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Professional Skills Development Workshops

Workshops

The West Texas A&M University Graduate School hosts a monthly workshop series that focuses on professional skills development. Presented by WTAMU faculty, staff, and alumni, these workshops are open to currently enrolled doctoral and graduate students at WTAMU.

Workshops will be posted online for distance learning students after the event. Please note that there is a delay in posting videos online.

Interested in seeing a workshop that hasn't been offered? Contact the Graduate School with your suggestion.

 

Leveraging LinkedIn Workshop

February 15, 2024 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Graduate Suite 103, Killgore Research Center and live via Zoom 

Join Kat Kane from the Office of Career and Professional Development to learn how to really leverage LinkedIn to effectively network for jobs, internships, or other career related information and success!

A light lunch will be provided.

Pre-register for the workshop.   

 

Resume Development Workshop

March 7, 2024 | 12:15 - 1:15 PM
Graduate Suite 103, Killgore Research Center and live via Zoom 

This workshop will assist students in developing a resume or polishing their current one. We will cover what to include and what not to include, vital element of a resume, as well as demonstrate how to target a resume for a specific position and how students can use their resume as their personal marketing tool.

A light lunch will be provided.

Pre-register for the workshop.   

Past Workshops:

"Pipeline to Graduate Studies Workshop"

  • Presenter: Andrea Porter, Interdisciplinary Engineering Ph.D. Student- Texas A&M University
    Full Video Presentation 

"Thesis Formatting Workshop"

"Research Compliance Overview Workshop"

  • Presenter: Richard Smith, Assistant Vice President for Risk Management and Director of AREHS
    Full Video Presentation

"Thesis and Dissertation Workshop"

"How to Craft a Statement of Purpose"

  • Presenter: Jonathan Cordova, Coordinator of the Office of Study Abroad and Nationally Competitive Scholarships
    Full Video Presentation

"Resume Development"

"Effective Online Course Design"

"Integrative Negotiations"

"Research Compliance and You"

"Thesis and Dissertation"

"Research Compliance and You"

"Resume Development"

"Time Management"

"How to Write Your Statement of Purpose"

"Nationally Competitive Scholarships"

"Zoom Best Practices"

  • Presenter: Dr. Yarbrough, Clinical Assistant and Virginia Engler Professor of Business Management
    Full Video Presentation

"Integrative Negotiations"

"LinkedIn and the Job Search"

"Research Compliance and You"

"Pipeline to Graduate Studies"

"Research Compliance and You"

  • Presenter: Tara Cash, AR-EHS Coordinator

"Surviving Your Thesis"

  • Presenter: Dr. Rex Pjesky, Associate Dean of the Graduate School

"Research Compliance and You"

  • Presenter: Tara Cash, AR-EHS Coordinator

"LinkedIN and the Job Search"

  • Presenter: Dr. Brooke DePue, Associate Director of Institutional Research

"Natural Born Researcher"

  • Presenter: Teresa Clemons, Director of Sponsored Research Services

"Surviving Your Thesis"

  • Presenter: Dr. Rex Pjesky, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Professor of Economics
    Full Video Presentation

"Writing Your Thesis: Formatting Tips"

  • Presenter: Daniel Klaehn, Director of the University Writing Center and Instructor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Technical Communication

"Research Compliance and You"

"Recognizing Opportunities, Setting Expectations, and Providing Constructive Feedback"

  • Presenter: Dr. Bryan Vizzini, Professor of History

"LinkedIn and The Job Search"

"How to Survive Your Thesis"

  • Presenter: Dr. Rex Pjesky, Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Research

"Poster Presentations"

  • Presenter: Dr. Allison Berry, Assistant Professor of Business Communication & Management and Assistant Director of Continuous Improvement

"Graduate Student Research Grant Workshop"

  • Presenter: Steve McLean, Senior Grant Specialist / Internal Grants Administrator