The Office of Graduate Student Life provides a variety of services to support graduate students throughout their time at UCF

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

  • Dealing with Communication Anxiety

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Many people deal with some level of communication anxiety when speaking in public. Whether you lead a small discussion, teach a large lecture, or present at meetings or conferences, nerves can get the best of you. We will learn some techniques to alleviate speaking anxiety and boost confidence in the classroom. Students must register for all workshops through their myUCF …

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  • Getting Off the Island: Postdoc Survival

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    This session will be a roundtable discussion for participants to share their experiences at post-docs at UCF. We will learn from each other and draw parallels between post-doc life and that of an associate professor. Participants ideally will leave with the beginning of a support network on campus to help with successful career endeavors. No registration is necessary.

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  • Completing the Thesis or Dissertation

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    This overview and question and answer session is intended for graduate students in their final term. Prior to attending, students should review the information in the Thesis and Dissertation Webcourse and bring any questions they have to the workshop. Following the workshop, attendees will understand all of the steps needed to complete the thesis or dissertation process. Students must register …

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  • Thesis or Dissertation Formatting Using Microsoft Word’s Hidden Tools (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Attend this workshop to learn tips and pitfalls involved with using Microsoft Word to format an electronic thesis or dissertation. Participants will be shown a demonstration of how to use the following Microsoft Word functions: styles for headings and subheadings, captions for figures and tables, page numbering, automatic generation of the Table of Contents and List of Figures/Tables, converting to …

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  • EndNote and RefWorks: Citing Made Easy! (Recurring Event)

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Citation Management Tools allow you to dedicate more time to research! Join us for a hands-on session where you learn how to export citations from library databases, organize citations, generate bibliographies, and format citations in a Word document. Endnote & RefWorks can help make managing your references and formatting citations easy! All sessions cover both tools. Please bring your own …

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