October 2025 Events:
LinkedIn Speed Training and Headshots with Professional Photographer
Tuesday, October 28, 12-2 p.m., 250 Pastore
Are you a graduate student and need guidance on setting up or improving your LinkedIn account to get the attention of employers? Do you need a professional headshot? If you do, then, come to our LinkedIn Speed Training and Headshots with Professional Photographer event where you can receive both! REGISTER HERE
November 2025 Events:
Half-life Your Research Message! Craft a Short Research Summary for Your Elevator Pitch
Monday, November 03, 3:30-5 p.m., 250 Pastore (in-person)
You need a short and compelling description of your research when you meet potential collaborators, employers, and for participating in our Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition where you can compete to win up to $1,000 in prize money. Dr. Sunshine Menezes, Clinical Professor of Environmental Communication and former Executive Director of URI’s Metcalf Institute will lead this session. Pizza served!
Health, Research, and Human Services Career Fair
Tuesday, November 04, 11-2 p.m., Memorial Union Ballroom and Atriums (In-Person))
Don’t wait- register today to attend this showcase event before booths are sold out! Meet students in majors such as: Communicative Disorders, Neuroscience, Human, Development & Family Science, Kinesiology, Nutrition, Dietetics, Psychology, Public Health, Pre-Health Professions , Research & Life Sciences, and MORE,
Equitable and Inclusive Course Design
Wednesday, November 05, 9-11 a.m., Zoom
Learn basic tenets of inclusive course design and how to recognize and combat exclusion in course design. Participants will brainstorm for points of inclusion and equitable course resources. Led by Associate Dean and Professor Annemarie Vaccaro. This workshop counts towards the Graduate School’s Equitable and Inclusive Teaching & Pedagogy Program.
Conquering the Cover Letter
Thursday, November 06, 9-10 a.m. or 5-6 p.m., Zoom
Learn easy strategies to write a cover letter to get you the interview. This session is presented by URI and UConn Graduate Schools and the URI Graduate Writing Center.
Presenting Your Scientific Poster
Wednesday November 12, 11 a.m. -12 p.m., Zoom
As a graduate student, you’ll often present your research at a conference or showcase. In this session, learn tips and strategies for what to say and how to effectively present your scientific poster to scholars in your field.
Overcoming Writer’s Block
Thursday November 13, 2-3 p.m., Zoom
Many of us wait around until inspiration strikes, or until we feel ready to tackle our big writing project(s). Other times, we struggle to make progress because we worry our writing might not be “good enough.” These diversions and resistances often prevent us from starting our writing in the first place. The truth is: training yourself as a writer means coming up with a working routine that you grow inside. If you practice, manage your writing time (alongside your expectations of yourself!), you will improve. In this workshop, we will discuss step-by-step methods, planning strategies, and tricks you can employ to make your writing process easier on yourself—strategies you can apply to your seminar papers, call for proposals, research projects, creative work, and beyond. Graduate Writing and Presenting Lab
Informational Interviews: Tips for a Successful Job Search
Thursday, November 20, 10-11 a.m., Zoom
Informational interviewing is a vital skill and activity to advance yourself academically and professionally. Whether you are seeking a position in academia, industry, government, or non-profit, this session will provide specific advice about where to connect and what you might say to create and build mutually beneficial relationships. Informational interviewing can not only accelerate your job search, it can also help you build relationships with academic and industry professionals, gain new perspectives on institutions, careers, and industries, and develop valuable interpersonal skills.
December 2025 Events:
AI and Graduate Writing
Tuesday, December 02, 10-11 a.m., Zoom
Many students have come to rely on generative artificial intelligence or ChatGPT for their writing. While AI can make writing easy, it can also make it bland, uninspired, and easy for a reader to recognize it as AI generated. In this session, we will talk about how to put your own, human voice back into your writing and improve its structure. In this workshop, we will navigate the “Do’s and Dont’s of graduate writing and AI.
LinkedIn Lab – Improve your online profile and presence.
Thursday, December 04, 5-6 p.m., Zoom
Join URI Graduate Career Advisor Dr. Natalie Lundsteen for this hands-on workshop designed to help you build a professional brand that gets noticed.
Providence Writing Retreat
Wednesday, December 10, 9 a.m. -1 p.m., RINEC, Senior Room 329 (In-Person)
Do you need some late-semester accountability to work on a term paper, dissertation chapter, or perhaps even make a plan for using your winter break effectively? Join us for a four-hour jam session where you can bring any writing project and come work in a space with like-minded students! Coffee, tea, and light continental breakfast fare will be provided. No registration is required. If you have any questions while you are writing, a GWPL tutor will be available to chat with you about anything that comes up. Please note: the area around RINEC in Providence has street parking, and there are no commuter lots for URI students. Additionally, you may also need to check in at the front desk to let them know you are at RINEC to attend a writing retreat. RINEC Address: 350 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903.
