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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.
Book a 1:1 career coaching session to support your career exploration, job search, portfolio development, or future education plans. Amrit Mundy, Career Education Specialist, certified ICF Coach {https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards}, and fellow PhD graduate student will support you in these sessions.
Schedule your session today on myExperience {https://www.sfu.ca/wil/myexperience.html}, 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.
Date/Time
Spring/Summer: Mondays & Fridays
Location
In-person & online
What is a Three Minute Thesis anyway? Basically, you share your research in 3 minutes and use just one slide...but there’s so much more! Learn about the annual national competition called the Three Minute Thesis (3MT), challenge yourself to build new skills, frame your work differently, and maybe even win some cash prizes. We’re ramping up to enter 3MT season and now's your chance to get involved!
Date/Time
January 15 | 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location
Online
Review the importance of capturing your audience's attention in the first 30 seconds of your presentation. Together, we'll consider how to do this creatively, and how to set the stage for a more engaging presentation.
Date/Time
January 28 | 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Location
In person at Research Commons (7th Floor Bennet Library)
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.
Date/Time
February 6 | 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Location
In person at Research Commons (7th Floor Bennet Library)
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.
Date/Time
February 20 | 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Location
Online
Ever seen a presentation that sticks in your mind, leaving a truly memorable impression? Or what transforms a great three-minute thesis (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.
Date/Time
February 25 or 26 (TBD)
Location
Hybrid (TBD)
More Events for Grad Students
On Campus
- Increasing Your Expression: Leveraging Word Emphasis | January 7
This 45 minute workshop will introduce to you strategic word emphasis and other techniques for creating a more varied and expressive spoken delivery.
- Creating a Teaching Philosophy Statement | January 7
In this workshop, learn how to craft a teaching philosophy statement that is both authentic and written for a specific audience and purpose.
- Global Student Centre (GSC) Welcome Week | January 7-9 | 12:30 pm-3:30 pm| Global Student Centre (AQ 2013)
New and returning international students, are invited to kick off the new year with the Global Student Centre’s Welcome Week.
- Spring 2025 TA Day | January 10
Meet your colleagues and get information and advice from experienced TAs and other members of SFU’s academic community.
- Medical Insurance for International Students Info Session | January 17 | 11:30 am-12:30 pm | Online
New or returning international students will learn about medical insurance required for the duration of your studies at SFU.
- Instructional Skills Workshop | February 18-21, 2025 (reading break) | Apply by January 15
The Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) is an internationally recognized program for instructors, staff and graduate students in instructional roles who wish to strengthen their teaching skills.
Off Campus
- Came in Like a Slam-ing Ball | January 17 | 7:00 pm | 2321 Main St.
- Anti-Racism Response Training (ART) | February 27 | Online | Ticket Price: $75.00 CAD (no tax)
- 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.