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Zero to Sixty: Tools for Jumpstarting Graduate Student Life

Zero to Sixty: Tools for Jumpstarting Graduate Student Life. Mimi Beck, Nathan Elliot, Ann Moran, Priscilla Wong University of Notre Dame. Outline. Introduction Notre Dame, Student Affairs & Graduate Students Graduate Student Life Principles, Priorities & Partnerships

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Zero to Sixty: Tools for Jumpstarting Graduate Student Life

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  1. Zero to Sixty:Tools for JumpstartingGraduate Student Life Mimi Beck, Nathan Elliot, Ann Moran, Priscilla WongUniversity of Notre Dame

  2. Outline • Introduction • Notre Dame, Student Affairs & Graduate Students • Graduate Student Life • Principles, Priorities & Partnerships • 3 Models of Success • Graduate Residential Life • Graduate Ministry • Graduate Career Services • Discussion: How do YOU serve Grad Students? • Next Steps

  3. Learning Objectives • Understand the needs of graduate students, and how they differ from those of undergrads. • Articulate the importance of serving graduate students through the lens of division-level and institutional mission. • Identify key campus partners for most effectively serving graduate students, as well as anticipating likely roadblocks to building those partnerships. • Create a strategy for turning advocacy on behalf of graduate students into meaningful action.

  4. Notre Dame & Graduate Students • University of Notre Dame Catholic University founded in 1842 by the Congregation of Holy Cross Dedicated to Educating the Heart and Mind • Division of Student Affairs Student Services & Residential Life • Graduate and Professional Students The Graduate School (est. 1932) Professional Schools: Law, Business, Architecture

  5. Graduate Student LifeGuiding Principles • Mission-Centered • Educating the Heart & Mind • Intentional • Focusing on the specific needs, challenges, and contributions of a specific population • Comprehensive • Holistic Approach • Universal Reach • Collaborative • Building Partnerships • Graduate Student Life Team

  6. Graduate Student Life Priorities • Assessment • Understanding the needs of graduate students Average Age of ND Grad Students: 26 Age Range: 20 - 65

  7. Graduate Student Life Priorities • Communication • Logo to create common identity • Newsletter to promote existing services • Website to provide accurate and relevant information • Marketing efforts to raise awareness

  8. Graduate Student Life Priorities • Programming • Grad Life Grants • Graduate Student Appreciation Week

  9. Graduate Student Life Priorities • Partnerships: Graduate Student Life Team • The Academy • Sociology (Social Science) • Physics (Science) • Theology (Humanities) • Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering • HesburghLibraries • The Graduate School • Campus Services • Food Services • RecSports • International Student Services and Activities • Center for Social Concerns • University Counseling Center • Graduate Student Union • University Health Services • Student Activities • Residential Communities • Campus Ministry • Career Center

  10. Enhancing Graduate Student Life in a Graduate Residential Facility

  11. Notre Dame Residential Mission • “Residential life endeavors to develop that sense of community and of responsibility that prepares students for subsequent leadership in building a society that is at once more human and more divine.”

  12. Who Lives at University Village?

  13. Who Lives at University Village?

  14. How do we Fulfill Notre Dame’s Residential Mission in a Graduate Residential Facility?

  15. Programming

  16. How do we Fulfill Notre Dame’s Residential Mission in a Graduate Residential Facility? • Advocacy • Patience • Partnerships • Communication

  17. New Initiatives Since Formation of Notre Dame Graduate Student Life Team • Publicizing Student Family Mass at University Village • Graduate Life Grants and University Village Healthy Living Committee Work • Grad Student Appreciation Week: Family Dinner and Movie Night • New and Strengthened Relationships AcrossDepartments and Divisions • Improved Coordination Serving Students

  18. Creating a Graduate Student Ministry Program Campus Ministry seeks to care for the spiritual needs of all students, regardless of denomination, faith tradition or level of education at the University.

  19. Foundations: 3 Key Elements • 1. The Spirit - The two greatest commandments • 2. The Path - John Paul II: “The Gospel lives in conversation with culture. If the Church holds back culture, the Gospel itself falls silent.” • 3. The Outcome - Building a community of homecoming for graduate students at ND.

  20. Understanding graduate student ministryin 2 Steps: • Step 1 - Know Yourself • Working with the consultants and inventory our own experiences with the graduate student population, past and current surveys and studies, and the list of faculty and administrators. • Step 2 – Know the Students and Know the Campus • 1. Post-baccalaureate students and the academic environment • 2. Campus Ministry as a partnership in their journeys.

  21. Outcome • Formation of the Graduate Student Ministry Partnership Team • a unified community with representatives from • Catholic Graduate Community • Muslim Students Association • Graduate Interdenominational Bible Study • Indian Association at ND • Law School • Business School • Graduate Student Union • Through the Team, they have become more aware of what goes on in the faith lives of other graduate students. They know that they are not alone.

