PLAN Professional Development
Overview
The PLAN is a framework for understanding and addressing the professional development needs of graduate students. Run by the School of Interdisciplinary and Graduate Studies (SIGS), PLAN helps students take charge of their own learning and development by offering opportunities and resources related to Professional Development, Life Skills, Academic Development, and Networking skills. PLAN is designed to help students in getting started, moving on through their program, and moving beyond graduate school.
Workshops and Events
PLAN supports your professional development by offering interdisciplinary workshops and events that address discrete topics of interest for graduate students. The workshops are typically 1-2 hours of discussion and interaction, facilitated by expert faculty and graduate students. Other special events include panels, invited speakers, and social and networking events.
Academies
PLAN includes several Academies, which are threaded sets of workshops that run either a semester or a year long. Unlike workshops, Academies require students to apply for acceptance once a year. More information about the design, content, and application process for each Academy can be found at the links below.
Mentoring
Mentorship is the flagship pedagogy of graduate education, and research shows that graduate students with strong mentoring relationships are more prepared, and often more successful in their career searches. The MentorCenter is designed to help faculty and students make the most of these essential relationships. Browse through the resources and frequently-asked questions, view videos and guides to faculty or peer mentoring, or request personalized mentoring advice through the MentorConnect portal.
Resources
We have collected materials from many PLAN workshops and from across the web to provide as additional resources for you. This is a working document, so check back periodically as we continue to grow our collection.
Note: Please be respectful of the presenter by always giving credit when using any part of their workshop materials. Also understand that the materials included here are partial and out-of-context, and therefore do not represent or replace the full content of any PLAN session.
Academic Skills - 10 Tips for Mastering Your Qualifying Exam (link to article from Bitesize Bio)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, academic, studying - Backwards Design for Summer Planning - workshop, shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, insurance - "Choosing a Research Topic" (link to article from the Tags, Keywords: Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, academic, research - Dissertation Writing Accountability Group group description and Facebook group page)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, academic, writing - Graduate Student Orientation Handbook
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, academic, professional development - Handbooks from your department and/or school, such as the A&S Grad Handbook
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, academic, professional development - How Graduate School is Different from College (link to article)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, academic, professional development - Internship and Fellowship Opportunities in Science (link to list from Science.gov)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, academic, research - PhinisheD (link to discussion board for people trying to finish a thesis or dissertation)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, writing - "Preparing for Your Comprehensive Exams" (link to article from APA)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, academic, studying - Reading and Responding to Graduate-Level Scholarship workshop (ppt)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Writing Center, academic, international - Research Integrity office (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, academic, research, ethical, UofL office - Responsible Conduct of Research (link to article from APA)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, academic, research, ethical - The Role of Argument and Evidence in Graduate-Level Writing workshop (ppt)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Writing Center, academic, international - Sample Dissertation Proposals (link to list from UT-Austin website)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, writing, academic, research - Sample Thesis Proposals (link to list from UW-Milwaukee website)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, writing, academic, research - The Successful Graduate Student (link to article in Journal of Academic and Business Ethics)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, academic, professional development - Tips for Exam Preparation
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, academic, studying - Writing Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond, academic, research, UofL office
- Academic Jobs (link to list from Academic Employment Network)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - Academic Job Search (link to articles from UC- Berkeley)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, academic, Moving Beyond
Tags, Keywords: - Academic Job Search (link to articles from UC-Berkely)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, academic, Moving Beyond - Academic Job Search Resources (link to list from U of Minnesota)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, academic, Moving Beyond - Academic Mock Interview- (link to video)- shared with permission of Mike Sobiech
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - Academic Resume Samples
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, alt-ac, Career Colloquium - Accepting, Declining and Negotiating Job Offers (link to article from Penn State)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, academic, Moving Beyond - Alt-ac Academy
