Regular workshops remain an option for students whose research work is approaching completion.
Students in their fourth or later years are generally expected to present a mini-workshop in the autumn quarter, unless they have already presented a present a full workshop on their research during the academic year. For a variety of reasons, such as entering with advanced degrees, students may be placed in different categories than that based on the number of years in the program. Especially for the mini-seminars, emphasis will be on the presentation and on the response to questions. The hope is that the talks and ensuing discussion will help inform the faculty and other students in the Department about the student's work, will give practice to the student in public speaking and responding to questions, and that the preparation and the discussion will help advance the progress of the research. Recent journal articles will be likely topics for those students who have not begun research.