NAU Graduate College

Professional development series

The Graduate College teaches robust skills that graduate students need in pursuing their degree and an impacting career after graduation.

2021-2022 Professional Development Series Events

Fall 2021 Events

Group Counseling: Impostor Syndrome

Monday, Sept. 20 from 4:00-5:00 on Zoom

Join other graduate students in a group counseling session where the topic of discussion will be Impostor Syndrome, that feeling of inadequacy about one’s competence as compared to others.

Information: Carl.Dindo@nau.edu (Interim Director, Counseling Services)

Background Literature Review

Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 3:00-4:00 on Zoom

Writing the background literature review for a paper, thesis, or dissertation will be that much easier after attending this workshop, to be led by Brittany Blanchard, research librarian at Cline Library.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Research Basics

Wednesday, Oct. 13 from 3:00-4:00 on Zoom

A must for graduate students involved in research, Brittany Blanchard’s presentation will introduce you to the fundamentals of conducting investigative work in all disciplines.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Group Counseling: Family Management While Being a Graduate Student

Thursday, Oct. 21 from 2:00-3:00 on Zoom

Join other graduate students in a group counseling session where attendees will share their experiences about managing a family while also being a graduate student.

Information: Carl.Dindo@nau.edu (Interim Director, Counseling Services)

Graduation & Dissertation/thesis Workshop

Friday, Oct. 22 from 4:00-5:00 on Zoom

Part 1: Applying for graduation is a necessary step at NAU, and this first part will go over all of the steps necessary to apply for graduation. This content refers to the graduation application process for graduate students only.

Part 2: In this second part, we will go over everything related to a thesis and dissertation at NAU, including steps, processes, forms, the ProQuest repository, and deadlines.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

The Graduate Student Government Fall Poster Symposium & Conference

Abstracts due October 22; posters due November 5; conference presentations on Zoom on November 6.

A fall poster symposium and conference for graduate students, but especially targeted for those graduate students graduating in December wishing to gain experience with presenting their research.

Details: https://nau.edu/graduate-college/poster-symposium/

Information: GSGPoster@nau.edu

Cybersecurity Workshop 1: Securing your Information from Malicious Entities

Thursday, Nov. 4 from 4:00-5:00 on Zoom

This will be an informational session to help assist users in understanding what information needs to be protected and how to protect it by walking through best practices in cybersecurity today. We will discuss encryption methods, multi-factor authentication, data loss prevention, social engineering, and so much more.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Cybersecurity Workshop 2: The Dark Web and You: Why you Need to Secure Your Data

Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 2:00-3:00 on Zoom

This eye-opening session will assist users in understanding why information needs to be secured from bad actors. You will learn about the different types of attacks, the types of information they are after, and really show you why you need to take steps to secure your data. During this session, we will show real-life results of exploits and the ramifications of them, show you why the methods to protect yourself can prevent these types of attacks, and share tips on how to increase your security posture.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Group Counseling: The Mentor-Mentee Relationship

Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 1:00-2:00 on Zoom

Join other graduate students in a group counseling session to discuss how to navigate the mentor-mentee relationship.

Information: Carl.Dindo@nau.edu (Interim Director, Counseling Services)

Spring 2022 Events

3 Minute Research Presentation Competition

Information and Training Sessions: late January/early February

Practice Sessions & Preliminary Heats: February & March

Finals: Thursday, Mar. 31 from 3:00-5:00

Information: 3MRP@nau.edu

Wellness & Life Balance 1: Building Resilience and Managing Impostor Syndrome

Friday, Feb. 4 from 3:00-4:00 on Zoom

Impostor syndrome is the collection of feelings of inadequacy about one’s competence as compared to others. Perhaps you feel that “everyone” in your program is more prepared/experienced/talented than you; this is a normal feeling and felt by many graduate students and professionals alike. Resilience tools can be used to counteract this negative internal dialogue. First, we will give an overview of what is meant by wellness & life balance and define and break down the components of resilience. Then, we will explain how building resilience will help you thrive in graduate school, including showing you how resilience tools can help you reframe your thoughts surrounding impostor syndrome.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Wellness & Life Balance 2: Building Meaning and Purpose in Your Life

Thursday, Feb. 10 from 3:00-4:00 on Zoom

While individual in nature, finding meaning and purpose in life is often tied to a graduate student’s studies or research. They study what they’re passionate about, whether that’s the reproductive patterns of fungi, how people learn another language, or physical therapy exercises for pregnant women. Life’s meaning and purpose is often tied to one’s values; indeed, if we live in alignment with our values, then we often achieve inner meaning and purpose. This workshop’s goals include learning how to identify one’s values (they may be different from the ones we grew up with) and how to keep one’s values at the forefront of one’s daily life in order to find meaning and purpose.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Wellness & Life Balance 3: Completing the Stress Cycle

Wednesday, Feb. 23 from 1:00-2:00 on Zoom

Stress is the combination of a stressor (the thing that triggers a stress response) and the stress response (the cascade of hormones transmitted by the body in the face of the stressor). In this workshop, you will learn about the interaction of stressors and stress responses, how to deal with the hormones flooding the body so that you can complete the stress cycle and return to equilibrium, and how to match stress interventions with how the body is reacting to stress in a given moment.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

Wellness & Life Balance 4: Building Emotional Intelligence

Monday, Feb. 28 from 4:00-5:00 on Zoom

To relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict, humans have to understand, use, and manage their emotions in positive ways. This is our emotional intelligence. This workshop aims to help you learn ways to develop emotional intelligence and pay attention to the messages that your body and mind send you so that you may live in alignment with your value system.

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

March is Career Month!

Various dates and times in March, all on Zoom

We will feature weekly workshops related to: managing the job market, writing a cover letter, determining the need for a resumé vs. a CV, documenting the soft skills, networking & LinkedIn, financial management of graduate school and beyond

Check back in February for the complete schedule of events for March is Career Month!

Information: gradcollegeoffice@nau.edu

The Graduate Student Government Spring Poster Symposium & Conference

A spring poster symposium and conference for graduate students.

Poster Symposium: Thursday, Mar. 31 from 5:00-6:00 (following the 3MRP Finals)

Conference: TBD

Details: https://nau.edu/graduate-college/poster-symposium/

Information: GSGPoster@nau.edu

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