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 Spring 2026
(All events are online.)
Feb. 10, noon-1 p.m.
Supporting Graduate School Success with Mindfulness
UNC
Feb. 18, noon-1 p.m.
Proposal Writing: Planning, The Key to Successful Proposals
CU Boulder
Feb. 24, noon-2 p.m.
Resume and CV Workshop: Writing Effective Professional Documents
CU Anschutz
March 4, noon-1:30 p.m.
Literature Reviews in the Age of AI
Colorado School of Mines
March 12, noon-1:30 p.m.
Imposter Syndrome in Academia
CU Boulder
March 26, noon-1 p.m.
The Playful Scholar: How Games and Play Can Innovate Teaching and Research
UNC
March 30, 2-4 p.m.
Career Exploration for Early Career Scientists
CU Anschutz
March 31, noon-1 p.m.
Know Your Financial Aid Options
CSU
April 21, noon-1 p.m.
Writing a Powerful Teaching Philosophy/Statement
CSU
April 22, noon-1:30 p.m.
Proposal Writing: Writing for Clarity and Concision
CU Boulder
April 28, noon-1 p.m.
Develop Your Personal Brand
CSU
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