2025
- Screenwriting Workshop April 4, Presented by Ian Peterkin
- Writing Up Data March 19, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- The Ethics of AI in Academic Writing March 13, Led by Michael Jones
- AI Writing for Graduate Students February 26, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- How to Write A Literature Review February 19, Led by Jim Swider
- Email Etiquette February14, Led by Shahreen Mat Nayan
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A Session February 8, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose February 6, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Avoiding Plagiarism January 30, Led by Jeff Carney
2024
- Writing a Research Proposal October 16, Led by Yamen Ravan
- Workshop on Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom October 15, Led by Thomas Duke
- Writing Up Data October 09, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A Session September 26, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- How to Write A Literature Review September 19, Led by Jim Swider
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose September 12, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Paraphrasing to Avoid Plagiarism, September 5, Led by Jeff Carney
- DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters August 22, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Writing Up Data February 22, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- How to Write A Literature Review February 15, Led by Jim Swider
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A Session February 8, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose February 1, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Avoiding Plagiarism January 25, Led byJeff Carney
- Email Etiquette January 18, Led byJim Swider
2023
- CVs & Resumes: Design and Content November 22, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Writing Research Proposals November 16, Led by Yamen Rahvan
- Exemplar Analysis (for Instructors) November 9, Led by Adina Arvatu
- Using APA Style November 2, Led by Kevin Phillips
- Using Data Part 2: Quantitative Data October 24, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- Using Data Part 1: Qualitative Data October 17, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A: October 12 Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Writing a Literature Review Part 2 September 28, Led by Jim Swider
- Writing a Literature Review Part 1 September 21, Led by Jim Swider
- SOP/Motivation Letters September 14, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Avoiding Plagiarism: Saying it in your own words September 7, Led byJeff Carney
- Reading Strategies August 31, Led by Dennis Balint
- DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters August 14, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Resumes & CVs: Content & Design April19, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Using Instructor Feedback April 12, Led by Adina Arvatu
- Using Data Part 2: Quantitative Data April 5, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- SOP/Motivation Letters April 6, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Using Data Part 1: Qualitative Data April 6, Led by Carlos Abaunza
- Creating Stem Conference Posters March 30, Led by Helen Johnson
- Q&A APA Style March 15, Led by Kevin Phillips
- Literature Reviews Part 1 February 15, Led by Jim Swider
- Paraphrasing: Saying it in your own words February 9, Led byJeff Carney
- Reading Strategies February 1, Led by Dennis Balint
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose January 25 Led by Shane Ellis Coates
2022
- Understanding Feedback October 26, Led by Adina Arvatu
- APA Overview October 19, Led by Kevin Phillips
- Motivation Letters Q&A October 12, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Literature Reviews Part 2 September 28, Led by Jim Swider
- Literature Reviews Part 1 September, 21, Led by Jim Swider
- Motivation Letters September 14, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Reading Strategies September 7, Led by Dennis Balint
- Paraphrasing to Avoid Plagiarism September 1, Led by Jeff Carney
- DAAD Motivation Letters August 24, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- A Foolproof Guide to Designing Presentations April 7 Led by Conor Doherty
- Introduction to Public SpeakingMarch 31 Led by Robert Winter
- Bilingual Writers Writing In English: Contrastive Analysis & Language Transfer March 30 Led by Inzhuna Karazhanova
- Writing Argument: Claims, Reasons, Evidence March 3 Led by Adina Arvatu
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose Q&A March 2, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Literature Reviews Part Two - Writing Strategies February 16 Led by Jim Swider
- Literature Reviews Part One - Gathering and Organizing Research February 9 Led by Jim Swider
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose February 2 Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Paraphrasing: Say it In Your Own Words January 27 Led by Jeff Carney
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose January 26 Led by Shane Ellis Coates
2021
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose (Q&A Session) November 4, Led by Shane Ellis Coates
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose (General) October 28, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Conversation Workshop: Science as an Ever-changing Process October 20, Led by Heather Mello
- Writing Argument: Claims, Reason, Argument October 13, Presented by Adina Avartu
- Writing Your First (or Next) Scholarly Article September 29, Led by Shawn Ramsey & Dennis Balint
- Conversation Workshop: What is the role of trust in communication... September 23, Led by Thomas Hughes
- How to Create an Academic CV September 22, Hosted by The NU Career and Advising Center, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Conversation Workshop: How to Deal With Strangers... September 16, Led by Jonathan Dupuy
- Literature Reviews Part 2: Writing Your Literature Review September 9, Presented by Jim Swider
- Literature Reviews Part 1: Gathering Research September 2, Presented by Jim Swider
- DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters (Repeat Seminar) August 27, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Paraphrasing: Saying It in Your Own Words August 26, Presented by Jeff Carney
- DAAD (German Scholarship) Motivation Letters August 19, Presented by Shane Coates
- Conversation Workshop: Language, Emotions, and Hypercognition July 21.
