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Unlocking Your A&M Experience: Beyond the Classroom Education

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Join Dr. Sue Bloomfield, Assistant Provost, as she highlights the importance of seeking out educational opportunities beyond your degree plan. Learn how engaging in activities like conferences, volunteer work, and leadership development can enhance your A&M education and set you apart from your peers. Discover ways to expand your scholarship, skillset, and opportunities through participation in professional development initiatives. Connect with advisors, explore resources, and make the most of your graduate experience.

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  1. 2012 OGSGRADUATE STUDENT ORIENTATION THE “OTHER” EDUCATION: BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Dr. Sue Bloomfield, Asst. Provost

  2. Purpose • Convince you of the value of all those “other” activities that don’t show up on your degree plan list of courses • Alert you to some of the best professional development activities available • Suggest how to find these activities

  3. WHY should you seek out this “other” education? • You learn more! maximize the value of your A&M education • These activities “set you apart” from the average student, especially leadership and research experience • You will meet many more students/faculty in your program and across the university: larger social network and a richer experience while here

  4. Expand your Scholarship • Attending conferences: local, regional &/or national • Volunteer early and often to assist in research activities of faculty & other grad students • Convert classroom projects/papers to “real-life” outcomes (published white papers, community-based projects)

  5. Expand your Skill Set • Training in teaching skills (CTE): Graduate Teaching Academy,CIRTL (STEM students) • Leadership development • Workshops • Volunteer, run for office in student organizations • Improve your writing skills/habits • University Writing Center • POWER (now open to all students)

  6. Expand your Opportunities • Present your scholarship at regional or national meetings/performances -- Funding often available when you are presenting author ( OGS Research & Presentation Grants, Grad Student Council Travel Awards) JasjeetKaur–Dept of Bio/Ag Eng--Outstanding Grad Student Poster, 2012 Student Water Research Conference, Oklahoma State Univ • Sharpen your resume/CV& interview skills, connect with potential employers • TAMU Career Center ( KoldusBldg)-- find their • Graduate Student counselor

  7. How to find these“other education” opportunities?? • Ask your advisor about conferences, professional societies (& student chapters) • Google it! Search websites of professional societies relevant to your discipline for meetings/competitions/scholarships • Ask your program’s most successful students • Keep checking websites: OGS/CTE/Career Center

  8. Helpful Links • CTE http://cte.tamu.edu/ • Graduate Teaching Academy http://gta.tamu.edu/ • Career Center http://gta.tamu.edu/ • UWChttp://uwc.tamu.edu/

  9. Our Contact Information Ms. Joelle Muenich joelle.muenich@tamu.edu Dr. Sue Bloomfield sbloom@tamu.edu http:\\ogs.tamu.edu, 845-3631 302 Williams Admin Bldg