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Effective Mentoring

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Mentoring principles are universal and apply to a variety of professional settings in and out of academia. This mentoring workshop series (CIMER: Entering Mentoring) will provide graduate students training in competencies and skills with effective mentoring (being mentors themselves). Graduate … Read more

Survive and Thrive! A New TA Institute

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Survive and Thrive! As a graduate student, being assigned a Teaching Assistant role for the first time–or with an expanded set of TA responsibilities–can feel daunting. This 4-hour institute provides graduate students with functional skills central to their success in … Read more

Three Minute Thesis Final Competition 2019

Thursday, October 24, 2019

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that allows current graduate students to foster effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. All … Read more

Course Development Institute for Graduate Students

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Are you teaching a course for the first time this Spring or Summer? Have you taught before and want to revise or refresh the content? This workshop will use Backward Course Design to assist instructors on developing a syllabus, a … Read more

Teaching Assistant Safe Zone Training

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Safe Zone is a program designed to create a network of visible allies to people who identify as part of the diverse LGBTQ+ community. The four-hour educational session provides information and resources related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender … Read more

Finding Funding for Graduate Students in Sciences and Health Sciences

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Currently enrolled Carolina graduate and professional students at all levels seeking fellowships, dissertation support, research grants, travel, and other awards are welcome to attend a Funding Information Workshop. We provide general instruction on getting the most out of our online … Read more

Teaching Statement Workshop

Friday, August 9, 2019

Don’t know where to start with writing a teaching statement/philosophy? Dr.Vanessa Doriott Anderson, Director of Teaching and Communications Programs at NC State, will be leading a workshop on writing teaching statements to help you prepare for the academic job market! … Read more

Communication Styles and Conflict Resolution

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Effective communication is critical to success in our professional careers as well as daily interactions. This workshop will provide opportunities to assess your communication style, learn strategies on how to best interact with others who may not share your style, … Read more

Effective Mentoring

Monday, July 1, 2019

Mentoring principles are universal and apply to a variety of professional settings in and out of academia. This mentoring workshop series (CIMER: Entering Mentoring) will provide graduate students training in competencies and skills with effective mentoring (being mentors themselves). Graduate … Read more