All symposia are held on Zoom, here. Symposia attendance is required of all Mellon Research Fellows. If you have a scheduling conflict and are unable to attend a symposium, please contact La'Tifha (whitels@vcu.edu) in advance to arrange to watch the recording and attend an informal get-together to make up for the missed symposium.

Symposium date and time	Format and topic
Tuesday, Sept 7, 3:00– 4:30 pm	Panel: Finding your topic
Tuesday, Sept 28, 5:00– 6:30 pm	Presentation: Annotated bibliographies—what and how and why?
Tuesday, Oct 12, 3:00 – 4:30 pm	Presentation: Using the libraries
Tuesday, Nov 9, 5:00 – 6:30 pm	Presentation: Thinking about and preparing your prospectus
Tuesday, Dec 7, 3:00– 4:30 pm	Panel: Dealing with dueling obligations
Tuesday, Jan 18, 5:00 – 6:30 pm	Panel: Perfectionism and learning through failure
Tuesday, Feb 15, 3:00 – 4:30 pm	Panel: What’s the use of these research skills (beyond MRF)?
Tuesday, Mar 8, 5:00 – 6:30 pm	Panel: Imposter syndrome
Tuesday, Apr 12, 3:00 – 4:30 pm	Panel: Getting your work out there