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Our Graduate Pathways to Success (Pathways) program is a palette of non-credit workshops, seminars and other activities designed to complement a graduate student’s program's academic curriculum and mentorship experience. Our offerings cover a wide range of personal and professional development topics to support graduate students throughout their time in graduate school and to allow them to develop some of the skills and competencies needed to thrive as professionals and to make meaningful contributions to society.
Participants
- Master's Students
- Doctoral Students
- Professional Students
- Postdoc
Skills Emphasized
- Research management
- Communication and presentation
- Writing
- Professional networking
- Project management and budget management
- Career Planning
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Statistics
- Entrepreneurship
- Research ethics
- Self-management
- Success in graduate school including grantwriting
- Effective supervisory relationships
- Thesis submission and doctoral exam preparation
Services Offered
- Non-credit workshops
- Seminars
External Partners
- Private companies/industry
- Non-profit organizations
- Other universities and/or colleges
- Alumni
- Entrepreneurs/Self-employed
University Collaborations
- Career services/career center
- Communications program
- Writing program or writing center
- Teaching and learning center
- University libraries
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.
