REGISTER NOW! Career Panel | Leverage Your PhD Skills for Research and Innovation Career Success

PhD Career Panel: Research Administration

DATE: November 23, 2023
TIME: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Online

This Career Panel will feature PhD graduates who advance research and innovation through roles that navigate funding sources, determine success criteria, write winning applications, and manage award implementation. Gain insight into the skills needed for success in their roles, how they leverage their PhD experience, and their motivations for pursuing this career path.

Panelists:
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization in Research Officer (PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging)
Dr. Letitia Henville, Manager, Graduate Work-Integrated Learning, UBC Arts and Freelance Editor (PhD in English Language and Literature)
Dr. Cintia Cristia, Strategic Research Development Officer, TMU (PhD in Music History and Musicology)

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REGISTER NOW! Interested in Making Money from Your Research? Explore Your Path from Academia to the World of Business

Are you a PhD or Master's student intrigued by the idea of bridging your research innovations with industry to drive commercial success?

Join us for a session led by Dr. Tristan Harrison, Business Development Manager at WORLDiscoveries, as he discusses his career path from academia to business development.

Experiential Pathways to Careers in Research Commercialization

DATE: November 14, 2023
TIME: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Online

Gain valuable insights into his role and also hear from the WORLDiscoveries team about exclusive experiential opportunities available to you to advance your business skills, explore commercialization, and gain hands-on experience transforming research and technologies into viable businesses.

Facilitators: Dr. Tristan Harrison, Business Development Manager at WORLDiscoveries & Rebecca Gould, Program Specialist, WORLDiscoveries

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REGISTER NOW: Dissertation Writers' Retreat In-Person and Online | April 18-19, 2023

Dissertation Writers' Retreats are designed to provide Western PhD candidates with dedicated time for intensive writing. Participating in the Retreat can help you make significant progress in writing your dissertation and help establish good writing habits.

DATE:  April 18-19, 2023
TIME:  9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: In-person and online. Please indicate how you will attend upon registration. Lunch and refreshments for in-person attendees (space is limited!).   

The Retreat is an opportunity for participants to remove themselves from daily distractions and time demands to focus exclusively on dissertation writing. As well as dedicated writing time, there will be short check-in mini-seminars and support from expert writing advisors.

The Dissertation Writers' Retreat is specifically for writing your dissertation. Participants can register from the Own Your Future calendar on Western Connect.

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Contact Doug Campbell [email protected] or Julie Jonkhans [email protected] if you have questions or need additional information.

REGISTER NOW! Own Your Future Course for January 2022

Own Your Future is Western's doctoral professional development program that enhances your abilities in six professional competencies to help you excel in your academic studies and future career.

We invite you to register now for this course for the winter 2022 term.

Questions? Please contact Nafisa Gillani, Doctoral Professional Development Coordinator, at [email protected].

 

SGPS 9201: Developing Leader Character
As a doctoral student, you develop specialized knowledge and expertise that is highly valuable to society. Yet, today's leaders need to understand how to use both their education and leadership to "make a difference" and serve the public good. The Developing Leader Character course aims to increase awareness of the Leadership of Self and prepare you to embark on a journey of self-discovery, assessment and reflection. When faced with dynamic and complex societal challenges, leaders’ decision making requires profound judgment that is anchored in strength of character.

Participants will:

• Complete the Leader Character Insight Assessment and receive a personalized report on character strengths and weaknesses
• Explore the character dimensions and work in teams to create a character development plan
• Diagnose, exercise, and develop their leader character

Training Dates: Synchronous 14-week course, Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. beginning January 19, 2022
Instructor: Dr. Cassie Ellis, Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, Ivey Business School

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REGISTER NOW: Dissertation Writers' Retreat Online | July 29 - 30, 2021

Dissertation Writers' Retreats are designed to provide Western PhD candidates with dedicated time for intensive writing. Participating in the Retreat can help you make significant progress in writing your dissertation and help establish good writing habits.

DATE:  July 29-30, 2021
TIME:  9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Retreat is an opportunity for participants to remove themselves from daily distractions and time demands to focus exclusively on dissertation writing. As well as dedicated writing time, there will be short check-in mini-seminars and support from expert writing advisors.

The Dissertation Writers' Retreat is specifically for writing your dissertation. Participants can register from the Own Your Future calendar on Western Connect.

What are past participants saying about the Writers' Retreat?  Read Gavin's blog HERE.

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Contact Doug Campbell [email protected] or Julie Jonkhans [email protected] if you have questions or need additional information.

