Graduate Student Professional Development Events
Upcoming Graduate Student Professional Development workshops.
GradCO Professional Development Offerings
About GradCO
Founded in 2020, GradCO is a collaboration of universities across Colorado. It provides a variety of professional development workshops, information sessions and trainings. Working together, we are better researchers, academics and career professionals.
This approach provides an opportunity to learn from experts at various institutions. It also allows you to connect with other early career scholars. GradCO provides development sessions that align with many career-readiness competencies. These are adapted from the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
Graduate students and Postdoctoral Fellows across Colorado can attend these webinars for free. Explore and sign up for one or more of the offerings that serve your development interests and needs.
GradCO Professional Development Offerings for Fall 2026
(All events are online.)
Introduction to LaTeX
Presented by: Seth Vuletich
Thursday, Sept. 17, noon-1 p.m.
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NPAW: Funding Strategy for Research Success
Presented by: Mike Mitchell
Friday, Sept. 25, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Informational Interviews: A Career Search Essential
Monday, Sept. 28, noon-1 p.m.
Hosted by the CU Anschutz Career Development Office
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Implicit Bias: Become a Better Ally to Marginalized Groups
Presented by: Trevor D. Smith M.Ed., BCBA
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 6:30 p.m.
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101 Thoughts for Educators in a Brave New World
Presented by: David Hulac, Ph.D.
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 5 p.m.
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Beyond Impostor Syndrome: Building Confidence & Agency in Academia
Thursday, Oct. 22, noon-1:30 p.m.
Hosted by the University of Colorado – Boulder
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CVs and Resumes: A Workshop on Highlighting Your Skills and Strengths
Wednesday, Nov. 11, noon-1 p.m.
Hosted by CU Anschutz
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Recorded UNC GradCO webinars
This webinar explores how play can meaningfully enrich both research methodologies and teaching practices in higher education and beyond. Drawing on insights from an open-access book and classroom-tested pedagogical strategies, the session positions play not as a diversion, but as a rigorous mode of inquiry that supports curiosity, experimentation and sense-making. Presented by Matthew Farber, Ph.D., and William Merchant, Ph.D.
Being a graduate student can be one of the most fulfilling opportunities for learning and professional growth. At the same time, it can also be one of the most stressful endeavors, full of opportunities for deeply questioning our own competence, commitment and choices. How do we successfully navigate such a rewarding and perilous landscape? Mindfulness practice can’t present a roadmap to your destination or a shield to protect you from every hazard. But it can provide a reliable compass and walking stick to guide and stabilize your journey. In this talk, I will introduce a set of mindfulness techniques that, with enough practice, will support you across grad school’s ups and downs. Presented by Michael Kimball, Ph.D.
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Cindy Wesley
Associate Dean, Graduate School
Franklina Addae
GA for Graduate Student Engagement