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Workshop: Navigating Difficulties in Graduate School
April 8, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Dr. Cami Koepke has generously offered to stage a workshop this Friday for students interested in advanced study. The focus will be on graduate and professional schools and, in particular, on life in a PhD program. So, those of you who are curious about what that transition is like, please consider dropping in on zoom. Here are the details:
Topic: ‘The Devil is in the Details: Navigating Difficulties in Graduate School’
Time: Friday, 08 Apr 2022, 11:00am–1:00pm
Link: https://csulb.zoom.us/j/85735762110
Overview: A PhD program can be an amazing experience. But it can also bring challenges beyond the usual ones that you might expect. In this workshop, we’ll discuss a hodgepodge of ways in which graduate school can be difficult and some strategies for mitigating these challenges if they do arise. The topics we’ll cover include:
Link: https://csulb.zoom.us/j/85735762110
Overview: A PhD program can be an amazing experience. But it can also bring challenges beyond the usual ones that you might expect. In this workshop, we’ll discuss a hodgepodge of ways in which graduate school can be difficult and some strategies for mitigating these challenges if they do arise. The topics we’ll cover include:
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- Research Institutions, SLACs, and Community Colleges
- Making the Most of your MA Credits
- Teaching Load
- Integrating into the Graduate Community
- Writing Groups
- Summer Funding Opportunities
- Outside Program Opportunities
- Conference Funding
- Picking or Leaving an Advisor
- Jumping through the Hoops
- Mental and Physical Health
- Falling Behind and Leaves of Absences
- What if Graduate School is Not for You?
We hope you can make it!