The Professional Development Committee is responsible for putting on a number of academic seminars throughout the semester. In addition to the educational seminars, GSG partners with the Graduate School to host several professional development workshops.
3MT Workshop Technical Communication Talk – Visualizing data & creating visual aids
📊 Join us for the “Technical Communication Talk”!
Are you ready to sharpen your skills in visualizing data and crafting impactful visual aids? This engaging session will provide practical tips to take your presentations to the next level!
📅 When: November 14th, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
📍 Where: Walker 120A
Whether you’re looking to improve your technical communication or just want to create better visual content, this event is for you. Brought to you in collaboration with the Professional Development Committee and the Humanities Department at Michigan Technological University.
🔗 Register here:
https://lnkd.in/g53zDgyy
Looking forward to seeing you there! 🎓
Journey beyond graduation: Alumni tips on CPT, OPT & professional growth
Join us for “Journey Beyond Graduation: Alumni Tips on CPT, OPT & Professional Growth” with special guest Dr. Neerav Kaushal from Michigan Tech’s ICC!
🗣️ Bring your questions and get expert advice on navigating your career, CPT/OPT options, and professional development. 💼
📅 When: October 31 @ 12:00 pm
📍 Where: Library 244
🍴Snacks and refreshments will be provided
🔗 Want more info? Please email us at gsg-prodev@mtu.edu or join our Discord channel to stay connected! 🙌
3MT Workshop
Hosted by: Professional Development Team
Join us for a workshop designed to help you communicate complex ideas clearly and compellingly, no matter your audience. Our expert facilitators will provide practical strategies to refine your presentation style, ensuring your message is clear, impactful, and engaging.
📍 Where: Michigan Tech Library, Room 244
🕒 When: Wednesday, October 30, 3:00–4:00 PM
This event is brought to you by the 3MT organizing team in collaboration with the Professional Development Committee. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your presentation skills!
Talk by Mr. Paul Stinson
Come join us for an exciting Talk by Mr. Paul Stinson and GSG Meet & Greet event. It’s the perfect chance to network, learn, and bring up any concerns you have!
📅 Date: October 22, 2024
🕒 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Location: AOB 201, MTU
What’s Happening?
👉 Opening by Dr. Mari Buche
👉 Talk by Mr. Paul Stinson
👉 Closing by Dr. Jun Min
👉 GSG Meet & Greet
Monthly Presentation Practice Sessions
Hosted by: Professional Development Team
Join us once a month for a collaborative and supportive environment where graduate students can practice their research presentations, share ideas, and connect with peers. Whether you’re preparing for posters, oral presentations, the 3-Minute Thesis event, or any other format, this is the perfect opportunity to sharpen your skills!
🔹Location: Library, Room 244
🔹First Session: September 27th, 5:00 PM
🔹Contact: gsg-prodev@mtu.edu
Scan the code to join our Discord channel for updates and more information!
Summer Interview Sessions (Behavioral &/ Technical) – (July – August 2024)
Hosted by GSG in collaboration with Career Services, we’re excited to offer you an incredible opportunity to elevate your Behavioral & Technical interview skills.
Why join?
🔹 Expert Guidance: Learn from experienced professionals.
🔹 Interactive Sessions: Get hands-on practice and real-time feedback.
🔹 Boost Your Confidence: Master the art of acing interviews.
🗓️REGISTER UNTIL JULY 21, 2024
📍 Online Sessions (Details to follow)
Don’t miss out! Secure your spot now by clicking here
🎥 For more information check out this video.
Career Planning Woekshop by Dr. Melissa Baird
Join us at the Van Pelt and Opie Library Room 244 on December 1st at 12pm noon for lunch and refreshments as we embark on a transformative journey for strategic career planning with Dr. Melissa Baird. Dr. Baird is an Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Social Sciences and the Associate Dean of STEM Equity for the Graduate School. The goal of the workshop is to give insights into practical career planning tactics and her extensive research background lends a unique perspective to this workshop.
Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Host: Dr. Melisa Baird Are you getting ready to apply for jobs? Have you been wanting to revise your CV lately and have no idea where to start? Join Dr. Melissa Baird, director of graduate studies in the Social Sciences department for a brief session regarding CVs. When? Tuesday, February 14th
Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Host: Dr. Melisa Baird Join GSG and the Van Pelt and Opie Library in learning why planning your career is more than just choosing a company or industry. Dr. Melissa Baird, Graduate Director of Social Science, will walk through the steps to take you down the path to the career you want. This short workshop will take place in the Library East Reading room from 12:00-12:30 on January 31th. Light snacks will be provided! Sign up here.
Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Host: Dr. Andrew Fiss Looking to maximize the returns on the grants you write? Don’t even know where to start? Watch Dr. Andrew Fiss, Associate Professor of Technical & Professional Communication, and learn 5 Tips for Grant Writing. From finding solicitations to submission, learn the skills and resources you need to succeed.
Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Host: Nicholas Kwiek Come join Career Services to prepare for the upcoming career fair and learn about resources available on campus to help you market yourself as a professional. Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Navigating Advisor/Advisee Relationships Seminar Host: Margaret Plank, GSG PD Chair Many advisor/advisee relationships are positive and productive; others can be challenging and difficult. Communication, power dynamics, different expectations, and more, can make these relationships difficult to navigate, and even negatively impact graduate students’ experiences at the professional and personal levels. Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Career Navigation for Scientists – Part III Panel Discussion The Professional Development Committee at the Graduate Student Government and MTU’s Career Services are collaborating to bring you a three part seminar dedicated to navigating careers for scientists. Panels will be made up of professionals across academia and industry within different departments and disciplines. These panels will feature brief speaker introductions, questions about their backgrounds, public Q&A, and breakout rooms for discipline specific questions. The third panel on March 17th, 2022 at 6 pm EST will feature MTU affiliates from departments of cognitive learning, social sciences, and humanities. Our prestigious panelists include: Cognitive learning: Dr. Brandon Perelman – earned his PhD in Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors from MTU and is now the Human-Autonomy Teaming ERP Program Manager at Army Research Laboratory. Hannah North – earned her MS in Applied Cognitive Science and Human Factors from MTU and now is a Senior UX researcher at Sleep Number corp. Between her MS and current job she also was employed as a senior human experience researcher at Kohler and a User Experience Designer/Analyst at Imperial Supplies Social Sciences: Dr. John Arnold – earned his PhD in Industrial Heritage and Archeology from MTU and is now the historical architect at the Keweenaw Historical National Park. Humanities: Dr. G. Edzordzi Agbozo – earned his PhD in Rhetoric, Theory, and Culture from MTU and is now an assistant professor of English at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington. Dr. Hua Wang – earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from MTU and is now the senior lecturer in the Engineering Communications Program at Cornell University. Dr. Maria Bergstrom – earned her PhD in English Language and Literature from University of Michigan and is now a lecturer and academic advisor here at MTU in the department of Humanities. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Register here: https://mtu.libcal.com/calendar/gsg/scp3 Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Host: Hongjing (Truda) Xie; PhD Candidate, Statistics, MTU Hongjing Xie is in her final year as a PhD student in Bio/Genetic Statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at MTU. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Changchun University in China in Statistics. She has a master’s degree from Northeast Normal University, China, in Applied Statistics and a master’s in Statistics from MTU. Her research interests are studying the association between complex diseases and genetic variants. Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Career Navigation for Scientists – Part II Panel Discussion The Professional Development Committee at the Graduate Student Government and MTU’s Career Services are collaborating to bring you a three part seminar dedicated to navigating careers for scientists. Panels will be made up of professionals across academia and industry within different departments and disciplines. These panels will feature brief speaker introductions, questions about their backgrounds, public Q&A, and breakout rooms for discipline specific questions. Dr. Adam Coble earned his PhD in Forest Science from MTU and is now the Manager of Forest Health and Monitoring for the Oregon Department of Forestry. Dr. Kelsey Carter earned her PhD in Forest Science from MTU and now is Post-Doctoral Associate at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Department of Energy. Dr. Rapsa Basu earned her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from MTU and now is the Lead Scientist in Precision Immunotherapy at Humane Genomics. Dr. Aparupa Sengupta earned her MS in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology and her PhD in Biological Sciences from MTU, worked as a Biosafety Officer at Rutgers University, and is now a BioSafety officer at UofC-MERCED. Dr. Matthew Songer earned a BS in Biological Sciences from MTU and an MD from University of Illinois, Chicago and is now an orthopedic spine surgeon and entrepreneur. He also earned a master of business administration from Northwestern University and taught at MTU and MSU. Dr. Elisa Piispa earned a PhD in Geophysics from MTU, was an assistant professor at Yachay Tech University, and now is a Research Specialist and Lab Manager at the Paleomagnetism Laboratory of Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland. Dr. Chet Hopp earned an MS in Geophysics from MTU, a PhD in Geophysics from Victoria University of Wellington, and is now a Postdoctoral Scholar at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the Energy Geoscience Division. Dr. Bhaskar Halami earned his PhD in Chemistry from MTU, worked as a Senior Scientist at PPD in Thermo Fisher Scientific, and is now a Senior Scientist at Sirnaomics, Inc. Dr. Chelsea Nikula earned her PhD in Chemistry from MTU and now works as a Higher Research Scientist in the National Physical Laboratory in the UK. Don’t miss this opportunity to discuss careers with these knowledgeable people! Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Career Navigation for Scientists – Part I Panel Discussion The Professional Development Committee at the Graduate Student Government and MTU’s Career Services are collaborating to bring you a three part seminar dedicated to navigating careers for scientists. Panels will be made up of professionals across academia and industry within different departments and disciplines. These panels will feature brief speaker introductions, questions about their backgrounds, public Q&A, and breakout rooms for discipline specific questions. The first panel on February 2, 2022 (Wednesday) at 6:00 pm EST will feature MTU graduates from departments of Math, Physics, and Computing. Our prestigious panelists include: Derek Dykens – graduated with a BS in computer system networking and telecommunications from MTU and is now a Global Retail Industry Strategist for Splunk Dr. Alexandria Johnson – graduated with a BS in Physics from MTU and went on to Purdue to get her PhD in Atmospheric Science. She is now an Assistant professor at Purdue University. Dr. Manish Kulkarni – graduated with a MS in Physics from MTU and went on to Case Western Reserve to get his PhD in Biomedical Engineering. He is now working as a Senior Staff Scientist at Diagnostic Solutions and Systems. Dr. Ruihao Huang – graduated with a PhD in applied mathematics from MTU and is now working for the FDA as a pharmacometrics reviewer. Don’t miss this opportunity to discuss careers with these knowledgeable people! Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. How to be an Effective Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor Webinar Do you ever find yourself wondering how to be an effective Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Graduate Teaching Instructor (GTI)? The Professional Development Committee at GSG will be hosting Dr. Meyer as a speaker for our “How to be an effective GTA/GTI” Webinar. Dr. Meyer works with the Center for Teaching and Learning at MTU and teaches a course about this very thing, so don’t miss this invaluable material! Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Managing Finances for Graduate Students Workshop As graduate students, managing finances is important and oftentimes difficult. We are delighted to bring you guest speaker Mike Kolasa, certified financial planner and advisor and Vice-President of the Marquette Trust and Investment Service Office, for an informative seminar on financial management. Mike opened the Marquette Trust and Investment Service Office in 2012 and has 24 years of financial and legal experience. As a long-time resident of the Marquette area, his primary focus is on financial, tax, and estate planning as well as account investment management for clients in Upper Michigan and beyond. Topics covered during the seminar will include: Questions are welcome, and we hope to see you there! Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Journal Writing and Publication Workshop Do you need help formatting your manuscript for submission or wondering how to start the process of submitting it for publication? Join Dr. Shari Stockero (Academic Affairs & Cognitive Learning Sciences) and Dr. Abraham Romney (Humanities) discussed the following in an online panel discussion: Clicking on the webinar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Python Webinar with Jonathan Solis Brought to you by the GSG Professional Development committee, we hosted a series of webinars on Python programming with guest speaker Jonathan Solis, a University of Iowa alum, with a specialization in Informatics and Human Computer Interaction. Jonathan is a software engineer based in Madison, WI and has almost 7 years of experience working with programming languages. He currently is a Senior Front End software engineer and led the seminar both days. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Maximizing Conferences Webinar Conferences carry opportunities to share your work, gain visibility, expand your knowledge and build your network. So how can you maximize your conference experience and better take advantage of these opportunities? Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Most international students plan their OPT when they get closer to graduation. Some graduate international students are aware of how OPT/ CPT works, while many have questions about it. The Graduate Student Government decided to create a platform for international students to discuss their Visa issues and OPT/CPT issues with IPS and Career services. Machel Borsum from IPS and Beth Williams from Career Services lead the discussion and answer questions. