Grad News Forum

On Thursday, Feb. 23 at 1:15 p.m., Dartmouth College with the support of the Town of Hanover will test its Outdoor Mass Notification System (OMNS). The OMNS is a commercially available warning system that has been customized for the Dartmouth College campus. The system contains both sirens and voice speakers and is capable of providing [...]

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On Thursday, Feburary 16th, Dartmouth’s Graduate Student Leaders participated in a StrengthsQuest team-building activity. Facilitated by Eric Ramsey, Director of Collis, and organized by Kerry Landers, Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Affairs, the exercise identified the leadership strengths of each participant, and taught the Graduate Student Leaders how to effectively utilize their natural skills to [...]

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While graduate students learn many technical skills on the road to their PhD, one of the most important (and difficult) aspects of a becoming a professor is often not taught in the classroom: how to become a good mentor. On January 25, 2012, the Graduate Studies Office hosted a workshop for graduate students interested in [...]

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On Monday, February 13th, Milka Doktorova was awarded the “IGMP Mentor of the Year” award by Dartmouth’s International Graduate Mentoring Program (IGMP). In addition to mentoring four international students this year, Milka also runs Dartmouth’s Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE) student group, and is actively involved in the Graduate Student Council (GSC). Milka is [...]

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Today, The Graduate Forum celebrated its first birthday. Launched last year on February 9th, The Graduate Forum is Dartmouth’s online graduate community newsletter. Read regularly by viewers on six continents, each month The Graduate Forum’s popularity continues to grow. In its first year, The Graduate Forum received 53 views for every graduate student currently enrolled at Dartmouth. [...]

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Since September, the classrooms and laboratories of  The Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center have facilitated interdisciplinary research and teaching across the life sciences. In this video, Dartmouth researchers explain the interdisciplinary work happening in this new facility. Originally published by the Dartmouth Now on 11/16/11

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The towns surrounding Dartmouth are filled with family-friendly activities. From picturesque recreation areas, to community-sponsored outreach programs, the Connecticut River Valley is a playground for growing minds. If you’re one of the many graduate students with children, or have a mini van full of younger cousins visiting, try out some of these activities! 1.)  Hood [...]

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This fall, Dartmouth’s Graduate Studies Office coordinated the first “Graduate Studies Externship Program.” Organized by Kerry Landers, Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Affairs, the program paired current graduate students with alumni from many of Dartmouth’s Arts & Sciences Graduate Programs. Over 80 graduate alumni signed up to host current students, and by December, close to [...]

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With its emphasis on enabling students to pursue their personal academic interests within the framework of a rigorous graduate program, the College’s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program attracts students from a diverse range of backgrounds. The program, founded in 1970, focuses on the importance of interdisciplinary studies and flexibility within graduate education, according [...]

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Are you a research superstar during the workweek, and a champion slalom skier/ marathon runner/ organic farmer/ generally fascinating person on the weekend? If so, then let us know! This winter, The Graduate Forum is featuring a series about graduate students, their academic research, and their lives outside of the lab or library.  If you’re [...]

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