Professional Development Links

Resources at the U of M

• Career Development Workshops Offered by the Graduate School
• University of Minnesota Career Development Center
  The goal of the Center is to enhance the educational process and increase student retention through individual career testing and counseling, groups, workshops, computerized guidance systems (Discover, Minnesota Career Information System), and a large career/educational planning library.
  • Grad Career Guide [pdf]
    Includes a wide range of information from job search strategies and handouts on CV and resume writing to finding on campus employment as a Teaching or Research Assistant.
• Ethics for Research, Scholarship and Practice
  This site is a compendium of resources pertinent to the teaching of ethical conduct in research and scholarship. At its core is a database that provides quick access to instructional materials designed for use in the classroom. The materials are categorized by ethical issue, discipline, and format.
• Preparing Future Faculty
  Preparing Future Faculty will assist you in further developing your teaching skills and exploring the faculty role on a college or university campus.
• University of Minnesota Digital Media Center
  The center promotes the innovative use of learning and teaching technologies at the University of Minnesota and supports faculty and students who are developing multimedia (including Internet) teaching and learning projects.
• University of Minnesota Writing Support Network
  A one-stop network of writing resources on campus including the Department of Rhetoric's Writing Center, The University of Minnesota English Department Writing Center, The General College Writing Center, The Minnesota International Student Association, and The Center for the Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing.
• Learning and Academic Skills Center
  This page complied by the University of Minnesota Learning and Academic Skills Center contains useful links to helpful tools for improving students concentration, motivation, public speaking, test taking, writing, etc.
• Career and Personal Counseling
  The Career Development Center (CDC) is located on the East Bank of the Minneapolis Campus. CDC serves students throughout the University with a number of services and programs, all of which facilitate career and professional development.
• Stress Management
  Assistance offered to students by Boynton Health Services.

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