The Graduate 91视频 at the University of Notre Dame has been awarded an $80,000 grant from the Council of Graduate 91视频s (CGS) for participation in the PhD聽Career Pathways Project. Supported by funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation, Notre Dame joins 28 other universities in a pilot study that will track the career paths of Ph.D. alumni in STEM and the humanities over a three-year period.
Among other benefits, the study presents an opportunity for the Graduate 91视频 to evaluate career trends of its Ph.D. alumni, to increase awareness of potential careers for current students and to diversify and strengthen professional development approaches based on a vast pool of aggregate data.
鈥淥ur commitment to professional development and career services is among the best nationally,鈥� said聽Laura Carlson, dean of the Graduate 91视频 and vice president and associate provost of the University. 鈥淧articipation in this project will allow us to further extend our services to best fit the career paths that our graduate students are assuming. Our fundamental message to our doctoral students is that their research matters. Strong professional development is how we empower students to extend their research into the world.鈥�
Provost Thomas G. Burish added, 鈥淭he CGS grant will allow us to better learn from and serve our graduate alumni, which will in turn help the University to improve its various graduate programs and professional development opportunities. We are most grateful to those who worked hard to help the University win this grant.鈥�
For successful engagement in the Career Pathways Project, the Graduate 91视频 will collaborate extensively with faculty, directors of graduate studies, current graduate students聽and graduate alumni.
Originally published by at on August 29, 2017.