Optimize Your Graduate Student Experience: Connect and Thrive as you Work Remotely 2021 schedule
Register for events on CLNx through the links below.
Monday, March 8
Build your Productivity Toolkit to Support Working Remotely as a Graduate Student
9:30 – 11 a.m.
Andrea Graham, Learning Strategist
Join us to reflect on, share and learn new ways to increase your productivity during physical distancing and beyond.
Staying on The Path: An Offer from an Indigenous Perspective on Self-Care and Wellness
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Bonnie Jane Maracle, Learning Strategist
Indigenous Learning Strategist, Bonnie Jane Maracle, presents using a Medicine Wheel model for planning and maintaining a balance of self as a student. Learn how to get through your coursework and stay focused. This session includes a short reflection exercise.
Tuesday, March 9
Talking to New People Online for Graduate Students
9:30 – 11 a.m.
Jennifer Pinker, Student Life Coordinator, Gradlife Programs and Georgia Maxwell, Gradlife Ambassador
Talking to new people is a challenge that everyone faces, even graduate students. We created this workshop to help you develop skills to make new connections and manage fear and anxiety. You’ll learn how to comfortably meet others during your graduate program, then practice these skills. By the end of the workshop, you’ll gain experience and confidence.
Wednesday, March 10
9 Ways to Find Community as a Graduate Student While Working from Home
12 – 1 p.m.
Jennifer Pinker, Student Life Coordinator, Gradlife Programs and Georgia Maxwell, Gradlife Ambassador
Hear about Student Life programs where you can come together with other grad students and find community. We will highlight nine examples and welcome your suggestions.
Thursday, March 11
How to Be a 3D Person in a Flat-Screened World for Graduate Students
12 – 1:30 p.m.
Ronna Bloom, U of T Poet in Community
This is a very un-embodied time. We’re disconnected physically, plugged in overwhelmingly and distressed. We miss things: people, places, rituals that comfort. This session will offer poems that aim to speak to this moment we’re in. It offers a chance to reflect and a bit of engagement with the senses, with other people, and with creative writing. No experience necessary.
Friday, March 12
How to Facilitate Teams Effectively Online During Grad School
10 – 11:30 a.m.
Mackenzie Klauck and Morghan Brett, Peer Leadership Facilitators
Sherry Eskander, Leadership Development Programming Assistant
Good facilitation and coordination skills can make the difference between an ineffective meeting, workshop or event or a highly productive, participatory one. From this workshop, you’ll learn:
- about the role of a group facilitators and its impact on group dynamics
- strategies to encourage individual participation and engagement
- essential skills, tools and techniques needed to be a successful facilitator
Virtual Speed Networking for Graduate Students (Finale)
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Jennifer Pinker, Student Life Coordinator, Gradlife Programs and Georgia Maxwell, Gradlife Ambassador
This Virtual Networking Event is an exciting way to meet new people and a great way to end Grad Experience Week! We will cycle students through breakout rooms so that you can meet new people and make new connections. Not only will this event be a fun and low-pressure way to get to know grad students across disciplines, but it will help you to develop your networking and conversation skills.
