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Preparing your Elevator Pitch & Networking Basics

Event Date:January 29, 2019 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Brandi Ledermann, Business Career Advisor, the University Career Center This session is primarily for graduate students who want to gain more information about how to build and implement a 30 second pitch that summarizes your interests and experience when you interact […]

Writing Assistance

Event Date:January 28, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Meet individually with a Senior Writing Tutor from the Writing Resources Center to discuss your writing project at any stage of development. The goal of the writing assistance is not to fix or edit documents, but to develop better writers. The Center for […]

The Write Time and Place

Event Date:January 28, 2019 – 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Location: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 provides structured writing time […]

Career Paths for PhDs in STEM

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Career Preparation

Event Date:January 25, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Dr. Patrick Madsen, Director of the University Career Center and Mohamed Shehab, Associate Professor of Software and Information Systems Join us for this informal discussion about the various career paths available to doctoral students in STEM disciplines.

The Write Time and Place

Event Date:January 25, 2019 – 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Location: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 provides structured writing time […]

International Graduate Student Professional Development Series: Preparing your Elevator Pitch & Networking Basics

Event Date:January 18, 2019 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Megan Downey, Assistant Director for Career Professionalism, the University Career Center This session is primarily for the international graduate student who wants to gain more information about how to build and implement an elevator pitch. An elevator pitch is a 30-second […]

The Write Time and Place

Event Date:January 18, 2019 – 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Location: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 provides structured writing time […]

Preparing Effective Resumes and Cover Letters

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Career Preparation

Event Date:January 16, 2019 – 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Location:Cone 268 Facilitated by Rachel King, Assistant Director for Peer Programming, the University Career Center 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 that gets noticed.