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The Graduate School Diversity Office
http://www.grad.umn.edu/outreach/
The mission of the Graduate School Diversity Office (GSDO) is to coordinate and lead the Graduate School initiatives in the recruitment, funding, retention and graduation of a diverse student body. In addition, the GSDO works closely with other University of Minnesota offices that are concerned with diversity and multiculturalism. The GSDO provides advising to assist prospective graduate students (U.S. citizens and permanent residents) with the admission process and on financing graduate school. The GSDO fosters opportunities for graduate students to build community ties, to strengthen their networking skills, and to enhance their professional development.
University Counseling & Consulting Services
UCCS offers seminars for graduate students on a wide range of topics such as managing graduate student stress, making the most of advising relationships, preparing for preliminary and final examinations, and thesis and dissertation writing.
http://www.ucs.umn.edu/outreach/gradsem.html
UCCS also offers Dissertation and Thesis Support Groups. These groups, which meet every other week, provide support, focus, and problem-solving strategies for graduate students at the dissertation or thesis stage.
http://www.ucs.umn.edu/counsel/currentgroups.html
Preparing Future Faculty
The Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) program is a national movement to transform the way aspiring faculty members prepare for their careers. Through its core courses – Teaching in Higher Education followed by a Practicum course – the Preparing Future Faculty Program at the University of Minnesota provides a teaching and learning forum in which participants engage with a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural mix of masters students, doctoral candidates, and post-doctoral fellows. Participants discuss learning theory and strategies, develop teaching skills, create classroom and job search materials, and work with faculty from a range of institutional types.
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/pff/
Graduate School Career Services
The Graduate School Career Services Initiative (GSCS) provides interdisciplinary workshops and online resources for graduate students and postdoctoral trainees at the University of Minnesota.
https://www.grad.umn.edu/career/
Staying on Course: Mutual Roles and Responsibilities in the Graduate School Experience
Produced by the Council of Graduate Students at the University of Minnesota, this in-depth guide is about what students and faculty members can do to make graduate school a good experience. This booklet will guide a first year student with numerous tasks, such as finding an advisor, filling out forms and just getting accustomed to graduate student life. The booklet also provides advice to continuing graduate students on taking preliminary exams, presenting research, staying motivated, job searching and having fun. Part III contains useful information about how faculty members (mentors and advisers) can contribute to a successful graduate student experience and is written from a graduate student’s point of view.
http://www.cogs.umn.edu/publications.html#course
Grad Career Guide: The Career Resource Guide for Graduate and Professional Students
Whether you are in your first year as a graduate or professional school student, or you are a PhD candidate ready to defend, this guide provides useful career related information. Faculty and staff who work with graduate and professional students will also find valuable information and resources for use in advising students with career related questions.
http://www.career.umn.edu/GradGuide.pdf
Mentor Connection
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association for Graduate Students, the Mentor Connection has helped match approximately 13,000 students over the last 13 years with alumni or friends of the University of Minnesota in their career field of interest. The purpose of the mentoring relationship is to provide a learning opportunity for the student outside of the classroom experience. The relationships are intended to be professional in nature, to help students make the transition from an academic environment to the world of work, and to offer an opportunity for professional development, networking, and an exchange of ideas between experienced professionals and the next generation of leaders.
http://www.alumni.umn.edu/sites/d2e2f762-6a18-437f-ad49-168669330020/uploads/MentorGrad05.pdf
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