Starting Your Graduate Career

This page includes some resources that will help you as you begin your graduate career at Vanderbilt University. Peabody – Ph.D. Graduate Video Profile: Maddy Mavrogordato gives advice to those considering pursuing a Ph.D. at Vanderbilt. (Be sure to click on her additional videos on Life in Nashville, Peabody Support, Research and more.) Vanderbilt –…

Posted by bekelebs on February 12, 2013 in , campus map, Graduate School, handbook/course catalog, housing, incoming students, Nashville, Peabody Office of Professional and Graduate Education, student organizations, survival tips

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Work-life balance

Work-life balance Biomedical Research Education & Training – Work-life balance online resources (scroll to bottom) Graduate Student Council – Social events with graduate students at VU (Google Calendar or GSC Facebook page) OBGAPS – Organization of Black Graduate And Professional Students OBGAPS strives to facilitate a positive experience for students across the spectrum of the graduate…

Posted by bekelebs on October 9, 2012 in , BRET, career, Graduate Student Council, ISSS, Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students, student organizations, work-life balance

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Combining research with community service

Combining research with community service Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET) – Organizations and activities List of organizations that offer opportunities for PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to get involved outside the lab. Community Research Partners – Conducting research in partnership with the community Community Research Partners is a tool to spur conversations, collaborations and…

Posted by bekelebs on October 9, 2012 in , BRET, community service/outreach, research, student organizations

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Developing peer network within and outside your department

Developing peer network (within and outside your department) Center for Teaching – Certificate of Teaching Workshop The purpose of the Certificate in College Teaching is to assist graduate students and post doctoral fellows who wish to gain a clearer, deeper, more active approach to teaching and learning in higher education. Includes presentation and seminar with…

Posted by bekelebs on October 9, 2012 in , Center for Teaching, Graduate Student Council, networking, Organization of Black Graduate and Professional Students, Robert Penn Warren Center, student organizations, teaching

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