REGISTER NOW: Project Management for PhDs | Essential Elements I & II

Project Management for PhDs: Essential Elements I & II

DATES: June 21 & 22, 2021
TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon ET
LOCATION: Zoom, register for link

This two-part introductory seminar to project management will present an overview of essential elements to creating and executing a successful project plan. Through interactive discussion, students will learn why self-awareness, stakeholder engagement and effective communication are critical to project success. The session will draw on parallels to research management to identify where industry-standard Project Management strategies and tools can be applied in an academic setting and how academic experience can be transferrable and valuable to private, public and non-profit contexts.

This series is exclusive to doctoral students and is suitable for students from any discipline and at any level of their studies.

Content:

• Understanding Project Management
• Project Initiation
• Project Planning
• Project Execution, emphasizing communication to stakeholders
• Project Closure

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Please note: Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. Please register only if you are able to attend both days, June 21 & 22, from 9 a.m. - 12 noon.

Questions? Please email Julie Jonkhans at [email protected].

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Facilitator Bio
Tina Cerulli, B. Eng., PMP, CSM, LSSBB, SAFe 5 Agilist is a dynamic consultant, instructor, mentor, and PMI-recommended speaker, specializing in project leadership. Her expertise is based on over 15 years of progressive corporate experience in software development, a proven track record as an international project manager and process leader, and a passion for cultivating high performing teams. Tina is experienced in delivering project management workshops to graduate students across all disciplines.

REGISTER NOW -- Own Your Future: May Conference on Teaching

This is a special half-day virtual event takes place the morning of May 1, 2021.

Participants are invited to join one or more conference sessions to enhance skill areas related to teaching, set personal goals for growth as instructors, and connect teaching experiences to their overall professional development as graduate students.

This conference is part of the Own Your Future doctoral professional program. Master’s students and postdocs are also welcome to attend.

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Dissertation Writers' Retreat Online | April 15 - 16, 2021

Dissertation Writers' Retreats are designed to provide Western PhD candidates with dedicated time for intensive writing. Participating in the Retreat can help you make significant progress in writing your dissertation and help establish good writing habits.

The Retreat is an opportunity for participants to remove themselves from daily distractions and time demands to focus exclusively on dissertation writing. As well as dedicated writing time, there will be short check-in mini-seminars and support from expert writing advisors.

The Dissertation Writers' Retreat is specifically for writing your dissertation. Participants can register from the Own Your Future calendar on Western Connect.

Contact Doug Campbell [email protected] or Julie Jonkhans [email protected] if you have questions or need additional information.

REGISTER NOW! Own Your Future Workshops for January 2021

Own Your Future is Western's doctoral professional development program that enhances your abilities in six professional competencies to help you excel in your academic studies and future career.

We invite you to register now for these workshops for the winter term.

Questions? Please contact Julie Jonkhans, Doctoral Professional Development Coordinator, at [email protected].

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*NEW* SGPS 9106: Promoting Resilience During Graduate School
COVID-19 has disrupted many aspects of our personal and professional lives and in a time of isolation and distraction, it is especially challenging to remain resilient, focused, and optimistic about achieving our goals.

This course introduces participants to a motivational coaching approach to mentoring others that has been associated with improvements in resilience, self-esteem, and other positive indicators in graduate students.

Participants in the course will:

• Receive training and a formal certificate in motivational coaching (complimentary of the Monarch System™)
• Participate as both the provider practicing the motivational coaching tools and as the recipient of the approach
• Receive booster training sessions and feedback on their coaching skills

It is anticipated that participation in this course will improve the resilience, mental health, quality of life, compassion, and social support of participants. In addition, participants will develop a unique transferable skillset that can be applied to leadership positions in a variety of settings.

Training Dates: January 14 & 21, 12 noon - 3:30 p.m.
Synchronous Sessions: Thursdays 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. ET
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Irwin, School of Health Studies

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SGPS 9201: Developing Leader Character
As a doctoral student, you develop specialized knowledge and expertise that is highly valuable to society. Yet, today's leaders need to understand how to use both their education and leadership to "make a difference" and serve the public good. The Developing Leader Character course aims to increase awareness of the Leadership of Self and prepare you to embark on a journey of self-discovery, assessment and reflection. When faced with dynamic and complex societal challenges, leaders’ decision making requires profound judgment that is anchored in strength of character.

Participants will:

• Complete the Leader Character Insight Assessment and receive a personalized report on character strengths and weaknesses
• Explore the character dimensions and work in teams to create a character development plan
• Diagnose and develop their leader character

Training Dates: Synchronous 14-week course, Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. beginning January 20, 2021
Instructor: Dr. Cassie Ellis, Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership, Ivey Business School

REGISTER HERE