October Events for Graduate Students – Workshops, TA Training, Free Breakfast & More

Dear Erickson Graduate Students,

The Graduate School, the Office of Graduate Student Life, and the AOK Library have put together a full slate of October events, and I wanted to make sure you saw them. Everything is open to all graduate students, and many sessions are online or hybrid, so there's something here regardless of your schedule or where you're logging in from.

Each event below is linked so you can learn more and add it to your calendar. I've also attached a handout on the Bridging the Gap online series and a flyer for the COMPASS mentoring workshop.

Featured Events & Workshops

• Oct 5 (5:30 PM) – The Personal is Political (UC 312) – Where identity meets action
• Oct 8 (12:00 PM) –How to Write a STEM Literature Review (Advanced) (Online)
• Oct 8 (3:30 PM) – Decoding the Culture (Hybrid) (UC 115) – The unwritten rules of academia - Part of the Decoding Graduate School series
• Oct 9 (12:00 PM) – TA Skills Basics 3 (ILSB 237) – Formative classroom assessment techniques (CIRTL certificate eligible)
• Oct 14 (10:00 AM) – AI for Academics Play Space 2 (Online) – Learn how grad students can use Gemini & GEMS custom assistants
• Oct 14 (6:00 PM) – The Social Architect (Online) – Building lasting relationships (Grad Power Skills) - Part of the Bridging the GAP for Grad Students series
• Oct 15 (10:00 AM) – Grad Retriever Breakfast (Commons 308) – Free breakfast for grad students
• Oct 15 (12:00 PM) – TA Skills Advanced 3 (Hybrid) (Admin 218) – Lesson planning (CIRTL certificate eligible)
• Oct 19 (4:00 PM) – Navigating the Use of AI Tools in the Research Process (Online) - a workshop from the AOK Library
• Oct 21 (12:00 PM) – Skills for Graduate Students: Advanced Research Strategies(Online) – Tips & tools for building smarter literature searches - a workshop from the AOK Library
• Oct 22 (3:30 PM) – Decoding the Discourse (Hybrid) (UC 115) – Deciphering faculty communication - Part of the Decoding Graduate School series
• Oct 23 (12-3:30) - COMPASS Workshop (Commons 329) - Workshop to improve mentoring relationships for PhD students and their mentors (see flyer)
• Oct 29 (12:00 PM) – TA Skills Advanced 4 (Hybrid) (Admin 218) – Designing assessments (CIRTL certificate eligible)
• Oct 30 (12:00 PM) – TA Skills Basics 4 (ILSB 118) – Feedback and classroom management (CIRTL certificate eligible)

Recurring Weekly Events

• Coffee Mondays with OGSL 
  • Mondays (Oct 5, 12, 19, 26) | 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Commons 308
• Good Morning Commuters (GMC)
  • Tuesdays | 8:30 AM
  • Oct 6 & 27: Commons Sports Zone | Oct 20: True Grits

 Other important dates:

• Retriever Integrated Health Graduate Student Support Group: Meets virtually on Thursdays from 3 - 4:30 PM beginning October 8
• Dissertation House and Grad Student Writing Retreat (Oct 21-23) Applications Due by October 12
• Dissertation Fellowship Applications due by October 30

Mark your calendars! 

Best,
Paul Stearns
Assistant Dean and Chief of Staff
Erickson School of Aging Studies