I: Oral Communication
Winter Session: Monday, January 30 - Thursday, February 2, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Attendance is required ALL 4 Days
This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.
Course topics:
Thursday, December 1, 12:00pm-1:15pm PST, via Zoom
Are you considering a career as a professor? Attend this virtual session to explore faculty careers with professors from several types of universities and disciplines.
Faculty panelists include:
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is hosting a Fall treat get together for postdocs working on campus!
Sign up and stop by for some cookies and other sweet treats on us!
Cookies will be provided until supplies run out -- we recommend stopping by on the earlier side if you can!
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is hosting a coffee cart plus Trish's Mini Donuts for postdocs working on campus!
Sign up and stop by for some coffee and mini donuts on us!
Tuesday, November 8, 9:00am-11:00am, LKSC Herb Garden
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is hosting a coffee cart plus Trish's Mini Donuts for postdocs working on campus!
Sign up and stop by for some coffee and mini donuts on us!
During this event, Stanford Faculty Staff Housing will also be available to talk to you about resources currently available to Stanford postdocs, including information about Oak Creek Apartments -- so stop by to learn more!
Monday, October 24, 2:00pm-4:00pm, MSOB Courtyard
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is hosting a Fall treat get together for postdocs working on campus!
Sign up and stop by for some hot apple cider and mini cupcakes on us!
Your postdoc training is more than just research! Apply design thinking to the wicked problem of a comprehensive postdoctoral training plan and make a bold plan that amplifies your interests and values as you transition to your career of choice. The work we do together will support new perspectives, identify mentoring needs, and ensure that your individual development plan is thoughtful and balanced.
Note: there is approximately an hour of required prework for this session. You will receive details for the prework upon registration.
Journal Club Topic:
Training students to become experts is a central goal of higher education -- but what does expertise entail, how do we recognize it in our respective fields, and how do we perform it? Is it possible to teach and convey expertise without radiating authority, and what choices do we make every day to come across as competent in academia?
Journal Club Topic:
Your postdoc training is more than just research! Apply design thinking to the wicked problem of a comprehensive postdoctoral training plan and make a bold plan that amplifies your interests and values as you transition to your career of choice. The work we do together will support new perspectives, identify mentoring needs, and ensure that your individual development plan is thoughtful and balanced.
Note: there is approximately an hour of required prework for this session. You will receive details for the prework upon registration.
