Grad+ Seminar Series: Fundamentals - Motivation, Strategies & Tactics for Success - 2026-2027

Grad+ Fundamentals, led by human behavior specialist, Dr. Leslie-Ellen Blood, is a weekly accountability and development seminar dedicated to your academic success. Graduate students face unique challenges balancing research, publishing, teaching, and multiple projects, all while navigating the often-isolating transition from student to scholar.

Graduate school, professional academia, and original research require a particular set of skills: intrinsic motivation, resilience, curiosity, discipline, and determination. Grad+ Fundamentals will help you boost efficiency, productivity, and confidence. Sign up today so you don’t miss the opportunity to make lifelong connections, increase self-awareness, and build holistic success strategies that will serve you both on and off campus.

If you have never participated in Grad+ Seminar Series, start with this option!

This seminar follows an application-learning workshop format with original lecture content, virtual activities, and discussion in small and large group reflections, supported by Canvas course materials.

Outcomes

Understand personal behavior patterns that impact focus
Improve productivity with customized time and task management tactics
Learn how to communicate, clarify, and meet both internal and external expectations
Leverage personal values to reduce procrastination and avoidance
Analyze and identify core behavioral lenses that impact motivation
Design, develop, and apply personal performance plans using Alignment Theory

All graduate students welcome!