Graduate Calendar

This virtual workshop will equip you with the communication tools you need to effectively engage with professors, peers, and advisors. Learn how to craft professional emails, navigate office hours with ease, and handle advisor relationships with confidence. We’ll also cover best practices for collaborating with classmates, ensuring you make a positive impression in all your academic interactions. Join us to sharpen your skills in professional communication and build the confidence to handle any situation that comes your way!

In this session, students will learn about preparing for the Graduate Student Research Conference (GSRC), held by The Graduate College. The GSRC will be a live in-person poster conference. This Shop Talks session will provide an overview of the conference, details about how to create an excellent poster, and information about submitting the poster for the conference. We hope to have lots of graduate students showcase their work in the GSRC!

Comparison and perfectionism are difficult to avoid in graduate school. This webinar will not only provide information about these issues, but it will also include activities and a discussion about how to cope with perfectionistic tendencies, as well as comparing oneself to peers.

Everything you ever wanted to know — or didn't realize you needed to know — about the process of submitting an IRB Application at Texas State: how, what, where, when, and why does it take so long?
We are here to help graduate students, faculty supervising thesis or dissertations, and faculty or staff researchers understand the process from A to Z so you can submit well-prepared applications that get approved on the first review.

Are you publishing or presenting research in your discipline? Do you want to make your research more impactful? Develop an online researcher profile and make your research more discoverable by researchers globally..
Online tools such as ORCID, ResearchGate, Web of Science, and Google Scholar Citations can be useful for establishing a successful online academic profile. They can increase the impact of your research, ensure credit for your work, and streamline the publishing and grant-funding process.
In this Shop Talks session, we will show some examples of successful online researcher profiles and the impact you can make by managing your online academic environment.

Description: The dissertation writing process is exciting and rewarding! But let’s face it: successfully writing a dissertation involves intentional time management, many steps, and several drafts and revisions. There are times when the words will easily flow and other times where students might feel stuck. What are some effective strategies for getting words on the page? In this workshop, Writing Center staff, an expert faculty mentor to doctoral students, and a recent Texas State doctoral alum will share tips and strategies for making progress in writing the dissertation. All dissertation students at any stage of the dissertation process are welcome! Please email Dr. Patti Giuffre (pg07@txstate.edu) with your main questions for the panel before February 20^th. You will also be able to ask questions during the Q & A.

Date/time: Thursday February 20, noon-1:00

Register today here!

Presenters:

Dr. Carlton Fong, Associate Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, conducts research and publishes on motivation and self-regulation.

Dr. Joanna Collins, Associate Director of The Writing Center, has done many presentations for graduate students on strategies for dealing with writer’s block.

Dr. Samuel Kimmell, TXST alum and Project Manager for Research Development, completed a Ph.D. and M.B.A. concurrently.

Moderator: Dr. Donna Vandiver, Associate Dean, The Graduate College

Think of this Shop Talks session as Formatting 101! We will cover the document structure of a thesis or dissertation, discuss specific requirements, and end with “how-tos” to help graduate students successfully format their theses and dissertations.

Learn the secrets of successful graduate students. In just one hour, you will understand advanced search queries, effective research, database tricks, and library services you never knew existed.
This workshop covers finding unique databases, identifying important articles through citation analysis, using citation management tools, exploring a topic with knowledge graphs, and locating opportunities for publishing your scholarship and building your research identity.

At this workshop, Arlene Salazar, librarian for the College of Education, will cover search tips that can help when searching library databases. No matter what discipline you’re in, these search tips will help you conduct more effective searches. The workshop will also cover related library services and resources, as well as citation management tools & software that you can consider incorporating into your research to help keep you organized.

In this Shop Talk, participants will learn to integrate strong design principles into their academic work, enhancing the effectiveness of conference posters, presentations, proposals, and digital/print content. Key topics include graphic design fundamentals and the psychology of design with a focus on crafting impactful materials and engaging online presence. The session is suitable for students at all stages, aiming to elevate the visual quality and clarity of their work.

Presented by: Kate Malazonia, Marketing and Communications Specialist, The Graduate College

This workshop combines reflection activities with practical strategies to increase your confidence as a writer and improve your writing productivity. The session will challenge common writing myths and address typical pitfalls that often hold writers back, such as waiting for inspiration, “binge writing,” all-or-nothing thinking, and more. Participants will identify their own attitudes and beliefs about writing, learn techniques to shift their writing mindset, and practice exercises to build writing stamina and promote positive writing experiences. Participants will also have the opportunity to build their own writing community by signing up to join a writing group. We recommend bringing materials to type or write with to this session!