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Successfully Negotiating the Graduate School Process

Successfully Negotiating the Graduate School Process. A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams Assistant Dean, School of Graduate Studies North Carolina A&T State University. Doctoral Student. Tool maker vs. Tool user Full-time job Intellectual capital Self-directed career On-the-job training

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Successfully Negotiating the Graduate School Process

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  1. Successfully Negotiating the Graduate School Process A. Ayanna Boyd-Williams Assistant Dean, School of Graduate Studies North Carolina A&T State University

  2. Doctoral Student • Tool maker vs. Tool user • Full-time job • Intellectual capital • Self-directed career • On-the-job training • Apprenticeship

  3. Graduate School Survival Tips • Know the institution • Develop a deliberate and intentional completion plan • Establish a support system • Establish mentoring relationships • Utilize support services • Stay focused

  4. Know the Institution • Power players and key decision makers • best sources of critical information • departmental administrative assistant • Avoid departmental politics

  5. Develop a deliberate and intentional plan • Plan to get out of the institution with the degree you want in hand • Develop a timeline for completing degree requirements

  6. Set Goals Figure out what you really want • Not what others think you should do • Really think about it • Be honest

  7. Establish a support system • Intellectual support system • Social support system • Financial support system

  8. Seek out and establish mentoring relationships • Do not assume that the best mentors are members of your own race or gender • Accept mentor’s advice and suggestions • Do not take everything personally

  9. Selecting a Mentor • Find a mentor to mimic their success • Know their strengths; know what they are willing to give • Multiple mentors • Professional, personal, spiritual

  10. Selecting Mentors • Seek mentorship aggressively • Be willing to be mentored • Your Ph.D. advisor is not necessarily a mentor • Solicit references/recommendation

  11. Selecting a Faculty Advisor Criteria for Selection of Research Advisor • Input from other students • Productivity in theory and research • student timely completion of degree requirements • relationship with other colleagues • current with respect to modern technology • What has happened to the last four or five students who initiated their work under this research advisor?

  12. Be Visible • Let faculty know you are there • Put your best forward in all arenas • Do no isolate yourself • Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know • Attend and participate in department seminars and functions • Make connections among people and/or groups

  13. Essentials for tapping one’s full potential • Abandon the nine-five mentality • Accept failure as an opportunity to learn • Act like you belong; function with a purpose • Believe in yourself • Carefully balance time and resources • Chart and focus on milestones • Do not isolate yourself

  14. Look for and create your own opportunities • Network with colleagues • Develop collaborative opportunities • Think interdisciplinary • Think globally

  15. Take advantage of all support services • Keep up with the technology • Writing Workshops • Professional Development Workshops • These/Dissertation Writing Workshops • Career Center • Counseling Center

  16. Ownership • Take ownership for your own successes • Failures are simply mistakes on your way to success • Do not be afraid to fail; do not allow fear of failure to guide you • Do not give too much of your power away • Do not give people too much power over you • Yes, think highly of others, but also think highly/well of yourself

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