PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Start the path to your future now by registering for one of our workshops.
National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
Individual Development Plan (IDP)
The best way to ensure success is to create a plan. We can show you how.
Professional Development Resource Library
Workshops
Our professional development workshops are designed to help you strengthen the core competencies employers expect recent graduates to demonstrate when entering the workforce. Whether on an academic or industry track, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars will benefit from our professional development offerings.
Workshops are offered in the fall, spring and summer semesters.
Core Competencies
Employers expect recent graduates to demonstrate mastery of various skills when entering the workforce, and these core competencies are all aimed at helping you competitively navigate your career. To complement your graduate studies here at Georgia State, the Graduate School offers information and resources, which are updated frequently, on these core competencies.
Enhance your skills with our Professional Development Badging Program. Customize your journey by taking a brief self-assessment, then earn badges for completing asynchronous or live workshops. Sign up for personalized skill-building in iCollege!
Leverage new and emerging technologies to understand, examine, and analyze data in order to make data-driven decisions and
discoveries.
On-campus Resource: Research Data Services - Georgia State University Library, Curve, Creative Media Institute
Earn a Data Literacy & Technology Badge: Sign-up here
Foster safe spaces through the actualization of Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (BAJEDI) through educational programming, research projects, and resources.
On-campus Resource: Belonging@GSU
Acquire the ability to think strategically and create positive change by motivating and collaborating with others to accomplish shared goals.
On-campus Resource: Leadership Development
Earn a Leadership Badge: Sign-up here
Learn the physical and mental wellness principles needed to navigate stressful or changing environments and maintain balance in your personal and professional journey.
On-campus Resources: Wellness, Psychology Clinic
Earn a Wellness & Resilience Badge: Sign-up Here
Acquire new knowledge, research methods, and skills in interpreting and disseminating results. Develop the ability to collaborate and build professional networks with researchers from various fields of research.
On-campus Resources:
University Research Education & Training
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Earn a Research & Scholarship Badge: Sign-up here
Explore career opportunities, define professional goals and prepare for a successful job search.
On-campus Resource: Career Services
Earn a Career Development Badge: Sign-up Here
Contact Us
We are here to help. Contact The Graduate School Admissions office for information on the enrollment process. Program-specific inquiries should be directed to your college, school or institute of interest.