Financial Planning Workshop for Graduate Students

The FAU Graduate College and BB&T Bank are offering a financial planning workshop geared towards the needs of graduate students. This workshop will cover topics such as, personal financial planning, credit scores, and identity theft. You may attend the workshop at either of the below times.

May 28, 2013
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Student Support Services Building, SU-132

May 30, 2013
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
College of Business, BU-409

To register, click here.

Questions? Contact Janelle Petak at petakj@fau.edu

Scholarly Writing Workshops

The Graduate College is pleased to offer another series of Scholarly Writing Workshops. Topics include: Presenting Scholarly Work, Producing Scholarly Publications and Developing Theses & Dissertations, presented by Dr. David Reamer of the University of Tampa. There is no fee to attend, and students may participate in one, two, or all three workshops. Class sizes are limited; be sure to reserve your space early. To register, see link below.

Presenting Scholarly Work: Friday, June 7, 2013, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. in General Classroom South, GS-119
This workshop focuses on preparing and presenting scholarly work at conferences, seminars, and in other academic settings. Topics covered will include: following presentation format/guidelines, tailoring presentations/talks to a specified audience, presenting arguments concisely and appropriately, selecting the best media for presentations, and producing handouts and other visuals.

Producing Scholarly Publications: Friday, June 7, 2013, noon - 2:00 p.m. in General Classroom South, GS-119
Writing is an important part of a graduate student’s intellectual and professional development. Participants will learn best practices for managing writing time as a graduate student; systems for planning, composing, revising and editing; and strategies for seeking publication. This workshop will focus on writing conference and journal papers, strategies for converting seminar papers and/or dissertation chapters into publishable articles, creating a web presence, and producing book reviews and editorials.

Developing Theses & Dissertations: Friday, June 7, 2013, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. in General Classroom South, GS-119
This workshop will help students plan, research, write, revise, and edit a thesis or dissertation. The planning portion of the workshop will focus on academic timelines, committee selection, proposals, and writing cycles. Participants will learn note-taking strategies and technologies for documenting research. The writing portion of the workshop will range from strategies for composing a proposal, introduction, abstract, or problem statement to efficient practices for revising, editing and polishing the final product.

To register please click here.

Questions? Contact Janelle Petak at petakj@fau.edu.

Graduate College Newsletter  

GradTalk is an electronic newsletter produced each semester by the Graduate College. The primary audience is the FAU graduate student population. To submit content for GradTalk, please email Janelle Petak at petakj@fau.edu.