Calendar

Date: 

Friday, January 19, 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Hybrid

Graduate School Write-Ins are co-sponsored by the Graduate School and The Writing Center at MSU. The write-ins are hosted and facilitated to provide writers with an opportunity to write in a shared writing space where other writers are present, and a writing center consultant/staff member is present to provide consultations for writers who would like to have a consultation appointment during the session.

Along with this, the write-ins provide an opportunity for facilitators to promote and share information about upcoming events hosted by the Graduate School, Writing Center, and other campus partners such as the University Outreach and Engagement Office and to provide resources and information that can be used to form graduate writing groups, have writing center appointments or attend workshops (provided by the Graduate School) cater to graduate students based on goals they may share during the write in.

 Event will be held at the Graduate School- Chittenden Hall room 110. Zoom link will be shared with registrants prior to the date of the workshop. 

*Food and activities are based on registration numbers. Please note that your registration is a commitment to attend.

Category: 

Professional Development

Date: 

Friday, January 26, 2024 - 8:30am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Virtual

Writing a winning grant requires a winning strategy. In this two-day (January 26 and February 2, 2024) NIH-focused webinar designed for faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and administrative staff who have some exposure to writing grant applications, Write Winning Grants comprehensively covers practical and conceptual aspects essential to the proposal-writing process. Learn how to tailor your content to relevant agencies, develop strategies for each section of the application, and to articulate your proposal in a way that makes reviewers want to read it.

Attendees will receive a copy of The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, which has been written to complement and extend the seminar. The cost to order and receive your agency-specific workbook is $90. The presenter is John D. Robertson, managing member of the Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops, LLC.

This seminar is appropriate for doctoral students who have had some exposure to writing grant applications, either through training, mentoring, or personal experience. Interested doctoral students should be planning on writing a grant in the near future.

Additional information about the seminar can be found at https://research.msu.edu/event/write-winning-grants

The Graduate School and COGS will pay for 50 doctoral students to attend. Preference will be given to those students who have not previously attended. To have the Graduate School/COGS pay the $90 registration fee, please complete this form by Thursday, January 4. You will need to pay a $10 deposit to hold your reservation. The $10 will be returned to you in February after your attendance at the seminar is confirmed.

When the registration is full, if able to pay the $90 fee, students can still sign up for this conference here: https://research.msu.edu/event/write-winning-grants

Category: 

Professional Development
Funding

Date: 

Friday, January 26, 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm

Location: 

Hybrid | In-person Bessey Hall

In this 3-hour workshop, plans for time management and working with others will be the main focus. Participants will create academic timelines for their PhD work at MSU and discuss technologies and habits that can help them stay on task. Participants will also discuss how to manage the stress that often pervades the life of PhD students and share strategies for overcoming writer’s block and procrastination. Additionally, discussion about selecting and working with committees will provide a space for sharing about and learning how to communicate with faculty members about participants’ research and writing.

A Zoom link and details will be shared with registrants closer to the date of the workshop.

Register for this session here: Navigating the PhD Session 1

*Please note that your registration is a commitment to attend. 

Category: 

Professional Development

Date: 

Friday, January 26, 2024 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

Hybrid | In-person Bessey Hall

In this 3-hour workshop, the focus will be on writing processes and practices. Every PhD program at MSU requires comprehensive exams, dissertation proposals, and dissertations. In the workshop, participants will explore and share their current writing practices and be given practical writing and revision strategies. During the latter half of the workshop, participants will develop a plan for developing and completing their dissertations.

A Zoom link and details will be shared with registrants prior to the date of the workshop. *Please note that your registration is a commitment to attend.

Register for this session here: Navigating the PhD Session 2 

Category: 

Professional Development