Applying for National Fellowships with Francis Duvinage

Graduate students will have an opportunity to hear about selected national scholarships and fellowships including the National Science Foundation Fellowships, Presidential Management and Fulbright Fellowships. Emphasis will be placed on features reviewers look for in outstanding applications.

• Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at http://training.umd.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=catalog.CourseDetail&CLASS_ID=66353

• Materials: 
• National Scholarships Presentation for Graduate Students
• Handout

Academic Writing for Graduate 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.

• Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at Academic Writing for Graduate Students

• 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 .

Teaching Philosophy & Teaching Portfolio with Davd 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!

• Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at Teaching Philosophy and Teaching Portfolio

How to Meet Dissertation Goals this Semester with Rachna Jain

• Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at How to Meet Your Dissertation Goals This Semester

The Non-Academic Job Interview with Robert Belle

• Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at The Non Academic Job Interview

Preparing a Curriculum Vitae and Cover Sheet with Javaune Adams Gaston and Ms. Becky Weir

Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at Preparing A Curriculum Vatae and Cover Letter

Preparing the Thesis/Dissertation Proposal with Christine Feak

Register Online:  Training At Maryland website at Preparing the Thesis and Dissertation Proposal

• 02.02.07: Applying for and Obtaining National Scholarships and Fellowships - Part II with Camille Stillwell, Ed.D.
• 02.09.07: Preparing a Winning Dissertation Proposal - 13 Essential Ingredients with Wendy Y. Carter, Ph.D.
• 02.16.07: Proposal Writing Roundtable with Wendy Y. Carter, Ph.D. and Johnetta Davis, Ph.D.
• 02.23.07: Conducting a Literature Review with Christine B. Feak
• 03.02.07: Literature Review Roundtable with Tita Chico, Ph.D. and Joan Payne, Ph.D.
• 03.09.07: Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: How to Start, Revise, and Finish Your Doctoral Dissertation with Joan Bolker
• 03.16.07: Dissertation Writing Roundtable
• 03.30.07 Writing for Publication with Christine B. Feak

• 09.08.06: Applying for National Scholarships and Fellowships
• 11.06.06: Developing a Teaching Philosophy and Creating a Teaching Portfolio
• 11.10.06: Conducting an Academic Job Searc
• 12.01.06: Presenting at Professional Meetings in the Arts and Humanities

Spring 2006

• 02.24.06: Considerations for Selecting Your PostDoc 03.10.2006: Getting Organized for Your Thesis/Dissertation
• 03.31.06: Maintaining a Strong Relationship with Your Advisor to Get the Thesis/Dissertation Done
• 04.07.06: Working toward Publication While in Graduate School without Sacrificing Progress on the Dissertation

• 10.15.05: Presenting at Professional Meetings
• 12.02.05: Completing Your Dissertation