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Grad Mixer Wednesday Highlights
Join us every Wednesday - every week - during the Fall 2024 semester!
Student Innovation Center, Room 1118
Click the features below to see scheduled topics and speakers.
September 18: International Students and Scholars Office (speaker: Elliot Uhl)
September 25: Preparing Future Faculty Program (speaker: Karen Menzel)
October 2: University Library Publishing and Data Sharing Resources (speakers: Abby Elder and Megan O'Donnell)
October 9: Graduate and Professional Student Senate (speaker: Wren Bouwman)
October 16: Graduate College Deans Meet & Greet (speakers: Dr. Michelle Soupir, Dr. Heather Greenlee, & Dr. Bill Graves)
October 23: Nationally Competitive Awards for Graduate Students (speaker: Kelli Fitzpatrick)
October 30: Graduate College Handbook and Workday (speaker: Natalie Robinson)
November 6: Ombuds Office (speaker: Laura Smythe)
November 13: Graduate Student Retention (speakers: Christine Cain and Erin Conlan)
November 20: Graduate Career Services: How to Navigate a Job Market (speaker: Dr. Svitlana Zbarska)
September 18: Graduates for Advancing Professional Skills (GAPS) (speaker: Dr. Shan Jiang)
September 25: SICTR Student Innovation Center (speaker: Dr. Abram Anders)
October 2: Competitive Awards Showcase (speaker: Alex Perruci)
October 9: VRAC Research Center (speakers: Dr. Eliot Winer, Dr. Cody Fleming, and Dr. Evrim Baran)
October 16: Course Design tips from Teaching Assistants in the Preparing Future Faculty program (speaker: Karen Menzel)
October 23: Grants Hub: Finding Funding Workshop (speaker: Annalisa Brandt)
October 30: Research Writing Tutor: An AI Tool for Graduate Research Writers (speaker: Dr. Elena Cotos)
November 6: Coltie (speakers: Dr. Robbyn Anand and Dr. Anuj Sharma)
November 13: Iowa Research Administration Internship Student Experience (speakers: Dr. Jane Garrity and Megan Heitmann)
November 20: PDHub Individual Development Plan Presentations (speakers: Dr. Lily Compton, Ambar Melendez Perez, an Dr. Svitlana Zbarska)
September 18: Digital Accessibility for Manuscripts: Are You Ready to Meet this Policy? (speaker: Jiang Shangyu)
September 25: 3MT Information Session (speaker: Dr. Sarah Huffman)
October 2: Lights, Camera, Action! Ready to Take Your Oral Presentations to the Next Level? (speaker: Dr. Denise Vrchota)
October 9: Building Your Publishing Integrity Toolbox: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Academic Journal Publishing (speakers: Dr. Lily Compton, Robin Sinn, & Zach Motts)
October 16: Research or Grant Writing Workshop
October 23: 3-Minute Thesis Preliminary Competition
October 30: Thesis/Dissertation Formatting Boot Camp
November 6: Dinner Interviews (speaker: Erik Goodale)
November 13: AI-Facilitated Literature Review - Fundamentals (speaker: Dr. Kristin Terrill)--New Location! Agronomy Hall, room 2050
November 20: AI-Facilitated Literature Review – Practical Applications (speaker: Dr. Kristin Terrill)--New Location! Agronomy Hall, room 2050