Thursday, October 3, 2024

Strategies for Navigating the Dissertation

This seminar will focus on how to make the dissertation writing process smooth and will address issues such as negotiating with faculty committees and making progress despite the demands of the doctoral educational process. Though this seminar is ideally suited to graduate students who have entered or are about to enter the dissertation process, graduate students at other stages of their programs will get valuable information about academic writing in general and anticipated experiences with the dissertation.

Getting Involved in Science Policy Careers

This seminar will focus on skills on how to explore science policy careers at different levels of government including local, state, and federal.

How to Maximize your Summer Internship Experience

This panel discussion will cover how to take full advantage of a summer internship program. The panelists will also cover issues of imposter syndrome and time management.

Professional Branding Techniques          

This session will discuss how audience members can communicate their research and professional advancement to broader audiences using social media and networking events.

Academic Job Search Panel

This workshop will cover how a graduate student or postdoc should approach searching, applying, interviewing, and negotiating faculty positions.                                                                                                                                 

Why Public Engagement Matters Panel 

Public engagement can provide new points of view for researchers and increase your profile. Panelists will discuss best practices for interacting with the non-technical experts and the general public.

Research Faculty Talks

This session will include a series of quick lightning talk presentations from faculty from across the country. Students interested in research positions and current faculty interested in collaborations are invited to attend.

Virtual Non-Academic Career Job Search Panels

These panel discussions will cover various career options for students majoring in the life sciences, social sciences, and engineering-related fields.

Friday, October 4, 2024

Federal Grant Opportunities

This presentation will cover a range of federal grant opportunities for graduate students and junior faculty.

Making the Most out of Your Grad School Experience

This panel discussion will cover how to take full advantage of the graduate student journey.

Making the Most out of Your Post-doc Experience

This panel discussion will cover how to take full advantage of the post-doctoral fellowship.

Personal Statement Writing Workshop

This presentation will cover common mistakes students make when preparing a personal statement for graduate school admissions and fellowship applications.

Developing Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Interdisciplinary collaboration enables the development of cutting-edge research that breaks down barriers between individual disciplines. This approach is especially important engaging multiple stakeholders like policy makers, civic leaders, business executives and academics.

Presentation on Enhancing Cultural Awareness through Mentoring  

This workshop will focus on skills on how to build a research team and current research trends around mentoring. This event will be valuable for any graduate student, post-doc, faculty member, or community leader interested in developing their skills in cultural sensitivity as well as the creation of inclusive environments and work teams.

All About Negotiating::A Recession-Proof Guide

This presentation will discuss skills on how students and instructors can leverage their knowledge and skills to negotiate the offers they deserve.

Financial and Mental Wellness in Graduate School for Work/Life Balance

This panel will cover psycho-social factors (e.g. mentorship, TA growing pains, networking, mental health, etc.) and financial concerns (e.g. funding, budgeting, insurance, etc.) that influence the success of students.

Abstract Writing Workshop 

This presentation will cover common mistakes new researchers make when preparing an abstract for conference presentations and journal submissions.

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Graduate School Exploration and Managing Mentor Expectations

This panel will discuss how a student can prepare a competitive application and how they can leverage their undergraduate experiences as well as how to avoid common mistakes during the first years of graduate school.

Intellectual Property::How to Take Your Ideas to the Next Level

This presentation will be an introduction to different aspects of faculty entrepreneurship.  Topics for discussion will include technology transfer, commercialization of academic research, and consulting.

Leadership and Promotion Strategies

This session will cover how to balance research/teaching duties with administration responsibilities as well as how to leverage professional development opportunities after tenure.

Investing 101 for Students and New Workers

This session will cover why you should invest, how to invest for retirement, and what investment questions you should ask to determine which types of investments are right for you.