2. Goals for Today’s Segment
Share context for professional development.
Introduce GRAD 360° components.
Bookmark GRAD 360° website, join us on Facebook.
Engage in professional development.

3. A Call for Innovation from Graduate Education
Employers and graduate schools aim to narrow the gap between workforce needs and graduate training.
The call for enhanced professional development is a high priority.
Preparation is too narrowly focused on academic research skills.
There is a need for broader professional development for trainees in STEM fields.

4. Challenges and Barriers to Innovation
Understanding employer expectations and skills needed.
Knowledge of career outcomes for graduate students.
Career information and mentoring before and during graduate education.

5. Workforce Needs & Graduate Training
Higher Education
Research & scholarship
Deans, faculty & staff
Graduate students & postdocs
Employers
Industry
Government
Nonprofit
National funding agencies
State & local government
Bureau of Labor Statistics

6. Tiger 9: Evidence-Based Framework

7. Follow Along From Your Device
Adobe Spark Page

8. GRAD 360° is a Value-Added Resource
Augments professional development across the curriculum.
One-stop-shop for training opportunities across Clemson sites.
Supports shorter time-to-degree completion rates.
Training can be tailored, leading to more focused trainees.
Helps to develop more confident, competent and competitive graduates.

9. Ellen Graben, Public Information Specialist
ONE TEAM, ONE DREAM
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Miranda Hix, Director for Web Design Services, Marketing and Creative Services
Jill Bunch, Director of Communications
Rebecca Towe, Administrative Assistant
Ellen Graben, Public Information Specialist
Kace Costello, Business Analyst
The Graduate School
*Campus Partners*
Campus partners and affiliates include:
Clemson Libraries
Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD)
Clemson Computing and Information Technology (CCIT)
Creative Inquiry (CI)
Watt Family Innovation Center
Office of Research Compliance (OCR)
Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation (OTEI)
The Emeritus College
Office of Access and Equity
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA)
Clemson University Postdoctoral Association (CUPDA)
Graduate Student Government
Graduate Student Organizations
Faculty

10. Thank You! Questions?
Tia N. Dumas, Ph.D. Assistant Dean for Professional Development & Inclusive Excellence The Graduate School