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April 2020
Effective Mentoring
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 students in all disciplines are welcome to participate. Students who will be or are currently mentoring undergraduate students are particularly encouraged to participate. Sessions will be based on case scenarios, evidence-based practices, and participants are expected to actively engage in…
Find out more »Beyond Self-Care: Cultivating a Culture of Compassion Satisfaction in Human Service Work
Guest speaker Dr. Karen Bluth, researcher, teacher, author of "The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens", and co-author of three "Stress Busting Survival Guides", will lecture with MSW Candidate and Compassion Fatigue Specialist Sabrina Basquez about Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), secondary traumatic stress, and burnout. Join us to learn what compassion fatigue looks like and how to begin healing not only as individuals but as a community. Together we can cultivate a culture that acknowledges and responds to the unique challenges inherent in…
Find out more »3 Things You Should Do Now to Maintain Momentum in Your Job Search
Join Beyond the Professoriate co-founder L. Maren Wood, PhD for this webinar on job searching through these unprecedented times. After attending this webinar, you will be able to: • Identify 3 action steps you can take towards continuing your post-academic job search. • Develop a strategy to prevent feeling overwhelmed. • Develop a plan for shifting online job search strategies REGISTER
Find out more »Publish and Pivot: Turning your PhD Skills into Careers in the Private, Non-profit and Government Sectors
Join Dr. Mrim Boutla for an interactive webinar that will help you become more aware and fluent in the transferable skills, knowledge and value you have been gained through your PhD, and how to translate those into industry- and sector-specific talking points to increase your credibility and competitiveness as an emerging professional. This webinar will review critical skill sets, career options and trends as well as practical exercises and resume guidance you can immediately use to clarify and reach your…
Find out more »Course Development Institute for Teaching Assistants
Are you teaching a course for the first time this Summer or next Fall? 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 course plan, model lesson planning, creating learning objectives, ideas for student-centered engagement, and how to evaluate students' learning outcomes. Bring your own course materials for discussion, revising, and sharing. Individual students or small groups of students working on the…
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