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Friday, November 21, 2025 12:00to13:00
Studying Well in Grad School

Graduate school demands strong study habits and effective learning strategies. Throughout your degree, your reasons for studying will change (courses to comps to defense), which will require different strategies and approaches.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Academic Skills
Monday, November 24, 2025 10:30to11:00
Grad Breakfast Club

Stay on track with a 30min “plan your week” session on Monday mornings. Meet with a group of peers to set your intentions, boost motivation, troubleshoot challenges, and (mostly importantly) take the pressure off!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Grad Breakfast Club
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Wednesday, November 26, 2025 13:00to14:00
Effective Presentation Visuals

In this workshop, participants learn how to avoid the pitfalls of building slides that have too much information, take too long to process, and compete for audience attention. By understanding the limits of human visual and auditory language processing, participants learn how to work within them.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, presentation skills
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 16:00to17:30
Startup Finances

In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture. To do that we'll go through and give examples on how to forecast sales and how to set pricing, how to forecast expenses and how to figure out the amount of capital needed to finance your business.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, ɬŔď·¬ Engine Centre, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 16:00to17:30

In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture. To do that we'll go through and give examples on how to forecast sales and how to set pricing, how to forecast expenses and how to figure out the amount of capital needed to finance your business. We'll also explore some of the more common sources of cash from both public institutions and private organisations.

Classified as: Graduate Students, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, ɬŔď·¬ Engine Centre, SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops
Monday, December 1, 2025 10:30to11:00
Grad Breakfast Club

Stay on track with a 30min “plan your week” session on Monday mornings. Meet with a group of peers to set your intentions, boost motivation, troubleshoot challenges, and (mostly importantly) take the pressure off!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Grad Breakfast Club
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Monday, December 1, 2025 10:00to15:00
IDP Goal Setting Retreat - Roundtable

Interested in creating an Individual Development Plan for yourself but not sure where to start? Join us for a one-day IDP writing retreat - lunch is provided for registered participants.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, myPath: Developing your IDP, Goal Setting Retreat, individual development plan
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 11:30to12:30
Planning with Purpose

The Planning with Purpose information session is an introduction to the Individual Development Plan (IDP) at ɬŔď·¬. This session covers the process and building blocks of creating a meaningful IDP and setting goals in grad school.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, myPath: Developing your IDP, Planning with Purpose, individual development plan
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 12:00to13:00
 Teaching Beyond the Tenure Track

Join us in this virtual panel discussion with ɬŔď·¬ PhD and postdoc alumni working in teaching careers beyond the tenure track! After a brief moderated panel discussion, participants will be invited to ask their own questions to the panelists. All members of the ɬŔď·¬ community are welcome!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, TRaCE Talks
Thursday, December 4, 2025 13:00to14:00
Professional and Engaging Presentation Presence

This workshop teaches participants how to balance confidence and professionalism with dynamic physical and vocal presence. Specifically, participants will learn the importance of gestures and vocal variety; as well as how to use physical space, naming and props.

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, presentation skills
Friday, December 5, 2025 14:00to16:00
Vision boarding

Come join us in this hands-on crafty workshop where you will brainstorm an IDP vision statement and use collaging to make a vision board. Workshop goers will have the opportunity to digitally or physically collage to make a vision board to stay on track with their goals!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, myPath: Developing your IDP, vision boarding, individual development plan
Monday, December 8, 2025 10:30to11:00
Grad Breakfast Club

Stay on track with a 30min “plan your week” session on Monday mornings. Meet with a group of peers to set your intentions, boost motivation, troubleshoot challenges, and (mostly importantly) take the pressure off!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, Grad Breakfast Club
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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 12:00to13:00
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Info Session

Want to be able to explain your research to your family and friends? Need a quick elevator pitch on what impact your research will have? The 3 Minute Thesis / Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes competition is for you!

Classified as: SKILLSETS Graduate Workshops, 3MT

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