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September 2016
Graduate Time Management Workshop
The demands of graduate school far exceed cognitive load alone. Between course work and the demands of your assistantship, it can seem like you will also have to add to your to-do list “create more time out of thin air.” This workshop offers an opportunity for graduate students to share their most effective time and stress management techniques. We move past the basics of pragmatic time management and start identifying ways we can build more resilience and take care…
Find out more »The Graduate Student’s Guide to Personal Finance
Dr. Emily Roberts received a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University in 2014 and has been writing and teaching about personal finance since 2011. She is the founder of the websites Grad Student Finances and PhD Stipends and blogs about money at Evolving Personal Finance. Are you ready to take the next step with your finances as a stipend-receiving graduate student? Do you want to learn how to allocate your money more optimally, break the cycle of living…
Find out more »Academic Integrity Workshop
Academic Integrity is one of the pillars of academia, but are you completely sure you haven’t plagiarized when you turn in a project? The Academic Integrity Workshop aims to provide students the information they need on WSU’s academic integrity policies before then exploring some of the core issues that surround plagiarism. During this session the Graduate and Professional Writing Center (GPWC), the WSU Libraries, and the WSU Office of Student Conduct will share strategies and ideas to make sure you…
Find out more »March 2017
Practicing Allyship in Academia: Research, Service, and Teaching
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK PRESENTS: Practicing Allyship in Academia: Research, Service, and Teaching “Allyship is not an identity- it is a lifelong process”- The Anti-Oppression Network In academia, we strive to actively acknowledge privilege and openly discuss it. In this panel discussion, WSU members discuss how allyship can be practiced through research, service, and teaching, creating an active learning community wherein current and future students, faculty, and staff can build their capacity to personally enact and support inclusivity & allyship…
Find out more »Grad Student Tax Webinar
Click HERE to register Are you intimidated by the prospect of preparing your grad student tax return, or unsure that you prepared it correctly? Are you confused by the tax forms you received from your university – or the forms you didn’t? Are you unsure which components of your fellowship and scholarship income are taxable? Join Grad Student Finances founder and university personal finance speaker Emily Roberts on March 7, 2017 9:30 PM EST* for a free webinar on domestic US…
Find out more »Family, Career and Fun – Lessons Learned as a Dual Career Couple
The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Family, Career and Fun – Lessons Learned as a Dual Career Couple With President Kirk Schulz and Professor Noel Schulz Washington State University’s First Couple shares their lessons and advice learned over the last 30 years as they have worked to integrate family and their careers as well as having fun. Kirk and Noel met as undergraduates at Virginia Tech in the mid-80s. Over the last 30 years they have worked to balance both their…
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