Professional Development Working Group

The PDWG supports graduate student professional development!

students working at whiteboard and at table

A collaborative, cross-functional coalition has been convened to integrate, assess, and promote all of the robust professional development programs, opportunities, and resources offered for graduate students across campus. This group’s work will ensure the success of the GradFUTURES campus-wide initiative, our shared mission to support graduate student professional development, and the strategic priorities of the Graduate School.

Specific Goals:

Provide strategic input regarding ways to build a campus ecosystem by engaging all campus stakeholders, academic departments (by division), alumni, and industry partners in collaboration efforts;
Design a framework for the learning and acquisition of the six core professional development competencies for students at each stage of their graduate education;
Organize a menu of programs, opportunities, and resources offered across campus according to the six core competencies;
Identify gaps between graduate students’ needs and Princeton’s current offerings in each competency area and propose ways to address these gaps;
Recommend assessment strategies and measurable learning outcomes for graduate student professional development;
Identify and expand graduate student fellowships available across campus;
Explore ways to share quantitative and qualitative data and develop stories that demonstrate the impact of professional development on the graduate student experience and post-graduation outcomes.

Professional Development Working Group Members Include:

Jonathan Aguirre, GS, SPO

Jill Arbeiter

Yuzhou Bai, GS, EAS

Zoë Buonaiuto, *18, HIS

Clarissa Ding, GS, CHE

Lee Horinko

Florence Hudson, '80, MAE

Cornelia Huellstrunk

Sophie Jiang, GS, ARC

Matthew Krumholtz, *15 (ENG)

Athena Li, GS, MOL

James C. Loy, GS, PHY

Shawn Maxam

Andrea Morris, *99, MOL

Laura Murray

Jill Ray

Spencer Reynolds

Tara Ronda

Mariyah Salem

Gaeun Seo

Emily L Spratt

Jill Stockwell, *17, COM

Allison Tang, GS, CBE

Anu Vedantham, *94 (SPIA)

Leon Wang, *21, CBE

John Weeren

Sarah Wilterson, GS, PSY

Tianxia Xiao, GS, CHM

Professional Development Working Group Members 2020-2021

Name	Title	Office/Department
Jonathan Aguirre	Graduate Student	Spanish and Portuguese
Karina Alventosa	Graduate Student	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Yuzhou Bai	Graduate Student	East Asian Studies
Joel Boggess	Coordinator for Access, Diversity & Inclusion and Professional Development	Graduate School Professional Development
Coleen Burrus	Director	Corporate Engagement & Foundation Relations
Clarissa Ding	Graduate Student	Chemistry
Trang Dinh	Institutional Research Analyst	Office of the Provost
Kelly Godfrey	Assistant Director, Educational & Program Assessment	McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
Barbara Hampton	Director, Office of Graduate Career Services and Alumni Relations	Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Cornelia Huellstrunk	Executive Director	Keller Center
Amanda Irwin Wilkins	Director	Princeton Writing Program
Charles Jennings	Senior Associate Director of Employer Engagement	Center for Career Development
Sophie Jiang	Graduate Student	Architecture
Eva Kubu	Associate Dean for Professional Development	Graduate School Professional Development
Stephanie Landers	Entrepreneurial Program Manager	Keller Center
Jessica Leung	Design Program Manager	Keller Center
Athena Li	Graduate Student	Molecular Biology
Ryan Linhart	Associate Director of Finance and Administration	Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
James Loy	Graduate Student	Physics
Anne-Marie Maman	Executive Director	Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
Shawn Maxam	Senior Associate Director for Diversity & Inclusion	Office of the Provost
Rebecca Munson	Project and Education Coordinator	Center for Digital Humanities
Laura Murray	Assistant Director, Learning Programs	McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
Rodney Priestley	Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Vice Dean for Innovation	Chemical and Biological Engineering
Amy Pszczolkowski	Assistant Dean for Professional Development	Graduate School Professional Development
Spencer Reynolds	Senior Associate Director	Corporate Engagement & Foundation Relations
Tara Ronda	Program Coordinator	Prison Teaching Initiative
Mariyah Salem	Assistant Director for Intl Programs	Davis International Center
Sarah Schwarz	Associate Director	McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
Wright Seneres	Social Media/Marketing Specialist	Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
Gaeun Seo	Senior Associate Director	Center for Career Development
Vanessa Silva	Associate Director	Annual Giving
Jill Stockwell	Administrative Director	Prison Teaching Initiative
Judith Swan	Associate Director	Princeton Writing Program
Allison Tang	Graduate Student	Chemical and Biological Engineering
James Van Wyck	Assistant Dean for Professional Development	Graduate School Professional Development
Anuradha Vedantham	Assistant University Librarian for Research Services.	Princeton University Library
John Weeren	Program Director	Princeton Writes
Stephanie Whetstone	Assistant Program Director	Princeton Writes
Michele Whitlow	Associate Director	Graduate Alumni Relations
Geralyn Williams	Project Coordinator	Pace Center for Civic Engagement
Sarah Wilterson	Graduate Student	Psychology
Tianxia Xiao	Graduate Student	Chemistry
Julie Yun	Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion	Engineering & Applied Science

Professional Development Working Group Members (2019-2020)

Co-chairs: Eva Kubu, Associate Dean & Director and Amy Pszczolkowski, Assistant Dean

Graduate Students:

Campus Partner Members:

A Note about Funding and Graduate Student Employment

All graduate students must adhere to the Graduate Student Employment policy when participating in an opportunity that is compensated or funded by an external entity. This includes participating in internships and receiving compensation from private sector organizations, paid positions at national government labs or research institutes, and research assistantships funded by institutions outside of Princeton. Graduate students must obtain approval from their faculty adviser prior to acceptance of a position and must also complete an External Opportunity Application Form (link found on this site). Additionally, all international graduate students must review and comply with guidelines on the Davis International Center’s Employment Page so as not to risk violating their visa immigration status.