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. In this webinar, Marina Choy, PhD student in the Humanities department, covers topics such as speech anxiety, audience adaptation, speech organization, visual aids, support materials, and more. Publishing Your Research (January 2021) Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Publishing Your Research Webinar How to choose a suitable journal? How to write and prepare papers for publication? What happens when a journal reviews my paper? These are questions that we all have. In this webinar, Dr. Stockero and Dr. Oliveira guide us through their vast experience of journal publishing and reviewing. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. As a student or a researcher, a necessary component of your work is applying for a multitude of grants to obtain funding for future projects. Peter Larson, the Director of Research Development at Michigan Tech, leads this this seminar on grant writing. Peter specializes in creating effective grant and research proposals, particularly in the non-technical proposal sections that researchers often struggle with. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. The participant training workshop for the 3MT competition was hosted on October 28th, 2020. The first hour consisted of a workshop on storytelling and creative communication led by Marie Peasley, and the second hour was a panel discussion with the 2019 & 2018 MTU 3MT winners, as well as the 2020 3MT Regional Winners. More information about the 3MT on this page. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. The Individual Development Plan is an initiative launched by the Graduate School to help students plan their graduate education and what comes after. This plan is designed to help students set clear short and long term goals, and/or communicate them with their advisor. Anna McClatchy, Student Support Coordinator at the Graduate School, led a discussion around the IDP and answered participants’ questions. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Being well prepared for a Career Fair can make a big difference in your employment opportunities. And with the recent changes related to COVID-19, you might wonder what the best ways to prepare look like. GSG hosted a Career Fair Prep workshop on Wednesday, September 16th. Chris Hohnholt, Assistant Director of Career Services and Career Advisor, was leading the discussion and answering questions about resume writing, (virtual) interviews, internships and co-ops, and professional grooming. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Teaching Seminar for GTIs and GTAs This seminar was hosted by GSG in collaboration by the William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning and designed for GTIs and GTAs teaching face-to-face, remotely or online during the Fall 2020 semester. Mike Meyer from the CTL led the discussion and answered participants’ questions about teaching resources, safety, student engagement, and classroom policies. Clicking on a seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Introduction to Machine Learning with Python, by Dr. Timothy Havens. Managing data (Data Mining) with R, by Sneha Nimmagadda. Clicking on the seminar title will take you to the video recording of the seminar. Balancing work and life is hard. While balancing your work and life, it’s also important to consider your health, especially during a global pandemic. Dayna Browning, Assistant Director of Outreach and Education, led the discussion in this “Work, Health and Family” webinar. Topics ranged from physical and mental health to stress management, work/life balance, efficiency, eating and sleeping habits. If you would like to make topic suggestions or requests for academic and professional development events, let us know! Submit your request in the box below, and we will get back to you.Activities from Two GSG Administrative Sessions
Curriculum Vitae Workshop (February 2023)
January 31st, 2023:
Where? East Reading Room at the Library
What time? Noon
Career Planning Workshop (January 2023)
January 31st, 2023:
5 Tips for Grant Writing (January 2023)
January 17th, 2023:
Career Fair Prep Session (September 2022)
September 14th, 2022:
Navigating Advisor/Advisee Relationships Seminar (April 2022)
April 14th, 2022:
Career Navigation for Scientists – Part III (March 2022)
March 17, 2022:
Programming for R Seminar (March 2022)
March 1st, 2022:
Career Navigation for Scientists – Part II (February 2022)
February 23, 2022:
The second panel on February 23rd, 2022 at 6 pm EST will feature MTU graduates from departments of forestry, biology, geology and mining, and chemistry. Our prestigious panelists include:
Career Navigation for Scientists – Part I (February 2022)
February 2, 2022:
How to be an Effective Graduate Teaching Assistant/Instructor Webinar (January 2022)
January 27, 2022:
Managing Finances for Graduate Students (November 2021)
November 11, 2021:
Public Speaking (October 2021)
October 27, 2021:
Journal Writing (October 2021)
October 21, 2021:
Python Seminar (August 2021)
August 11th & 12, 2021:
Maximizing Conferences (April 2021)
April 7th, 2021:
Visa Issues and OPT/CPT for International Students (March 2021)
March 4th, 2021:
Public Speaking (February 2021)
February 18, 2021:
January 18, 2021:
Grant Writing (November 2020)
November 12, 2020:
3MT Participant Training (October 2020)
October 28, 2020:
IDP Workshop (September 2020)
September 29, 2020:
Career Fair Prep Workshop (September 2020)
September 16, 2020:
Teaching seminar for GTAs & GTIs (August 2020)
August 20, 2020:
Academic
Seminar Series in Programming (July 2020)
July 14, 2020:
July 15, 2020:
July 16, 2020:
Life Events
Work, Health and Family Webinar (Oct. 2020)
October 8, 2020:
2019-2020
Prior to 2019