GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP SERIES

Academic Career Development

This workshop will give participants a broad overview of how to prepare for an academic job as a graduate student. Areas of focus will be the job search and CV and cover letter creation. Feel free to bring job ads or coverletters for general feedback in group discussion.
DATE: Monday, November 16, 2009
TIME: 12:00-1:30
PRESENTERS: Robert Zierolf (CCM), Associate Dean of the Graduate School: CV and Cover Letter
John Bryan (English), PFF Colloquia Faculty: The Job Search
LOCATION: Langsam 480 (Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning)
TO REGISTER: Register here.

Getting Your Manuscript Accepted for Publication

How to write strong cover letters and respond effectively to critical comments by referees. Bring your own materials for advice and help, or simply soak up the expert's advice.
DATE: Wednesday, November 4, 2009
TIME: 5:30-7:00 p.m.
FACILITATORS: Robert Brackenbury (Medicine) & Annette Hemmings (Education)
LOCATION: Langsam 480 (Center for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning)
TO REGISTER: Register here.

Library Resources for Graduate Student Research

University Libraries presents a few of their most valuable graduate student resources such as OneSearch, RefWorks, UC Article Linker, as well as info on how to use UC archival collections.  These resources will help graduate students organize and speed up the research process.

DATE / TIME:  Lunch Session: Monday (10/12/09) / 12-1:30
Evening Repeat: Wednesday (10/14/09) / 5:30-7:00
PRESENTER: Olga Hart, Librarian
LOCATION: Langsam 480
TO REGISTER: Registration closed. Thank you to all that attended. Some of the resources discussed at this workshop are now available on the Graduate School's Blackboard community, under the Information section.

Selecting and Working with Your Thesis/Dissertation Chair and Committee: Physical Sciences & Engineering students

This workshop will be useful to masters and doctoral students in Physical Science & Engineering programs who are seeking guidance, have questions, or would simply enjoy a faculty perspective on the following topics.
-Purpose and Uses of a research advisor and committee at different stages of degree completion (i.e. pre-comps vs. dissertation committee)
-Important considerations in selecting faculty to fulfill these roles
-Characteristics of successful graduate students, including how productive relationships with their committees were initiated and maintained
-Effective methods of potential conflict management on a committees
DATE: Friday, November 20, 2009
TIME: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
PRESENTERS: Professor Mike Sokoloff (Physics) & Professor Carla Purdy (Engineering)
LOCATION: Baldwin 641
TO REGISTER: Register here.

Mentoring

Want to improve your graduate student mentoring skills? If you are junior faculty wanting to learn how to better guide graduate students in their professional development while pursuing your own career goals, this workshop is for you.  A former Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring Award recipient will lead the session.
DATE: TBD
TIME: TBD
PRESENTER: TBD
LOCATION: TBD
TO REGISTER: Registration is not yet open for this workshop.

 

If you have any questions or need more information about any of the workshops in the Graduate Student Workshop Series, please contact: Jacque.Daugherty@uc.edu