Academic Writing for Graduate Students with Christine Feak

Graduate students face a variety of writing tasks as they work toward their chosen degrees. This workshop will provide an overview of some important characteristics of academic writing including strategic language choices, establishing strong connections among ideas, and establishing a stance, all of which contribute toward positioning yourself as a member of your chosen field through your written work.

Materials: The facilitator declined to post workshop materials online. If you would like a copy of the handout, please stop by the Office of Graduate Recruitment, Retention and Diversity at 2122 Lee Building on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm or send your on/off-campus address to retention@gradschool.umd.edu

Institutional Review Board and Compliance with Thomas W. Castonguay, and Mary Ann Ottinger

In the competitive academic environment, it is important for student researchers to be aware of the increasing compliance requirements associated with the responsible conduct of research. This workshop will provide young scholars with an overview of compliance related issues that are common not just on the College Park campus, but within the larger research community. Policies related to the responsible conduct of research, conflicts of interest, and the use of humans and animals in research will be covered. In addition, the speakers will explain the procedures related to submitting a conflict of interest disclosure, an Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol, and an Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC) protocol.

Materials: Compliance Issues Handout 1 Compliance Issues Handout 2

Conference Presentations with Kandice Chuh, Bonnie J. Dorr and William Higgins

Presenting at professional conferences is an ideal way for graduate students to develop professionally and to demonstrate their research and publication skills. Conference participation provides young scholars with a chance to make useful connections, to communicate research findings to the larger community of professionals, and to impress potential employers. This workshop will provide helpful insights toward preparing for and giving a conference presentation. Topics include such considerations as the purpose of the presentation, the audience, the rhetorical goals, the conference paper outline and conducting academic interview talks.

Registration: Training at Maryland

Teaching Portfolios with Spencer A Benson and David Eubanks

Developing a teaching portfolio is an important process in preparing to create an appropriate professional credentials file. It provides a way to link your teaching philosophy to evidence of effectiveness and to identify ways to improve your teaching. A good teaching portfolio can be the item that gets you the job interview and a faculty position. Documents in your teaching portfolio will strengthen your case for tenure and promotion once you take a faculty position. The time to begin to create your portfolio is NOW!

Registration: Training at Maryland

Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letters

An essential component of an effective job search for positions in education, government, industry and the private sector as well as for applications for fellowships and grants is a carefully crafted, in-depth curriculum vitae (CV). This workshop provides the following: a discussion of the parts of a CV, how to write it, what to include in it, how to use it and how it differs from a resume. Writing tips for preparing a CV will be given, and sample CVs and cover letters will be disseminated.

Registration: Training at Maryland

Effective Job Interviews with Robert Belle

A successful interview can be a key to landing an academic position or other employment. A successful interview requires proper preparation. This workshop will focus on techniques for preparing and presenting oneself at an interview. Special issues covered will include the talk, interview etiquette, questions to ask interviewers, and other topics.

Registration: Training at Maryland