Success Strategies for Graduate Students

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1 Toulouse Graduate School Success Strategies for Graduate Students Victor R. Prybutok, PhD Interim Associate Dean Tweet questions Text questions to

2 TGS Fall 2010 Grad Students Enrolled: about 8000 Post-Bac: 1494 Masters: 4870 Doctoral: 1658 Spec-Prof: 35 New Doctoral Students Enrolled: about 300 New PhD students: 238 New EDD students: 19 New DMA students: 57 New AUD students: 9 2

3 Graduate Student Development Three Stage Model of Graduate Student Development* 1. Early Stage 2. Mid Stage 3. Late Stage This model responds to some of the commonly encountered challenges facing graduate students. *Adapted from materials MIT model * Adapted from Stewart, Donald W. (1995). Developmental Considerations in Counseling Graduate Students. Guidance & Counseling, 10, 3,

4 Toulouse Graduate School Early Stage Efforts Results in Mid and Late Stage Success Early Engagement Friends, Romans, Countrymen Look for professional relationships with peers and faculty Early Research Opportunities Conference attendance - Travel Grants Tweet questions Text questions to

5 Becoming Your Own Manager 5 strategies for productive graduate career 1.Take responsibility & ownership for your success 2. Know available resources 3.Think ahead 4. Have a plan 5. Identify (and deal with) obstacles

6 PREP PLANNING for success - entry to exit Planning during graduate school helps you identify and achieve your professional and career goals.

7 Early Planning Course Projects, Papers, Etc. Easiest path to an A Or Foundation for future research, conference paper, and dissertation 7

8 Early Research First year Course projects Work with faculty Summer 1 st year Second year Conferences Looking for a mentor 8

9 PREP RESILIENCE and tenacity through multiple career and life stages Resilience: the ability to adapt effectively to adversity or change Wellness: The integration and balance of mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being through taking responsibility for one s own health

10 PREP ENGAGEMENT in decision-making and skill development Engagement in your discipline and in your personal and professional development is critical for enhancing transferable skills, expanding professional networks, and creating partnerships and collaborations.

11 Engagement Faculty mentor Don t wake up after comps and look for a mentor Rather Look at faculty each time you interact and look for opportunities to engage and evaluate them as potential mentors 11

12 Selecting a Mentor How do you decide who you can work with? Personality Work style Fun fun fun 12

13 Authorship How do you decide order authorship Talk to the faculty before you begin Look at journals in your discipline Resolve any discrepancies before it becomes too late. 13

14 PREP PROFESSIONALISM in research, teaching, and service Professionalism: how you reflect on what you do in your discipline and the types of attitudes, standards, and behaviors you demonstrate throughout your career.

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16 Mentoring and Advising Promising Practices: Orientation Development/Revision of a Graduate Student Handbook Development of online student progress mechanisms Early advising Regularity and uniformity of progress review Transparency about expectations and requirements Mentor/Advisor selection and quality Professional Development Dissertation stage From the Council of Graduate Schools: PhD Completion Project 16

17 Activity Workshop Make a list of class papers or projects you have been asked to write. Think about how you can use these papers or projects to build expertise that provides a foundation for your dissertation. Form groups of three Discuss your projects and how you will use these papers / projects to assist in completing your dissertation & publications. 17

18 Toulouse Graduate School Important Points Professional Development is both your obligation and an obligation the faculty have toward you. Your likelihood of success is greater if you make your development an active process Little forms A to Z Tweet questions Text questions to