Tuesday, April 30, 2019 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Write together. Connect to our grad writing community to stay focused and motivated!

Tuesdays & Fridays  9 a.m. –  12 p.m., SCH 228F

Writing regularly helps with productivity and motivation. The Writing and Communication Centre hosts weekly group writing sessions for grad students. These loosely-structured sessions are designed to help grad students connect to a larger writing community, stay focused, and to keep making writing progress.

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 — 8:45 AM to 6:00 PM EDT

Due to the success of the Non-Academic Career Conference we have expanded this event and are thrilled to announced the first GRADventure Professional Skills Conference. 

Please visit the GRADventure Professional Skills Conference event page for more information!

Tuesday, April 30, 2019 — 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM EDT
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Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs is thrilled to introduce the first GRADventure Professional Skills Conference! This event is an expanded version of the very popular Non-Academic Career Conference.

Registration will open on Tuesday, April 16th at 9:00am.

Monday, April 15, 2019 — 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM EDT

This session will be of interest to graduate students who are getting ready to teach their first course as instructors during the Winter 2019 or Spring 2019 terms. It will include a series of panel presentations by graduate students, who successfully taught their first course at Waterloo, as well as group discussions of common scenarios from the classroom. By the end of the session, participants will have discussed common challenges faced by first-time instructors, identified strategies for addressing them and developed ideas for getting their courses off to a great start.

Monday, April 15, 2019 (all day) to Thursday, April 18, 2019 (all day)

Stop stalling. Start writing.

Dissertation Boot Camp is designed to help dissertation writers get a jump start on meeting their writing goals.

This in-person, intensive Dissertation Boot Camp will take place from 8:30am to 4:30pm April 15-18.

Rules of participation

PhD and masters students are welcomed to apply. Please note that Engineering students writing their dissertation proposals are invited to apply.

Friday, April 12, 2019 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Write together. Connect to our grad writing community to stay focused and motivated!

Tuesdays & Fridays  9 a.m. –  12 p.m., SCH 228F

Writing regularly helps with productivity and motivation. The Writing and Communication Centre hosts weekly group writing sessions for grad students. These loosely-structured sessions are designed to help grad students connect to a larger writing community, stay focused, and to keep making writing progress.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 — 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT

Write together. Connect to our grad writing community to stay focused and motivated!

Tuesdays & Fridays  9 a.m. –  12 p.m., SCH 228F

Writing regularly helps with productivity and motivation. The Writing and Communication Centre hosts weekly group writing sessions for grad students. These loosely-structured sessions are designed to help grad students connect to a larger writing community, stay focused, and to keep making writing progress.

Thursday, April 4, 2019 — 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM EDT

Are you a graduate student who has poured hours into your research and feel like there is an opportunity to create a business from it?  Come out and see how previous grad students were able to monetize their research and enter into the startup world! This panel discussion with local founders and University of Waterloo professors will show you how the skills and research gained through your graduate studies can enable you to be a great entrepreneur.

Thursday, April 4, 2019 — 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019 — 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM EDT
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“Every business meal represents an opportunity for relationship building.”

Monday, April 1, 2019 — 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT

Do you need some dedicated time to compete your IDP? Would you benefit from feedback on your proposed activities? Attend the Foundations IDP drop-in lab!

Open to all current Professional Skills Foundations participants (those who have completed a Professional Skills Foundations introductory workshop), this drop-in lab offers an opportunity to work on your IDP (Individual Development Plan) and receive feedback or help brainstorming activities and workshops. 

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