Position Assistant Dean for Professional Development Office Phone 609-258-2134 Email [email protected] Office 008 Clio Hall Website http://jmvanwyck.com Bio/Description James M. Van Wyck is the liaison for the Humanities & Social Sciences. He manages graduate student professional development programs, strategic communications, the GradFUTURES Fellowship programs, including the University Administrative Fellows Program, the GradFUTURES Social Impact Fellowship Program, and the Community College Teaching Fellowship Program. Prior to Princeton, he worked for Robert Weisbuch and Associates (RWA), where he served as a senior research fellow and associate. He was also a multi-year postdoctoral fellow at Fordham University, where he taught literature, public speaking, composition, and upper-level electives including "Literature and Leadership." James holds a Ph.D. in English literature and languages/letters from Fordham University, an M.A. in English literature from the University at Buffalo, and a B.A. in English from William Paterson University. AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY: Serve as liaison to graduate students and departments in the Humanities and Social Sciences divisions Oversee strategic communications and technology initiatives including oversight of the website, MyPrincetonU, social media, storytelling, online programs, video content, and the GradFUTURES Podcast Assist associate dean with strategic partnerships, planning, and operations Develop programs and campus-wide collaborations including signature GradFUTURES Learning Cohorts and the annual GradFUTURES Forum Manage the promotion, administration, and partnerships for the University Administrative Fellows Program, Social Impact Fellows Program, Higher Education Leadership Fellows Program, and the Community College Teaching Initiative Manage the GradFUTURES LinkedIn group and the partnership with LinkedIn Learning Supervise a team of graduate student Professional Development Associates in the Humanities and Social Sciences divisions Connect: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter Book an Office Hours Appointment! Selected Publications Co-editor: The Reimagined PhD: Navigating 21st Century Humanities Education (Rutgers University Press, 2021). "Academia is an Ecosystem, Not a Container: Rethinking (with) Quit Lit," chapter in Leaving the Grove: A Quit Lit Reader (Syracuse University Press, 2022). "Academia is Not a Container." Nov 2, 2020. Inside Higher Ed. “Graduate Students Need to Think Differently About Time.” Sep 9, 2019. Inside Higher Ed. "From the Basement to the Dome: Navigating a Time of Change in PhD Career and Professional Development." Apr 29, 2019. Inside Higher Ed. "What's Wrong with English Department Websites." Oct 9, 2018. Inside Higher Ed. "How Advisors Can Bolster Their Career Guidance.” June 10, 2018. Inside Higher Ed. For a complete list of publications, please see: jmvanwyck.com Related News Join GradFUTURES at Wintersession 2023! The Humanities Expedition & Lab: Grad Students Exploring Landscape of Innovation in the Humanities University Administrative Fellow Spotlight: Duygu Coskuntuna, GS, NES GradFUTURES Mentorship Program Has Forged 290 Student-Alumni Mentorships GradFUTURES Partners with Modern Language Association to Host Institute on Reading and Writing Pedagogy Princeton’s Graduate School to Host Modern Language Association Summer Institute, July 11-15 Upcoming Professional Development Events Oct 3 Using Tools to Create Models in QGIS Oct 3 Sign up for a Princeton Public Library card! Oct 3 Princeton University Library Author Talk: Ryo Morimoto "Nuclear Ghost" Oct 3 Removing the Tedium from Your Research Workflow Oct 3 Shape Your Ph.D Session 3: Creating Creativity; Everyone is Creative Oct 4 Introduction to ArcGIS Oct 4 Introduction to Digital Exhibitions: Digital Storytelling with a Content Management System Oct 4 Using ModelBuilder in ArcGIS Pro Oct 4 Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Startups Learning Cohort: Understanding the Basic Concepts Oct 4 Getting Started with Machine Learning in Python Oct 5 Quantum Computing and Pizza Oct 5 Essential QGIS Tools for Research