Strategies for Effective Writing Assignments: Engaging English Language Learners in the Classroom

Wednesday, April 4
Noon-1:30pm | Fielder Room, MU (2nd floor)

In this workshop, participants will work together to learn how to develop effective writing assignments and give appropriate feedback to a diverse student population, focusing on English language learners (ELLs), in particular. Interactive activities and discussions will answer participants’ questions about effective ways to help students understand and demonstrate an understanding of course material, address cultural differences in the classroom through assignments, and help students perform better on writing assignments. All graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend and share their experiences working with ELL students.

No need to register, just show up!

Workshop facilitator: Heather Sturman, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Linguistics hasturman@ucdavis.edu

Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Graduate Writer's Retreats

Is writing making you feel isolated? 

Do you ever wish you had a group of like-minded grad students with whom you could share a couple of hours of intense writing time? 

Come to one (or all!) of our popular writer's retreats!

You bring your work and your laptop and Graduate Studies and the University Writing Program will provide a "clean, well-lighted place to write" and the guidance of UWP faculty members as needed. 

Don't forget to bring your own mug (coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served) and get ready to spend a couple of hours on a Friday morning making some real progress on your work!

Friday, April 6, 2012
9:00-11:00am | 126 Voorhies Hall

Friday, April 20, 2012
9:00-11:00am | 126 Voorhies Hall

Friday, May 4, 2012
9:00-11:00am | Meeting Room D, Student Community Center
This session co-sponsored by the SRRC

Friday, May 18, 2012
9:00-11:00am | 126 Voorhies Hall

No Registration Necessary - Just Show Up!

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Writing a Curriculum Vitae

Are you a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar applying for faculty positions?   Or are you preparing your materials for a postdoc, high-level research position, or research grants?

This workshop provides the format, content and purpose of the curriculum vitae, as well as, how to effectively modify your document depending on the type of position.  No registration necessary.  

Workshop Dates, Times, and Locations:

Monday, April 9, 2012
3:30-4:30pm | Garrison Room, MU (2nd floor)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Noon-1:00pm | 114 South Hall

Workshop Leader: Teresa Dillinger, PhD, Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center/ Professional Development Services, Office of Graduate Studies

Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services (Internship and Career Center), and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Structuring Your Scientific Paper with Jean-luc Doumont

Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Noon-2:00pm | UC Davis Conference Center, Ballrooms B & C

Please register at http://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/graduates/DoumontSignUp.htm

Papers are one of the few “deliverables” of the work of researchers. Successful papers, when well-designed, efficiently allow each reader to learn what he or she needs. Strangely, paper writing is an activity few of us have actually been taught how to do: we learn to write papers mostly by imitation, which usually means that we propagate bad habits instead of good thinking.

This seminar, taught by world-renowned scientific communication expert Dr. Jean-luc Doumont, will give you a solid conceptual foundation for writing scientific communications.  Dr. Doumont will show us how to structure scientific papers, theses, and technical reports effectively at all levels to get the readers' attention, facilitate navigation, and get the message across optimally.

Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch!  Light refreshments will be served.

Seminar Leader: Jean-luc Doumont, PhD
An engineer from the Louvain School of Engineering and PhD in applied physics from Stanford University, Jean-luc Doumont now devotes his time and energy to training engineers, scientists, business people, and other rational minds in effective communication, pedagogy, statistical thinking, and related themes. Articulate, entertaining, and thought-provoking, Dr. Doumont is a popular invited speaker worldwide, in particular at international scientific conferences, research laboratories, and top-ranked universities.

Sponsored by SPIE Student Chapter, UC Davis and Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Professional Self-Presentation in Electronic Communications

Wednesday, April 11, 2012
4:40-6:00pm | 21 Olson Hall

How often do you find yourself writing emails to important decision makers (e.g., potential employers, department chairs, funding agency directors) and wondering about the effectiveness of the content, organization, and tone of your message? How often do you post a message to an online discussion forum or community and wonder how other people might interpret that message and, perhaps more importantly, perceive you?

This workshop focuses on strategies for writing electronic communications that get results—that present you as a professional and persuade the intended reader/s to take action, make favorable decisions, or agree with particular viewpoints.

