Who are we?
The Computer Science Graduate Professional Development Club (CS-GPDC) is a student organization run by and for graduate students from the Computer Science Department at University of Colorado Boulder. Our main goal is to help the graduate students with Professional Development initiatives.
What do we do?
The CSGPDC organizes various professional development events, some of them include:
- Industry speaker series
- Mock Interview
- Networking events
- Coding Challenges For more information check out our events page
Our Origin Story
The Computer Science Graduate Professional Development Club (CS-GPDC) at CU Boulder was established in Fall 2021. The then current graduate students identified a shared challenge in navigating the competitive job market while balancing the demands of academic life. They further identified the lack of mentorship opportunities for the technical job market. With internship and job application timelines beginning early, many students found themselves underprepared. During that semester, the idea to form a dedicated professional development club targeted at computing technical needs emerged from student discussions. With strong support from the department’s advising team, the CS-GPDC was launched, organizing its leadership structure, formalizing operations, and securing funding to begin programming.
Since its inception, CS-GPDC has hosted a wide range of initiatives - including technical mock interviews from industry partners and alumni, resume review sessions from alumni and senior graduate students, coding competitions focused on current industry directions, industry speaker series, and mentorship events - aimed at empowering students with the skills, confidence, and connections needed to succeed in the current job environment. Today, CS-GPDC continues to grow, driven by committed student leaders, a very supporting cast of coordinators and a strong support from the departmental. The club remains focused on helping CU Boulder’s CS graduate students thrive in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
We also have had our alumni and various industry experts give talks on a variety of topics.
Here’s one such example. Check out our Youtube channel to view all of our content
