Workshops & Other Learning Opportunities

Thesis-Dissertation Boot Camp

Thesis-Dissertation Boot Camp is offered each semester in partnership with the Graduate School, Joyner Library, and the University Writing Center.  They are held in person or virtually. Typically 3 days, the students learn information about preparing their thesis or dissertation document in brief discussions, but the specific purpose of boot camp is focused writing time. This workshop is designed to help students produce pages, whether in a chapter, as figures, or references or statistical analysis. This workshop is not designed to teach the student how to do a thesis or dissertation project or how to get started.  Most students attend this workshop when they are writing their proposal or when they are finishing their document before their defense. Students are welcome at any stage when their goal is to produce a significant amount of pages. Questions?  Email Dr. Kathleen Cox at coxka@ecu.edu.

Thesis-Dissertation Formatting Workshop

Join us to learn more about formatting your thesis or dissertation, how to submit it in the Vireo system, how to ensure you meet the deadline for graduation, and more! The Teams link is public and all ECU students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Questions?  Email Dr. Kathleen Cox at coxka@ecu.edu.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation

The Graduate School provides a three-part optional new teaching assistant orientation for graduate students. All graduate students are welcome, even if you are not serving as a teaching assistant this semester. You can register for one, two, or all three parts of the orientation. These sessions are virtual and you will get a Teams calendar appointment after you register. The sessions are designed to provide you with information you need to get started as an instructor at ECU. Question?  Email Dr. Kathleen Cox at coxka@ecu.edu.

Grad Student Lunch & Learn Sessions

The Graduate School is providing lunch and learn sessions each semester to help graduate students acclimate to graduate education, become more aware of policies, and learn about resources available across campus. These sessions are virtual, and recordings will be available. All graduate students are welcome to attend and yes, even eat their lunch while they are participating! The sessions are all designed to be less than 1 hour, and they all begin at 12:00 PM (Noon). Please register for each session separately. Once registered, you will receive a calendar appointment for a Teams meeting.

Graduate Student Research Workshops

The Graduate Student Research Workshop series present a wide range of topics to assist graduate students with research of any kind – in the classroom, field, or laboratory. These one-hour sessions will help a student understand critical ethical information, resources available, as well as provide an opportunity for graduate students to improve their presentation skills. Please note some sessions are virtual only while others are either on-campus or virtual. All registrants will be sent the virtual meeting links but are also welcome to attend in person when offered. Please register for each session separately.

Financial Help at ECU

If you would like to discuss finances such as budgeting, credit, etc., you may schedule free financial coaching appointments with the ECU Financial Wellness Hub. Click to Make an appointment.

All students may also take advantage of free financial wellness modules through iGrad.