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2003
National Conference on Graduate Student Leadership
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2003
National Conference on Graduate Student Leadership
Presentations |
“Cultivating Societal Impact:
The Moral and Social Obligations of the Citizen Scholar”
10:00 am - 10:50 am PANEL 2: DIVERSITY
“Shifting the Focus: Defining and Fostering Graduate Student Diversity”
Prior to and immediately following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding the use of race in admissions, the focus of universities has solidly landed on the recruitment of a racially diverse student population. While keeping recruitment in mind, this panel of current graduate student leaders explores the social utility of different types of diversity and how diverse populations of students can and should be retained and supported.
“Preparing for Life After Graduate School: Professional Pathways”
This
panel is designed to motivate delegates to implement career and
professional development programs at their home institutions by
providing them with an understanding of graduate students’ interests in
both academic and non-academic career options; provide examples of
current efforts of graduate student career and professional development
and discuss how these programs can be improved upon and implemented at
other institutions; discuss the importance of creating a climate in
which faculty and the entire institution support and foster the career
and professional development of graduate students; communicate what can
be done to more effectively prepare students for varying career options
and community involvement.
Afternoon Panel Sessions 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm PANEL 4: MENTORING AND INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING
“Expanding Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Training and Mentorship”
Collaboration
and mentorship within and outside of our academic departments enrich
the graduate school experience. This panel of graduate student leaders
from across the nation explores the challenges and rewards of
interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on how to facilitate
interdisciplinary partnerships within university structures. In
addition, this panel addresses the pivotal role that a strong mentor
relationship can play in doctoral education and promotes practices that
foster the development and sustenance of mentorship.
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
PANEL 5: GRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNITY AND STUDENT LIFE “Bringing a Sense of Community to Grad Student Life“
One
common problem in graduate school is isolation. This panel will address
how graduate students can promote a sense of graduate student
community. It will consider how to facilitate communication of
available programs, how to promote interaction between different
graduate and professional schools on a university campus. How can
graduate student leaders build community, and make graduate students
feel they are part of a university-wide community that is important;
and how can they get graduate students more involved? Specific student
life issues may be used to illustrate challenges and successes.
“Exploring Representation”
As
its title suggests, our panel focuses on several different aspects of
representation. We view representation as encompassing both the ability
of student leaders to accurately reflect/understand the views of their
graduate student constituency and the ability of student leaders to
communicate those views to administration and the greater campus
community. Obviously, these two aspects of representation are
intertwined. Our panel explores the complex relationship between these
two aspects of representation and offers information, ideas, and
suggestions to assist graduate student leaders in improving the ability
of their own organizations to fulfill this vital function.
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