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BIPOC Meet and GreetThursday, August 25, 3-5 p.m., SUB #233 Come join other MSU students, staff, and faculty who identify as Black, Indigenous,
                                                      Person of Color (BIPOC) for a fall semester meet and greet hosted by the Diversity
                                                      and Inclusion Student Commons. Join us for snacks, new friends, and information. Please RSVP. LGBTQ+ Meet and GreetFriday, August 26, 3-5 p.m., SUB #233 Come join other MSU students, staff, and faculty who identify as LGBTQ+ for a fall
                                                      semester meet and greet hosted by the Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons. Join
                                                      us for snacks, new friends, and information. Please RSVP. First-Generation Grad Student Lunchtime MeetupWednesday, August 31, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., SUB #235 This casual lunchtime meetup is a great way for first-generation grad students across
                                                      campus to meet, connect, and share tips & tricks for succeeding in grad school. Bring your own sack lunch— dessert and lemonade will be provided. RSVP to join us. Hope to see you there! Questions about what it means to be a first-generation grad student or additional
                                                         resources? Check out our website. CatapaloozaMonday, August 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., MSU Centennial Mall Join us for a day filled with music, free food, and giveaways! There will be 350 campus
                                                      groups and community vendors there to welcome you as a member of both the Bobcat and
                                                      Bozeman communities! Free food, free stuff. RSVP. Workshops: Panopto BasicsMonday, August 22, 3-4 p.m. OR Wednesday, August 24, 11 a.m.-12 noon OR Thursday, Sept. 1, 2:30-3:30 Online workshop – please RSVP for the meeting link Join us for an online workshop and learn how to use Panopto, our new institutionally-supported lecture
                                                      capture service! In this workshop you will learn how to:  
                                                      
                                                         Log into and explore your Panopto account. 
                                                         Record, edit, and share videos. 
                                                         Embed videos into D2L/Brightspace courses.  RSVP for Monday. RSVP for Wednesday. RSVP for Thursday. For more information about Panopto, please visit the Panopto page on the Academic Technology & Outreach website. Student ePortfolio WorkshopWednesday, Sept. 7, 12:30-2 p.m., Romney #102 Are you interested in professional development, and connecting and networking with
                                                      fellow students? Join us for Fall semester ePortfolio Workshops to build your personal
                                                      brand, collect experiences, and prepare yourself for life beyond college! Workshops
                                                      in September will focus on getting started on your ePortfolio, including Adobe Express
                                                      tutorials, an overview of what ePortfolios are, and time to work on your own ePortfolio
                                                      with peer assistance. October workshops will focus on developing content for ePortfolios
                                                      and preparing you for advising and registration for next semester. And in November,
                                                      workshops will focus on reflecting on progress made over the past year, polishing
                                                      up content in your ePortfolio, and peer workshops to get feedback from other students.
                                                      If you are interested in taking this next step in becoming involved with your education,
                                                      please RSVP! Prizes and food are available at each workshop. Please bring a laptop to work on your ePortfolio. Professional Development ePortfolio WorkshopThursday, Sept. 15, 5:30-7 p.m., Romney #102 Have you already begun an ePortfolio, and want to continue polishing and perfecting
                                                      it for the job market and internships? Join us for a special set of professional development
                                                      workshops tailored to the next steps in the ePortfolio process. The first workshop
                                                      in September will focus on building your personal brand, including making sure your
                                                      portfolio's theme is coherent and indicative of your personality, interests, and strengths.
                                                      October's workshop is all about targeting your specific audience, including specific
                                                      focuses on skills relating to career fields as well as a more broad focus on what
                                                      to include (and what not to include) in a professional portfolio. And in November,
                                                      we'll center the workshop around the presentation of your ePortfolio, both in person
                                                      and virtually. If you are interested in taking this next step in becoming involved
                                                      with your education and future career, please RSVP! Prizes and food are available at each workshop. Please bring a laptop to work on your ePortfolio. Intro to Grants and Finding Funding workshopMonday, Sept. 19, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon, Jake Jabs Hall #405 and via WebEx New to writing grants? Need funding for your research program? Join us for an interactive
                                                      session that introduces you to the grant writing process and associated MSU policies
                                                      and procedures. We will also cover how to find funding opportunities to meet your
                                                      research goals. Please indicate if you plan to attend via Webex in the comments section when you register. We will send you the link and materials prior to the workshop. 994-Calling with Andrew HansenMonday, Sept. 26, 4-5 p.m., SUB #235 and WebEx We have an exciting slate of MSU researchers lined up for 2022-2023. During these
                                                      sessions, we ask our speakers to "tell their story" -- which usually includes some
                                                      fun background, where they trained, how they came to MSU, and a few key highlights
                                                      on their research and scholarship. We will be hosting one presentation per month,
                                                      and our September 994-Calling will present Andrew Hansen, Professor of Ecology and director of the Institute on Ecosystems.Please plan to attend in-person at SUB #235 (refreshments will be served) or via WebEx. Grant Writing Bootcamp applications dueFriday, Sept 30 Grant Writing Bootcamp is designed to help grant-interested faculty produce a quality,
                                                      successful proposal, with valuable information and support from grant-successful facilitators. Participants
                                                      have the opportunity to interact with grant-successful senior faculty, to work with
                                                      peer support in writing groups, and to use a team of proposal support personnel who
                                                      have the submitter's individual needs in mind. Learn more. MSU Writing CenterThe MSU Writing Center offers ongoing support to students working on graduate-level writing. One-on-one appointments are available both in-person and online with graduate or undergraduate peer tutors: Make a tutoring appointment. Interdisciplinary graduate writing groups are a small group of graduate students who meet regularly to work on improving their
                                                      own writing and give feedback to others. Learn more and sign up. Focus Fridays are a weekly “write with us” time for grad students to work alongside each other, in Wilson
                                                      1-114 every Friday from 9 a.m.-12 noon, for as much or as little of that time as you'd
                                                      like. No need to register. Tutors will be available to answer questions. For more information, visit our website or contact the Assistant Director of WAMSU, Erin Strickland, at erin.strickland@montana.edu or (406) 994-5314. |