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The Anatomy of a Case Interview – for Graduate Students

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

In recent years, consulting firms have begun to hire more and more advanced professional degree (or APD) candidates. Because of this, many PhD candidates in a variety of fields are becoming interested in this field. This seminar will dive deep … Read more

CVs and Cover Letters for Non-Academic Careers

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Learn how to sell yourself and make a positive first impression through your job application materials. The structure, formatting, and content of CVs, resumes, and cover letters will be discussed along with samples for analysis and how you can sell … Read more

Graduate Funding: Sciences & Health Sciences

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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

Resiliency, Imposter Syndrome, and Learning Optimism

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

NEW for 2016!  As graduate students, it’s critical to learn how to deal with challenges and set-backs to progress and advance personally and professionally. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies to develop a growth mindset, reduce ANTs, minimize imposter fears, increase … Read more

Graduate Funding: Humanities & Social Sciences

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

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

Backward Course Design

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What should students learn by the end of your course?  How will they learn and how will they know they learned what they should are key questions instructors need to answer for themselves and for their students.  This workshop will … Read more

Building an Effective Syllabus

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

NEW for 2016! This workshop will guide participants' development of a course syllabus with important components, tone, learning goals, policies, guidelines and ways to invite student engagement.  Participants are encouraged to bring their own examples of syllabi for discussion.  Lunch … Read more

Establishing NC Residency for Tuition Purposes

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Representatives from the Graduate School will facilitate an information session and field questions about the application process to establish North Carolina residency for tuition purposes. Topics will include requirements, filing periods, policies, and the decision process. Sponsored by the Graduate … Read more

LinkedIn Lab

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

This workshop will provide you with new ways to think about and market your skills using the professional social networking site, LinkedIn.  By leveraging LinkedIn, you’ll discover ways to make connections, gather industry information, find hidden opportunities and demonstrate your … Read more

CVs and Cover Letters for Non-Academic Careers

The Graduate Student Center 211A West Cameron Ave., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Learn how to sell yourself and make a positive first impression through your job application materials. The structure, formatting, and content of CVs, resumes, and cover letters will be discussed along with samples for analysis and how you can sell … Read more