Are you are a high-achieving Arts graduate coursework student eager to develop career building leadership and self-management skills in a supportive environment?
Are you interested in making a positive difference to newly commencing graduate coursework students by becoming a peer mentor and contributing to faculty activities?
Then, the Arts Graduate Leadership Program is for you!
Master of Communications and Media Studies student Vijay Paul took advantage of many opportunities available to him in the Arts Graduate Leadership Program.
As a graduate leader you’ll receive formal recognition and be awarded a certificate by the Dean of Arts at the Faculty’s formal Postgraduate Dinner held in October each year.
Workshops are designed to develop employability skills and the key competencies critical to professional leaders in a global context, while complementing your Master’s studies.
Peer mentoring and faculty engagement is a great opportunity to extend your practice in leadership and to build important networks while you are still studying. These ‘active leadership’ roles enable you to practice your organisation, communication, inter-personal and inter-cultural skills which form the basis of the program workshop series.
As a graduate leader you’ll act as a positive role model to peers in their graduate programs who are in their first semester at Monash through a supported peer mentoring program. Each graduate leader will be allocated between one to four mentees (new graduate students) each semester while they are in the program. Training workshops and informal meet-up sessions with your mentees are organised to assist you in this important role during the year.
Additionally, as a graduate leader you’ll have the opportunity to participate in self-selected leadership activities within the university such as speaking with undergraduate students about your study experiences, and volunteering with the faculty marketing or alumni teams at information events or the annual graduation dinner. We understand your time is limited so your assistance may be as small or large as you choose.
acceptance of a place in the scheme.
Complete the 2019 Application Form now.
Applications close on Wednesday 14th November 2018. Places are limited.
2019 Graduate Leaders will be announced between November - December 2018.
Q: Can I apply if I am a part-time student? A: Yes, you can definitely still apply. We welcome applications from both part-time and full-time students. Q: If I am completing my Master's degree mid-year, can I still apply for the program? A: As the professional development workshop series runs from February to September, unfortunately this program is only available for Arts postgraduate coursework students who are enrolled for both Semester 1 and Semester 2 2019.