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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 Speaking
March 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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