Planning for Success: Professional Development for

Master’s/Professional Students

Noro Andriamanalina, Ph.D.Director of Academic and Professional Development,

Office for Diversity in Graduate Education

Imagine

It is Monday.You are in Central Park, New York City.I give you a car full of gas and $3,000.I tell you to drive to Hollywood, CA andmeet me at the Hollywood sign.Meeting time is 3:00 p.m., Friday.

Central Park, NY City

What questions would you ask me?

What would you do next?

Why are you at the U of MN ? Of all the things you could do, why are

you in graduate school? Why the U of MN? What do you hope to gain out of the

graduate experience?

Proactive Planning

Planning for success

Information Planning

Planning for Success

Planning Information Information options success Options

Graduate school/research funding support Research focus Committee members Conference presentations and publishing Teaching experience Career track and job search processes

Individual Development Plan

http://www.grad.umn.edu/current-students-academic-professional-development-building-your-plan/planThe IDP has three purposes: (1) identify an

individual’s professional goals and objectives, (2) assess the individual’s skill set relative to their career goals, and (3) develop a plan to acquire the skills and competencies needed to achieve short and long-term career objectives. The Graduate School strongly encourages students to use the IDP to communicate with mentors, as the IDP can be extremely useful in clarifying roles and expectations of students and mentors.

Individual Development Plan

Areas to develop

Short term goals

Action Steps Resources

Presentations Fall 2015

Spring 2016

Funding Fall 2015

Spring 2016

Networking Fall 2015

Spring 2016

Leadership Fall 2015

Spring 2016

GRADUATE SCHOOL RESOURCES

Workshops

Professional development workshops networking building a strong publication record communicating effectively with faculty mentors searching and applying for fellowships and grants innovative teaching and learning strategies successfully navigating the academic and non-

academic job search process work-life balance

Career Resources

Networking opportunities

Collegiate career services Versatile PhD—plan ahead University-wide collaborations