Professional Development & Research Events

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From Orientation to graduation, on campus or online. Here is all we have to offer!

Featured Events

Writing Groups

Need Focused Writing Time?

Join our Writing Focus Sessions for one hour of uninterrupted writing. Whether it's for an essay, thesis, or creative project, this is the perfect opportunity to stay focused and make progress.

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Capitol Graduate Research Summit

WSU partners with the other Kansas public research universities' Graduate Schools to hold the Capitol Graduate Research Summit in Topeka, Kansas.

Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects Symposium

The WSU Graduate School holds GRASP, a university-wide research symposium to showcase and spread awareness of graduate student research.

February Events

February 13th, 2025: 1pm: Studio B, Steve Clark YMCA

Join us for Chair Yoga! This activity will be limited to only 32 students; however, there will be more sessions in the future! All students interested in participating must fill out the interest form below. Selected students will be notified of their participation via email before the event!

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February 20th, 2025: 12pm-1pm (Via Zoom):

Learn about Poster Presentations with John Bond:

Poster Presentations are essential to academic discourse. Yet, the skills to get started (and succeed) are not intuitive. Once an aspiring researcher and writer starts down the road of giving poster presentations, it can lead to wider dissemination of their work, meeting colleagues to collaborate with, and perhaps the next step: getting published in an academic peer review publication.

John bond has 30 years experience in academic publishing and communication. In his career, he has directed the publishing of over 500 book titles and 20,000 journal articles. He is the author of The Little Guide to Giving a Poster Presentation: Simple Steps to Success (as well as other books in the series). John will be presenting On Giving a Poster Presentation, focusing on the practical steps to getting started.

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February 26th, 2025: 1pm-3pm: Ablah Library, Collaboration Hub:

Getting Your Book Published: From Proposal to Print: Join the University Press of Kansas as they discuss publishing and how you can get your book published.

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March Events

March 4th, 2025: 12pm-1pm: How to Write a Lot with Paul Silvia

Join best-selling author Paul Silvia as he discusses tips and tricks to becoming a more fluent writer.

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March 25th, 2025: State Capitol Building, Topeka, Kansas

Capitol Graduate Research Summit

April Events

April 1st, 2025: 9am-10am (Via Zoom):

Learn about Abstract writing with Christine Feak co-author of Abstracts and the Writing of Abstracts

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April 11th, 2025: 9am-1pm: Rhatigan Student Center:

Graduate Research and Scholarly Project Symposium (GRASP)

April 17th, 2025: 12pm-1pm (Via Teams)

ChatGPT for Job Seekers: The Right Way to Use AI to Accelerate Your Search presented by Jeremy Schifeling

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Graduate Student Socials

Join us for Graduate Student Socials:

February 7th, 2025: 5:30pm-7:30pm: Rhatigan Student Center (Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes)

March 7th, 2025: 5:30pm-7:30pm: Rhatigan Student Center (Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes)

April 4th, 2025: 5:30pm-7:30pm: Rhatigan Student Center (Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes)

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We thank Wichita State's Student Government Association for the funding that makes these events possible.