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November 14, 2025

Navigating the PhD Session 1: Managing Time and Academic Relationships

Category: Grad School, University-Wide Navigating the PhD Session 1: Managing Time and Academic Relationships


November 14, 2025

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.

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WAC Book Club: Meeting 2

Category: Grad School, University-Wide WAC Book Club: Meeting 2


November 14, 2025

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) supports educators in designing writing assignments that are effective, meaningful, and accessible to all. Join the book club to discuss Bad Ideas About Writing edited by Cheryl E. Ball & Drew M. Loewe!

The book is open access and linked in the registration form. Each book club meeting will focus on a particular set of pages as indicated in the registration form. We invite you to read any of the chapters within that page range that interest you!

Dates:

WAC Book Club Meeting 1

Friday, October 24th from 10a-11am via Zoom (link to be shared by WC closer to event)

WAC Book Club Meeting 2

Friday, November 14th from 10a-11am via Zoom

WAC Book Club Meeting 3

Friday, December 5th from 10a-11am via Zoom

Register for book club dates via this link.

Navigating the PhD Session 2: Writing Processes & Strategies for Academic Writing

Category: Grad School, University-Wide Navigating the PhD Session 2: Writing Processes & Strategies for Academic Writing


November 14, 2025

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.

Registration

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