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3 Minute Thesis
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to present their thesis and its significance in just three minutes and one slide.
President's Dream Colloquium
The President's Dream Colloquium brings leading thinkers to SFU and provides an annual forum for intensive interdisciplinary exchange amongst faculty and students.
Your Career Compass
The Your Career Compass workshop series helps graduate students navigate their career options inside or outside of academia.
Now that you have a solid first 30 seconds covered (especially if you attended the workshop on Jan. 28), what will you now do with the next 150? This workshop will offer you tools to structure your short and snappy talk effectively, time it perfectly, and most importantly, make it engaging from beginning to end. Presented with Julie Jones, Research Commons Librarian.
Ever seen a presentation that sticks in your mind, leaving a truly memorable impression? Or what transforms a great talk (or 3MT) into an unforgettable, award-winning one? Often, it’s the smallest details that make the biggest impact. In this new workshop, discover how to unleash your creativity and elevate your presentation skills to captivate your audience like never before. Join us and learn alongside Science Slam Programming Chair – Alison Müller (PhD).
A quick and easy session to learn how to develop and present a successful Three Minute Thesis. In these 60 minutes, you will find out about how to construct your hook, build your presentation's flow, and deliver it like a champion.
Book a 1:1 career coaching session to support your career exploration, job search, portfolio development, or future education plans. Coach: Deanne Esdale, CCDP, Senior Career Educator, Career and Volunteer Services, SFU.
Schedule your session today on myExperience*, SFU’s platform for career appointments, events, jobs, and volunteer opportunities.
*After logging in, you can find 1:1 Grad student career appointments under the Career/Appointment Calendar in the left-hand menu. Be sure to add your appointment to your calendar!
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Location
In-person & online
More Events for Grad Students
On Campus
- Multilingual Week (MLW) | February 24 - March 1, 2025
Multilingual Week (MLW) is SFU’s annual global connection on campus: your opportunity to meet new people with whom you may share language and cultural connections. To hear from different language speakers and language experts. To find out how language knowledge sets you up for success in your life and career.
- Advanced PowerPoint | February 11, 2025
Beyond the basics: learn more advanced tips and tricks for working with PowerPoint. We will focus on working with animation, templates, and voiceovers.
- Idea Prize competition application deadline: February 9, 2025
Idea Prize Info Session | February 9, 2025
Idea Prize Interactive Workshops | February 26, 2025
Customer Discovery Workshop | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Learn actionable, science-based strategies to understand your audience and participate in a special partner discovery breakout session.
Pitching Workshop | 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Master the art of crafting clear, compelling business presentations that wow any audience.
Off Campus
- Graduate Science Communication Workshop: ComSciConCAN | June 27-29, 2025 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario | Apply by February 10
- Anti-Racism Response Training (ART) | February 27 | Online | Ticket Price: $75.00 CAD (no tax)
- GROWW (Guiding interdisciplinary Research On Women's and girls' health and Wellbeing) program | Apply by April 14 | partial scholarship support for some participants
- Mitacs Professional Development Workshops from mastering the elevator pitch, to leadership, project management, and more! Check out their workshop dates from November 2024 through January 2025 by downloading the Excel sheet. Sign up by visiting their website.
Ongoing
- Indigenous Student Support; Jennifer Reandy is available for counselling support for Indigenous students from Tuesday to Friday.
- Thriving in your role as a TA/TM Online Course: gain resilience skills, identify boundaries in your role as a TA/TM helping students, and overview conditions for well-being in learning environments
- Instructional Skills Workshops (Various dates and deadlines for spring and summer)
- SFU Research Ethics Board runs weekly remote help sessions
- The Mentor Meet Program, available to entrepreneurs in the SFU Community, allows you to connect with mentors at all three SFU Campuses.
- Understanding and Coping with Anxiety and Depression Health & Counselling has a recorded/asynchronous version of their seminar about anxiety and depression. Download and print out the presentation slides and resources.