Navigating the Master’s
Friday, September 7, 2018 – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The Writing Center (300 Bessey Hall)
In this 3-hour workshop, the focus will be on understanding the transition from undergraduate to graduate school, navigating the master’s degree coursework and graduation options (thesis, exams, portfolios, etc.), locating and using professional and personal support resources, and writing for degree and future job requirements. Participants will create academic timelines for their master’s work (coursework, conference presentations, internships, etc.) at MSU, and discuss technologies and habits that can help them stay on task. Participants will also discuss how to manage the stress that often pervades the life of master’s students, and how to select and work with a committee. The workshop will end by having participants explore and share their current writing practices, and writing and revision strategies, as well as sharing strategies for overcoming writer’s block and procrastination.
Lunch will be provided at this workshop. Click here to register for this workshop.
Graduate Research Fellowship Program Workshop Series
Monday, September 10, 2018 – 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Chittenden Hall, Room 110
MSU PhD Career Services, in partnership with the MSU Graduate School, is conducting a workshop series that will present Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) program information and provide structured practice to create competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program application. The MSU workshop is based on similar workshops at other universities that have resulted in an increase in the number of successful GRFP applications. In the MSU workshop, STEM undergraduate and graduate students will participate in a 4-part series that will include an overview of the GRFP and application process, first-hand advice from GRFP reviewers and recent awardees, and two interactive sessions to review and revise their application documents. The workshop will also provide a timeline and guidance for requesting recommendation letters. In addition to preparing a more competitive GRFP application, workshop participants will gain experience drafting a research outline and conveying their research to broad audiences. Registration for the entire 4-part series is required.
Additional information and registration information is located at: https://grad.msu.edu/graduate-research-fellowship-program-grfp-workshop-series
INVEST in YOU: Navigating the Path to Your Best Self in Graduate School
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Chittenden Hall, Room 110
Self-Care is an important part of your plan for succeeding in graduate school. Graduate school is stressful – there’s no getting around that. But if you take care of your well-being (mind, body and soul), not only will you be more academically successful, you will be happier, healthier and thriving.
Through this Workshop, you will engage in a Group Wellness Coaching session which will support you in enhancing your capacity to make powerful choices to create your ideal life. Group coaching allows you the opportunity to share your goals, brainstorm solutions to roadblocks you may be facing, learn from others, and gain new perspectives in a supportive environment. We will work together to design and implement your individualized, wellness action plain, along with goals to help you become the version best you.
Click here to register for this workshop.
Write-In at The Graduate School
Friday, September 21, 2018 – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Chittenden Hall, Room 110
Are you working on a thesis or dissertation chapter, a proposal, or an article? Do you need a quiet place to write, or a space to collaborate with your peers on a piece of writing? Come to the Graduate School in Chittenden Hall for a Friday dedicated to writing.
Participants must come with a specific writing goal and be prepared to write until noon! Graduate writing consultants from the Writing Center will be on hand to help with goal setting and accountability after you leave the session, and to help facilitate the formation of writing groups that can keep you moving toward your goal.
Click here to register for this workshop.