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Graduate students have a reputation for being solitary creatures, tucked away in a lab or in a corner of the library, diligently working away at a research project. But graduate education is more than mastering expertise in a specific discipline. Increasingly, collaboration and community engagement are essential to student success as graduate students look for opportunities that prepare them for their careers, whether that’s as a researcher or outside of academia.
In the College of Arts and Sciences, one option for building those skills and connections is a graduate fellowship program administered by the college’s Office of Engagement. Graduate Engagement Assistants (GEAs) work with community partners, in collaboration with faculty and staff advisors, to integrate their expertise into their partners’ work and in turn learn from experts in the communities that welcome them.
To read more about the work of Maurice Stevens, associate dean for engagement with his graduate students Jasmine Hunt, a PhD candidate in the Department of Mathematics, Iyana Hill, a master’s student in art education in the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, Fei Xie, a PhD student in the Department of Sociology and Cidney Jones-Lawson, an MFA student on the research and development track in the Department of Design visit the College of Arts and Sciences website.