Know who you are
Are you currently well-positioned to deal with the challenges of being in graduate school?
Know with whom you are dealing
Faculty members committed to graduate students succeeding
Overworked academics
Be mindful of pressures on junior faculty
Manage your working relationships with faculty
Be proactive
Be prepared
Think win win
- Play to each other's strengths
- Collaborate on research
Meet with intent
- Set the agenda
- Research your question(s) before asking
- Bring something written, such as a prospectus, initial bibliography, raw data, results
- Take notes
Communicate
- Initiate interaction
Set realistic timelines
- For yourself
- For those from whom you are asking help
- When asking for a letter of recommendation
- Establish willingness of prospective reference to write prior to specific request
- When asking for a letter of recommendation
Go team
Work with multiple faculty members
Develop student capital
Dr. Sarah Michaels