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, alt-ac, Moving Beyond - Alternative Career Annotated Bibliography- from What Else Can You Do With That? workshop, shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium, What Else Can You Do With That?, alt-ac - Alternative Career Resources- from What Else Can You Do With That? workshop, shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium, What Else Can You Do With That?, alt-ac - Be Searchable handout - directions for developing an online portfolio and posting job materials, shared by Amy Lueck
Tags, Keywords: technology, career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond, Be Searchable, Career Colloquium - Building a Resume from a CV- shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, alt-ac - Career Development Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, UofL office - Career Tips- gathered by attendees of the 2013 Career Colloquium
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium - Career Colloquium Powerpoint - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium - The CV Doctor (link to this series of articles from The Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - CV Samples
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium - Dr. Karen's Rules of the Academic CV (link to article from The Professor is In)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - Dr. Karen's Rules of the Research Statement (link to article from The Professor is In)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - Getting a Job in Academia (link to article from about.com)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, academic, Moving Beyond - "Go Ahead, Haggle" (link to article from Chronicle about negotiating job offers
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - "Going Alt-Ac: How to Begin" (article from Inside Higher Ed)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, at-ac, Moving Beyond - Hedging Your Bets: The nuts and bolts of going on the academic and nonacademic job markets at the same time - (article from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Tags, Keywords: Moving Beyond, career, job search, alt-ac, academic - How to Leave Academia (website for Peer to Peer Post-Academic Support)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, at-ac, Moving Beyond - Job Listing Sources - where to find job listings in your field
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium - Portfolios for the Job Search (ppt) - - shared by Elizabeth Chamberlain and Rachel Gramer
Tags, Keywords: Moving Beyond, technology, career, job search - Sample Job Search Log (Excel)- to keep track of your application process
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium - The Job Talk handout - shared by Beth Boehm
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium, The Job Talk - Leaving Academe (link to discussion forum from the Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, alt-ac, Moving Beyond - Leonard Cassuto's lecture- The Academic Job Market (link to YouTube video)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, alt-ac, Moving Beyond - Leonard Cassuto's lecture- Audience Q&A (link to YouTube video)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, alt-ac, Moving Beyond - "Negotiating a Job Offer" (link to article from U of Illinois)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - "Negotiating That First Offer" (link to article from Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - PhDs.org- sample page and website link for job listings
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium - Planning a Career after Graduate School (link to article from Modern Language Association)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond - The Rhetoric of the CV (link to article in The Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - Salary Negotiation Dos and Don'ts for Job Seekers (link to article from Quintessential Careers)
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving Beyond - Transferable Skills Assessment - for alternative careers
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond, Career Colloquium, alt-ac, What Else Can You Do With That? - Women in Alternative-Academic Careers (link to YouTube)- shared by Keri Mathis
Tags, Keywords: Moving Beyond, career, job search, alt-ac - Preparing Doctoral Students of Language and Literature for a Variety of Careers
Tags, Keywords: career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond,
- Backwards Design for Summer Planning - workshop, shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, insurance - Campus Health and Insurance Introduction - shared by Carol Kloenne
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, insurance - Campus Health Services (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, UofL office - Child Care Resources (link to Women's Center list)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, family - Counseling Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, stress, UofL office - Counseling Services for HSC Students (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, stress - "Cultivating the Community of Scholars: Peer Relationships for Grad Students" (link to article from Grad Resources website by Nick Repak)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, support, mentoring - Diversity Made Simple: Understanding Important Terms (link to article from Purdue)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, diversity - Early Learning Campus- preschool for university faculty/staff/students (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, family - Office of Diversity (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, diversity, UofL office - Health Promotions Programming, including free yoga (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, stress, UofL office - Financial Advice for Graduate Students (link to article from gradschools.com)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, work-life balance, finance - Fitness and Wellness Information, including free exercise classes (link to Intramurals)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health, work-life balance, UofL office - Funding Opportunities (link to list from PhD Project)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, finance - Graduate Student Life Handbook
