Graduate College Events

Three Minute Thesis-3MT®
One slide. Three minutes. Share your impact.
Students across all disciplines compete each fall in the 3MT®. While the rules sound simple, it is an exciting challenge to distill your research down to only 3 minutes in a talk meant for a general audience. Watch the Monday Memo for registration each fall semester.

Three Minute Teach
Three minutes. Teach, Share, Empower.
Three Minute Teach is a unique platform where graduate students engage in succinct teaching sessions lasting just three minutes. Within this brief timeframe, students articulate their teaching philosophies, offering concise yet impactful insights into their pedagogical approaches. Through this initiative, participants showcase their ability to distill complex ideas and inspire learning within a concise window, fostering a culture of effective communication and educational innovation. Watch the Monday Memo for registration each spring semester.
Dissertation Writing Workshop
The culmination of your doctoral degree, write in a supportive environment.
Join other doctoral students in a week-long writing intensive workshop designed to support your writing efforts. For doctoral students more than one semester from graduating. Learn practical and effective strategies for writing and completing longer projects, make meaningful and significant progress on your dissertation. Join a community of dissertation writers and receive evidence-based strategies for completing a dissertation.
Workshops are traditionally held one week before the spring semester (early January) and two weeks before the fall semester (early August) each year.
