Graduate Student Professional Development

• MIT CAPD career fellows – get trained to help fellow students with career topics and professional documents
• BE Data Lab – become a peer coach on data analysis and coding in life sciences
• MIT Biotech Group – become a member/officer or take part in events like short courses on drug development, investing; Nucleate startup incubator; biotech mentoring program
• MIT Innovation Headquarters – various accelerators and support for student entrepreneurship
• Path of Professorship – workshop for graduate women, non-binary, and gender diverse people that provides information about academic scientific careers and the application process

• Research Slam / 3-minute thesis competition – talk about your research in 3 minutes with 1 slide, annual MIT contest with winners going on to an Ivy+ competition
• BE Communication Lab Fellow – get training in best practices and coach undergrads and grad students on papers, presentations, career documents, and other communication tasks

• BE REFS – graduate student-driven program that provides confidential conflict coaching to the BE community

• Mentor a UROP
• Mentor Advocate Partnership (MAP) Program – A volunteer mentoring program helping first-year students.
• Research Mentoring Certificate – focus growth in mentoring.
• Graduate Community Fellows – work on projects and assignments that enhance the graduate student community, focusing on a specific project in OGE or in a partner office at MIT
• Serve on the BE Board – various positions

• MIT Physical Education (PE) classes – quarterly, open to grad students – sports, yoga, swimming, dance, first aid, martial arts, outdoor ed, etc.
• Community Wellness – classes and resources for stress reduction, exercise, mindfulness, sleep, healthy eating, family support, etc.
• Hobby Shop – fully-equipped wood and metal shop that teaches students the art of thoughtful design

• PKG Public Service Center – Fellowships and IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge
• MIT Solve – Global Challenges
• BE community service efforts – K12 outreach, Cambridge Science Fest, etc.

• Teaching & Learning Lab (TLL) – grad student programming
• Teaching Certificates – interactive workshops for graduate students and postdocs interested in academic careers or developing skills to support their teaching at MIT
• Teaching Development Fellowship Network – leadership opportunity for graduate students interested in improving their teaching while promoting pedagogical development and discussion among their peers
• MISTI Global Teaching Labs – teach high school students in other countries over IAP

• MIT Career Advising and Professional Development

Send suggestions for other programs or resources to Dan Darling.