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Developing professional skills is an essential component of a graduate student's career; whether it's speaking at a conference, learning how to network with other academics, or preparing your first vitae. The Graduate College has identified 6-essential skills to help graduate students and postdocs become successful in their respective disciplines. The six core competencies are: Career, Communication, Management, Research, Teaching, and Wellness.
Participants
- Master's Students
- Doctoral Students
- Postdoc
Skills Emphasized
- Communication and presentation
- Writing
- Professional networking
- Research development
- Governance, risk and compliance
- Project management and budget management
- Job search
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Research ethics
Services Offered
- Career Counseling
- Workshops
- Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- Preparing Future Faculty (PFF)
External Partners
- Private companies/industry
- Federal agencies
- Alumni
University Collaborations
- Career services/career center
- Communications program
- Teaching and learning center
- Graduate and Professional Student Senate
- Post-doc Association
CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.
