GPIS Professional Development Program (PDP)
The courses you take during your time in GPIS will help you become familiar with important theories, research agendas, policy debates, and historical facts in your chosen area of study. Yet your professional success upon leaving GPIS will also depend critically on skills that your courses do not cover. The GPIS Professional Development Program (PDP) aims to connect GPIS students with resources that will assist in the development of these professional skills. This page compiles a variety of resources related to conferences, internships, methodological training, and job preparation. The PDP also runs a series of workshops led by GPIS faculty and other professionals in academia and the policy world. The schedule for upcoming workshops appears below.
Professional Development Workshop Series (PDWS) Fall 2023
The fall 2023 Professional Development Workshop Series will run virtually through Zoom. Links to these workshops can be found in the weekly BULLETIN.
Fall 2023 PDWS Schedule
Early Steps to Prepare for the Job Market
09/22/2023 2:00 PM - 09/22/2023 3:30 PM
Guest Speaker Dr. Regina Karp, GPIS Program Director Contact mdiloren@odu.edu for a link to the Zoom recording for this session. (More)
Navigating Internships
10/20/2023 1:30 PM - 10/20/2023 2:30 PM
Guest Speakers GPIS PhD students Faith Masibili and Ian Birdwell Contact mdiloren@odu.edu for a link to the Zoom recording for this session. (More)
Making The Most of Coursework
11/17/2023 2:00 PM - 11/17/2023 3:30 PM
Guest Speaker GPIS PhD student Nathan Colvin. Contact mdiloren@odu.edu for a link to the Zoom recording for this session. (More)