We will discuss strategies for analyzing the audience, purpose, and context of different communication situations; examine examples of effective and ineffective electronic communications; review professional writing best practices, including writing meaningful subject lines, practicing netiquette, organizing a message, and establishing an appropriate tone; and practice revising ineffective electronic communications. We will also discuss professional self-presentation as it relates to communicating effectively through instant messages, texts, and social network and discussion forum posts.

Instructor: Rebekka Andersen, Assistant Professor, University Writing Program
Rebekka Andersen is an assistant professor in the University Writing Program, where she teaches writing in the disciplines and professions courses and contributes to the WAC workshop program. In 2009, she earned her Ph.D. in English with an emphasis on professional writing, and she received the 2010 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Dissertation Award in Technical Communication. Rebekka has worked as a technical communicator in the for-profit and non-profit worlds, and she has published and presented her research in a range of academic- and industry-focused publications and conferences.

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Effective and Efficient Engagement of Students in High Enrollment Classes III: How to Discuss Teaching in the Job Application Process

Thursday, April 12, 2012
4:10-5:30pm | Garrison Room, Memorial Union (2nd Floor)

This final workshop for graduate students and postdocs on teaching students effectively in high enrollment classes focuses on how to write and talk about teaching large classes throughout the job application process. Dr. Rosemary Capps from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will offer tips on how to prepare to discuss teaching during the interview and how to incorporate what we’ve done (and what we may hypothetically do) in the classroom into Statements of Teaching Philosophy.

Part of this workshop will include reading and analyzing drafts of Statements of Teaching Philosophy. If you would like to submit your own Statement for peer review during this workshop, please contact Kelly Neil at kmneil@ucdavis.edu. No other RSVP is necessary. Light snacks and drinks will be served.

Any questions may be directed to Kelly Neil at kmneil@ucdavis.edu.

Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Project Management in the Lab

Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Noon-1:30pm | Garrison Room, Memorial Union (2nd Floor)

Laboratory management is an essential skill, yet few graduate students and postdocs receive any formal training in this area.  This workshop will provide you with an overview of techniques, tools and tips to manage and lead a laboratory and staff in either the academic or industrial sectors.  Topics include:

• Risk management and risk response strategies
• How to improve team organization and communication
• Delegating responsibility
• Assessment and reporting of research progress

Nanny Bosch, PMP, is principal chemist and operations manager for Laboratory Data Consultants, Inc., in Sacramento. She has more than 18 years of experience in operations, program and project management, chemistry consultation, laboratory data quality management, and nearly a decade of experience in the analysis of environmental matrices. Bosch has developed numerous quality assurance projects for a variety of public and private environmental programs.

Michael Bosch, M.S., PMP, is a senior project manager and information system analyst, providing design development and implementation services to federal, state, municipal and private entities. Bosch is an expert in the design and implementation of customized communication and collaboration systems and has developed and administered data management and warehousing systems for dozens of projects and operations. He currently serves as the quality manager for a $50 million state of California system development and implementation project.

For questions please contact Matt Jones majones@ucdavis.edu

Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Grammar & Sentence-Crafting Part I

Thursday, April 19, 2012
Noon-1:30pm |21 Olson

This workshop will focus on how to efficiently invigorate your writing to make it more clear, convincing, and readable.  You’ll not only learn which rules you can break and which ones you can’t, you’ll learn when you can break them and when you can’t.  You’ll learn how to maintain a professional tone anda  clear message at the same time.  Subjects covered include clarity, actors and actions, cohesion and coherence, and concision, shape, and tone.  You’ll learn grammar from style, not the other way around. 

Please Bring An Electronic Copy Of A Short Piece of Your Writing That You Would Like To Revise.

Instructor: David Masiel, University Writing Program
David has worked as a professional writer for twenty years, writing journalism, business copy, screenplays, and novels.  His first novel, 2182 Kilohertz (Random House) was a New York Times Notable Book in 2002, and a Book-of-the-Month Club Judge's Pick by author Annie Proulx that same year.  His second novel, The Western Limit of the World (Random House) was published to widespread critical acclaim in 2005.  His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Outside Magazine, and The Washington Post.    

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Staking Your Claim: Defining and Understanding Your Role as a Science Communicator

Thursday, April 19, 2012
3:00-5:00pm | 2005 PES

Scientists can view themselves and conduits of information, interested informants, advocates, or observers.  We are a diverse group and have diverse goals when writing for the public.  It is important to understand different communicator roles, acknowledge the advantages and risks of each, and to decide which is right for you.  This workshop explores the ethics and goals behind science writing. 