- Conversation Workshop: Constructing Arguments in Conversation July 14.
- Conversation Workshop: Using Signposting in Conversation OR Using Long and Complex Words: Does It Make You Seem More Clever? July 7.
- Conversation Workshop: Science Denialism and Vaccines June 30.
- Conversation Workshop: Self Presentation, Appearance, and Credibility June 23.
- Conversation Workshop: Metrics - Are They the Best Measure of Your Success? June 16.
- Conversation Workshop: Social Anxiety & Communication June 9.
- Writing Argument: Claims, Reasons, Evidence February 10, Presented by Adina Arvatu
- Motivation Letters/Statements of Purpose Q&A February 3, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Literature Reviews, Part 2: Writing February 1, Presented by Jim Swider
- Literature Reviews, Part 1: Gathering Research January 27, Presented by Jim Swider
- Paraphrasing: Say It In Your Own Words January 21, Presented by Jeff Carney
- Motivation Letters & Statements of Purpose January 13, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
2020
- Literature Reviews: Content & Organization October 29, Presented by Jim Swider
- Literature Reviews - Gathering Research October 22, Presented by Jim Swider
- Writing Argument: Claims, Reasons, Evidence September 30, Presented by Adina-Camelia Arvatu
- Contrastive Rhetoric: When Russian Speakers Write English-1 September 24, Presented by Arlyce Menzies
- Q&A Session on Motivation Letters and Statements of Purpose September 23, Hosted by Shane Ellis Coates
- Motivation Letters/Statements of Purpose for Academic Programs September 16, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Motivation Letters for the DAAD Scholarship September 2, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Maintaining Healthy Mental Habits While Writing July 31, Presented by Simon Land
- Formulating a Research Question: Back to the Basics: Tips on Developing Your Research Question July 24, Led by Theadora Siranian
- Puzzling Out an Argument: Restructuring as a form of Editing: Tips on Editing Your Own Work July 19, Presented by Pramodini Paraytam
- Hook, Line and Sinker: Techniques for Capturing Your Reader's Attention July 18, Presented by Greg Duran
- Contrastive Rhetoric: When Russian Speakers Write English July 1, Presented by Arlyce Menzies
- Craft Effective Thesis Statements June 30, Presented by Greg Duran
- Rhetorical Invention June 29, Presented by Shawn Ramsey
- Be Better at Paraphrasing June 25, Presented by Jeff Carney
- Maintain Healthy Mental Habits While Writing June 24, Presented by Simon Land
- Presentation Skills for STEM Researchers and Students April 21, Presented by Thomas Duke
- Grammar Spotlight: Master the Passive March 12, Presented by Jeff Carney
- How to Write and Format Lab Reports March 12, Presented by Michael Nielson
- Introduction to Literature Reviews Part 2 March 9, Presented by Jim Swider
- Introduction to Literature Reviews Part 1 March 2, Presented by Jim Swider
- How to Write a Motivation Letter/Statement of Purpose February 24, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- How to Write & Format Lab Reports February 20, Presented by Michael Nielson
- Critical Thinking and Reading February 17, Presented by Theadora Siranian
- Grammar Spotlight: Writing Concisely February 13, Presented by Jeff Carney
- Writing Argument February 3, Presented by Adina Arvatu
- Avoiding Plagiarism January 30, Presented by Lori Enns
- How to Write a Motivation Letter/Statement of Purpose January 27, Presented by Shane Ellis Coates
- Say it in Your Own Words: Paraphrasing Tips January 23, Presented by Lori Enns
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