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April 2018
The Cheeky Scientist Series: Interviewing and Negotiating
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: THE CHEEKY SCIENTIST SERIES: INTERVIEWING AND NEGOTIATING Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist) This topic discusses the strategy of interviewing beyond just answering questions. There is an entire process of preparation for an interview, beside learning how to answer interview questions. We will detail the entire interview preparation that is required for professionals to demonstrate they are invaluable to a company; from the research to the categories of interview questions, and the best ways to respond. Most jobseekers don’t negotiate even though companies expect…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series: Reference Management Software
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES: REFERENCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Reference management software enables users to collect, organize, manage, and cite sources in a methodical and sustainable process. This workshop will focus on the free, open source Zotero reference management tool, but will briefly discuss alternatives such as EndNote and Mendeley. ***Note the writing workshop series is a year-long initiative! Watch for more sessions in this semester and spring semester. (The computer lab only has 40 computers, computers will be distributed…
Find out more »“But I Liked Your Post?!”: Shallow Political Engagement in the Era of Transitory Communication and a Dialogue about Democratic Engagement
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: "BUT I LIKED YOUR POST?!": SHALLOW POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE ERA OF TRANSITORY COMMUNICATION AND A DIALOGUE ABOUT DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT Dr. Richard Pineda With Dr. Richard Pineda (Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Texas at El Paso and the director of the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies) and The WSU Center for Civic Engagement's Ben Calabretta, CCE Associate Director and Kassi Rolin, Student Engagement Coordinator Ben Calabretta (left)…
Find out more »August 2018
Graduate Student Prestigious Fellowship Workshop I
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: GRADUATE STUDENT PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP WORKSHOP I Dr. Michael Kahn, Institute of Biological Chemistry, CAHNRS This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students Students are invited to attend the free Graduate Student Prestigious Fellowship Workshops! These workshops will walk graduate students through the process of applying to the major prestigious fellowships. In addition to improving success in applying for these fellowships, the workshops provide students with valuable proposal writing and editing experience and…
Find out more »September 2018
Writing Workshop Series: Goal Setting and Project Management
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES: GOAL SETTING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Lorena O'English, WSU Librarian and Tenured Faculty Elitza Kotzeva and Corinna Nicolaou, Graduate Writing Center Staff The Goal Setting/Project Management seminar, led in conjunction between the WSU Libraries and the Graduate and Professional Writing Center, will cover strategies for setting and meeting research, writing, and revision goals and will provide tips and suggestions for maintaining control of a project throughout the entire process. ***Note the writing…
Find out more »Graduate Student Prestigious Fellowship Workshop II
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: GRADUATE STUDENT PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP WORKSHOP II Dr. Michael Kahn, Institute of Biological Chemistry, CAHNRS This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students Students are invited to attend the free Graduate Student Prestigious Fellowship Workshops! These workshops will walk graduate students through the process of applying to the major prestigious fellowships. In addition to improving success in applying for these fellowships, the workshops provide students with valuable proposal writing and editing experience and information…
Find out more »Industry Career Graduate Student Roundtable
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Industry Career Graduate Student Roundtable with Dr. Paula Chambers Dr. Paula Chambers is Founder of Versatile PhD, a leading web-based career resource that helps graduate students and new PhDs envision, prepare for and excel in nonacademic careers. Dr. Paula Chambers will meet with a handful of graduate students for an industry careers roundtable discussion. Grad students: Worried about the job market? Wondering what else you could do besides be a professor? Struggling with how to articulate…
Find out more »Mentoring Doctoral Students for Non-Academic Careers Faculty/Staff Luncheon
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Mentoring Doctoral Students for Non-Academic Careers Faculty/Staff Luncheon Dr. Paula Chambers is Founder of Versatile PhD, a leading web-based career resource that helps graduate students and new PhDs envision, prepare for and excel in nonacademic careers. Based on her invited book chapter “Subject Matter Plus: Mentoring for Non-Academic Careers,” this presentation offers faculty a simple three-point plan for how to improve their mentoring in the area of non-academic careers, without adding much to their already-high…
Find out more »From Skills to Results: Re-Seeing Your Skills Through Non-Academic Eyes
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: From Skills to Results: Re-Seeing Your Skills Through Non-Academic Eyes Dr. Paula Chambers is Founder of Versatile PhD, a leading web-based career resource that helps graduate students and new PhDs envision, prepare for and excel in nonacademic careers. 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 she leads attendees through a well-organized sequence…
Find out more »Making the Leap: Key Factors That Get PhDs Hired into Non-Faculty Jobs
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Making the Leap: Key Factors That Get PhDs Hired into Non-Faculty Jobs Dr. Paula Chambers is Founder of Versatile PhD, a leading web-based career resource that helps graduate students and new PhDs envision, prepare for and excel in nonacademic careers. 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 significant corpus of qualitative data, Dr.…
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