Goals: Attendees will explore the different roles that a scientist can have as a communicator.  They will analyze the differences between these roles and the risks inherent to each.  They will discuss the potential of science communication to impact public action.  Attendees will reflect, in writing, on what role they want to take as a science communicator and what the practical side of this role would look like (Where would you publish your work?  What audience would you write for?).

The workshops are designed to be complimentary but independent.  Completion of all four workshops in the series will earn you a certificate of completion.

For questions or to RSVP please contact Lisa Auchincloss l.auchincloss@gmail.com
 
Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Professional Branding - Careers Beyond Academia

Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Noon-1:00pm | 114 South Hall

How does your professional image help or hinder your attempt to market yourself to a potential employer, network effectively or influence anyone who can help you land a job or advance your career?  Why is your online image more important than ever when it comes to job search and professional development?  How do you want to be recognized and for what?  This workshop will explain what professional branding is all about and how it can help you position yourself competitively and differentiate your experience from others who are chasing the same job opportunities.
    
Workshop Leader:  Naomi Kinert, M.A., MCDP, Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center
Naomi has over 20 years of professional and business experience and was Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for a division of an international financial institution.  She has conducted numerous workshops at career centers and organizations including The Franchise Tax Board, Chevron Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, Barclay’s Global Investors, Verizon and many other Fortune 100 – 500 companies. She has been a featured speaker for job fairs and the State of California job search organizations, Experience Unlimited and Sacramento Professional Network.

Naomi is a Senior Consultant for an international career management firm where she works with individuals and groups on career transition issues across a broad spectrum of industries.  She has appeared on Good Day Sacramento, Sacramento Public Radio, Sacramento Channel 10 News and has been featured in newspapers such as The Sacramento Bee and other publications.

Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Fun & Innovative Teaching Techniques for Engaging the English Language Learner in the Classroom

Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Noon-1:30pm | Fielder Room, Memorial Union (2nd Floor)

In this workshop, participants will learn about and get to experience a variety of engaging icebreakers, games, and activities designed to appeal to a diverse student population and create an inclusive classroom. Focusing on helping English language learners integrate into your classroom, these activities will help students develop their oral presentation, group work, and class participation skills. Furthermore, such activities also can be used as assessment tools to gauge the students’ understanding of the material and ability and willingness to participate in class. All graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend and share their experiences working with ELL students.

No need to register, just show up!

Workshop facilitator: Heather Sturman, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Linguistics hasturman@ucdavis.edu

Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Lab Leadership Techniques (Incorporating the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment)

Thursday, April 26, 2012
Noon-1:30pm | Registration Required - email majones@ucdavis.edu

Colleagues working in labs have a broad range of perspectives and attitudes that contribute to the diversity of the working environment. To lead a productive research group either as a faculty member or in industry, you will need to learn how to effectively interact with and manage many different types of personalities.

Dr. Janice Morand, Project Manager at the Internship and Career Center, will lead a discussion of how different personality types perceive and respond to several scenarios within a lab environment and discuss how best to manage these differences.

Participants will complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) questionnaire that is designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions. Registration by April 19th and a $5 contribution (payable to “UC Regents”) are required for MBTI assessment.

Please contact Matt Jones (majones@ucdavis.edu) to register. 

Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Planning Successful International Careers & Building Global Networks

Thursday, April 26, 2012
3:00-4:30pm | 126 Voorhies

• Are you considering a career abroad?  Need information and advice about planning for an international career?

Dr. Joann Halpern, Director of the GCRI, will help you gain an understanding of what it takes to plan an international career and the value of networking to get the position you want.

Participants will receive advice about how to utilize international experience and personal networks to their greatest advantage.  In addition, opportunities and fellowships specific to Germany will be discussed.
 
Workshop Leaders:  Joann Halpern, Ph.D., Director, German Center for Research and Innovation and Sabine Blankenship, Ph.D., Science Liaison Officer, German Consulate General

Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Active Reading Strategies to Improve Your Writing

Wednesday, May 2, 2012
4:40-6:00pm | 21 Olson Hall

• How often do you read an article or book and later forget the main arguments and/or significance of those arguments?

