Partner with us to empower graduate students! An array of offices, centers, and programs across campus share in a collective mission to advance graduate student professional development. Image: Sameer A. Khan / Fotobuddy The GradFUTURES initiative reflects a shared vision to expand graduate student professional development and help graduate students across fields envision multiple futures. This work is directly supported by our ever-growing roster of campus partners, whose many events, resources, and opportunities are integrated throughout this website. To learn more about their work, explore the links below. The list is constantly evolving as new programs and partnerships are created. To learn how you can join the GradFUTURES initiative, please contact us at [email protected]. A Campus-Wide Ecosystem Princeton’s campus-wide innovation ecosystem includes a wide range of partners. Our shared goal is simple, yet expansive: To empower individuals with the professional competencies and connections required to chart their futures. Program Spotlight: University Administrative Fellowships Created in 2014, the University Administrative Fellows (UAF) program provides enrolled graduate students the opportunity to work in an administrative capacity with your group for approximately six hours per week during the course of a semester. During that time, graduate students gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for university administration. Hosts enjoy working with talented graduate students across fields on a discrete deliverable or an ongoing project!UAF hosts craft their position descriptions in consultation with Assistant Dean James M. Van Wyck. The GradFUTURES team then circulates the posting to graduate students in the GradFUTURES Professional Development Newsletter, and on the GradFUTURES website. "The University Administrative Fellowship shaped my research and transformed the way I think about the academic ecosystem as a whole. In collaboration with Dr. Ellen Ambrosone, I was able to design a bespoke UAF that catered to my own interests. I used the opportunity to reach out to important leaders in the field of South Asian librarianship and get a better sense of the challenges and opportunities of collection development for the history, culture and political economy of South Asia.” –– Adhitya Dhanapal, GS, HIS “Adhitya has always been a great thought partner and interlocutor. We have talked through inclusive terminology and ways to mitigate harm in the description of South Asian material. I’ve also had the opportunity to see him present both about his developing research and about the UAF, and each time he has brought an original and thought-provoking perspective to these labors. Adhitya has always encouraged me to be more direct about the ways in which I am trying to take insights from postcolonial studies and put them into practice in our library workflows.” –– Ellen Ambrosone, South Asian Studies Librarian Interested in Mentoring a University Administrative Fellow? First Name Last Name Email Comments CAPTCHA Leave this field blank Let’s Work Together! From academic departments to administrative offices, we are always interested in discussing new possibilities for collaboration with our campus partners. We can work together across an array of programs, from designing bespoke fellowships to co-hosting events that advance graduate student professional development at Princeton.Explore opportunities to collaborate “As a UAF with the International Affairs and Operations team, I’ve gotten a behind-the-scenes look at how Princeton builds and sustains relationships with partnering institutions across the globe. These relationships are complex and continually evolving, and there is no doubt a place for the Humanities in continuing to re-envision them. Traveling to the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya and meeting the local team was a life-changing experience that has shaped both my research and professional goals.” –– Daniel Persia, GS, SPO A Growing List of Campus Partners Art Hx Bendheim Center for Finance Campus Rec Center for Career Development Center for Culture, Society and Religion Center for Digital Humanities Center for Information Technology Policy Corporate Engagement & Foundation Relations Council on Science and Technology Counseling and Psychological Services Data-Driven Social Science Initiative Davis International Center Fellowship Advising Graduate School - Access, Diversity and Inclusion Graduate Student Government Industrial Relations Section James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Keller Center Lewis Center for the Arts Office of Communications Office of Information Technology (OIT) Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity Office of Religious Life Office of Sustainability Office of Technology Licensing Office of the Dean for Research Office of the Dean of the Faculty Office of the Provost Office of the Vice President for Campus Life Pace Center for Civic Engagement Pivot Princeton Alumni Weekly Princeton Center for Language Study Princeton Entrepreneurship Council Princeton Innovation Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE) Princeton Materials Institute Princeton Research Computing Princeton Research Data Service Princeton Research Day Princeton Survey Research Center Princeton University Alumni Princeton University Humanities Council Princeton University Library Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP) Princeton University Press Princeton Urban Imagination Center Princeton Writing Program PrincetonWrites Prison Teaching Initiative (PTI) Program for Community Engaged Scholarship Program in Teacher Preparation School of Engineering and Applied Science School of Public and International Affairs Science Outreach The McGraw Center for Teaching & Learning University Center for Human Values University Health Services An Expression of GRADitude We gratefully acknowledge the outstanding contributions of our many campus partners who share in our committment to delivering transformative learning experiences that help graduate students chart their futures with clarity and confidence. Featured Fellowship Stories Fellowship Spotlight: Expanding Access to South Asian Ephemera & Landing a Residency at Duke Adhitya Dhanapal, History Fellowship Spotlight: Nuances of Global Partnerships Revealed at Mpala Research Centre Daniel Persia, Spanish and Portuguese Fellowship Spotlight: Leading with a Humanities Ph.D. Lucy Partman *21, Art and Archeology Fellowship Spotlight: Creating Connections and Community during COVID Lindsay Griffiths, English UAF Spotlights University Administrative Fellow Spotlight: Duygu Coskuntuna, GS, NES University Administrative Fellowship Spotlight: Lindsay Griffiths (GS, English) University Administrative Fellowship Spotlight: Michael Zhang (GS, Art & Archeology) University Administrative Fellowship Spotlight: Andrew Finn (GS, English) University Administrative Fellowship Spotlight: Annemarie Iker (GS, Art & Archeology) We empower graduate students to create their future(s) -- on their terms. Established by the Graduate School in fall of 2019, GradFUTURES® serves as Princeton’s professional development hub for empowering graduate student futures through a broad spectrum of skills training, mentorship, bespoke experiential opportunities and interdisciplinary learning programs. Learn more about our approach.
