professional development
Wolf of the Week: Stories from the Field
Each week, the Graduate School will feature a graduate student or postdoc who exemplifies exceptional leadership and communication skills both inside and outside of the classroom.
Finalists Will Compete Oct. 30 in Three Minute Thesis
Ten graduate student finalists representing four NC State colleges will compete in the Graduate School’s fourth annual Three Minute Thesis on Oct. 30.
A2i Week Participants Explore Industry Careers
Sixty Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars from NC State and other institutions will get a taste of what it’s like to work for industry during the Graduate School’s second annual Industry Immersion Week, as part of the Accelerate to Industry (A2i) program.
Author John Matteson Shares His Round-about Path to Success
Pulitzer Prize winning author John Matteson was the first speaker in a new Graduate School series, Notes from the Field that will feature different professionals describing their journey to their careers.
Innovating Industrial Workforce Development
The Graduate School's A2i program aims to be the model for enhancing graduate and postdoctoral industry workforce readiness.
9,400+ Students Are in Graduate School This Fall
More than 9,400 graduate students are enrolled in programs this fall, and 2,300 new students registered to participate in New Graduate Student Orientation held Aug. 14.
Get to Know: The Graduate School
The Graduate School provides oversight and administration of all policies and procedures throughout the graduate student lifecycle. We spoke with Dr. Maureen Grasso, dean of the Graduate School, about the many ways the school supports the entire university community.
Dean’s Scene: The Importance of Communicating Science
Of the skills that you take away from Graduate School, learning to communicate your science to different audiences is critical, especially to those in STEM fields (science, engineering, technology and math).
New Leaders Enhance Graduate School’s Professional Development
Two new professionals -- Vanessa Doriott Anderson and Jason Cramer -- have joined the Graduate School’s professional development staff and are helping to grow the workshop offerings to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars.
Carr Shares ‘Self-Mentoring’ With Students, Postdocs
As a new faculty member at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Dr. Marsha Carr discovered that she needed "self-mentoring" to learn everything she needed to know about being a faculty member and later a public speaker.