• Does this “forgetting” make your writing process more challenging?

The way you read articles, books, and other scholarship influences what you are able to write, how you are able to write it, and how effective or persuasive that writing is. This workshop will introduce you to active reading strategies—such annotating texts and reading from a rhetorical and critical perspective—that will help you to not only remember the key points of what you read but also to write about what you have read long after you have read it. Employing active reading strategies will help you to engage with and make critical connections among the scholarly texts that you will need to draw on when writing your dissertation chapters and articles. In this workshop, you come to see how reading and writing and interdependent, recursive processes.

Instructors:
Betsy Gilliland, Graduate Writing Fellow, School of Education
Betsy Gilliland is a PhD candidate in the UC Davis School of Education, with designated emphases in Second Language Acquisition and Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies. She is a Graduate Writing Fellow with the University Writing Program and has taught courses in composition and teacher education in the UWP, Department of Linguistics, and School of Education and at UC Davis Extension. She earned her MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in 2001 from the School for International Training and a BA in Russian Studies from Brown University.

Sarah Klotz, Graduate Writing Fellow, English
Sarah Klotz is a PhD Candidate in English with an emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Composition Studies.  She teaches undergraduate courses in Literature and Writing and has served as a Graduate Writing Fellow since 2009.  Her dissertation focuses on nineteenth-century literacies as they relate to Native American rights and sovereignty. 

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Getting the Jump on Grant Writing

Thursday, May 3, 2012
1:40-3:00pm | 21 Olson

Scholars rely on funding yet aren’t always taught how to get it.  This workshop covers the basics of grant writing:  analyzing the funding source, understanding the audience, and revising for 100% clarity.  Learn common reasons grants are rejected, where to go for help, how to handle collaborative writing, and how to optimize your writing process.

Workshop Leader: John Stenzel, PhD, University Writing Program
John Stenzel has taught composition for almost thirty years.  Though now primarily teaching legal and technical writing, Dr. Stenzel has taught nearly all the UCD writing courses, from Scientific Writing to Writing in Education, as well as specialized writing sections for courses ranging from Environmental Law and Intro to Computers, to European History and Neuroscience. As a longtime presenter in the workshop program, Dr. Stenzel has guest-lectured and consulted on writing instruction, assignment design, and effective paper-marking, and has addressed undergraduate classes, groups of TA's, and other faculty members at Davis and at other institutions in the Bay Area.  He has also developed "Demystifying the Dissertation" and "Grammar for Graduates" classes, and now serves as an Assistant Director of the University Writing Program. 

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Translating the Advanced Degree: Transferable Skills Workshop

Friday, May 4, 2012
Noon-1:30pm | Garrison Room, Memorial Union (2nd Floor)

Every graduate student and postdoctoral scholar has a wealth of skills that can be transferred outside of academia.  Join us for this interactive workshop/ discussion to help you identify what these skills are and how they can be your ticket to many different types of exciting career opportunities beyond academia.  Even if you do not plan to leave academia, you will want to take stock of the many skills and abilities you've developed as a graduate student or postdoc. No registration necessary.

Workshop Leaders: Janice Morand, PhD, Coordinator, Health & Biological Sciences, Internship and Career Center and Teresa Dillinger, PhD, Career and Professional Development Coordinator, Office of Graduate Studies & Internship & Career Center

Sponsored by the Internship and Career Center & the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Reaping the Benefits of Your Work: Working with Different Media Outlets to Publish Your Work

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
3:00-5:00pm | 2005 PES

So, do you have something to say?  This workshop will talk about how to interact and network with media outlets.  We will talk about the different kinds of outlets and how to get your side of the story published. 

Goals: Attendees should learn briefly about different media outlets.  They should be introduced to the appropriate processes of communicating with media.  They should leave feeling as though they could venture into the media world with some idea of how to publish.  As a wrap up I would like to introduce them to a few people on campus who help scientists get their work out. 

This workshop series is geared toward developing communication skills for scientific authors writing for non-technical audiences.  If you are interested in a career in science communication, or simply want to improve your ability to convey to your family what you are doing, this series can help. 

The workshops are designed to be complimentary but independent.  Completion of all four workshops in the series will earn you a certificate of completion.

