Workshops and Events
Impostor Syndrome
September 19, 2024, 1:30PM - 2:30PM
YONG B-83
Open to grad students and postdocs only
Part of maturing as a graduate student is finding your voice and the confidence to know that you belong in your academic discipline. Any individual can be impacted by the impostor syndrome (IS), but minorities in a field are more susceptible, so addressing this early in your career is important. In this session, we will introduce examples of IS, and its implications on mental health, as well as its impact on social justice. Quick tips on the power of positive thinking will be given.
Story Telling 101
September 26, 2024, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
YONG B-83
Open to grad students and postdocs only
Powerful storytelling can connect you with an audience in ways traditional presentation techniques couldn't. It can make your arguments more persuasive and transfer more information. If your presentations are more of a string of facts, rather than a cohesive story, this workshop is for you. In this workshop, we will create a few key stepping stones that you can use to progress through your story and work on the hook that will get an audience interested in your message early and keep them interested in the conclusion.
Improv Techniques for the Researcher
September 26, 2024, 11:30AM - 12:30PM
YONG B-83
Open to grad students and postdocs only
No comedy skills are needed but a willingness to improve your communication, active listening, and engagement skills is critical. Improvisation will teach you about heightening your awareness and improving your listening skills. It is more about connecting with your audience, than acting skills. It can also help you hone your key messages when speaking time is short at conferences and can actually increase the quality of audience-speaker interaction.
Mentoring Graduate Writers
October 4, 2024, 9:00AM - 10:30PM
Fully Online
Open to faculty and postdocs only
A good deal of research indicates that mentoring graduate students on their writing is fraught with problems. This initial workshop will share a range of best practices around mentoring and writing in the disciplines, with the hope of making mentoring graduate writers more empowered, effective and sustainable. Participants will learn strategies for sound response and receive materials to take away and study. Depending on faculty interest, additional workshops will be scheduled to address needs that arise during the conversation. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. Additional Information: The 2 workshops (Mentoring Graduate Writers and Mentoring and the Dissertation Process) are meant to work together, so attend both if you are able. Food is allowed in this room, so if you want to bring your lunch/coffee/etc, feel free to do so. The workshop is interactive and includes a handout packet to use during the activities. The packet will be provided electronically, so plan to bring a laptop to use. Paper copies of the handout packet will be available by advance request only. Email writing.lab@purdue.edu to request a copy. In the email, specify which workshop(s). Requests must be received no later than Monday, Sept 11, 8:00 am.
Getting the Mentoring You Need
October 15, 2024, 11:30AM - 12:30PM
RAWL 2079
Open to grad students and postdocs only
Part of maturing as a graduate student is finding your voice and the confidence to know that you belong in your academic discipline. Any individual can be impacted by the impostor syndrome (IS), but minorities in a field are more susceptible, so addressing this early in your career is important. In this session, we will introduce examples of IS, and its implications on mental health, as well as its impact on social justice. Quick tips on the power of positive thinking will be given.
Getting the Mentoring You Need
October 25, 2024, 2:30PM - 3:30PM
RAWL 2079
Open to grad students and postdocs only
Part of maturing as a graduate student is finding your voice and the confidence to know that you belong in your academic discipline. Any individual can be impacted by the impostor syndrome (IS), but minorities in a field are more susceptible, so addressing this early in your career is important. In this session, we will introduce examples of IS, and its implications on mental health, as well as its impact on social justice. Quick tips on the power of positive thinking will be given.
Mentoring and the Dissertation Process
November 1, 2024, 9:00AM - 10:30PM
Fully Online
Open to faculty and postdocs only
A good deal of research indicates that mentoring graduate students on their writing is fraught with problems. This initial workshop will share a range of best practices around mentoring and writing in the disciplines, with the hope of making mentoring graduate writers more empowered, effective and sustainable. Participants will learn strategies for sound response and receive materials to take away and study. Depending on faculty interest, additional workshops will be scheduled to address needs that arise during the conversation. This workshop is for faculty and postdocs only. Additional Information: The 2 workshops (Mentoring Graduate Writers and Mentoring and the Dissertation Process) are meant to work together, so attend both if you are able. Food is allowed in this room, so if you want to bring your lunch/coffee/etc, feel free to do so. The workshop is interactive and includes a handout packet to use during the activities. The packet will be provided electronically, so plan to bring a laptop to use. Paper copies of the handout packet will be available by advance request only. Email writing.lab@purdue.edu to request a copy. In the email, specify which workshop(s). Requests must be received no later than Monday, Sept 11, 8:00 am.