Grad Grow Learning Opportunities

This comprehensive Writer's Toolkit from the American Association of Medical Colleges is designed to assist in the process of scientific writing and publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals. The Toolkit explains how to plan a scholarly project and conduct a literature search.

Being a graduate student requires sophisticated and often non-intuitive academic skills. The Center for Teaching and Learning offers several resources geared specifically towards graduate students interested in boosting their academic skills, including individual coaching. Check out this website to learn more about creating structure and balance in your academic and personal life and to maximize your time at Stanford. 

The OAE selects over 150 student service providers each quarter as exam scribes, visual descriptionists, lab assistants, volunteer notetakers, and more. Create a Student Service Provider Profile, sign up for positions of interest, and wait to get to matched to jobs organized through the OAE! Help fellow students with labs, notetaking, exam scribing, etc. and get paid!

Hume Center writing tutors work with undergraduate and graduate students on all kinds of writing projects, from term papers to dissertations. This is a paid position for which graduate students from all disciplines who are passionate about writing and teaching are welcome to apply. Applications are accepted once per year, usually during winter quarter; all tutors will be required to enroll in a training course. 

The Libraries provide a number of bibliography management tools to help you organize your research sources, generate bibliographies, and manage citations in the style preferred by your field. See the library website for information on available tools and guidelines for choosing the right one for your needs. 

Many Stanford courses welcome graduate students from a variety of departments and programs. This list of current courses from Explore Courses appears to align with Grad Grow's Communication competency and to be of interest to grad students broadly. Explore the list to find courses of interest to you and be sure to note any restrictions or pre-requisites.