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Apr 17, 2025

Career Insights Webinar Series: Connecting the A2i Community Across 40 Institutions

Throughout the 2024–2025 academic year, the A2i network launched an exciting opportunity for graduate students and postdocs: the Career Insights (INS) Webinar Series. Designed to bridge the gap between academia…
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Apr 17, 2025

Clemson Spotlight: Real-World Learning Through A2i Company Site Visits

A2i Company Site Visits offer graduate students and postdoctoral scholars a unique chance to explore real-world career environments—both in person and virtually. These immersive experiences connect participants with early-career professionals…
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Apr 17, 2025

The Power of Partnership: Milliken & Company Spotlight

At NC State University, we recognize that preparing graduate students and postdoctoral scholars for successful careers goes beyond academic excellence—it requires meaningful collaboration with employers who are shaping the future…
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Jan 15, 2025

Celebrating Morgan Dalman’s Impact on A2i: A New Chapter Begins

After five years of dedication, creativity, and leadership, Morgan Dalman is preparing to move on from her role with the NC State A2i program. As she defends her dissertation and…

Jun 14, 2022

Accelerate to Industry (A2i) Provides Graduate Students and Postdocs a Deep Dive Into Industry

NC State graduate students and postdoctoral scholars had the opportunity to participate in the Graduate School's Accelerate to Industry (A2i) Immersion Week to enhance skills needed for a career in industry.
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Jul 13, 2021

Professional Development Team Hosts Inaugural Career Retreat

NC State's inaugural Graduate School Career Retreat will be held virtually July 12-16. The Career Retreat will help students explore various career pathways in academia and industry.
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Feb 4, 2021

Accelerate to Industry Wins American Association of University Administrators Blackburn Award

The Graduate School's Accelerate to Industry (A2i) has received the Blackburn Award from the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA).

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Jul 21, 2020

From the Lab to Leadership

Jim Fahey, Ph.D., CEO of HZO discusses his career path from graduate student to business leader and shares his insights on career transitions.
A2i meeting

May 2, 2020

Join Us for the Industry Job Search Strategies (JSS) Online

From understanding what career options are available to you to creating resumes, the industry job search can bring a lot of questions and challenges. To help our gradpack, The Graduate School’s professional development team is offering an online summer session of Industry Job Search Strategies (JSS).
A2i participants

Feb 13, 2020

Graduate Students Gain a Competitive Edge

NC State’s Graduate School provides students with a solid educational foundation for pursuing future opportunities through the Accelerate to Industry program. In February, graduate education leaders from across the country will come to NC State to learn more about the program and how to implement it on their campuses.