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October 2021
Alumni Panel Discussion: Starting Your Academic Career
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only The PDI is hosting a panel discussion with WSU Alumni who will talk about their experiences. The panelists will share their pathways to their current occupations, as well as their advice during their journey. Additionally, attendees will have a chance to interact and ask questions to the panelists. Moderator Panelists Please register for this event by clicking…
Find out more »How to Write Proposals that Get Funded and Papers that Get Cited: Developing Flow and Coherence (The Magic in between that weds Strong Language with a Good Strategy to make a Killer Document)
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only This session will look at how to the small and large scale pieces together to create documents that flow and have power. Register here Dr. Joshua Schimel, Chair of the Environmental Studies Program and Professor of Soil and Ecosystem Ecology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Find out more »How to Utilize LinkedIn in Professional Job Search
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only The Graduate Society of Women Engineers and the Professional Development Initiative are hosting a workshop about how to utilize LinkedIn in Professional Job search. Join us to learn how to use LinkedIn to build your professional profile and get noticed, build and use your network, stay informed on news and trends, find jobs, communicate with people, and do…
Find out more »CV Writing and Elevator Pitch
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Join us to learn the difference between a resume and CV. You will also learn tips and tricks for a successful elevator pitch. Sandra Brabb, Director, Voiland College Internships & Career Services **This event will be offered via Zoom only Please register for this virtual event by clicking the link below. The PDI will email you a web link before the event.
Find out more »November 2021
Panel Discussion: The Academic Job Application
With recent government budget cuts throughout the United States and limited funds going to higher education, the availability of faculty positions has been few and far between. When a faculty position does open up, competition is high. Although many applicants are qualified, many applicants do not succeed in their search for a faculty position because they are simply not prepared well enough when they enter the job market. Preparation of a faculty application package goes well beyond sending a resume…
Find out more »Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **Food will be provided **This event will be in person at CUB 212 Jr Ballroom West and streaming via Zoom as well. The Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide is hosted as a means for students, faculty, and staff to read a book for pleasure. To get the best of the workshop, the PDI and AFW highly encourage you to read the book. Briefly,…
Find out more »Alumni Panel Discussion: Views of Corporate Careers
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty The Office of Research’s Innovation and Research Engagement Office (IREO) and PDI are hosting a panel discussion with WSU Alumni who will talk about their experiences in entrepreneurship and patents. The panelists will share their pathways to their current occupations, as well as their advice during their journey. Additionally, attendees will have a chance to interact and ask questions to the panelists. Moderator Panelists **This…
Find out more »Tax Help for Graduate and Professional Students
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty To register, click here Description: This workshop will look at the basics of federal income taxation as it applies to graduate and professional students who file a 1040 (not a 1040 NR) and who are not claimed by a parent on the parent’s tax return. Some of the topics to be covered are the tax treatment of revenue sources such as grants, student loans, scholarships, and…
Find out more »January 2022
From Project to Publication—The Art of Manuscript Revision
This event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered in-person (CUB L60 Butch's Den) and via Zoom Food will be provided To register, click here The description is coming soon. Naomi Greyser is associate professor of American Studies, English and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies at the University of Iowa,
Find out more »February 2022
Graduate Student Mental Health and Health Resources at WSU
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. 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 we will walk students through steps on how to…
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