Launching Your Career After Graduate School
Facilitated by Rebecca Malatesta, CETL Faculty Fellow
These sessions are for graduate students who want to explore a future career in academia and beyond.
Sessions take place 5:30-7:00 pm.
There is no cost to OU graduate students. Students who attend the full series and complete each session's Reflection and Application activity will receive a certificate upon completion.
Click each title below to register for one or all sessions. All sessions will take place in 430R Kresge Library, with a virtual option via Zoom. View recordings, activities, and other resources on the Launching Your Career After Graduate School eSpace.
- Planning and Applying for Academic and non-Academic Jobs – Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Identify the steps in the job hiring process
- Write an impactful resume / CV
- Determine the best interviewing strategy
- Identify networking opportunities (e.g., LinkedIn)
- Exploring Academic Roles across Institutions of Higher Education – Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Learn about the tenure track process and the three academic roles (teaching, research and service)
- Identify expectations among different academic institutions
- Explore other faculty jobs – non-tenure track and non-faculty positions
- How to Plan a Course and Class Activities – Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Craft an effective syllabus
- Plan engagement strategies
- Identify evidence-based learning activities/strategies
- Develop appropriate assessment strategies
- Hot Topics in Teaching and Learning – Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Learn about the most recent trends in quality teaching
- Topics: AI, Inclusivity and Belonging in the Classroom, Accessibility, Open Educational Resources, Growth Mindsets (and Failing Forward), and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
