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
    • Postdoctoral Scholars
    • Recruiting
    • The Writing Center


    Upcoming events:

    TitleDescriptionDateTime
    Introduction to Zotero (Managing Humanities Research)z_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh Libraries Offered by the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, learn how to use Zotero — an open-source research tool for cre...12-402:00 PM
    Using the Distant Readerz_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh Libraries Offered by the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, learn how to automatically "read" and "analyze" any sized corpor...12-403:30 PM
    Introduction to Natural Language Processing with Pythonz_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh Libraries Python is a very popular programming language for doing text mining and natural language processing. The Natural Langauge T...12-509:30 AM
    Cleaning Social Science Data with OpenRefinez_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh Libraries Offered by the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, learn how to use OpenRefine to effectively clean and format data...12-503:30 PM
    Inclusive Excellence in the Classroomz_gs_pdev / KanebKaneb CenterRegister through Kaneb Center Explore identity, challenge biases, and develop strategies for an inclusive environment. This workshop aims to deepen underst...12-610:30 AM
    How to Make a Bookz_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh LibrariesMake a book using a "slot and tab" method and absolutely no tools, only paper. Offered by the Navari Family Center for Digit...12-903:30 PM
    In-Person 3MT Information Sessionz_gs_pdev / GCSGraduate Career Services Register through Graduate Career Services here. The 2025 Three-Minute Thesis competion will be Feb. 2025.  To find out more, please joing Graduate Career Se...12-1012:00 PM
    Lunch & Learn: Reference Managersz_gs_pdev / GPDGraduate Professional DevelopmentAre you exhausted from constantly retyping citations for your manuscripts and keeping track of your references?  If so, this workshop is for you!  This session provi...12-1112:30 PM
    Topic Modeling Against a Corporaz_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh Libraries Offered by the Navari Family Center for Ditital Scholarship. Divide and conquer a corpus of texts in order to better unde...12-1102:00 PM
    Designing with Intention: Continuously Elevating Your Coursez_gs_pdev / KanebKaneb CenterRegister through Kaneb Center Designing a quality course is a continuous endeavor. This workshop provides you with practical quality assurance (QA) methods, easy...12-1309:30 AM
    Ethics of Research with Human Participants: Informed Consentz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This session will explore the current ethical standards surrounding informed consent in human research, including (1) the historical and (2) philosophical under...12-1512:01 AM
    Ethics of Research with Human Participants: Biospecimensz_gs_pdev / EthicsEthics This session will explore the current ethics standards surrounding the collection, storage, and use of human biospecimens for research, including (1) the histor...12-1512:01 AM
    Coping with Postdoctoral Stress, Burnout, and Isolationz_gs_pdev / Postdoc ScholarsPostdoctoral Scholars Join fellow ND postdocs for an opportunity to informally discuss and connect. Share strategies for dealing with postdoctoral stress and challenges, and get su...12-1605:00 PM
    Virtual 3MT Information Sessionz_gs_pdev / GCSGraduate Career Services Register through Graduate Career Services here. The 2025 Three-Minute Thesis competion will be Feb. 2025.  To find out more, please joing Graduate Career Se...12-1707:00 PM
    Using a Concordancez_gs_pdev / Hesburgh LibrariesHesburgh LibrariesRegister through Hesburgh LibrariesUse a concordance to analyze your readings and scholarly content; more than simple find. Concordances are centuries old tool...12-2009:30 AM
    Research Ethics Workshopz_gs_pdevEthics The Research Ethics Workshop is an introduction to ethical reasoning in the context of academic research. This two-part workshop is available year-round and c...1-112:01 AM
    Research Ethics Workshopz_gs_pdevEthics The Research Ethics Workshop is an introduction to ethical reasoning in the context of academic research. This two-part workshop is available year-round and c...2-112:01 AM
    Research Ethics Workshopz_gs_pdevEthics The Research Ethics Workshop is an introduction to ethical reasoning in the context of academic research. This two-part workshop is available year-round and c...3-112:01 AM
    Research Ethics Workshopz_gs_pdevEthics The Research Ethics Workshop is an introduction to ethical reasoning in the context of academic research. This two-part workshop is available year-round and c...4-112:01 AM