Professional Enhancement
The University of Kentucky Graduate School
Office of Professional Enhancement
The Graduate School’s Office of Professional Enhancement strives to be a guiding hub for all graduate students. Our goal is to assist graduate students in identifying and developing skills that will foster growth and optimize academic and career success. As a centralized resource, we have the unique opportunity to offer graduate students a campus point-of-interaction, a place of belonging, apart yet aligned with departmental academic pursuits, where ideas, collaborations, and life-long friendships take root.
Professional Enhancement Opportunities for Graduate Students
The Graduate School offers services to students that complement their degree coursework and support their career pursuits. Students should watch for announcements about activities and opportunities, such as workshops, seminars, conferences, grants, and cultural events.
GradResearch Live!/Three Minute Thesis
Preparing Future Faculty Program
Resources for Navigating Your Career
Thesis/Dissertation Writing Camp
Thomas D. Clark Graduate Study
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Resources and Activities for Graduate Teaching Assistants
Graduate TAs will find quick links to resources to aid them in their various responsibilities, including campus offices, university policies and regulations, and pedagogy workshops. Also found here is information about TA and International TA Orientations and related activities for new TAs.
The Preparing Future Faculty Program
Students interested in exploring and preparing for a faculty career will find a wealth of opportunities here, including workshops, coursework, and guidelines for application letters, CVs, and statements of research and teaching philosophy.
Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning
The Preparing Future Faculty Program offers a 12-credit-hour certificate curriculum culminating in a college or university teaching practicum.
Thesis & Dissertation Writing Camp
The Thesis & Dissertation Writing Retreat provides a quiet, supportive environment twice a year for students writing a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.