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CVs and Cover Letters for 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 and cover letters will be discussed along with samples for analysis. Apply lessons learned from this workshop … Read more

TAs and the Honor Court System

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

This event is being held to facilitate communication between the Honor Court System and university Teaching Assistants in order to inform Teaching Assistants of the processes and procedures associated with the Honor Court and advise them on the recent policy … 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

Navigating Organizational Culture

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

A key organizational skill for graduate students is tuning into subtle differences of departmental and organizational culture. Participants in this workshop will learn a framework for assessing the culture of their departments and where they  "fit."  This will be an opportunity … Read more

Graduate Funding for Sciences & Health Sciences

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

Get a jump start on proposal writing for graduate funding! This workshop will provide an introduction to the library's resources, strategies for conducting funding searches, effective writing strategies and insight into literature reviews. Important tips and advice for submitting successful … Read more

Graduate Funding for Humanities and Social Sciences

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

Get a jump start on proposal writing for graduate funding! This workshop will provide an introduction to the library's resources, strategies for conducting funding searches, effective writing strategies and insight into literature reviews. Important tips and advice for submitting successful … Read more

NIH F31 Grants Workshop for Doctoral Students

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

This workshop focuses on grantsmanship relating to NIH F31 grants, which are mentored awards to support the research training of predoctoral students in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. **For doctoral students only** 10:15am … Read more

NSF Grants for Graduate Students

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

This workshop focuses on two grant programs NSF offers to graduate students at different stages of their graduate education: The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) supports outstanding 1st- and 2nd-year graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who … Read more

Energizing the Classroom: Active Learning

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

Education research has definitively shown that the benefits of active learning in the undergraduate classroom far surpass traditional lecturing.  Participants will learn a range of ways to engage students in the learning process, address higher order thinking, and develop ways … Read more

Starting at the End: 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