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February 2022
Formatting Your Thesis or Dissertation
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty To register, click here Description: It’s time to transform years of research and effort into a single written document: the dissertation. It can sometimes feel like eating a stress sandwich with a side of panic! That is why the Graduate School’s formatting experts – Daniel Vickoren, Maria Kobets, and Kristina Intinarelli – are hosting a workshop to teach students how to understand and navigate WSU’s formatting…
Find out more »March 2022
Data Literacy: Busting Myths of Big Data
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty To register, click here In this workshop, we will focus on learning about the what, when, how, and whys of data. Data is pervasive these days and like it or not we have to use data to make decisions or others will make them for us. In this workshop, we will start from the basics and talk about types of data and we can say and…
Find out more »Pivot Workshop
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty To register, click here Description: With Pivot, you can easily explore new avenues for funding, view funding opportunities uniquely matched to your area of research, and collaborate with colleagues. Using your WSU ID, you can create and save personalized search criteria. With the option of receiving a weekly email, Pivot will alert you with any new opportunities catered to your research area. Learn the ins and…
Find out more »Teaching with Technology
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty To register, click here In this interactive workshop, you will learn about WSU-supported education technology tools and brainstorm strategies for using them in your course. Come ready to share your ideas, ask questions and learn about simple activities you can use to engage your students both online and in-person. with Mary Packer, Instructional Tech Specialist, and Theron Desrosier, Academic Outreach and Innovation Instructional Designer
Find out more »April 2022
Intentional Inclusion: Minimizing Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided the day before the event. Intentional Inclusion: Minimizing Unconscious Bias and Microaggressions focuses on ways to productively confront our own participation in the structures shaped by bias and microaggressions. The training presents various approaches for thinking about accountability, allyship, and how to move toward more meaningful and equity-based inclusion in all of our…
Find out more »Leadership Seminar: Becoming a Transformational Leader
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom, and in-person in Spark 227. A Zoom link will also be provided the day before the event for remote viewing. Learn components of leadership within research, training, and service contributions, inducing reflection on a leadership journey, the responsibilities of leadership, discuss values and characteristics of leadership positions, and the difference between leadership and titles. Understand your unique values to…
Find out more »Braiding Sweetgrass
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided the day before the event. Join the Association of Faculty Women and Professional Development Initiative book discussion on Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Register here. *Please plan for a 75 - 90 minute event* A bit about Braiding Sweetgrass: As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has…
Find out more »August 2022
Keynote Event: Congrats! You’re A TA – Now What?
This In-person and Zoom event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty Event located in Butchs Den, CUB L60 - Lite snacks and drinks provided! REGISTER HERE Teaching and managing a class is always a challenge, even for seasoned veterans of the classroom. This workshop provides strategies to help with the everyday challenges of presenting information to students, classroom management, and fostering student engagement, retention, and success. Discussions and scenarios will focus on common situations teaching…
Find out more »September 2022
Graduate Student Mental Health and Health Resources at WSU
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty and staff **This event is offered via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided the day before the event. This workshop focuses on improving and maintaining mental health within the classroom by educating about resources available to students and graduate/professional students. We will discuss barriers to mental health within higher academia, discuss coping strategies/skills to manage stress, and long-term or short-term counseling. This will also be…
Find out more »Insurance 101: Terminology and Processes in the U.S.
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty and staff **This event is offered via Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided the day before the event. This presentation will discuss the common Terminology and Processes with U.S. Healthcare and discuss the WSU Graduate Student Insurance and International Student Insurance at WSU. Cody will discuss the specifics of how the insurance works in the U.S., common mistakes students make, and how students can receive…
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