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Navigating Graduate School During COVID-19

Student Seminar Series

Session 1

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Agenda

  • Teaching during COVID-19
  • Health and Wellness
  • Stress, Safety and Relaxation
  • Fun!
  • Contact

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Introduction

  • Student Seminar Series will be interactive.
  • Chat box is open for thoughts, opinions and suggestions; please be respectful.
    • Monitored by Carol Contreras
  • Please mute yourself while the presenters are speaking.
  • Presentation is being recorded
  • Materials will be shared at the end of this event.

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Online Classes During COVID-19

Check in...

Are you teaching online? How are you doing as a teacher?

Are you taking classes? How are you doing as a student?

What’s working? What’s not?

What tasks are not productive/waste of my time?

How do I set boundaries?

Where do I feel I need assistance?

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Resources

Teachers

Students

  • How to use a calendar
  • Timer
  • FREE google slides templates
  • Studying music
  • Resources for Educators
  • Creating a study space

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Health, Safety and Wellness

Check in: How am I doing?

Physically-

Am I physically healthy? Do I exercise? Do I feel safe?

Mentally-

Is my mind relaxed? Am I able to switch off? Is my mind too busy?

Emotionally-

Am I happy/peaceful? Do I feel overwhelmed? Do I feel safe?

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Health, Safety and Wellness

Spiritually-

Do I have purpose? Am I connected to something outside myself?

Financially-

Am I surviving/thriving? Do I need help with budgeting or payments?

Socially-

Do I have contact with others? Do I belong to a community? Do I have people around who care about me and that I care about?

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Resources

Resources

Description

  • RU Well
  • Tips, health hacks, and campus resources
  • Keep mind, body, and spirit fully boosted and ready for success.
  • Seven ambassadors, (each repping a different dimension of wellness): financial, academic, physical, spiritual, emotional, environmental, and social.
  • Rutgers Recreation
  • Weekly fitness classes through zoom (RU Strength, RUFIT, Zumba, Barre, Butt & Guts, Yoga, Pilates, Grit)
  • Virtual programming: Challenges, daily classes - register on website under Programs
  • They are also OPEN! WRC is open- fitness centers, outdoor classes, pool use - by reservation!

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Resources

Resources

Description

  • Rutgers Food Pantry
  • Location: Graduate Student Lounge
  • Food pick-up available by appointment
  • Schedule pick-up a day in advance
  • **Remember to bring your Rutgers ID.**
  • Free individual and group therapy sessions
  • Available after hours or on weekends, available 24 hours/day, 365 days/year.
  • Virtual workshops
  • Contact Information

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Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques

Check in…

Am I generally doing ok but I would like to learn how to present?

Am I feeling overwhelmed and would like to create some space around all the things on my to-do list?

Do I have a regular mindfulness routine?

Would I benefit from starting?

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Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques

Resources

Description

  • Rutgers’ guided Exercises and meditations
  • Yoga Online
  • Yoga with Adriene
  • Beginners and advanced yoga
  • Focus areas
  • Outdoor Yoga in Princeton
  • Fyrefly Yoga offers outdoor, socially distanced, yoga classes in Princeton
  • Schedule

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Fun!

Check in…

Am I having fun?

Am I taking effective breaks?

Am I part of a community?

How can I enrich my life at this time?

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Fun!

Resources

Description

  • Zefrank
  • Play games, watch fun videos, read entertainment pieces, take part in projects
  • Dominion
  • Play dominion with your friends online
  • Scribblio
  • Play a drawing game with your friends
  • Codenames
  • Play codenames with your friends
  • Online board games
  • Play a selection of online board games
  • Gather Town
  • Meet friends for coffee online

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Looking Ahead: Upcoming Sessions

Session 2 - Online reference management - October 9

Session 3 - CV writing workshop - October 23*

Session 4 - Applying for funding - November 6*

Session 5- Sharing our research - November 20*

For more information please contact: Amy Adair (amy.adair@gse.rutgers.edu)

**NOTE: These dates are subject to change. Thank you for understanding!

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Thank you