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Day: October 2, 2013

GRE® revised General Test – Information Sessions

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GRE Presentation Poster
The Graduate School is pleased to announce information sessions for the GRE® revised General Test.  Teresa Axe, the Associate Director of Global Client Relations (GRE) will be on our campus for two days.  On October 17th she will be presenting to students who intend to take the GRE® revised General Test.  On October 18th she will be presenting to faculty and staff updates who want to learn more about using the GRE® revised General Test and how to use it as an assessment tool for graduate applicants.

GRE Presentation for Students

GRE Information and Strategies – More opportunities for Success with the GRE

  • Thursday, October 17, 2103 (5:30 PM)
  • 404 Administration Building – Graduate School
  • Pizza and beverages will be served
  • All students are encourage to attend, no RSVP required

GRE Presentation for Faculty and Staff

An Update from the GRE Program

  • Friday, October 18, 2013 (7:30 AM)
  • Memorial Union Building – Ballroom B1
  • Breakfast will be served
  • Faculty and staff, please RSVP to Heather Suokas (hlsuokas@mtu.edu) by October 11th.

GRE – Offered on Michigan Tech’s Campus

ETS (GRE) has agreed to offer a paper-based GRE® revised General Test on Michigan Tech’s campus.  This is a one-time event.  We hope to expand offerings in the future.  The GRE® revised General Test is scheduled for February 8, 2014.

For additional information on this exam and GRE subject tests, please contact James Schultz (jschultz@mtu.edu).

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Additional EndNote workshops – October 10, 2013

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Due to the strong interest in the EndNote Basic I and II workshops, the Van Pelt and Opie Library has scheduled additional sessions to be held on Thursday evening, October 10th, in Library Room 242.  Please note that these will be the last EndNote workshops offered this semester.

EndNote Basic I:  Building an EndNote Library –  Thursday, October 10, from 5-6pm

One hour introductory workshop on creating and managing references using the citation software, EndNote.  No prior knowledge of EndNote is necessary.

In this workshop participants will learn how to:

  • Construct an EndNote Library in order to effectively organize references
  • Create custom and smart groups to efficiently manage references

EndNote Basic II – Thursday, October 10, from 6:15-7:15pm

One hour EndNote Workshop on how to incorporate your EndNote Library citations into a written document (MS Word).  Attendance of the EndNote Basic I workshop, or prior knowledge of building and managing an EndNote library, is recommended.

In this workshop participants will learn how to:

  • Successfully incorporate EndNote Library references into their writing process (MS Word)
  • Locate, identify and import specialized output styles

Seating for these workshops is limited, and registration is required.

To register please visit: EndNote LibGuide.

Note:  Our sessions use EndNote X7 on PCs.  Laptop users are encouraged to update their versions of EndNote prior to the session.  See the Library’s EndNote Download page.

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2014 North Carolina State Univ Building Future Faculty Program

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The NC State University Building Future Faculty (BFF) Program is a two day all-expenses paid workshop for doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars who are interested in pursuing academic careers, who are committed to promoting diversity in higher education, and who are one to two years away from beginning a job search.

Application deadline: Sunday, November 10, 2013

Program dates: Wednesday, April 2 – Saturday, April 5, 2014

For more information on the workshop, http://oied.ncsu.edu/faculty/building-future-faculty-program/

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