Professional Development Content

Graduate Studies Launches Institute for Professional Development

Julia Ann Easley — October 06, 2020 - 4:08pm

All in a day鈥檚 work, Carlyn Peterson talks with fellow Ph.D.s, business people and producers in the dairy industry 鈥� and may even share a few affectionate words with cattle.

To finish her dissertation and launch her career in August, Peterson drew on workshops about writing, science communications and more 鈥� all now part of a sophisticated ecosystem of skill-building opportunities for 嘿嘿视频 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.

Employee Leads National Career Project for Doctoral Students, Scholars

Julia Ann Easley — October 23, 2017 - 4:24pm

Doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences across the country and beyond have some new help to discover a world of career possibilities, thanks to an employee in Graduate Studies.

Training Integral to Professionalizing, Expanding Academic Advising

Julia Ann Easley — February 07, 2017 - 3:42pm

A woman lowers her head to the table in front of her and starts to cry. 嘿嘿视频 advisor Stephanie Myers quietly reaches out and gently pats her on her shoulder. The woman seems to sob inconsolably.

This dramatic moment was part of a role-playing exercise during a communications workshop for 嘿嘿视频 academic advisors. Training 鈥� some of it mandatory 鈥� is integral to recent initiatives to professionalize and expand the academic advising services that help students identify and achieve their goals and graduate in a timely way.