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, work-life balance - "Grad Student to Professor" (link to article from Inside Higher Ed)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, career - How to Deal With Conflict (link to article from Free Management Library)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, support - Independent Development Plan (link to website from UW-Madison)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, support, UofL office - LGBT Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, support, UofL office - Ombuds Office (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, support, UofL office - Parental, Family, and Medical Leave Policy for Graduate Students (link to SIGS web page)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, family, UofL office - "The PhD Experience" (link to article from UC-San Diego)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On - "Secrets to Success for Life After Graduate School" (link to article from UC-San Diego)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, career - "Sharing the Pain" (link to article from Science Magazine about dissertation/thesis writing support groups)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, support - Simple Steps to Master Your Use of Time (link to article from about.com)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, work-life balance, time - Stress Quiz: How Stressed Are You? (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, health - Taking Time for Baby (link to message thread in Tomorrow's Professor)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, family - Time Management Tips for Grad Students (link to article from about.com)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, work-life balance, time - Time Management for Graduate Students
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, work-life balance, time
- "A New Model of Mentoring" (link to article by Kerry Rockquemore from Inside Higher Ed)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development - Mentor Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development, UofL office - Networked Mentoring Map
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development - Peer Mentoring for Recruitment- shared by Amy Lueck and Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development - Peer Mentoring Handbook - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development - Strategies for Effective Mentoring Relationships - shared by Amy Lueck and Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development - 20-Minute Mentor on-demand videos available free to faculty
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development
- "Becoming Part of the Research Community" (link to web article)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, networking - "Career Advantages of Collaboration" (link to article from Science magazine)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond, research, networking, collaboration - "Collaborating and Coauthoring" (link to article from Inside Higher Ed)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond, research, networking, collaboration - "Demystifying Networking While in Graduate School" (link to article from gradschools.com)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, networking - "Developing Sustainable Research Networks in Graduate Education" (link to article in Computers and Composition)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond, research, networking, collaboration - "Networking on the Network" (link to article from UCSD)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development, technology - MentorCenter (link to SIGS' mentoring website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development, UofL office - Peer Mentoring Handbook- shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, professional development - "Present and Publish Your Research" (link to article from UBC)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, networking - Graduate Student Council
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, networking, funding, UofL office
- Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation (link to article from CMU professor)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, funding - An Open Letter to New Graduate Students (link to Chronicle article)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - Graduate Student Orientation Handbook
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - Graduate School Survival Guide (link to article from CS Student at UNC)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - Graduate Student Professional Development (blog from Duke University)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond - Grants.gov (link to website search page)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, funding - Grant Writing Tips for Graduate Students (link to article from The Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, funding - Grant Writing Academy(link to brief online description of the Fall 2013 academy)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, funding, UofL office - How Graduate School is Different from College (link to about.com article)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - How to Survive Graduate School (link to article from Tulane University)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - International Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning, international, UofL office - Life of a Graduate Student (link to article from University of Maryland faculty)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - Making the Most of Your Professional Development (PDF)- shared by Michelle Rodems Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On
- Three Tips for New Graduate Students (link to article from about.com)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, transitioning - Video Editing for Professional Purposes - shared by Rachel Gramer and Megan Hartline
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond, technology - Writing a Fellowship Application workshop - shared by John Jaynes
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, academic, funding, writing - Writing Grant Applications workshop - shared by John Jaynes
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, academic, funding, writing
