Graduate Training Events

    The list below shows the composite schedule for all currently scheduled professional development events.

    If you have questions about the listed events, or would like to suggest an event, please contact Professional Development.

    Note: The professional development events page focus primarily on academic and career-oriented workshops and events. For social events geared toward graduate students, we invite you to visit the programs and events hosted through Graduate Student Life or Graduate Student Government.

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    • Association for Women in Science
    • Center for Social Concerns
    • Conflict Resolution
    • English for Academic Purposes
    • Ethics
    • Graduate Career Services
    • Graduate Student Government
    • Graduate Student Life
    • Graduate Professional Development
    • Graduate Resilience Alliance at ND
    • Graduate School
    • Grants and Fellowships
    • Hesburgh Libraries
    • Kaneb Center
    • Leadership
    • Mentorship
    • Recruiting
    • The Writing Center


    Upcoming events:

    TitleDescriptionDateTime
    New TA Orientation for Engineersz_gs_pdev / KanebNotre Dame Get your teaching assistant experience at Notre Dame off to a strong start! Join the Kaneb Center to prepare for your first interactions with students, dealing ...8-1909:00 AM
    New TA Orientation--Day 1z_gs_pdev / KanebNotre Dame Get your teaching assistant experience at Notre Dame off to a strong start! Join the Kaneb Center to prepare for your first interactions with students, dealing ...8-2001:00 PM
    New TA Orientation--Day 2z_gs_pdev / KanebNotre DameGet your teaching assistant experience at Notre Dame off to a strong start! Join the Kaneb Center to prepare for your first interactions with students, dealing with ...8-2109:00 AM
    Lunch & Learn--Ryan Kristofek--Individual Development Plansz_gs_pdevNotre DameAttendance at this event will allow students to efficiently complete their required IDP. This workshop will offer a beginning-of-the-year opportunity for student...9-1412:30 PM
    Lunch & Learn--Jimmy Tull--Worklife Balance and Time Managementz_gs_pdevNotre DameThis workshop is designed to support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in balancing their personal and professional responsibilities, while promoting menta...10-1212:30 PM
    Mentor Up: Mentoring Relationshipsz_gs_pdevNotre DameThe Graduate School invites all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to attend the Fall 2026 Mentor Up Workshops.  “Mentor Up” is similar to “Managing Up” fro...10-1612:30 PM
    Mentor Up: Maintaining Effective Communicationz_gs_pdevNotre DameThe Graduate School invites all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to attend the Fall 2026 Mentor Up Workshops.  “Mentor Up” is similar to “Managing Up” fro...10-2312:30 PM
    Mentor Up: Aligning Expectationsz_gs_pdevNotre DameThe Graduate School invites all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to attend the Fall 2026 Mentor Up Workshops.  “Mentor Up” is similar to “Managing Up” fro...10-3012:30 PM
    Mentor Up: Addressing Equity and Inclusionz_gs_pdevNotre DameThe Graduate School invites all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to attend the Fall 2026 Mentor Up Workshops.  “Mentor Up” is similar to “Managing Up” fro...11-612:30 PM
    Lunch & Learn--Amy Hixon--Conference Presentations Skills and Public Speakingz_gs_pdevNotre DameAmy Hixon is an expert in communication and communicating her academic work to both academic and non-academic audiences. Amy will join us to discuss what early-caree...11-912:30 PM
    Mentor Up: Building Research Self-Efficacyz_gs_pdevNotre DameThe Graduate School invites all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to attend the Fall 2026 Mentor Up Workshops.  “Mentor Up” is similar to “Managing Up” fro...11-1312:30 PM
    Mentor Up: Achieving Independence and Seeking Professional Developmentz_gs_pdevNotre DameThe Graduate School invites all graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to attend the Fall 2026 Mentor Up Workshops.  “Mentor Up” is similar to “Managing Up” fro...11-2012:30 PM
    Lunch & Learn--Academic Interviews and Negotiation--Arts&Lettersz_gs_pdev / Graduate Professional DevelopmentNotre DameIn preparation for interview and offer season in academia, we will hold a discussion on how to impress in academic interviews and how to negotiate the offers you rec...12-712:30 PM
    Lunch & Learn--Academic Interviews and Offers--STEMz_gs_pdev / Graduate Professional DevelopmentNotre DameIn preparation for interview and offer season in academia, we will hold a discussion on how to impress in academic interviews and how to negotiate the offers you rec...12-1412:30 PM
    Lunch & Learn--Kate the Chemist--3MT Prepz_gs_pdevNotre DameIn preparation for the Graduate School’s annual 3-Minute Thesis competition, we will host our resident expert on public-facing scholarship and research communication...1-1112:30 PM
    Lunch & Learn--Concha Prado--Taxes for Internationalsz_gs_pdevNotre DameIn preparation for tax season, which is well underway in the US, international students will have an opportunity to learn more about how to file their taxes in the U...2-812:30 PM