1. Planning for Success: Professional Development for Master’s/Professional Students
Noro Andriamanalina, Ph.D.
Director of Academic and Professional Development,
Office for Diversity in Graduate Education

2. Imagine It is Monday. You are in Central Park, New York City.
I give you a car full of gas and $3,000.
I tell you to drive to Hollywood, CA and
meet me at the Hollywood sign.
Meeting time is 3:00 p.m., Friday.

3. Central Park, NY City

6. What questions would you ask me?
What would you do next?

7. Why are you at the U of MN ?
Of all the things you could do, why are you in graduate school?
Why the U of MN?
What do you hope to gain out of the graduate experience?

8. Proactive Planning
Planning for success
Information
Planning

9. Planning for Success Planning Information Information options success
Graduate school/research funding support
Research focus
Committee members
Conference presentations and publishing
Teaching experience
Career track and job search processes

10. Individual Development Plan
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The IDP has three purposes: (1) identify an individual’s professional goals and objectives, (2) assess the individual’s skill set relative to their career goals, and (3) develop a plan to acquire the skills and competencies needed to achieve short and long-term career objectives. The Graduate School strongly encourages students to use the IDP to communicate with mentors, as the IDP can be extremely useful in clarifying roles and expectations of students and mentors.

11. Individual Development Plan
Areas to develop
Short term goals
Action Steps
Resources
Presentations
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
Funding
Networking
Leadership

12. GRADUATE SCHOOL RESOURCES

13. Workshops Professional development workshops networking
building a strong publication record
communicating effectively with faculty mentors
searching and applying for fellowships and grants
innovative teaching and learning strategies
successfully navigating the academic and non- academic job search process
work-life balance

14. Career Resources

16. Networking opportunities
Collegiate career services
Versatile PhD—plan ahead
University-wide collaborations