IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.
IUPUI Graduate Office presents....
Student Success Series 2011-2012
October 6th
11:30 - 1:00 in UL 2120
Library 101
Focused on taking you from the undergraduate to the graduate level, this session will introduce you to the many resources available at University Library. Geared for students who already know their way around IUPUI or those new to the university, it is also for library research novices and those who just need a refresher. Librarians are here to help you succeed! [Join us for the advanced edition of this workshop on January 12, 2012]
CANCELED - October 13th
11:30 - 1:00 in UL 1170
Plagiarism 101
We will explore the topic of plagiarism, how IUPUI defines plagiarism, tips to avoid plagiarism, and a brief introduction to Turnitin.com, a plagiarism detection service used by many classes at IUPUI.
October 20th
Values in Action
11:30 - 1:00 in CE 305
Discover, learn and develop your Character Strengths. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss personal results of the Value in Action (VIA) Character Strengths Inventory. Knowing your top five character strengths gives you an edge in terms of self knowledge and purpose management in life and learning.
November 17th
11:30 - 1:00 in *Location Change* - CE 268
Purpose & Passion
Designed to help people discern what they are called to do....and want to learn how to align personal visions and missions with values, beliefs, capabilities and behaviors in an intentional way.
January 12th
11:30 - 1:00 in UL 2120
Advanced Library Skills for Graduate Students
This session is developed for students with previous library research experience or those who attended the previous session on October 6, 2011. The librarians will offer more in-depth discussion of discipline-specific resources, including hard-to-find primary sources, and offer individualized consultations on site. Also, learn about latest advances in digitizing your dissertation or thesis at https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/199 to better disseminate your research to employers and other scholars.
February 9th
11:30 - 1:00 in UL 2120
Social Entrepreneurship
Learn about IUPUI’s Common Theme: Social Entrepreneurship.
The IUPUI Common Theme Project promotes campus unity, conversation, and collaboration across all disciplines on timely issues that connect IUPUI to central Indiana and the world. “Change Your World: The Power of New Ideas,” the Common Theme for 2011 – 2013, focuses on social entrepreneurship, using David Bornstein’s How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas as the campus common reader. Learn more about social entrepreneurship at IUPUI and how you can contribute through research, collaborative partnerships, special events, and community involvement.
CANCELED - February 23rd
11:30 - 1:00 in UL 2120
Social Media
Learn about the different social media platforms and the best and worst ways to use them. Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn will be discussed, as well as blogging.
March 1st
11:30 - 1:00 in UL 2120
ICPSR and Good Data Practices Workshop
This interactive workshop is an opportunity to learn about the ICPSR (Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research), the world's largest collection of digital social science data, and good data practices. The first part focuses on how to locate and download data sets available in the ICPSR. In the second part, learn strategies to organize and process data for your research projects using sample data sets from the ICPSR. Data storage and analysis resources available at IUPUI will also be introduced.
