Recruit Excellent Graduate Students

As a graduate faculty member, your engagement involves several different activities. A very important role is recruitment of outstanding graduate students.

recruit excellent-2.PNG

Mentor Graduate Students

mentor grad stu-2.PNG

Support Academic and Professional Success

Graduate faculty should encourage their students to participate in research and scholarly events on campus and at professional meetings.

This includes:

reviewing students’ abstracts prior to submission
drafts of posters or oral presentations
providing feedback to the student prior to their presentation

Students attending their first national or international conference may need guidance on how to effectively network at the meeting and how to maximize their educational experiences beyond just presenting.

You will have the opportunity to serve as:

major professor
co-major professor
member of graduate students’ supervisory committees.

These roles become official once the student’s program of study has been approved.

Engage in Service and Leadership

engage in service-1.PNG

Resources:

Advising Doctoral Students Modules
All graduate faculty are strongly encouraged to complete the Advising Doctoral Students Modules in Canvas. You are expected to benefit from this course whether you are advising master's or doctoral students. Access the course here and click on the "join this course" or "enroll in course" button.
Graduate Student Success module
Explore the Graduate Student Success module in this course to learn more about the admission process, life cycle of a graduate student, how you can facilitate a student's success, and resources to support graduate student academic success, professional development, and personal wellbeing.
Graduate Program Resources
You also should be familiar with your graduate program's website and handbook.