Leadership and Professional Development Opportunities on the Stanford Campus

The Hume Writing Center

The Hume Writing Center is a campus resource for writing, offering workshops particularly for graduate students.

• Dissertation Bootcamp. An intensive 2-week experience for students in the final stages of dissertation writing, maximum enrollment 25 students each. Three sessions will be offered summer 2009. See schedule and sign-up information.
• Summer Workshops. Several workshops for graduate students and postdocs are being offered this Summer quarter. See the list of workshops.
• Individual Consultation. HWC offers one-on-one consultations with writing experts throughout the year. Make an appointment on-line or drop in.

The Center for Teaching and Learning

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers courses and workshops for students to improve communication skills, in addition to providing a number of resources for graduate student TAs.

Among programs offered by CTL staff:

• the Oral Communication Program includes resources for graduate students
• the I-Rite/I-Speak program focuses on preparation and delivery of highly understandable, compelling oral and written accounts of your research for non-specialized audiences. Taught by CTL staff, this program is offered this summer by the VPGE office as part of the Stanford Graduate Summer Institute.

Management and Entrepreneurship Education

Stanford University is a global leader in the fields of management and entrepreneurship. Rhe resources listed here provide opportunities for all graduate students at Stanford, and invite participation for all Stanford schools.

• The Graduate School of Business Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship offers current graduate students the unique opportunity to build the analytical and practical skills critical to business management through an intensive four-week business management course offered in the Summer. The curriculum includes courses in Economics, Finance, Negotiation, Strategy, Operations and Marketing, as well as Entrepreneurship, Product Design, and Organizational Behavior.
• Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) , the entrepreneurship education and research center at the School of Engineering, offers courses in innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship for graduate students.
• Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (aka the d.school) embraces design thinking as the glue for multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation. The d.school teaches project-based interdisciplinary classes around themes or initiatives (social entrepreneurship, business and design). Participants get to tackle real world projects to learn more about design thinking and practice innovating together.