Graduate students should be engaged in their work – that means finding a research idea that they find really interesting and fun. Students should be self-directed – that means taking charge of their training, and seeking out opportunities rather than waiting to be directed to opportunities. Graduate students are not alone in their endeavor – that means they have the support of the mentors, departments, colleges and graduate school to support their training. All of these spheres of support share the common goal of preparing the student for the best placement possible, and putting us all in a position to brag about the student’s success. The presentation then covered the main components of the professional development program designed to help students become professionally prepared, covering the resources for the four spires of professional development: research, teaching, career and ethics; the checklist of activities that they should pursue throughout their training; and the roadmap to identifying transferrable skills.

1. Graduate School
Professional
Development Program

2. Spheres of Support
Graduate School
Mentor
Department
Colleges and
Centers

3. Graduate School Professional
Development Program
Graduate
training is
holistic.

7. Research
Gretchen Busl
Associate Director for
Grants and Fellowships
Contact:
gbusl@nd.edu
574.631.2443
http://graduateschool.nd.edu/
professional_development/
research
502 Main Building

8. Research
Workshops and Consultations on:
 Guidance in defining research goals at various stages
of the graduate programs
 Assistance in locating and applying for funding
opportunities
 Strategies for efficiently articulating personal and
professional goals in proposal statements
 Feedback on drafts of application materials
 Advice for working effectively with faculty during the
application process

9. Matthew Capdevielle, Ph.D.
Writing Center Director
contact:
writing@nd.edu
574.631.5390
writingcenter.nd.edu
203 Coleman Morse Center
Cheri Smith
Coordinator for
Instructional Services
University of Notre Dame
Libraries
contact:
csmith@nd.edu
574.631.4271
library.nd.edu
222c Hesburgh Library

10. Office of Research
Research
contact:
574.631.2310
http://or.nd.edu
940 Grace Hall
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FUNDING THROUGH COS
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Reasons to use COS:
-Easily keep your CV up-to-date and ready to present in any format.
-Showcase your research to the worldwide research community.
-Use COS to search over 400,000 individual funding opportunities from numerous sponsors across all
disciplines.

11. Amanda McKendree
Kaneb Center for Teaching
and Learning
contact:
amckendree@nd.edu
574-631-9148
http://kaneb.nd.edu
353 DeBartolo Hall

12. Teaching
Workshops and Consultations on:
 Being a teaching assistant
 Developing your teaching style
 Grading exams
 Leading discussions
 Maintaining a teaching portfolio
 Writing a teaching statement

13. Career Center
248 Flanner Hall
www.careercenter.nd.edu
574.631.5200
Director: Lee Svete
contact: Lee.J.Svete.1@nd.edu
Assistant Director: Ann Amico Moran
contact: Ann.M.Moran.96@nd.edu
Advisor: Jody Peters
contact: jmurray7@nd.edu

14. Career
Workshops and Consultations on:
 Defining career goals
 Networking
 Talking about your research
 Interviewing
 Looking for a job

15. Ethics
Graduate School Ethics Workshop
January 16th * 9:00am-1:00pm
Hilton Garden Inn * Saint Mary’s College
Agenda
Opening Remarks by Dean Sterling
Ethics of Research * Ethics of Teaching * Ethics of Career
Catered Lunch
Plenary Talk by Alasdair MacIntyre
Participation satisfies the 3-hour ethics requirement for all students matriculating in 2011 or after.

16. THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
The Graduate School has dedicated the earnings
from three endowments for professional
development: Joseph F. Downes Memorial; Notebaert Professional
Development; Zahm Research Travel
 Academic Training
 Research
 Professional Development
Common Professional Development Application Form,
http://graduateschool.nd.edu/professional_development/research

17. The Graduate School Invites You…
“Shuffle. Play. Listen.” Christopher O’Riley
(piano) & Matt Haimovitz (cello)
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, September 30, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Reception to follow.
The Rivalry by Norman Corwin
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Friday, February 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Reception to follow.

18. Student’s Guide to South Bend Bus Tour
Ride a TRANSPO bus on a
guided tour of South Bend Meet at the Hammes Bookstore
and see the city’s best
restaurants, theatres, galleries, Monday August 22nd
and attractions.
5:00-7:00 PM
FREE Sign up at the Professional
chocolate and pizza Development booth to
reserve your seat! Sign-
ups will close at 4:30pm
Raffle for gift cards and
other prizes when Orientation ends.

19. John Lubker
Associate Dean of Students
Contact:
631-5778
jlubker1@nd.edu
◦ Oversight of students’ progress
◦ Administration of Graduate
School policies
◦ Academic counseling
◦ Student appeals