I have spent the better part of the last decade surrounded by the most incredible and interesting organisms on the planet — plants. My research, field methods and protocols have helped me learn to identify hundreds of different local species.…
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The magic of gardening
Posted in Families, General, Kingston, New Students, Staying Well, Student Perspective, Uncategorized Tagged with: gardening, gardens, nature, outside
Jumping into the big, bad working world … with both feet
I am aiming to submit my thesis in a couple of months, and one of the things I never planned for was the big, bad job search – how much time job searching takes, the different methods to use, the…
Happy New Year – You’ve only got 3 minutes to save the world!
So maybe not save the world…but how about explaining your thesis? Could you do that in just three minutes? Well, now you have the opportunity to do so. Queen’s Three Minute thesis (3MT) competition is back this year. Queen’s 3MT…
Posted in Events, General, Kingston, New Students, Professional Development, Student Perspective, Thesis Tagged with: 3MT, events, SGS, three minute thesis
Rubbing elbows in the Rockies
We have talked a lot about networking over the years at Gradifying and to continue this week, I had a really interesting networking opportunity this past summer that I wanted to share. It didn’t involve Academia or anything work-related, and…
Posted in Conferences, General, Jobs and Careers, New Students, Professional Development Tagged with: networking, outreach
What time is the ‘right time’? On the timing of your job search
I’m about half way through what I hope to be my second last semester at Queen’s and I have often wondered when I should start looking for jobs. So I figured I would do some digging and see what I…
Posted in All, Jobs and Careers, Kingston, Professional Development, Transitioning Tagged with: careers, job applications, jobs, timing, work
Resources galore – the SGS has your back!
Well, it’s here, folks! Another semester begins, and of course it has come in like a lion! About a week ago, I was getting ready for the SGS Welcome and Resource Fair. I was scheduled to give a little blurb…
Posted in All, Events, Jobs and Careers, New Students, Skill Development, Staying Well, Student Perspective, Teaching, Thesis, Transitioning Tagged with: expanding horizons, professional development, resources, SGS, skills