- Call for Papers Feed for English/Cultural Studies (link to CFP list from UPenn)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, presentations, conferences - Call for Papers Feed for Humanities/Social Sciences (link to CFP list from H-Net)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, presentations, conferences - Call for Papers Feed for Sciences (link to CFP list from AAAS)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, presentations, conferences - "Finding the Perfect Postdoc"
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing, Finding the Perfect Postdoc - Finding the Right Postdoc workshop - shared by Thomas Geoghegan. At the request of the workshop presenter, you will be prompted for your UofL credentials to view this item
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing,Finding the Perfect Postdoc - "Going in with Your Eyes Open: What to Ask Before Accepting a US Postdoc"
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing,Finding the Perfect Postdoc - Get Published (link to article from U of California- Santa Cruz)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing - Human Subjects Protection Program (link to website for IRB)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, UofL office - Literature Searching Library Research Guide (link to UofL Library website)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, UofL office, Power Literature Searching - Literature Searching Strategies handout - shared by Rob Detmering and Samantha McClellan
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, Power Literature Searching - One-on-One Research Appointment with a UofL Librarian (link to request form)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, UofL office - Navigating Issues in Research Compliance - shared by Allison Ratterman
- National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Core Competencies Checklist (PDF)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing - National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Fact Sheet
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing, Finding the Perfect Postdoc - Publishing Advice for Graduate Students (link to article from Social Science Research Network)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, research, publishing, Finding the Perfect Postdoc - "The Pipeline to Publishing" (link to article from the Chronicle)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, research, publishing - "Publishing: Advice and Information" (link to article from about.com)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, research, publishing - "TQ Editor's Ponderings" (link to blog about publishing from editor of TESOL Quarterly)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, research, publishing, writing, international
- Classroom Assessment Techniques - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, Teaching Toolbox - Creating a Teaching Portfolio (link to article from Washington University)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching - Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning Blog (link)
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, UofL office - GTA Academy
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, UofL office - "I Just Treat Everyone the Same": Moving From Equality to Equity in Teaching workshop - shared by David Owen
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, diversity, Moving from Equality to Equity - "I Just Treat Everyone the Same": Moving From Equality to Equity in Teaching workshop resources - shared by David Owen
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching diversity, Moving from Equality to Equity - Teaching Students Information Literacy Skills - shared by Rob Detmering and Anna Marie Johnson
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, Teaching Students Information Literacy - Social Identity Reflection Worksheet - shared by David Owen
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, diversity, Moving from Equality to Equity - Student Development Theory Cheatsheet - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, Teaching Toolbox - Teaching Toolbox Resources - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, Teaching Toolbox - Teaching Toolbox Resources - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, Teaching Toolbox - Teaching Toolbox workshop - shared by Michelle Rodems
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, teaching, Teaching Toolbox - Technology for Effective Teaching - shared by Keri Mathis and Laura Tetreault
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, technology, teaching - Why You Need a Teaching Philosophy Statement and How to Develop One - shared by Marie Kendall Brown)
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, teaching, career
- Beginning EndNote (link to guide from UofL Libraries) Tags, Keywords: technology, research, Moving On
- Be Searchable handout - directions for developing an online portfolio and posting job materials shared by Amy Lueck
Tags, Keywords: technology, career, job search, Moving On, Moving Beyond, Be Searchable, Career Colloquium - Delphi Center (link to website)
Tags, Keywords: technology, teaching, Moving On, Moving Beyond, UofL office - Librarians can teach your class about information literacy (link to request form)
Tags, Keywords: technology, teaching, Moving On, Moving Beyond, UofL office - Portfolios for the Job Search shared by Elizabeth Chamberlain and Rachel Gramer
Tags, Keywords: Moving Beyond, technology, career, job search - Using Technology to Support Critical Thinking (link to article from U of Oregon)
Tags, Keywords: technology, teaching, Moving On, Moving Beyond - Teaching with Technology Bibliography (link to list on Wikispaces)
Tags, Keywords: technology, teaching, Moving On, Moving Beyond - Teaching with Technology articles (link to list from TeAchnology)
Tags, Keywords: technology, teaching, Moving On, Moving Beyond - Technology for Effective Teaching shared by Keri Mathis and Laura Tetreault
Tags, Keywords: Moving On, Moving Beyond, teaching, technology - Video Editing for Professional Purposes shared by Rachel Gramer and Megan Hartline
Tags, Keywords: Getting Started, Moving On, Moving Beyond, technology