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UF Professional Development Workshops help graduate students gain information, insights, and skills they can use in academia and the job market. Each fall and spring semester, the series of workshops covers topics such as effective leadership, time management and research strategies, preparing for examinations and final defenses, getting manuscripts published, and obtaining student grants.
Participants
- Master's Students
- Doctoral Students
Skills Emphasized
- Communication and presentation
- Writing
- Professional networking
- Personal finance
- Research development
- Job search
- Project management and budget management
- Leadership
- Research ethics
Services Offered
- Internships
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Conferences
- 3 Minute Thesis
External Partners
- Private companies/industry
University Collaborations
- Career Resource Center
- Center for Written and Oral Communication
- Office of Research
- Teaching and learning center
- University libraries
- Student Government
- Graduate and Family Housing
- Center for Undergraduate Research
- Counseling and Wellness Center
- Graduate Student Advisory Council
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.
