Writing Application Essays and Statements of Purpose for Graduate School

6191 Room, Helen C. White Hall
@ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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This workshop is for students applying to Masters or PhD programs in any department. We’ll explore principles for writing compelling application essays, share tips for highlighting your previous experiences, and look at example statements from …

Developing and Delivering Conference Presentations

Virtual - online
@ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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This workshop will hone your skills for planning, organizing, and delivering presentations for scholarly audiences, including incorporating visual aids and preparing for the Q&A. Register Online

Reading Strategies to Step Up Your Research Game

6191 Room, Helen C. White Hall
@ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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When you’re writing a research paper, do you have to read complex academic articles? When doing that kind of reading, do you highlight almost everything? Do you read every sentence, but not remember what you …

Grammar 1: Nouns

Virtual - online
@ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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This workshop will refresh and expand your understanding of nouns and how to use them. We’ll review rules about articles, count and noncount nouns, and plurality, focusing on how to avoid common errors. We’ll do …

On the Academic Job Market: Writing an Effective Academic CV

Virtual - online
@ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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In this workshop, you will learn about the expectations for CVs for academic job market applications. We’ll discuss how audience, purpose, and discipline-specific conventions impact a CV’s effectiveness. In the process, we’ll look at a …

Grammar 2: Verbs

Virtual - online
@ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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This workshop will refresh and expand your understanding of verbs, verb tenses, and voice. We’ll review rules about how to form verb tenses and subtle differences in time that they convey, focusing on how to …