For questions or to RSVP please contact Lisa Auchincloss l.auchincloss@gmail.com
 
Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Overcoming Writer's Block

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
4:40-6:00pm | 21 Olson

• Are you struggling with the process of trying to write?
• Would you like to learn some tricks of the academic writing trade to overcome those dry spells when writing just seems impossible?

Join us for this workshop designed to help participants conquer their writer's block and take charge of their writing projects no matter how large or small - from the dissertation/thesis, to journal articles and proposals, or even papers for classes.

Instructor: Wyre Sententia, Faculty, University Writing Program
Since 2005, Dr. Wrye Sententia has been a Lecturer with the University Writing Program. She brings to UC Davis students, her strengths and understanding as an interdisciplinary thinker, scholar, and activist for social good. As a motivational writing teacher, Dr. Sententia emphasizes professional development in all of her computer-based, communication-centered classes where she aims to help students cultivate positive approaches to the writing process that will help them become successful writers.

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Job Search Jump Start

Thursday, May 10, 2012
9:00am- 4:00pm | Registration Required - http://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/graduates/JobSearchJumpStartSignUp.htm

Looking for a Job Beyond Academia But Don’t Know Where To Start?

This Fast Track workshop is designed to give graduate students and postdoctoral scholars the necessary tools to conduct an effective job search for industry, non-profit and/or government positions including:

• Resume/Cover Letter tips that showcase your accomplishments       
• Using Technology, Getting Organized and developing a Marketing Plan
• The Hidden Job Market
• Finding Employers, building a Target List
• Recruiters and Agencies
• Interviewing/Salary Negotiation

Agenda

Part 1:	Introduction/Resumes/Cover Letters	9am – 10am
Part 2:	Using Technology/Job Search Strategies Marketing Plan/Hidden Job Market	10am - noon
	Break	noon - 1pm
Part 3:	How to Find Employers/Working with Recruiters	1pm – 2pm
Part 4:	Interviewing/Salary Negotiations	2pm – 4pm

Workshop Leader: Naomi Kinert, M.A., MCDP, Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center
Naomi has over 20 years of professional and business experience and was Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for a division of an international financial institution.  She has conducted numerous workshops at career centers and organizations including The Franchise Tax Board, Chevron Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, Barclay’s Global Investors, Verizon and many other Fortune 100 – 500 companies. She has been a featured speaker for job fairs and the State of California job search organizations, Experience Unlimited and Sacramento Professional Network.

Sponsored by the Internship and Career Center & Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Grammar and Sentence Crafting II

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Noon-1:30pm |21 Olson

For those who missed Grammar and Sentence Crafting I, this session will do a quick review, but spend the bulk of the session in a more intensive workshop for students to work on their own writing.  Students will work from models toward recognizing patterns in their own writing, drawing on materials from GSC I.   

Please Bring An Electronic Copy Of A Short Piece of Your Writing That You Would Like To Revise.

Instructor: David Masiel, University Writing Program
David has worked as a professional writer for twenty years, writing journalism, business copy, screenplays, and novels.  His first novel, 2182 Kilohertz (Random House) was a New York Times Notable Book in 2002, and a Book-of-the-Month Club Judge's Pick by author Annie Proulx that same year.  His second novel, The Western Limit of the World (Random House) was published to widespread critical acclaim in 2005.  His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Outside Magazine, and The Washington Post.    

Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series) and the University Writing Program

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Addressing Cultural Differences in the Classroom: Engaging the English Language Learner in the Classroom

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Noon - 1:30pm | Fielder Room, MU

In an increasingly international world, it is important to recognize and embrace students’ cultural, linguistic, and ethnic diversity. Also important is an awareness that international students may not understand American social and cultural norms. This workshop will address these issues and participants will work together to develop activities/lessons that instructors can use not only to help international students integrate into the culture of the American university, but also to help all students effectively share their backgrounds to enrich the classroom. All graduate students and postdocs are welcome to attend and share their experiences working with ELL students.

No need to register, just show up!

Workshop facilitator: Heather Sturman, PhD Candidate, Dept. of Linguistics hasturman@ucdavis.edu

Sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies (Professors for the Future and the Professional Development Series)

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Project Management in Industry Panel Discussion

Wednesday, May 16, 2012
4:30-6:00pm | 114 South Hall

Interested in learning about careers in project management in an industry setting?  Curious about job opportunities for advanced degree holders?  You won’t want to miss this engaging panel discussion from some of our local area Project Management pros who are members of the Sacramento Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute.  Panelists come from a variety of industry settings including high-tech, consulting and government and will answer questions on what project management encompasses and how to get into this rewarding career. 

