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Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate Leadership Team: Prof. Veronica Vaida, Chair vaida@colorado.edu Prof. David Jonas jonas@colorado.edu Deborah Casher, Graduate Student casher@colorado.edu Melissa Trainer, Graduate Student trainer@colorado.edu
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What do we want to accomplish in the CID? We
are using the connection to the CID to re-examine our department's
graduate and post-graduate education. The emphasis is on
interdisciplinary opportunities which we aim to develop with a variety
of tools: A strong alumni networkFaculty, peer and alumni advising of our students and post-docsAlternatives to formal courses (seminars as courses, courses on history and philosophy of chemistry)Opportunities for students to acquire working knowledge in areas that border chemistry (education, law, public policy, etc.)
**Supporting Intellectual Community**
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Faculty and graduate student initiatives Faculty: Started a seminar-course for first year studentsEstablished advising committees for studentsPlanning a course on history and ethics in chemistry intended for faculty and studentsInviting Ph.D. alumni working in a number of fields to give talks on their work and career choicesSetting up an alumni networkGraduate students: Created
a Web-based handbook that advises graduate students on a number of
topics and includes faculty lists of what to know before taking their
coursesStarted
a Shadowing Program, which allows new students to work with graduate
student mentors in different research groups before they choose a Ph.D.
advisorStarted
a weekly seminar for students and post-docs to present and discuss
their research in a comfortable, faculty-free environment
Supporting Intellectual Community
A summary of the ways our department has looked at the intellectual community provided for graduate students.
Seminar Course for First-years
Transdisciplinary Opportunities
Student and Post-doc Seminar (MICS)
This is the webpage for our student and post-doc run seminar series, Methods in Chemistry Seminar.
Reflections on Student/Post-doc Seminar
Thoughts and comments from organizers and participatants on the MICS graduate/post-doc seminar.
Graduate Student Handbook
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