Say it Smart: 3MT Communication Skills – Your Slide and Presentation
Friday, December 12, 10-11 a.m., Zoom
Do you need some late-semester accountability to work on a term paper, dissertation chapter, or perhaps even make a plan for using your winter break effectively? Join us for a four-hour jam session where you can bring any writing project and come work in a space with like-minded students! Coffee, tea, and light continental breakfast fare will be provided. No registration is required. If you have any questions while you are writing, a GWPL tutor will be available to chat with you about anything that comes up. Please note: the area around RINEC in Providence has street parking, and there are no commuter lots for URI students. Additionally, you may also need to check in at the front desk to let them know you are at RINEC to attend a writing retreat. RINEC Address: 350 Eddy St, Providence, RI 02903.
Past Events
- Time Management for Graduate Students – 30 minute Speed Session, Monday, October 20, 10:30-11 a.m, via Zoom. Have you ever wished there were extra hours in the day? In this workshop, we will introduce time management strategies and help you identify strategies that might work for you so you will be better prepared to make each day a productive one. We will also discuss and practice some stress management strategies.
- Teaching at a Teaching Intensive Institution, Friday, October 17, 12-2:30 p.m., via Zoom. URI cosponsors with UMass Amherst and other New England graduate schools. Many faculty enjoy rewarding careers at colleges and universities that primarily emphasize teaching, including liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and regional comprehensive universities. This free biannual one-day regional conference brings together graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to discuss what it’s like to work at teaching-intensive institutions and how to apply for these faculty positions. Graduate students and postdocs will engage with faculty and deans from a range of teaching-intensive institutions across the New England region through a series of talks, panel presentations, and networking opportunities.
- Writing Outlines to Improve and Accelerate Your Writing (even if you use AI!), Wednesday, October 15, 10-11 a.m., via Zoom. Starting a new writing project or presentation? An outline is the perfect way to plan out your project! This workshop will help you get started and stay on track! Presented by the Graduate Writing and Presenting Lab.
- Intro to Equitable & Inclusive Teaching, Thursday, October 9, 9-11 a.m., via Zoom. This session can be taken on its own and it can also count towards the Equitable and Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy Badge.
- URI Salary Negotiation Seminar, Tuesday, October 7, 5-7 p.m., Roosevelt Hall: Great Room. Learn how to effectively negotiate your salary and other job benefits from employer representatives and career professionals. This program is for graduate and undergraduate students.
- Reading with Focus and Purpose, Thursday, October 2, 12-1 p.m., via Zoom. Studying by simply reading and re-reading is one of the least effective forms of studying. The problem is that readers often read passively and without absorbing information. After reading the previous sentences, for example, did you move to this one and continue reading without processing what you had just read? Most readers do. We often don’t pause to think about what we have read. This workshop will offer graduate-level study strategies in addition to methods to maximize learning while reading purposefully.
- Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Kick Of, Wednesday, October 1, 5-5:30 p.m., via Zoom. This is one of the two sessions available to learn about this fun way to compete for up to $1,000 in prizes and hone your research communication skills. Our 2024 3MT winner, Sarah Davis, PhD Candidate won regionals and competed at Nationals.
- Engineering and Technology Career Fair, Wednesday, October 1, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Ryan Center. Bring CVs and resumes, wear business casual, and meet representatives from more than 100 companies and organizations who are actively seeking students like you! Learn about opportunities for internships, jobs, fellowships, and even short term projects. Not sure you’re ready for an internship yet? No problem! We encourage you to attend to learn about career pathways and grow your professional network- it’s never too soon!
- Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Kick Off, Tuesday, September 30, 12:30-1 p.m., via Zoom. Learn about this fun way to compete for up to $1,000 in prizes and hone your research communication skills. Our 2024 3MT winner, Sarah Davis, PhD Candidate won regionals and competed at Nationals.
- Resume Writing, Wednesday, September 24, 12-1 p.m., via Zoom. Learn tips and strategies for writing and improving your most important job search document. Led by Cara Mitnick, Director of Graduate Professional Development and Natalie Lundsteen, Career Advisor.
- NSF GRFP Fellowship Info Session, Wednesday, September 22, 4-5 p.m., via Zoom. Are you a graduate student in your first or second year in a STEM based discipline? Are you interested in three years of funding while in grad school? Are you a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident? Then please join us for an informational session about the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)!
- CV Workshop, Wednesday, September 24, 1-2 p.m. via Zoom. Learn tips and strategies for writing and improving your most important job search document. Led by Cara Mitnick, Director of Graduate Professional Development and Natalie Lundsteen, Career Advisor
- Effective Teaching Seminar, Thursday, September 25, 2-3:30 p.m., via Zoom. Graduate students who are TAs or are pursuing tenure track faculty positions will benefit from this workshop led by Dr. Natalie Lundsteen, developmental education specialist. She will facilitate an interactive session on strategies and practices for creating a positive learning environment for students. This session counts towards the Graduate School’s Equitable and Inclusive Teaching and Pedagogy Badge.