Thriving

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PhDs Who Excel in Thriving:

Evaluate Their Wellbeing

You have the knowledge and skills to evaluate your wellbeing. 

Cultivate Their Wellbeing

You customize strategies to manage stress, overcome procrastination, challenge imposter syndrome, and ask for help when needed. 

Create Healthy Workplaces

You recognize the impact that wellbeing has on performance at work and contribute to healthy workplace cultures.

Organize Tasks and Manage Time

You evaluate your personal and professional responsibilities, commitments, and opportunities and prioritize your time and attention to achieve desired outcomes.

Assess Your Thriving Skills  

2024-2025 Schedule 

Cultivating Wellbeing in Workplaces and Communities

Self-Paced Online Module 

This 3-module online course promotes lasting success by delivering practical, concrete strategies you can use to build a strong foundation of wellness. Assess your skills and knowledge in cultivating mental health at a personal and professional level. Customize strategies to manage stress, overcome procrastination, challenge imposter syndrome, and ask for help at work. Practice answering interview questions about your role in cultivating well-being at work.

Reflecting on the End of Your Degree

March 18, 2025, 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

The landscape of options for students coming to the end of their Doctoral degrees is ever-changing. Taking time to reflect on your own experiences, hopes, and concerns can be a helpful way to prepare for whatever next step you take. This workshop is designed to provide information and reflection tools that may assist you as you come to the end of your PhD.

Participants in this workshop will:

- Discuss aspects of change that can be expected in this transition
- Describe some common factors experienced by people ending their degrees
- Reflect on their own skills, experiences, and hopes
- Reflect on next steps to take to balance personal goals with personal wellness

Mindful Preparation for Comprehensives and Evaluations

March 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET *Online*

Comprehensive exams are a fundamental element in doctoral education. This session will focus on how to systematically and purposefully prepare for comprehensive exams, while providing information on strategies that help build expertise and confidence. This session will provide strategies for accurately understanding specific comprehensive exam demands, how to build a study plan, monitor progress, and establish learning practices to enhance performance.

Participants in this workshop will develop knowledge and skills to effectively organize tasks and manage time, create healthy work habits, and cultivate wellbeing.

more Thriving resources for phds

Learning Development & Success

PhD planning groups and more!

Wellness & Wellbeing

Physical, mental, and spiritual health support.

Learn2Thrive

Strategies and resources to support resilience in academics and beyond.

Mindfulness and Learning

Workshops and modules on mindfulness.

Time Management Self-Assessment

Learn about your strengths and areas for improvement when it comes to time management.

Virtual Calming Room

A space to find tools and tips for dealing with intense emotions during challenging times.