The Graduate Engagement Micro-credential is an eight-course series designed to help graduate students build the skills, mindset, and mentorship needed to connect their academic work to real-world impact.

Each course is fully online, self-paced over six weeks, and offered on a rolling basis each semester. Students receive a micro-credential after each course and a comprehensive credential—along with formal recognition from the Office of Outreach & Engagement—after completing all eight.

Courses include weekly modules, small deliverables, and informal check-ins with instructors to support learning and reflection.

Course Topics:

• Foundations of Societal Impact & Community Partnerships
• Communication Strategies for Societal Impact
• Community-Engaged Learning: Design, Assessment & Reciprocity
• Grant Writing with Broader Impacts in Mind
• Publishing with Community Voices