Colloquium: Dr. Matt Kanwit on "Finding Success as a Graduate Student: Balancing Independence and Available Resources"

Matt Kanwit, with graduate students Dominique Branson, Farrah Neumann and Sean Nonnenmacher, will present on Friday September 7.

Graduate studies offer challenges throughout program trajectories, as students adapt to new expectations and forms of evaluation. In spite of these challenges, successful students find an appropriate combination of independence and support from the resources available to them to meet individual and programmatic goals. This workshop offers concrete suggestions for ways to increase independence, while also noting areas of support for students. Faculty feedback from prior graduate studies and current expectations of students will be provided, in addition to the experiences of current students in varying stages and programs. The workshop is meant to be beneficial to graduate students at all stages, and faculty members and veteran students are encouraged to attend to share their own experiences and perspectives.