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Affinity Gathering: Native American Heritage Month

Event Date:November 10, 2022 – 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location:Atkins 149 The Graduate School and the Center for Graduate Life & Learning invites graduate students to join us for an Affinity Gathering. A Graduate School Dean will stop in for the first few minutes to welcome you and join in on the casual conversation. […]

Equitable Service Activity

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Event Date:November 10, 2022 – 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM Location:Location: Atkins 115 Graduate Reading Room Join leaders from Equitable in assembling hygiene kits for the local Charlotte nonprofit, Roof Above. Roof Above is a comprehensive homeless service provider serving 1,200 people per day through a spectrum of services ranging from street outreach, day services, […]

Accelerate to Industry: Purpose-Based Leadership at Equitable

Event Date:November 10, 2022 – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Location:Atkins 146 Join leaders at Equitable for a workshop on purpose-driven leadership. They’ll explain how Equitable has remained adaptive in the face of uncertainty, and adopted new ways of working while expanding the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs that the company has always prioritized. […]

The Personal is Professional: Parenting and Caregiving

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Event Date:November 8, 2022 – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location:Zoom The Personal is Professional series promotes career success by advising graduate students about how to navigate the many demands of graduate school while performing at their best professionally. If you are a parent or the caregiver of any family member, you know the demands […]

WEEKEND WRITE

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Event Date:November 5, 2022 – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location:Zoom Are you working on a project but need some extra accountability and motivation to make progress? Join us tomorrow, October 24 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm for Weekend Write! The Weekend Write provides structured writing time, goal setting, accountability, and a grad student […]

Three Minute Thesis: PRELIMINARY ROUND

Event Date:November 4, 2022 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location:Atkins 146 (CGLL classroom) 3MT is a communication competition that challenges graduate students to describe their research in 3 minutes or less, using just one static slide. It is an important professional development opportunity for graduate students. To learn more about it please visit: https://gradlife.charlotte.edu/professional-development/communication-skills […]

IGS: Interview Tips for International Students

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Event Date:November 4, 2022 – 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Location:Atkins 146 (GCLL classroom) This workshop will provide international students with specific tips on addressing challenges and making the most of job interviews. Presenter: Jessie Simonik, Assistant Director for Career Connections. Please, register here: Loading…

Friday Morning Writing

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Event Date:November 4, 2022 – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Location:Atkins 124 (classroom at Atkins llibrary) The Friday Morning Writing provides a morning opportunity for graduate students, faculty and staff, and members of the community who want to make progress on a large writing project. The Friday Morning Writing offers a quiet space to work, […]

Fall Social @ NoDa Brewing!

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Event Date:November 3, 2022 – 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Location:NoDa Brewing Company at North End: 2921 N. Tryon St Please join us for the first in-person Fall Social we’ve held since 2019! Organized by our Grad Life Fellows, this event will be bigger and better than ever, with free food, games, and giveways! NoDa […]

How to Write a Land Acknowledgment

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Event Date:November 3, 2022 – 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Location:Zoom Most of us have heard the term “land acknowledgement” or seen them in email signatures. While some of us might have an idea about what these are all about, many of us don’t. In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Dr. Elisabeth Paquette is […]