Fostering Professional Relationships

This Center for Democracy and Civic Life's series is designed to help students develop valuable professional connections, an opportunity that is particularly important for graduate students as they navigate both academic and career paths. 

The upcoming sessions will focus on critical skills like effective networking, communication strategies, and building long-lasting professional relationships—skills that can have a significant impact on graduate students as they prepare for future careers in academia, industry, or beyond.

Upcoming Session Details:

Session 2: Effective Communication Strategies
Date: November 13, 2023, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: Commons 329
Objective: Develop skills for initiating and maintaining professional conversations.

Session 3: Building and Sustaining Relationships
Date: November 18, 2023, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Location: Commons 318
Objective: Learn strategies for nurturing long-term professional relationships.

Here are the links to the myUMBC posts for each session:

This dialogue series is open to faculty, staff and students and does not require reservations. 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any additional information.

• Attached Flyer for Fostering Professional Relationships