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Graduate Student Services
PhD Professional Development Seminars
Graduate Student Services offers professional development for PhD students.
Each workshop has a theme related to professional development goals for McKelvey Engineering PhD students. Topics include:
Core compentencies
- Ethics
- Writing
- Presentations
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Leadership
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
Research skills
- Responsible and ethical conduct
of reserach - Fellowships
- Lap and project managment
- Budgets
- Intellectual property (IP)
Teaching skills
- Syllabus design
- AI workshops
- Lab course design
- Instructional design
- Teaching and diversity statements
Career exploration
- Individual development plans (IDPs)
- Job searches
- CVs
- Externships
- Alumni panels
- Industry visits
The program goal is to educate students in a broad manner, utilizing skills that will be useful for careers, whether in academia, industry or government.
Current students
Click here to see upcoming workshops and events or to review past sessions.