Designing Your Life: PhD Edition
“What do you want to do after graduation?”
“What are you going to do with your PhD?”
Seemingly simple questions with no easy answers. But what if there was a course that could help you explore these questions and start to build a life and career that excites you? Inspired by the Stanford and Northwestern courses of the namesake book title, The Graduate School in partnership with Northwestern Career Advancement and the Northwestern Personal Development StudioLab in the McCormick School of Engineering are excited to offer Designing Your Life: PhD Edition. This program is open to post-candidacy PhD students in all disciplines and teaches Design Thinking principles that students can apply to all areas of their lives—including their careers—to build a path forward that aligns with their skills, interests, values, and goals. The class will include small-group discussions, short reading and writing assignments, hands-on making, and conversations with alumni.
This class will run weekly on Wednesdays from 12:00–2:00 PM during Winter 2025 on the Evanston campus.
Attendance at all of the following sessions is required:
| Session I | January 22 | 12:00–2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Session II | January 29 | 12:00–2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Session III | February 5 | 12:00–2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Session IV | February 12 | 12:00–2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Session V | February 19 | 12:00–2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Session VI | February 26 | 12:00–2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
| Session VII | March 5 | 12:00-2:00 PM | TGS Commons, 2122 Sheridan Road |
Attend a DYL Info Session on Tuesday, October 22, 3:00-4:00pm via Zoom to learn more! Applications for Winter 2025 will open after the info session. Please email Aubrey Korneta (aubrey.korneta@northwestern.edu) with any questions.