Events and Workshops

March

 

This image has a light brown fleck background and dark brown, red, and purple accent stripes that are at an angle across the right hand side of the top and along the bottom. On the left is the W logo of Western Michigan University. The text reads WMU Tuition Remission Information session for employees

Employee Tuition Remission Info Session

Join the WMU Graduate College and others at one of the information sessions to learn more about applying to a graduate degree program and the tuition remission benefit. 

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 
Noon to 1 p.m.
Room 205, Bernhard Center

 

Graduate Student Listening Sessions: Free meal for your feedback!

WMU Graduate Students: You are invited. Free lunch provided for your feedback about graduate student success at WMU. The Graduate College needs your feedback to make positive change. It is okay to arrive late or leave early if needed.

Monday, March 18 
noon to 1:30 p.m.  
WMU Bernhard Center, Room 157

Meal tickets provided to choose your own lunch items in the BC Café. Meet at Room 157 to receive your meal ticket, room opens at 11:45 a.m.

 Please RSVP for the March 18 Graduate Student Listening Session here

Guiding questions for the discussion:

  • What are the barriers to graduate student success and what ideas do you have to address them? 
  • What are your ideas about graduate student orientation? 
  • How can WMU best support your writing and/or research endeavors? 
  • How are support services best delivered (workshops, classes, online, etc.)?

For more information please contact Dr. Ramona Lewis, Faculty Director of Graduate Student Success, Graduate College, at ramona.lewis@wmich.edu

 

Graduate Student Listening Sessions: Free meal for your feedback!

WMU Graduate Students: You are invited. Free lunch provided for your feedback about graduate student success at WMU. The Graduate College needs your feedback to make positive change. It is okay to arrive late or leave early if needed.

Wednesday, March 27 
5 to 6 p.m.  
Sangren Hall, Room 2401

Pizza will be provided. Doors open at 4:30 p.m..

Please RSVP  for the March 27 Graduate Student Listening Session here

Guiding questions for the discussion: 

  • What are the barriers to graduate student success and what ideas do you have to address them? 
  • What are your ideas about graduate student orientation? 
  • How can WMU best support your writing and/or research endeavors?  
  • How are support services best delivered (workshops, classes, online, etc.)? 

For more information please contact Dr. Ramona Lewis, Faculty Director of Graduate Student Success, Graduate College, at ramona.lewis@wmich.edu

 

This image is mainly a brown background with light brown squares in a grid pattern that fill the background. On the left are very large letters W M U in gold, stacked in a verticle arrangement. Next to them are: a graduation cap, a caption bubble, and a light bulb. To the right is large white text that reads Preparing for post-graduation opportunitites. And below that in smaller gold text is: resume / cv , networking, plan it forward, interviewing, and alumni panel. This image is intended to draw attention to the Preparing for Post-Graduate Opportunities workshop listed near it on this page.

Preparing for Post-Graduate Opportunities!

The WMU Graduate College invites you to a free workshop titled Preparing for Post-Graduate Opportunities! This event is best suited for graduate students who are within one to two years of graduation, or for those actively seeking career guidance. The topics are designed to provide information on career preparation and pathways in academia and industry, and is appropriate for students in any discipline. A light continental breakfast (beginning at 8:30 a.m.) and lunch will be provided.
Agenda items include: developing your network; leveraging the individual development plan; finding the right career opportunity and preparing the resume, vita, and cover letter; interviewing and 'elevator speech' preparation; and sharing post-graduation experiences by an alumni panel. The seminar is presented by the WMU Graduate College with funding from a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Register for Preparing for Post-Graduate Opportunities! here

Thursday, March 28
9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WMU Fetzer Center

 

Graduate Student Listening Sessions: Free meal for your feedback!

WMU Graduate Students: You are invited. Free lunch provided for your feedback about graduate student success at WMU. The Graduate College needs your feedback to make positive change. It is okay to arrive late or leave early if needed.

Friday, March 29 
Noon to 1:30 p.m.  
Walwood Lobby

Pizza will be provided.

Please RSVP for the March 29, 2019 Graduate Student Listening Session here

Guiding questions for the discussion: 

  • What are the barriers to graduate student success and what ideas do you have to address them? 
  • What are your ideas about graduate student orientation? 
  • How can WMU best support your writing and/or research endeavors?  
  • How are support services best delivered (workshops, classes, online, etc.)? 

For more information please contact Dr. Ramona Lewis, Faculty Director of Graduate Student Success, Graduate College, at ramona.lewis@wmich.edu

 

April

 

Graduate Student Listening Sessions: Free meal for your feedback!

WMU Graduate Students: You are invited. Free lunch provided for your feedback about graduate student success at WMU. The Graduate College needs your feedback to make positive change. It is okay to arrive late or leave early if needed.

Tuesday, April 2 
Noon to 1:30  
College of engineering and Applied Sciences, Room G-113

Lunch tickets provided to eat lunch at Parkview Café. Meeting in groom G113 to get your lunch ticket; doors open at 11:45 a.m..

 Please RSVP for the April 2nd Graduate Student Listening Session here

Guiding questions for the discussion: 

  • What are the barriers to graduate student success and what ideas do you have to address them? 
  • What are your ideas about graduate student orientation? 
  • How can WMU best support your writing and/or research endeavors? 
  • How are support services best delivered (workshops, classes, online, etc.)? 

For more information please contact Dr. Ramona Lewis, Faculty Director of Graduate Student Success, Graduate College, at ramona.lewis@wmich.edu

 

Employee Tuition Remission Info Session

Join the WMU Graduate College and others at one of the information sessions to learn more about applying to a graduate degree program and the tuition remission benefit. 

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 
Noon to 1 p.m.
Room 205, Bernhard Center

 

Research and Creative Activities Poster and Performance Day

The Faculty Senate, Graduate College, Graduate Student Association, collaborate each year to sponsor the Research and Creative Activities Poster and Performance Day. Graduate students present posters or performances of their work. Faculty judges will be scoring the presentations and awards will be given for the highest scores. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.

Thursday, April 11, 2019
9 to 11 a.m.
WMU Bernhard Center East Ballroom

 

June

Employee Tuition Remission Info Session

Join the WMU Graduate College and others at one of the information sessions to learn more about applying to a graduate degree program and the tuition remission benefit. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 
Noon to 1 p.m.
Room 205, Bernhard Center

 

August

Employee Tuition Remission Info Session

Join the WMU Graduate College and others at one of the information sessions to learn more about applying to a graduate degree program and the tuition remission benefit. 

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019 
Noon to 1 p.m.
Room 205, Bernhard Center