About Us

International graduate students association for Career development And Networking (I-CAN, the forrmer IGSPDA) is a new university-wide graduate student group registered through GPC and ProGradS at Washington University in St. Louis. It is designed to help international students improve communication skills, build networks, and learn leadership skills by working on group projects with other members in an English-speaking and multicultural environment, thereby enhancing individual member's professional development and job marketability. This group also welcomes English-speaking U.S. students who are interested in enhancing their international experience and sharing American cultural with international students. Learning how to develop careers and organize activities in an English-speaking and multicultural environment is a hard process. I-CAN creates a comfortable environment, provide more opportunities, and to make this learning process easy, creative and a lot of fun. We also have awards for excellency in leadership skills and for promotion of diversity, to promise members a rewarding learning experience!

Why you should join our group:

• Get advice and more information about the job market from successful American or international professionals
• Improve your communication skills by surrounding yourself in an English-speaking and multicultural environment
• Build your network by interacting with more international students university-wide
• Learn leadership by getting involved in project management according to your time and interests
• Become a student leader in our association
• Enrich your résumé, enhance your confidence in job hunting
• Build your own stage and demonstrate your varied talents and much, much more.

To date, we have drafted a constitution for I-CAN and have consulted with advisors from the Professional and Graduate Student Coordinating Committee (ProGradS), the Career Center, and the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS). They are interested, and they would be happy to help us if other international graduate students and scholars are also interested in starting this group. We need your help to create this group. If you are interested in being a part of the group, you are more than welcome to Join Us. If you want to know more information, feel free to Contact Us.

Sincerely,

I-CAN founding members