Navigating the intersections of your life and career
Many important life factors affect our career advancement and choices either continuously or sporadically.
In this section
Financial resources for professional development
- The Graduate Student Body Committee offers funds for student professional development activities. Watch your email for announcements of application deadlines.
- Stay in MA funding (for graduate students only) to attend events of technology and business organizations in the region to further your professional development
International resources
- UMMS Immigration Services
- Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester
- Brief explanation of the US education system (for more details about teaching in the US see the book "Teaching American Students: a guide for international faculty and teaching assistants in colleges and universities" in the library collection)
Dual-career resources
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) dual career job search tool
- Appointments to discuss strategies for your dual career job search
Traditionally underrepresented groups in the sciences
- UMMS Diversity and Inclusion
- GSBS Diversity Interest Group & Allies (Faculty advisor: Dr. Brian Lewis)
- UMMS SACNAS Chapter & Allies (Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Munson)
- Keystone Symposia Fellows Program
- National Research Mentoring Network