Define, promote and manage professional development initiatives for graduate students; direct strategic and daily operations of the CGLL; facilitate guest lectures; create and expand opportunities for collaboration with campus and external partners; oversee and lead assessment efforts; oversee planning for major events, such as the Graduate Student Orientation, doctoral commencement, etc; oversee advising of the Graduate and Professional Student Government; collaborate with the Graduate School's Business Officer on the management of the CGLL budget. Established in 1985, the Graduate School offers 26 doctoral, 65 master's degree programs, and more than 30 graduate certificate programs in a wide variety of fields and specialties ranging from architecture, biomedical engineering, computing, engineering, and health administration to history, teacher education, creative writing, business, nursing, and social work.