  22. Activities • Monthly GSMPT meeting to share idea and support • A visible community at the University Opening Mass, with graduate student-inclusive prayer and reading by one of their own • GSU and CM sponsored Faith Fair with 38 local worship communities represented • Weekly graduate student Basilica mass attendance and social • Weekly Interdenominational Bible Study and social • Organized regular community service to Dismas House • Promotion of activities initiated by student organizations: • Muslim Student Association Fast-A-Thon & Eid Dinner • Catholic Graduate Student Dinner Discussions • Dorm Chapel Crawl • Zen Meditation • Hindu Prayer • Theology Graduate Student Retreat • Monthly First Friday Fellowship Dinners • January Moreau Day Getting To Know ND Dinner on Holy Cross Charism

  23. Campus Partners: • Graduate Student Life (with all the team members) representing the Graduate School and Student Affairs • University Village and FOG • International Student Services and Activities • GSU • Mendoza and Law communities Communication Strategies: • Campus Ministry communication network facilitated by the Director of Communications and the Graduate Student Assistant Blogger: • Website, Social Media, e-newsletter subscribers and target group contact lists.

  24. Building relationship with students:Two guiding principles • Think Global, Act Local • Be Real. Be Believable.

  25. Graduate Career Services

  26. Philosophy of Graduate Career Program Our Professional Development Career Model • Preparation begins on the same road for all career paths: academia, industry, non-profit and government • Students make a choice • Faculty and Graduate Career Services work together, pooling resources to help students achieve their career goals.

  27. GRADUATE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT TEAM • Graduate School • Professional Development Team • Center for Social Concerns • Graduate Student Union (TREC) • Kaneb Center • Writing Center • Institute for Scholarships in Liberal Arts • Center for Study of Languages & Cultures • Library Graduate Career Services • Graduate School Team • Career Counseling • Employer Development • Programming • Interview Preparation • Job Search Technology Ann Amico Moran, former Program Director- Graduate Career Services Other University Units • Faculty • Development Office • Mendoza Business School Corporation Relations • Alumni Association • The Career Center • Advisory Council for the Graduate School and Office of Research

  28. Student Examples • Meet with students in a variety of disciplines and points in their academic career • Looking for help and guidance: • CV • resume • mock interviews • preparation for interview • self assessment • job search

  29. Graduate Career Services helps with inclusion: • Providing Career Counseling : Someone outside their discipline who will listen and provide direction • Ambassador Program • Conduct presentations and workshops specifically for Grad Students

  30. Where do They Go After ND?

  31. AY 2011-12 Overall Ph.D. Graduate Placement as of May 1, 2012 (Aug., Jan. & May) Academic Other (administrative or other posts) Western KY Univ. Honors Program, OR State Program Director, Univ. of Notre Dame, … Adjunct Prof/Visiting Asst. Prof: Univ. of Portland, ND, RIT, Duke, Mt. Holyoke, Wheaton College, Univ. of SF, …. Total # of graduates = 208 Total # of degrees = 209 N= 160 for data in pie chart excluding 48 unknown placements Post Doc: Univ. of Iowa, Univ. of Notre Dame, Harvard Medical School, MIT, Univ. of TX Austin, IU School of Medicine, Grand Valley State, VA Tech, Rice, Loyola Medical, GA State, … Asst. Prof/Tenure Track: Villanova, Univ. of GA, Univ. of Rochester, Syracuse, DePaul, Universidad de Pontificia, Miami of Ohio, Univ. of MN Duluth, Providence, … Non-Profit:St. Nicholas Orthodox Church,… Government: USDA-U.S Dept. of Agricultural Statistics,… Industry: Intel, GE, Zimmer, Navistar, Cummins, DMC Assoc., First Solar, WA Post, Amazon, Start-Up, LSI, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, IBM,…

  32. It’s not just about the CV… • Work – Life Balance • Job Search • Counseling Session • Visas • Just a warm body to listen!

  33. Connecting the Dots Working together to better serve our students.

  34. Questions for Discussion • Who are your graduate students and how are they served on your campus? • What if any roadblocks exist that prevent you from serving graduate students? • What ideas do you have for better reaching this population? • With whom might you partner to better reach graduate students? • How does your institutional or departmental mission apply to supporting graduate students?

  35. Things to do that won’t cost a penny… • Add graduate students to existing advisory boards and committees • Proof-read and edit existing websites for grad inclusive language • Ask programming offices to be explicit in welcoming grad students when appropriate • Talk to your human resources department about family support services that are equally available to student families • Communicate & Collaborate! • Be patient yet persistent • Join the AGAPSS Knowledge Community

  36. Thank you!

  37. Contact Us • Mimi Beck mbeck1@nd.edu • Nathan Elliot nelliot1@nd.edu • Ann Moran amoran2@nd.edu • Priscilla Wong pwong@nd.edu

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