Grad Grow Learning Opportunities

Located in Lathrop Library's Tech Lounge, create:space is a collaborative maker space open to the Stanford community. Students, faculty, and staff may use most of the resources with no or very little training required. Available equipment includes an Arduino station, 3D scanning and printing stations, and much more. Join the create:space email list to learn about training opportunities, and visit the Tech Lounge to use the equipment and start creating! 

Looking to teach (and learn) the basics of design thinking? This virtual crash course lets you experience one of the d.school's most popular learning tools. Download the Google slide deck to expose yourself (and potentially your students) to a medley of design abilities, methods, and mindsets.

From the Earth Leadership Program at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment comes this selection of How-to Guides. From a multi-part guide on storytelling to tips on leading teams, there is a wealth of information here. Especially useful for late stage graduate students, postdocs, and anyone interested in an academic career. Learn how to write a mission statement and research vision, manage meetings, and set expectations!

The Entrepreneurial Thought Leader Series (ETL) is a weekly lecture series on entrepreneurship featuring talks by leading entrepreneurs in technology, business, finance, education and philanthropy. Past speakers include the founders of Google, Facebook, AOL, JetBlue, Instagram, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, Twitter and Zynga and the venture capitalists John Doerr, Steve Jurvetson, Vinod Khosla, Mark Suster and Brad Feld. The lecture series is open to all graduate students and members of the Stanford community. Co-sponsored by STVP and BASES.

Each year, the Haas Center awards GPS fellowships to twenty graduate students who are planning to integrate public service or community-engaged scholarship into their professional careers. Fellows receive a small quarterly stipend ($1,000), design an individual project, and join a strong network of likeminded students who meet throughout the year to develop their capacity for civic engagement. Teaching opportunities are also available to two students per year. See the Haas Center website for required qualifications and to apply. Provided in partnership with the VPGE. 

The Graduate Student Council (GSC) serves Stanford's graduate student population by representing student interests in University affairs, supporting graduate student organizations, and providing community events for graduate students. The GSC is comprised of 15 elected voting members, 10 who represent Stanford's seven schools and 5 at-large representatives. All graduate students (including professional students) can join the GSC mailing list.