The mission of the professional committee is to provide professional development opportunities for McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students. We wish to complement and expand upon the resources presently available throughout the university. Our efforts will be tailored towards making these resources more applicable to the specific needs of the McCormick School graduate students.
Currently, our main goals are to organize career-related seminars and networking opportunities as well as to better advertise the resources already available. Examples of our planned projects include hosting a career workshop series by the University Career Services, attracting more employers looking for graduate students to the SWE Industry Day, and a happy hour with local alumni at Nevin's Pub.
Below are services available at Northwestern to help with the professional development and/or career search of McCormick Graduate students:
Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)
ESW focuses on the challenges of long-term, sustainable development by seeking lasting solutions for reducing poverty, and by working to improve environmental, social, and economic sustainability worldwide.
http://msgroups.mccormick.northwestern.edu/esw
The Graduate School (TGS)
Beyond Books, NU Directions, Preparing Future Faculty, Virtual Mentor Program, TGS Night Out.
http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu
The Graduate Student Association (GSA)
GSA is an organization whose goals are to enhance graduate students experiences in and out of the classroom. GSA organizes social events for graduate students, represents graduate students' interests on university committees, and strives to create resources and programs to improve the quality of graduate student lives.
http://studentassociations.gsad.northwestern.edu/gsa
InNUvation
Applied Research Day, luncheons with faculty entrepreneurs, McCormick and Weinberg Panel, summer business plan series, winter entrepreneur seminar.
http://www.innuvation.org
McCormick Graduate Leadership Council (MGLC)
MGLC has three main goals: (1) build a graduate student community among the eight departments of McCormick, (2) organize social, academic and professional activities, and (3) facilitate communication between the students and the McCormick Dean's office.
http://mglc.mccormick.northwestern.edu
McCormick Office of Corporate Relations (MOCR)
MOCR’s mission is to broaden the relationship between industry and McCormick and to foster meaningful interactions between industry, the school, and faculty that will lead to collaborative research projects, cooperative education links and graduate recruitment opportunities.
http://www.industry.northwestern.edu
Northwestern Alumni Association (NAA)
Alumni database, networking events.
http://www.alumni.northwestern.edu
Northwestern University Library
Skills for Effective Research, Introduction to EndNote, EndNote for RefWorks Users, Finding and Using Electronic Resources, Searching Google and Google Scholar, Using EndNote in the Sciences, Advanced EndNote Topics.
http://www.library.northwestern.edu
Office of Fellowships
Fellowship counseling, mock fellowship interviews, Fellowship Forum, Grant Writing Workshop.
http://www.northwestern.edu/fellowships
Searle Center for Teaching Excellence
Teaching workshops, Teaching Assistant Fellows Program, Teaching with Technology, Graduate Teaching Certification Program, University Teaching Roundtables.
http://teach.northwestern.edu
University Career Services (UCS)
Career counseling, CV assistance, resume referral service, mock interviews, on-campus interviews, career fairs, company information sessions, CareerCat, MonsterTRAK, Northwestern CareerNet, Dossier File, Career Search, Backpack to Briefcase series, Life After College series, Chicago Science Career Forum, workshops, panel discussions, Vault, WetFeet.
http://www.northwestern.edu/careers
