Preparing for Life After Graduate School: Professional Pathways

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Preparing for Life After Graduate School 
Professional Pathways

• Examples of Career and Professional Development
  Activities
• Mary Ann Leung, University of Washington

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Examples of Career Professional Development

• Programs
• Campus-wide
• Inter-departmental
• Departmental
• Graduate student led

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Campus-wide programs

• Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Initiative
• Electronic mentor (in development)
• Web site

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Re-Envisioning the Ph.D. web site
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Campus-wide programs

• Preparing Future Faculty (43 research
  institutions)
• Sponsors
• Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
• American Association of Colleges Universities
  (AACU)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Pew Charitable Trusts
• Atlantic Philanthropies
• http//www.preparing-faculty.org/PFFWeb.History.ht
  m
• Preparing Future Professionals (ASU)
• http//www.asu.edu/graduate/pfp/
• Intellectual Entrepreneurship (UT, Austin)
• http//www.utexas.edu/ogs/rc/director.html

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Inter-departmental programs

• Preparing Chemical Leaders of Tomorrow (UW)
• Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering,
  and Materials Science
• Retreats
• What Do Chemical Science Employers Want in a
  Ph.D.?
• CV/Resume Writing, Interviewing Skills, and Job
  Negotiation
• Communicating with Lay Audiences
• Seminars
• Life as a Research University Professor
• Intellectual Property
• What ICOS Wants in a Ph.D.

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Inter-departmental programs

• ADVANCE award from NSF (UW)
• Goal increase the participation of women in
  scientific and engineering workforce
• Training for graduate students
• communication skills
• assertive training and the language of influence
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Beyond the Podium
• WORLDS A fundamental approach to diversity and
  cultural change
• conflict resolution
• http//www.liftleadership.org
• Faculty-Graduate Student Mentoring Program

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Departmental programs

• Biotechnology Externships (UW)
• Center for Process Analytical Chemistry (UW)
• Applied Mathematics Graduate Teaching
  Fellowships in K-12 Education (GK-12) (UW)

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Graduate student led programs

• Catalyst Committee of Chemistry Graduate Student
  Club
• Started by three graduate students
• Funded by Chemistry department
• Seminars
• Career Panel (Academic, industry, government)
• Balancing Parenting and Science
• Learning Styles for students, teachers, and
  science
• A Career in Chemistry (from industry)
• Mentoring program
• Monthly lunch discussion groups
• http//www.students.washington.edu/chemgrad/cataly
  st.htm

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Summary

• There are a number of ways to provide career and
  professional development opportunities to
  graduate students
• Campus wide
• Inter-departmental
• Departmental
• Grass roots, student run