Highly recommended 10 minute video: The Most POWERFUL Skill You Can Learn in LIFE- Jordan Peterson
Refer to resources posted on the ECE site, “Writing Papers and Proposals”
Ohio State has a great resource that can help in any part of the writing process, from organizing ideas, to checking citations: The Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing (often called the “Writing Center”)
This 9 minute TedTalk is really important for graduate school: Self-care: What it really is by Susannah Winters
Sense of connection, community & belonging are crucial to success in graduate school
“Balanced, happy people are more productive, creative, more collaborate, better at pursuing long-term goals, more likely to find work, and more physically and psychologically resilient…” University of California, Berkley Graduate Student Happiness & Well-Being Report (2014)
With graduate studies comes stress. It is part of the growth and education process. It can easily become all-consuming. Make time for yourself. Schedule a break on your calendar or phone (a walk, the gym, binge tv/movie night, a lecture…).
Thriving communities
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Provide protective factor
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Increase retention, completion & academic success
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Build a way to work/life balance
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Enrich learning
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Create professional networks during academic career and after graduation