We can help you navigate the top academic challenges that grad school brings to your life.
Join us for these upcoming grad student workshops and events (To register, go to PROGRAM REGISTRATION below):
JULY 2024
- July 9 — Lessen Procrastination
- July 19 — Get Back on Track: Refocusing When Your Grad Work Has Stalled
- July 22 — Tame Perfectionism
- July 26 — Summer Breeze Grad Writing Retreat
- July 29 — Notemaking versus Notetaking: Themed Discussion
ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES
- August 28 — Grad Webinar: Getting Involved, Campus Resources and Strategies for Academic Success
- September 19 — Outdoor Social, Board games, Pizza and Information for Incoming Grad Students
- Time management
- Stress management
- Project management
- Writing with less anxiety
- Procrastination
- Motivation
- Goal setting
- Planning
- Productivity
- Comprehensive exams
We are looking for skilled grad student facilitators to join our team this spring and fall.
Check out Work Study postings in CLNx starting on April 2. Apply by 12 p.m. on April 5.
- Facilitator Grad Writing Groups – multiple positions
- Facilitator Grad Productivity Groups – Actually Work From Home! – multiple positions
- Grad Event Coordination Intern
- Grad Programming Admin Intern
Contact Andrea Graham at ak.graham@utoronto.ca for questions.
Find more workshops offered each month, get more information and register on Folio.
For other programs, check out these weekly groups for grad students:
- Graduate Writing Groups (including specific accessibility and Indigenous groups): Facilitated groups to share writing goals for any writing project and work in supportive community on a regular basis.
- Grad Productivity Group: Actually Work from Home (including an accessibility section): Drop-in facilitated groups to work on any academic task (e.g. coding, graphs, reading, email).
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Program Eligibility
All graduate students are welcome.
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Program Registration
Registration to Centre for Learning Strategy Support grad workshops can be found on uoft.me/gradlearning.
Grad Student and Second Entry Professional Student Orientation Activities
Grad Webinar: Getting Involved, Campus Resources and Strategies for Academic Success
Wednesday, August 28, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Learn effective strategies for academic success, hear about Student Life supports and programs and how to get involved during your graduate program.Outdoor Social, Board games, Pizza and Information for Incoming Grad Students
Thursday, September 19, 3 – 5 p.m.
Centre for International Experience front Lawn (33 St George St)
Join us for an outdoor social to connect with other incoming graduate students from across departments, learn about programming enjoy some lawn and board games. Staff from Gradlife and the Centre for Learning Strategy Support will be available to answer questions and offer information.*Workshops are open to all University of Toronto Graduate Students and Second Entry Professional Students, across all three campuses. If you have difficulty registering for a program or workshop in Folio, please contact folio@utoronto.ca.
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