This training will be designed and led by Anti-Defamation League-trained facilitators from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion specifically for graduate and professional students. A second training building on this foundation will be offered in spring 2020. Email topic suggestions for these trainings. RSVP.
Info session for Pittsburgh Innovation Case Competition.
Learn about Mellon Predoctoral Fellowships and other internal pre-doctoral fellowships for Dietrich School Ph.D. students.
Dean Tara Meyer will present an overview of the nomination and reviewing process and discuss strategies for producing a compelling research statement.
As Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, Professor Meyer has three years of experience in helping oversee graduate fellowship processes in the Dietrich School.
Moderated by Todd Reeser, Chair, Dept. of French & Italian
Presenters: Caitlin Dahl (French), David Tenorio (Spanish), Lorraine Denman (Italian), Brett Wells (French)
Five-Day Dissertation Camp for Doctoral Candidates
Apply for a five-day dissertation camp from April 29–May 3 from 9:30 to 4:30 at the Writing Center, 317B O’Hara Student Center.
We provide the support. We provide the time and space. We provide lunch.
You provide the writing.
Graduate students with approved proposals are eligible to apply for Dissertation Camp.
Dissertation Camp will
Apply for a free one-day dissertation workshop at the Writing Center, 317B O’Hara Student Center. Open to writers with approved proposals in any field.
Saturday, March 30 • 9:00 a.m – 4:00 p.m.
• 9:00 Arrive, get coffee/tea
• 9:15: Writing Center Presentation: "Overcoming Resistance and Staying Well While Writing Your Dissertation"
• 10:00 a.m.– noon Focused writing time
• Noon: Lunch Break
The 3MT competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), 3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. For details about the 2019 competition, see here.
Dean Tara Meyer will answer questions from students interested in participating in the upcoming Dietrich School Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that supports graduate students in developing effective communication and presentation skills. Participants discuss the nature, originality, and significance of their dissertation research for non-specialist audiences. Dietrich School students, chosen by their departments, will compete for prizes in the school-wide competition on March 22. The winners will go on to represent the Dietrich School at the University-wide competition on April 1.
