SIX KEY FACTORS
for Graduate Success
You need more than a good GPA to succeed during your graduate studies and after graduation. Your personal, academic, and professional development involves six crucial skill sets: scholarship, teaching, communication, career planning, leadership, and wellness. Our goal is to connect you with resources and opportunities that will equip you with vital skills for lasting success.
Scholarship
Understand the best practices for conducting research, share the results of your work, and build your reputation as a scholar.
Communication
Express your ideas clearly in written, spoken, and digital formats, collaborate effectively with teams in both academic and professional settings, and refine your interpersonal skills to foster strong relationships.
Leadership
Cultivate official leadership skills, develop meaningful partnerships, and actively engage with your community.
Career Planning
Set clear goals for the future, create an action plan, and foster relationships that prepare you to enter the workforce successfully.
Wellness
Enrich your relationships with healthy work-life intersections, strengthen your mind, body, and spirit, and learn practical skills for managing time and money.
Teaching
Expand your pedagogical toolbox, master new instructional technologies to enhance classroom innovation, and develop effective strategies for working with diverse student populations.
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Mon - Fri:
8 a.m. - 12 p.m. &
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. for lunch
