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What is your plan? Where are you going with your learning and your career? How do you define yourself?
The 2009 Graduate Professional Development Day is a chance to begin answering those questions and preparing for the challenges
that lie ahead. Whether you are just beginning your time as a graduate student or are preparing to graduate and enter the
workforce, this event has something to offer. There will be twelve diverse sessions presented by experienced faculty and staff.
Topics include (but not limited to):
- Making your assistantship work for you
- Presenting and publishing as a graduate student
- Defining your research and professional goals
- Job searching, interviewing, and professional associations
- Using technology for teaching and learning
This year's conference will take place February 7, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. The event is free and lunch will be provided.
The sessions are divided into three tracks, based on where you are in your graduate career. Track A is focused on brand new
graduate students, Track B is focused in mid-career graduate students, and Track C is focused on graduate students finishing
their studies and preparing to begin their job search. Of course all sessions are open to all graduate students.
Online registration is now open. Please view the schedule below and click here to fill out the registration form!
8:30 - 9 Registration
9:00 - 10 Keynote (Dr. Steven Cady)
10:00 - 11 Session 1 Track A - Planning A Successful Graduate Career
Track B - Publishing and Presenting as a Graduate Student
Track C - Preparing Your Thesis or Dissertation Defense
11:00 - 12 Session 2 Track A - Making Your Assistantship Work for You
Track B - Crafting a Comprehensive Literature Review
Track C - Job Searching and Professional Associations
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 1:45 Session 3 Track A - Things I Wish I Knew – Panel Discussion of Veteran Graduate Students
Track B - Defining Research and Developing a Research Agenda
Track C - So I Have a Job Offer – Understanding Compensation and Benefits
1:45 - 2:45 Session 4 Track A - Technology for Teaching Assistants – How to Make the Most of What’s New
Track B - Securing Funding for Research
Track C - The Global Workforce – For International Students Planning to
Work in the U.S. and U.S. Students Planning to Work Abroad
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