Leadership Academy Programs
The Academy is an intensive, cohort style, developmental experience that happens every spring semester. The vision of the Academy is to create a learning community of engaged scholars from diverse disciplinary backgrounds who will apply theories and principles of leadership to their current contexts and beyond. Participants will attend weekly workshops where they will engage with advanced leadership concepts through discussions with leaders on and off campus. They will identify their own strengths and growth areas as leaders. They will work on teams that will design and execute leadership development projects. Projects in the past have focused on improving or creating Graduate Student Organizations, organizing service projects, researching leadership development opportunities on campus, and working to overcome personal barriers to leadership. This year’s workshops will focus on a deep dive into social change and action oriented leadership.
Upcoming in January:
Leadership Academy 2020 Cohort Retreat
Sunday, January 12, 2020 – 9:30am to 4:30pm
Chittenden Hall (Rm. 110)
Read more and register here.
Leadership Academy – Consciousness of Self
Thursday, January 16, 2020 – 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Spartan Leadership Center, Student Services Building Room 110
Read more and register here.
Leadership Academy – Congruence
Thursday, January 23, 2020 – 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Spartan Leadership Center, Student Services Building Room 110
Read more and register here.
Leadership Academy – Commitment
Thursday, January 30, 2020 – 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Spartan Leadership Center, Student Services Building Room 110
Read more and register here.
Refer to https://grad.msu.edu/calendar for future workshops.
Write-In at the Graduate School
Friday, January 17, 2020 – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Chittenden Hall (Rm. 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. Read more and register here.
Use of Human Subjects and IRBs
Tuesday, January 21, 2020 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Erickson Kiva
As part of research, it may be necessary to use human subjects. This workshop will help you understand the requirements – both at the level of MSU and the federal government – that must be adhered to be able to use human subjects in research. Read more and register here.
Navigating the Master’s Degree Workshop
Friday, January 24, 2020 – 9:00am to 1:00pm
The Writing Center
This workshop is designed for students in both the early and latter years of their master’s degree study. In this 4-hour workshop, the focus will be on understanding the transition to graduate school, navigating master’s degree coursework and graduation options (thesis, exams, portfolios, etc.), locating and using professional and personal support resources, and writing for the degree and future job. Read more and register here.
Conflicts of Interest, Peer Review and Collaboration
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 – 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Erickson Kiva
This session will help you understand and appreciate what a ‘conflict of interest’ is, that they occur in many situations and are manageable. Strategies to avoid conflicts of interest will be presented. Conflicts within the context of peer review will be discussed – an important duty for all members of the scholarly community. Rules for successful research collaboration will also be discussed. Read more and register here.