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October 2020
Leadership Workshop Series: Courageous Conversations: Building Agency and Transforming Your Life – One Conversation at a Time
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Leadership Workshop Series: Courageous Conversations: Building Agency and Transforming Your Life – One Conversation at a Time Speakers: Representatives from the Center for Transformational Learning & Leadership This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Are you feeling overworked and underappreciated? Does your faculty (or family) keep asking more of you, somewhat oblivious to your workload? Are you struggling with your peers and colleagues, wanting…
Find out more »Work and Wellness Discussion Series: Outliers
The Professional Development Initiative and the Association for Faculty Women present: WORK AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES A discussion on: Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell A Special Discussion with: Melanie-Angela Neuilly, Chair and Associate Professor-Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty The Work and Wellness Discussion Series is hosted by the Professional Development Initiative (PDI) in partnership with the Association for Faculty Women…
Find out more »Communication and Presence: Finding your Natural Voice in a Professional Environment
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Communication and Presence: Finding your Natural Voice in a Professional Environment Dr. Allison Coffin, Associate Professor, Neuroscience Department This --VIRTUAL-- event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Public speaking, interviews, meetings, presentations…these events are important professional opportunities, but they can also be scary! In this workshop we will explore strategies to help you project energy and confidence and to get your message across with ease.…
Find out more »November 2020
Panel Discussion: A view of Entrepreneurship & Patents Outside Academia
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Panel Discussion: A view of Entrepreneurship & Patents outside Academia This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty The PDI and the Office of Research are hosting a great panel 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…
Find out more »December 2020
Writing Lock-In II
This event has been canceled. THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: WRITING LOCK-IN II Are you writing your dissertation, thesis, a journal article, or other writing project? This event offers a quiet space for writers to work without distractions. Consultants from the Graduate Writing Center will be on hand to help with goal setting, accountability, writing habits, grammar, and structure in writing. Bring your laptop! Coffee, tea, and water will be available while you write. Lunch will be provided…
Find out more »January 2021
Writing Workshop Series: Literature Reviews
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES: LITERATURE REVIEWS Lorena O'English, WSU Librarian and Tenured Faculty, and Graduate Writing Center Consultants This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Literature reviews provide a framework for critically situating your research in the larger scholarly conversation. This hands-on workshop will review resources and strategies for conducting literature reviews. **This event will be offered via Zoom only Please register for this virtual event…
Find out more »February 2021
Industry Resumes & LinkedIn Presence
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Industry Resumes & LinkedIn Presence Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist) This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty - Before the pandemic, hiring in many countries was at the highest level ever. Beyond this, the hiring of PhDs worldwide surged by over 500% from 2016 to 2019. During this time, many job candidates were able to cut corners with their job search and, in particular, with…
Find out more »Working Effectively in Teams
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: WORKING EFFECTIVELY IN TEAMS Dr. Laura Lavine, Assistant Director, CAHNRS Office of Research This --VIRTUAL-- event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Have you been part of a group that just didn’t work? In this workshop, you will learn to effectively build, manage, and facilitate groups of students in your classroom. Interact with them and provide feedback to them on what works and what can be improved.…
Find out more »Tax Help for Graduate and Professional Students
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: Tax Help for Graduate and Professional Students Dr. Richard Toolson, Professor of Accounting This --VIRTUAL-- event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty 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…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series: Reference Management Software
THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS: WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES: REFERENCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Lorena O'English, WSU Librarian and Tenured Faculty, and Graduate Writing Center Consultants This –VIRTUAL– event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty 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/mium, open source Zotero reference management tool but will briefly discuss alternatives such as EndNote and…
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