The Leadership Showcase is the annual celebration of the Leadership Fellows Program. Leadership Fellows are graduate and professional students who form a community of leaders from across campus that are deeply committed to creating positive change.

During this Showcase, the 2025-26 Teaching Cohort Fellows this year's fellows from nine graduate school sponsored Teaching Cohort Fellowship will present their projects. 

Light snacks and drinks will be provided. 

Can developing student-teacher relationships address our anxieties about AI? When we shift the focus from controlling student behaviors to nurturing their curiosity and desire to connect, we reveal a realm of teaching strategies, course designs, and learning activities that remind us why we are educators. AI affords expediency and efficiency; these values do not have to characterize the entire learning experience. During this workshop, we will revisit our AI concerns through the lens of relational ethics and develop strategies to design, teach, and learn differently.

If you have attended the CCTI or any of our workshops for preparing a Teaching Statement, or Research Statement, this Scaffolding session is for you!

Please join us to continue progressing on your materials. Prior to joining, please identify your needs and set goals to complete your work. Provide your questions in the comment box of the registration form and we will be sure to have an answer and provide resources and feedback. We will also share a Portfolio Template with you.

Workshop Facilitators: Dr. Stefanie Baier and Dr. Rique Campa 

Join President Guskiewicz in celebrating graduate and professional students with breakfast and conversation.

Registration is required.

Please join Provost Laura Lee McIntyre in celebrating graduate & progressional students with an afternoon of snacks and conversation.

Registration is required.

In this collaborative session between GREAT and Grad Career Services, you have the opportunity to learn tips and tricks from deciphering the job ad to working on your materials (CV, Teaching and Research Statement, Cover Letter). 

Come prepared with any questions you may have. Bring any materials for which you want feedback, and you will leave with ways to successfully land your GREAT future position. 

Facilitators: LJ Shakleford, Emma Stolinas, Stefanie Baier, Dangkamol Wongthanaroj 

The message of resilience is often reduced to “try harder.” It also assumes that our baseline conditions are a state to which we should always return after recovering from whatever disruptions we are facing. We are trying to “bounce back” to the way things were before. A broader understanding of resilience invites us to recover but also to challenge and grow beyond our previous level of functioning.

The Graduate School invites doctoral students, MMs, MFAs, and postdocs interested in joining the 2025 Certification of College Teaching Institute (May 7 and May 8 ) to attend the Information Session which will give an introduction on how to acquire your Certification in College Teaching and what you can do now to start preparing. 

At this information session you will receive an introduction, and all the information you need to register for the CCT Institute to fulfill several workshop requirements. 

Short days, cold weather, and packed schedules can take a toll on our mood and motivation. It’s unfortunately common to feel more tired, disconnected, or unmotivated while our workload remains high. In this interactive session, we’ll look at how seasonal changes impact well-being and functioning, and what you can do about it. 

Participants will leave with realistic strategies to manage energy, sustain motivation, and lead yourselves effectively through the toughest months of the year. Virtual only, open to all graduate and professional students.