Events
Graduate Training Seminar
Seth Sullivant, NC State, Applying for Graduate Fellowships
SAS 4201Target Audience: First and Second Years
Panel of Students and Junior Faculty, NC State, Advice for New Students
SAS 4201Target Audience: First and Second Years
Jo-Ann Cohen, NC State, Diversity Statements
SAS 4201Target Audience: Third, Fourth, and Fifth Years
Ilse Ipsen, NC State, CV and Cover Letters
SAS 4201Target Audience: Third, Fourth, and Fifth Years
Preston Keith (guest presenter from the GLBT Center), Providing Inclusive Support within the Classroom
Target Audience: All students
Panel of Faculty, NC State, Preparing to Attend Important Conferences
SAS 4201Target Audience: All students
Seyma Shabbir, NC State, Setting Up Your Webpage in WordPress
Effective webpages are an increasingly important medium for disseminating information related to classes and research. For TAs, they provide a critical way to share material with your class whereas for those entering the job market, they are often checked by potential employers interested in obtaining more information about candidates. Hence it is important to construct…
Applying for Graduate Research Fellowships
Speaker: Seth Sullivant This presentation will explain the ins and outs of applying for graduate research fellowships, with special emphasis on the NSF graduate research fellowship.
Meet the Staff
All of the math department staff relevant for graduate students will be here to tell you what they do and answer your pressing questions.
Research Statements and CVs
An afternoon workshop/discussion lead by Ilse Ipsen on preparing your research statements and CVs for the job search.
Teaching and Diversity Statements
An afternoon discussion/workshop by Jo-Ann Cohen on preparing teaching and diversity statements for the job search. Note unusual time!
QPR: Suicide Prevention Training
The NCSU Counseling center will provide a training for graduate students and the department for suicide prevention, using the QPR methodology. As members of the campus educational community, it is important for all of us to support the mental health of our students. The training will introduce important campus resources.
Interview Strategies Panel
This panel discussion will provide students with interview strategies for different types of jobs (academic, industrial, labs, etc.). Some time will be spent on the environment at the Joint Mathematics Meeting.