PMI is the Global non-profit association for advancing the profession of project management.  The organization administers the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification program, delivers international and regional seminars, provides geographical membership services through its chapters, and provides industry level services through Specific Interest Groups (SIGs).  Additional information is on the PMI Global web site. Click HERE for more information.

Sacramento Valley Chapter chartered in 1985 is the 4th largest chapter in PMI Region 7, an area that covers Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Nevada; and ranked close to the top 10th percentile in chapter size in PMI's international organization of 250 chapters and 175,000 members worldwide.

With over 1600 members covering the Sacramento Valley,  and San Joaquin Valley  areas, PMI-SVC's membership includes over 1000 certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs), a PMP total representing over 60% of the Chapter's membership.

Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Mock Interviewing: Interview Practice for Landing a Job Beyond Academia

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Noon-1:30pm | 114 South Hall

Although a lot is at stake when it comes to interviewing for a career position, stress does not have to be a part of it!  Interviews can be challenging and rewarding.  Preparation is the key.  One of the best ways to get prepared is to practice interviewing through a mock interview.  This workshop will give you a chance to work with a peer and practice being both an interviewee and interviewer to grasp both sides of the process.  The workshop will cover some of the more commonly asked interview questions and provide techniques for answering behavioral questions which are used today by almost all employers. 

It is highly recommended that attendees listen to the How To Ace The Interview! podcast and review the accompanying presentation materials before attending this workshop.  The podcast and PowerPoint are at http://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/graduates/podcasts.htm#10      

Workshop Leader: Naomi Kinert, M.A., MCDP, Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center
Naomi has over 20 years of professional and business experience and was Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for a division of an international financial institution.  She has conducted numerous workshops at career centers and organizations including The Franchise Tax Board, Chevron Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, Barclay’s Global Investors, Verizon and many other Fortune 100 – 500 companies. She has been a featured speaker for job fairs and the State of California job search organizations, Experience Unlimited and Sacramento Professional Network.

Naomi is a Senior Consultant for an international career management firm where she works with individuals and groups on career transition issues across a broad spectrum of industries.  She has appeared on Good Day Sacramento, Sacramento Public Radio, Sacramento Channel 10 News and has been featured in newspapers such as The Sacramento Bee and other publications.

Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series)

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Writing Science for the General Public

Thursday, May 24, 2012
Noon - 1:30pm | 21 Olson

How do you make your science accessible to the general public?  This workshop covers techniques for understanding your audience and for using hooks, narrative, human interest and clear explanations to popularize your science.

No registration necessary.

Instructors:
Sarah Perrault, Ph.D., University Writing Program
Sarah Perrault is an Assistant Professor in the University Writing Program and she is also affiliated with the Graduate Group in Cultural Studies and the John Muir Institute of the Environment at UC Davis. She earned her PhD in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2009. Before that she received an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing from Northern Michigan University in 2004 and a BA in Anthropology from Reed College.

Ania Truszczynski, Graduate Writing Fellow, Population Biology
Ania Truszczynski is a PhD candidate in the Population Biology Graduate Group. She is a Graduate Writing Fellow with the University Writing Program and she has been a teaching assistant for courses in biology, science writing, and science communication. She earned her BAs in Environmental Studies and Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis.

Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Expanded Dissertation Writing Retreat

Friday, June 1, 2012
9:00am-3:00pm | Meeting Room D, Student Community Center

Come and get a head-start on your summer writing projects!  Or just continue to make some solid progress on your dissertation or thesis! By popular request, we have expanded our writing retreat to give you an opportunity to settle in and make even greater progress on your writing.

Join University Writing Program faculty and fellow graduate students in a peaceful, but productive, setting for this writer’s session. 

Bring your laptop and an empty mug – we will provide coffee, tea and light refreshments in the morning.

LUNCH will be provided by the SRRC so you won’t even need to leave when you get hungry! 
Please register at  http://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/graduates/IDPSignUp.htm

Sponsored by the SRRC, the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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