September 21, 2022

Graduate students explore new subjects and expand their community at Stanford Graduate Summer Institute 2022

Last week nearly 500 graduate students from across the Stanford community participated in the Stanford Graduate Summer Institute (SGSI), a collection of week-long, accelerated courses open to currently enrolled graduate students and postdocs, free of charge. SGSI allows incoming and returning participants to explore new subjects, engage with their peers, and expand their community at Stanford.

Participants choose from ten courses ranging in topics from Designing the Professional, Research with Impact, and Coaching High-Performance Teams and Individuals. All are immersive, interdisciplinary, and a unique opportunity to experience the best of Stanford. SGSI is organized and sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE).

Students in the *Designing the Professional* SGSI course attempt to build a standing structure out of spaghetti.

Instructor Leticia Cavagnaro leads an exercise at the *Adventures in Design Thinking Course* on the lawn in Lomita Mall.

Three students ponder the structure of a leaf during the *Exploring Planetary Stewardship* SGSI course at the O’Donahue Family Farm.

A student draws flowers as part of an exercise on note taking during the *Exploring Planetary Stewardship* SGSI course.

A panel of distinguished faculty members provide advice to incoming graduate students as a part of the *Energy@Stanford & SLAC* SGSI course.

Instructor Aneel Chima, imparting advice to students during the *Flourishing – the Art and Science of a Life Well Lived* SGSI course.

Instructor Anne Newman, teaches an SGSI course called *Ethics and the Academy* to graduate students.

A group of graduate students practice their interview skills during an exercise in the *Jumpstart Your Academic Job Search* SGSI course.

A group of graduate students conducting a mock interview during the *Jumpstart Your Academic Job Search* SGSI course.

Instructor Kathy Davies watches as graduate students brainstorm creative solutions to problems during the *Designing the Professional* SGSI course.

Groups of students brainstorm creative solutions to problems during an exercise in the *Designing the Professional* SGSI course.

Students build a cardboard boat in the *Coaching High Performance Teams and Individuals* SGSI course.

Students get ready to race their handmade boats in the *Coaching High Performance Teams and Individuals* SGSI course.

Two students desperately race toward the finish line in handmade boats during the *Coaching High Performance Teams and Individuals* SGSI course.

Students from the *Coaching High Performance Teams and Individuals* SGSI course, with head instructor Evelyn Williams.

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