SI's enrichment workshops build skills to help you reach your academic goals. Workshops are generally offered in the first few weeks of each new term.

Winter 2011 workshops

Communicating Your Research with Posters: Considering Message, Format, Style

Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2245 North Quad
Presenters: Ricky Punzalan and Sean Munson, SI Doctoral Students
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Ricky Punzalan and Sean Munson will provide pointers on how to create research posters that are both visually appealing and effective. The workshop will focus on creating posters for a variety of audiences in mind. Participants should come ready with their questions and descriptions of the venues at which they are considering presenting their work.

Conflict Resolution and Negotiation

Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2245 North Quad
Presenters: Kirsten Elling, Associate Director of U-M Counseling Programs and Services, and Carrie Landrum, Student Conflict Resolution Coordinator
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This session will highlight fundamental skills for analyzing and resolving conflict and provide strategies to employ in situations where negotiation may be helpful. You will learn to identify common causes for conflict, and how to engage effectively with others and optimize outcomes in conflict situations.

Working with Photoshop

Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, Language Resource Center, First Floor, North Quad

Fall 2010 workshops

Academic Reading

Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, 2245 North Quad
Professor Paul Edwards
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Academic Writing

Noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2245 North Quad
Associate Professor Beth Yakel
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Communicating, not Presenting

Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2245 North Quad
Jeff MacKie-Mason, SI Professor and Dean
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Stress and Time Management

Noon-1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2245 North Quad
Presented by UM Counseling and Psychological Services
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If you have questions regarding these workshops, please contact Katy Ross at katross@umich.edu.

More resources

To learn more about a variety of software programs, please visit lynda.com for tutorials.  At the University of Michigan, the Tech Deck and Knowledge Navigation Center have subscriptions to lynda.com.