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April 2021
Alumni Panel Discussion: A view of Work in Non-Academic Jobs for Social Sciences
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Alumni Panel Discussion: A view of Work in Non-Academic Jobs for Social Sciences This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty The PDI is hosting a great graduate alumni panel who will talk about their experiences in non-academic jobs. The panelists will share their pathways to their current occupations, as well as their advice and experiences in graduate school. Additionally, attendees will have a chance to…
Find out more »September 2021
Human Subject Research and Institutional Review Board Workshop
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 address ethical principles surrounding human subjects research, history on human subjects protection, federal regulations, consent requirements, subject recruitment, and the review process. Joe Crossno, Heather Brackett, Julie Scheid, and Sydney Wirkkala Please register for this virtual event by clicking the link below.
Find out more »You’re a Teaching Assistant: Congratulations! Now What?
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only 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 assistants experience, modeling active learning, professional preparation, and…
Find out more »Resources Available for International Students At WSU
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only The purpose of this workshop is to inform international students about the resources available for them at WSU. Some of the topics we will cover are given below: Graduate Writing Center Mission and Services offered Resources Appointment scheduling Appointment policies Contact information International Programs Learning Support Center (LSC) Overview Services Offered Differences in writing conventions between US…
Find out more »The Office of Research and The Proposal Process
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only Join us for a discussion and overview of the Office of Research and the proposal and submission process. We will address some elements needed for the success and characteristics of competitive proposals. From how to identify funding sources, when to make connections with funding agencies and program officers, to what are the to-do items during and after…
Find out more »How can Academic Outreach and Innovation assist in your teaching success? Canvas, educational technology support, course design ideas, and more!
The event was canceled This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty **This event will be offered via Zoom only Description: Learn about the support and resources Academic Outreach and Innovation (AOI) offers to all instructors. In this workshop, you will learn about WSU-supported educational technology tools, and brainstorm ideas and strategies to use in your course. There will also be time dedicated to Canvas, including an overview of features, and an opportunity to…
Find out more »Alumni Panel Discussion: Diverse Career Paths
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 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. Panelists Moderator Please register…
Find out more »October 2021
Panel Discussion: Presenting Your Research to a Lay Audience: Translating Your 3 MT Skills to Practical Conversations
We’ve all had this experience: We think we’re concisely explaining our research (or professional accomplishments, or teaching experiences, etc.) but then find listeners staring back glassy-eyed or starting to fidget, ready, it seems, to change the subject as quickly as possible. Being in that situation is uncomfortable and frustrating, plus you never get your message across. We’re all interesting and have good information to share! But sooner or later, it becomes clear that we need to know our audiences and…
Find out more »How to Write Proposals that Get Funded and Papers that Get Cited: Story and Story Structure (The Strategy of Communication)
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty This session will focus on story and story structure—the big picture. What are the key elements that frame your strategy for a piece? This emphasizes what Dr. Josh Schimel calls the “OCAR elements” of the Opening, Challenge, Action, and Resolution. If you nail these, you’re 70% of the way to an effective document. Dr. Joshua Schimel, Chair of the Environmental Studies Program and Professor of…
Find out more »How to Write Proposals that Get Funded and Papers that Get Cited: Activating Language (The Tactics of Communication)
This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty This session will dive into the fine details—word use. How do sharpen writing to activate and clarify and to tighten it to save space (proposals all have page limits)? Academics, across all areas of scholarship, have several bad habits that make our writing cumbersome; this reduces our effectiveness even when writing for our close peers, but it often makes us unintelligible to the public. The…
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