Graduate School Orientation
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Prestigious Fellowship Workshop I
CUB Jr. BallroomNeed funding? Presented by Dr. Michael Kahn, Institute of Biological Chemistry, these workshops will walk graduate students through the process of applying to the major prestigious fellowships. Workshop I provides […]
Writing Workshop Series: Goal Setting and Project Management
Terrell 20EWorkshop I of a yearlong writing workshop series, the Goal Setting/Project Management seminar, led in conjunction between the WSU Libraries and the Graduate and Professional Writing Center, will cover strategies […]
Prestigious Fellowship Workshop II
Chinoook 150Facilitated by Dr. Michael Kahn, this second Prestigious Fellowship Workshop will focus on the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship proposals. Students should bring 10 copies of a draft of […]
Graduate Student Roundtable for Industry Careers
CUB 208Dr. Paula Chambers, the founder of Versatile PhD, will meet with a handful of graduate students for an industry careers roundtable discussion. There is limited room for this event. After […]
Mentoring Doctoral Students for Non-Academic Careers: Faculty and Staff Luncheon
CUB 210Sponsored by the Professional Development Initiative, this presentation offers faculty and staff a three-point plan for how to improve mentoring in the area of non-academic careers. Based on her book […]
From Skills to Results: Re-Seeing Your Skills Through Non-Academic Eyes
CUB L60 (Butch's Den)After briefly telling her own post-PhD story, Dr. Chambers reveals what the PhD career pipeline really looks like (it is a branchingpipeline) and contrasts academic and non-academic understandings “results.” Then […]
Making the Leap: Key Factors that Get PhDs Hired into Non-Faculty Jobs
CUB L60 (Butch's Den)It’s become commonplace to say that PhDs have many skills that are valued outside the academy. But what gets new PhDs hired into non -academic jobs, really? Drawing from a […]
Data Literacy: Busting Myths of Big Data, Part I
CUB L60 (Butch's Den)Facilitated by Dr. Nairanjana Dasgupta, Boeing Science/Math Education Distinguished Professor in Mathematics and Statistics, this workshop will focus on learning about the what, when, how and why of data. Find […]
Resume and Transferable Skills
CUB L60 (Butch's Den)Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist) will detail how to tailor an industry resume for industry jobs. Find out more and REGISTER.