Leadership and Management  

Leadership, management, and entrepreneurial skills are often overlooked in academic training. Yet these skills are vital for success within the academic realm and highly transferable for those seeking careers in industry, government, and the non-profit sectors. GradPathways offers workshops and panel discussions featuring faculty and industry experts on these topics, often in collaboration with the Ombuds, Graduate School of Management and the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. 

Ombuds Office

The UC Davis Ombuds Office is a confidential, independent, impartial, and informal problem-solving and conflict management resource for all members of the UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and UC ANR communities. We invite students, staff, and faculty, with university-related issues and concerns, to visit our office. The Ombuds can assist by listening to concerns, clarifying issues, identifying policies and resources, and providing coaching and communication strategies. 

Graduate School of Management and Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship brings together researchers and students with experienced entrepreneurs, investors and corporate leaders to build networks, support technology transfer and accelerate commercialization. The institute has helped more than 11,000 changemakers across campus and beyond move their ideas into action with business competitions, fellowship programs, entrepreneurship academies and new ventures, including the Think. Do. Discover. speaker series and a workshop series. More than 160 companies have launched out of or been supported by the institute, and startups have raised more than $1.7 billion in venture capital.

Leaders for the Future

At the Mike and Renee Child Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Leaders for the Future Fellowship is open to UC Davis Master’s and Ph.D. students as well as postdoctoral researchers in all disciplines who are interested in developing leadership, innovation and business skills while engaging in an experiential project or applied experience outside academia.

In this nine-month program you will:

• Gain valuable leadership, innovation and business skills through interactive lunch sessions within an interdisciplinary cohort.
• Explore career possibilities as you design and implement an experiential project or applied experience beyond academia.
• Build your network and hear from others who have navigated obstacles and traveled their own pathway to success.
• Receive mentoring and coaching to support your professional development.
• Learn and apply a strengths-based approach to leadership and collaboration that will bring out the best in you and others.

More information can be found here: https://innovate.ucdavis.edu/leaders-future

Professors for the Future

Professors for the Future (PFTF) is a year-long competitive fellowship program designed to recognize and develop the leadership skills of outstanding graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who have demonstrated their commitment to professionalism, integrity, and academic service. This unique program, sponsored by Graduate Studies, focuses on the future challenges of graduate education, postdoctoral training, and the academy. Professors for the Future is designed to prepare UC Davis doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars for an increasingly competitive marketplace and a rapidly changing university environment.

In this year-long program you will:

• Receive formal training in teaching methods and course design through either the Seminar on College Teaching or self-selected workshops provided by the Center for Educational Effectiveness.
• Participate in a seminar course on Ethics and Professionalism in the University.
• PFTF fellows work on projects of their own design to enhance the graduate or postdoctoral experience and professional development of their colleagues. These projects are then presented at an end-of-year reception, open to all interested members of the university. Learn more about past PFTF projects here.
• Learn and apply a strengths-based approach to leadership and collaboration that will bring out the best in you and others.
• Each fellow receives a $3000 stipend.

More information can be found here: https://gradpathways.ucdavis.edu/pftf

Additional Handouts:
Success and Socialization | Writing and Publishing | Presentation Skills | Teaching and Mentoring
Leadership and Management | Professionalism and Ethics | Career Management | Wellness and Life Balance
URL for this page: https://gradpathways.ucdavis.edu/leadership-and-management