Graduate Learning Communities

Several Graduate Student Learning Communities started at ISU in Fall 2012. Because of the success of these GLCs, we are encouraging other programs and departments to start their own GLCs to enhance the graduate student experience at Iowa State. We also invite distance graduate programs to propose virtual GLCs.

The cornerstones of a GLC are:

  • Regular meetings which engage students in discussions about becoming successful in his or her particular discipline
  • Seminars addressing the milestones of graduate work, research skills, teaching and learning pedagogy, and leadership
  • A structured social atmosphere fostering peer-to-peer mentoring relationships, community building, and connections to faculty

Current Graduate Student Learning Communities can be found here