The mission of the academic committee is to provide academic development opportunities for graduate students in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. We have planned a McCormick Interdisciplinary Brown Bag Lunch Series to highlight the work of a McCormick professor whose research is appealing to students from a broad range of the McCormick School departments. We have initiated discussion about a new fund for international travel and study for McCormick graduate students and are working on a McCormick Research Day. We are currently looking into organizing a academic job search infomation session in collaboration with University Career Services.

*Thriving in Grad School*

How to be a Good Graduate Student
A web resource with tips on what to expect form your grad school experience, and coping strategies
for common challenges along the way
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/how.2b/how.2b.html

PhD Comics
Comic relief that highlights the quirks of grad school life
http://www.phdcomics.com

*Continuing in Academia*

Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
This center offers programs for grad students of all levels who are interested in high-quality
teaching, from brand new TAs to future faculty members
http://teach.northwestern.edu/graduate.html

Preparing Future Faculty
Opporunities for grad student to "observe and experience faculty responsibilities at a variety of
academic institutions"
http://www.preparing-faculty.org

Tomorrow's Professor ListServ
Sign up for mailings about teacing and learning:
http://ctl.stanford.edu/Tomprof/index.shtml

*Good Books for Grad Students*

Getting What You Came For
by Robert L. Peters, PhD

A PhD is Not Enough
by Peter J. Feibelman

*Interdisciplinary Seminar Series*
These seminars seek to unite graduate students across the McCormick School in learning about research that
spans more than one field.

Nantechnology, Energy, and the Environment
Professor Kimberly A. Gray
Civil and Environmental Engineering
March, 2007

Shear Band Formation in High Strength Materials: An Applied Mathematial Approach to an Engineering
Problem
Professor Olmstead
Engineeing Science and Applied Mathematics
May, 2007

*Contact Us*
We welcome you to send us your questions and ideas. How can the MGLC academic committee serve you
better? What kinds of events and resources would you like to see? Send us an email to let us know. A list of current social commmittee members can be found at our People page.