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.
Spring 2020
Graduation & Dissertation/Thesis Workshop
February 28, 2020
3:00pm – 4:00pm
DuBois, Aspen B/C
The first portion of this event will discuss the graduation application processes for all graduate students. Remember that the graduation application deadline for students completing their degree in fall 2020 is May 1, 2020.
In the second part, the presenters will go over the university’s administrative requirements for theses and dissertations including all of the steps from forming a committee to uploading the thesis or dissertation to ProQuest.
For online or state-wide students, please submit an RSVP to request remote attendance to this event: RSVP
Please contact GradRSVP@nau.edu with any questions or concerns.
GSG Poster Symposium
March 31, 2020
3:00pm- 5:00pm
High Country Conference Center
Paired with the 3MRP competition, the GSG Poster Symposium offers graduate students a large forum and audience to showcase their research posters. Please find more information on the GSG Poster Symposium website.
3MRP Competition
March 31, 2020
3:00pm- 5:00pm
High Country Conference Center
The 3 Minute Research Presentation (3MRP) Competition provides an opportunity for NAU graduate students to present their thesis, dissertation, capstone research, scholarship, and/or creative work to an intelligent, non-specialist audience in just three minutes. Please find more information regarding the 3MRP, here.
Past event PowerPoint presentations Accordion Closed
Post-doc Conference
September 27, 2019
Join the Graduate College and invited experts to discuss navigating the Postdoctoral culture. Topics will surround the purpose of a post-doc, mentor/mentee relationships, networking skills, and launching into your career in academia or industry.
Background Literature Review & Writers’ Panel
October 2, 2019
Brittany Blanchard, Assistant Librarian, will present various techniques of writing an effective Literature Review. Following this presentation, a panel of recently-hired assistant professors will discuss their experience of writing a thesis and/or dissertation and provide helpful hits of how to be successful.
Graduation, Dissertation/Thesis, and Copyright & Embargo Workshop
October 22, 2019
The first portion of this event will discuss the graduation application processes for all graduate students. Remember that the graduation application deadline for students completing their degree in spring 2020 is December 2, 2019.
Next, we will look at all things related to copyright and embargo, such as those questions above (and tons more!) to help students navigate the law regarding copyright, fair use, infringement, etc. and how to decide whether they should copyright or embargo their thesis/dissertation. Finally, the presenters will go over the university’s administrative requirements for theses and dissertations including all of the steps from forming a committee to uploading the thesis or dissertation to ProQuest.
Graduation workshop presentation slides
Copyright & Embargo, Thesis, and Dissertation workshop presentation slides
Career Conference
November 15, 2019
NAU professional staff and faculty as well as an invited environmental research consultant will discuss all aspects of starting and continuing in a career, including topics such as: academia v. industry, negotiating salary and benefits, financial management, ladder-climbing, transitions from one job to another, creating a resume or CV, and making the most of your career.
Career Conference presentation slides
Audio files:
Part 1 (55:21): Finances Before, During, and After Graduate School; Dealing with Stress
Part 2 (2:33): Preparing for your Career: Resume vs. CV; Creating your Teaching Portfolio; Starting and Living your Career (salary and benefits, career planning, making the most of your career, networking)
Continue to monitor the Graduate College weekly newsletters for updates about additional and future programming. Please contact GradRSVP@nau.edu with any questions or concerns.