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Quick Bytes
Tools and Tips for Graduate Students' Success
Buried by e mail? Experiencing writer’s block? Struggling with a relationship? Worrying about your future? Need a fulfilling break from your routine…and a free lunch?
Quick Bytes are brief, information-rich sessions held over the lunch-hour - lunch is provided! - throughout the academic year. They are open to all currently enrolled Stanford graduate students. Postdocs will be accommodated if space allows.
Come to one, come to all! Each Quick Byte focuses on a key area of professional training relevant to students at any stage, whatever their future plans, such as communication, interpersonal development, or personal and career development.
Quick Bytes are lead by faculty and staff from VPGE and other campus partners. Sessions are interactive, practical, and fun and will direct you to additional resources and deeper learning opportunities.
Advance registration is required. Register for one or more sessions HERE.
All sessions run from 12-1:15. Check specific topics, dates, and loctations below.
2012-2013 Quick Bytes Schedule
Check back frequently for the most up-to-date schedule.
| Topic | Date | Location | Presenter(s) | Sign-Up Deadline |
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TOP TIPS TO MANAGE GRADUATE LIFE for new students and veterans, start the year off with a positive attitude and productive work habits |
Wed. OCT. 3 | Tresidder Cypress Lounge | John Boothroyd, associate vice provost, VPGE, and professor, Microbiology and Immunology |
Mon., OCT. 1 |
PLANNING YOUR LIFE a teaser for the popular "design thinking" winter course, ENGR 311B. Designing the Professional |
Wed. OCT. 17 |
Clark Center, S360 | Dave Evans, lecturer, Stanford Program in Design | Tues., OCT 9 |
WINNING FELLOWSHIPS special workshop with Harvard's grad students' guru, known as a "sharp editor and dispenser of tough love" |
Thurs. NOV. 1 | Tresidder Cypress Lounge | Cynthia Verba, director of fellowships, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University | Tues., OCT 23 |
SETTING EXPECTATIONS WITH YOUR ADVISOR You've got them. Your advisor has them. Learn how to talk about them. |
Tues., NOV 13 | Tresidder Oak East Room | Chris Golde, associate vice provost, VPGE | Tues., NOV 6 |
HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL WRITERS
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Wed., JAN 16 | Tresidder Cypress Lounge | Julia Bleakney, director, Hume Writing Center | Tues., JAN. 8 |
USING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE sample Dr. Luskin's popular workshop on how to tap your emotional intelligence to increase your productivity |
Thurs., FEB. 7 | Tresidder Cypress Lounge | Fred Luskin, research associate, Stanford Prevention Research Center; co-founder, Stanford Forgiveness Project | Tues., JAN. 29 |
MAKING SPACE FOR WHAT'S IMPORTANT align your calendar with your priorities in this hands-on workshop for new and veteran students |
Tues., FEB. 26 | Tresidder Cypress Lounge | Robyn Wright Dunbar, senior assoicate director, Center for Teaching and Learning | Tues., FEB 19 |
NEGOTIATING YOUR JOB OFFER be prepared to get the most out of your job offers, be they academic and non-academic jobs |
Wed., MAR. 13 | Tresidder Cypress Lounge | Yuree Soh, assistant director, PhD and PostDoc programs, Career Development Center | Tues., MAR 5 |
TELLING STORIES WITH DATA VISUALIZATIONS discover creative ways to present your research and engage - instead of confuse - your audience |
Thurs., APR 11 | tbd | Geoff McGhee, Creative Director of Media and Communications, Bill Lane Center for the American West |
Tues., APR 2 |
SPEAKING TO EXPERT AUDIENCES don't miss this engaging session on effective presentation strategies for conferences, jobs, and seminars |
Tues., APR 30 | Tressider Cypress Lounge | John Boothroyd, associate vice provost, VPGE, and professor, Microbiology and Immunology | Tues., APR 23 |
MENTORING OTHERS mentoring undergraduates, research assistants, or junior graduate students and not sure how to begin? This Quick Bytes session can help! |
Wed., MAY 15 | Tressider Cypress Lounge | Helen J. Doyle, director of educational programs, VPGE | Tues., MAY 7 |
WORKING IN TEAMS learn strategies to build successful teams and establish robust long-term collaborations |
Thurs., MAY 30 | Tressider Cypress Lounge | Sheri Sheppard, associate vice provost, VPGE, and professor, Mechanical Engineering | Tues., MAY 21 |