Dr. Shoptorshi Rahman

Shoptorshi Rahman headshot
Assistant Director, International Student Career Development

Education 

Ph.D., Human Resource Development, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

M.B.A., University of Dhaka, Bangladesh 

 

Campus Affiliations 

Global Career Network 

 

Professional Memberships 

Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) 

National Association of Colleges and Advisors (NACE) 

National Career Development Association (NCDA) 

 

Awards 

MuKeun Lee Dissertation Award (2023) 

FABAC-Tomlinson Fellowship (2022) 

Hove Graduate Scholarship Award (2020) 

Supplemental Block Grant (2020) 

Foreign Language Areas of Studies Fellowship (2018) 

 

Fun Fact 

I achieved second place in singing at the Global Talent Show, 2022, hosted by ISSS at UIUC. 

 

What do you like best about your job? 

I enjoy guiding career strategies of our talents at UIUC to enhance their career development efforts. There is always something incredible about everyone’s career, and everyone can benefit from these career and professional approaches. This is what fuels my daily excitement to work with my students and encourage them to contribute to the community.