FWHR Job Board
• DallasHR
  • DallasHR Career Center

SHRM hosts a massive annual conference which rotates around the expected “conference cities” in the U.S. Of equal significance to HRM professionals in Texas is The HRSouthwest Conference which is held annually typically in Fort Worth. In addition, the local SHRM chapters (mentioned above) offer frequent and diverse continuing education opportunities.

(SHRM) Code of Ethics (for HR Professionals)