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Actions:

Communication-Early Stage

• Initiate mentoring relationships
• Learn conventions of communication within your discipline
• Formulate and present research plan

Academic Development-Early Stage

• Connect coursework to research & scholarship
• Seek funding to support projects
• Explore resources to support academic development
• Attend TA orientation & teaching workshops
• Plan research projects
• Seek out teaching opportunities
• Mentor undergraduates

Leadership & Professionalism-Early Stage

• Attend Ethics trainings and seminars
• Create an Individual Development Plan (IDP)
• Seek leadership and service opportunities
• Join professional organizations and build internal and external networks

Career Development-Early Stage

• Explore University Career Services resources
• Complete self-assessments
• Develop career goals
• Create a CV

Programs:

Communication-Early Stage

• Graduate Funding Workshops
PITAP courses, GRAD 810 and GRAD 811 courses
GRAD 704: Effective Presentation Skills
Individual Development Plan
• Communicating Your Science

Academic Development-Early Stage

• Teaching workshops
• Graduate Funding Workshops
PITAP courses, GRAD 810 and GRAD 811 courses
• Becoming an Effective Mentor
• Navigating Departmental Culture

 

Leadership & Professionalism-Early Stage

• Research Ethics course – GRAD 721
Individual Development Plan
• Financial Planning
• Time & Stress Management
• Navigating Departmental Culture

Career Development-Early Stage

Individual Development Plan
• Networking for Graduate Students
• Career Panels/Networking Nights
• Career symposium

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