Success on Campus
It is never too early in your graduate or postdoctoral tenure to think about professional development. Many of the skills important to your career training and advancement are the same skills that will help you be more successful and fulfilled as a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. Leadership, communication, paying attention to your mental health, and teaching are skills that enhance and elevate your time in research and scholarship. In fact, you never stop developing these skills—there is always more to learn!
Join an affinity group or organization.
Join an affinity group or organization to build connections with fellow graduate students and postdocs and gain professional development on project management, leadership collaboration, and service work.
- Northwestern University Postdoc Association (NUPA)
- TGS-Affiliated Student Organizations & Campus Partners
- Student Organizations for Diverse Graduate Students
- Community and Campus Life
- Become a TGS-Affiliated Organization
Find mental health resources.
You may not always think about mental health when you think about professional development, but it is an integral part of your success.
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
- TimelyCare
- Resilient Scientist (Although this is offered through the NIH the skills and principles are also applicable to humanists and social scientists.)
- SupportLinc (Northwestern's Employee Assistance Program provider)