Peer mentors for INFO 203 conducted sessions for new students in August. Each session was recorded. 

Networking 101
August 10; 5 pm PDT

Why is networking so important to developing your career? How do you start your network? Tips and tricks on how to build or enhance your network.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Catherine Liebau-Nelsen and Cecily North

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Tips on Tackling Competencies
August 11; 12 noon PDT

Learn how to stay on track with program competencies. Come and listen to tips and tricks from your peer mentors.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Erin Soskin, Melissa Calvert, Jocelyn Bringas

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Group Projects
August 11; 5:30 pm PDT

A discussion of graduate group projects – what a student should not fear and what a student should expect.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Rylee Gagne & Carole Sussman

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Discussion Assignments
August 12; 5:30 pm PDT

Graduate Discussion Assignments – Expectations and opportunities for entering into [fun] academic conversations

Peer mentors conducting this session: Bruce Dunphy & Pamela Davis

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Time Management: Balancing work, personal life and Grad school.
August 13; 6 pm PDT

Learn tips and tricks how to maintain a healthy work/school/life balance as you enter graduate school.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Elizabeth Munoz, Trianna Eichinger, Melissa Vickers

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Help! I’m in an Online Program and I’m Not an Online Person.
August 16; 1 pm PDT

Finding a balance between digital and nondigital materials by exploring various methods to organize assignments, readings, meetings, and lectures.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Taryn Hanson, Cassarah Head & Nita Dickerson

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Graduate School for Working Parents: How to Thrive in the Midst of Chaos
August 18; 5 pm PDT

Discussion around organization, self-discipline, and self-care when littles are in the picture.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Mary Calo, Ana Zinevitch, Angela Campbell

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Attractive, Accessible, and Ethical Google Slides Presentations
August 18; 7 pm PDT

In addition to incorporating visual design principles, good presentation design includes the attribution of resources and accessibility considerations beyond closed captioning.

Peer mentors conducting this session: Krista Ward-Sell, Kay Wolverton Ito, and Micah Kehrein

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See the recorded sessions from the previous semester. (The iSchool Restricted Materials login is required to access the recordings.)