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Formatting and Submitting Your Thesis or Dissertation

Event Date:September 19, 2019 – 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM Location:Center for Graduate Life-Cone 268 Facilitated by Dr. Aura Young, Doctoral Services Specialist, The Graduate School Are you planning to submit your thesis or dissertation sometime this or next semester? All thesis and dissertation students are required to hold a formatting appointment with our Doctoral […]

Communicating Your Research to a Non-Expert Audience

Event Date:September 18, 2019 – 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life, Cone 268 “What do you do?” This common question can turn even the most brilliant and creative of researchers into boring, jargon-filled babblers. How do you explain that five-years-and-counting dissertation thesis project to a new colleague, to an industry job recruiter, […]

Google Slides

Event Date:September 17, 2019 – 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life-Cone 268 Facilitated by Season Jamison, Instructional Designer & Training Coordinator for IT Services Join us in the Center for Graduate Life to learn how to get the most out of Google Slides. Among other things, you’ll learn: how to use the […]

The Write Time and Place

Event Date:September 17, 2019 – 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life, Cone 268 Working on a course paper? A thesis or dissertation chapter? A journal article? If so, then join us for some concentrated writing time! The Write Time & Place is inspired by Shut Up & Write (https://thesiswhisperer.com/shut-up-and-write/). This weekly event […]

Writing Competitive Grant Proposals

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Career Preparation

Event Date:September 16, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life, Cone 268 In this workshop, Dr. Dulin will talk about strategies for successful proposal writing, drawing from his own successful experiences in this domain, and as a reviewer for a number of funding agencies. Michael Dulin, MD, PhD, is the Director […]

Canvas TA Training Quizzes Due

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Teaching Skills

Event Date:September 15, 2019 – 12:00 AM Location:Online Through Canvas Quizzes for TA training are due through Canvas. please contact Dr. Aura Young with any questions.

2019 Annual Fall Graduate Student Social

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Graduate Community

Event Date:September 12, 2019 – 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life, Cone 268 Join the Center for Graduate Life and the Graduate Life Fellows for this exciting Annual Grad Social featuring music, games, giveaways and prizes and of course, good food and assorted beverages. Meet new friends, connect with old friends and […]

IGS-Preparing Effective Resumes and Cover Letters for International Students

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Career Preparation

Event Date:September 12, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life-Cone 268 Center for Graduate Life International Graduate Student Workshop Series Facilitated by Lori Brasile A well-polished resume that makes a good first impression increases your chances of getting that interview! Attend this workshop to learn how to write an effective resume […]

GRAD Talks – Procrastination & Perfectionism

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Wellness

Event Date:September 11, 2019 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life-Cone 268 Facilitated by Dr. Lynne Harris, Staff Psychologist, Counseling & Psychological Services This workshop will begin with brief comments on the issues of procrastination and perfection in graduate life. We will then move into conversation together about these and other topics […]

Writing Productivity 101: Effective Strategies for Being a More Efficient Writer

Event Date:September 10, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Location:Center for Graduate Life, Cone 268 Do you struggle with getting words down on paper? Do you wish you knew how to be a more productive writer? If so, then this workshop is for YOU! Join Dr. Lisa Russell-Pinson, Assistant Teaching Professor for Writing, as […]