Professional Development Sessions - Fall 2024
This series of virtual webinars and in-person workshops is designed for CSU Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows. Develop your knowledge and skills in presentations, written communication, personal finances, job market strategies, professional relationship-building, and leadership.

A description of each session is included below.

Registration is required three days before in-person "Lunch and Learns" and 24-hours in advance of virtual webinars.

If you sign up, please show up. We understand that things come up and emergencies happen, but whenever possible please attend the sessions you register for. You may update your registration by returning to this form (which can be accessed via email) up to 24 hours before the event. Thank you. 

You can register for additional virtual professional development sessions hosted by other Colorado universities at: grad-co.org

We look forward to working with you as you build your professional skills this semester!

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Thursday, Aug. 22  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  |  Zoom

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Information Session

This virtual session provides general information about the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) as information about the writing, feedback, and editing options at CSU.

Successful GRFP Awardees, Daniel Hueholt and Brandon Lowry, will lead this session, alongside CSU’s scholarship experts Mary Swanson, Eliz Hale, from the Teaching and Learning Institute, and Dr. Nancy Levinger from Chemistry.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96546085937

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Thursday, Aug. 29  |  2 - 2:50 p.m.  |  Zoom

Graduate Student Showcase Information Session: What, When, and How

This virtual session provides general information about the Graduate Student Showcase (November 20, 2024). 

The GradShow is a campus-wide conference-style event that showcases the research, artistry, and entrepreneurship of CSU’s graduate students from across all disciplines. 

This information session will help you prepare abstracts, 3-minute talks, and get the most out of the Showcase. A panel of faculty and students will share guidance and tips. 

Note: an additional session on "How to be an Engaging Presenter at the GradShow" will be hosted on October 15, 12-1:30pm to help students continue to prepare posters and presentations.


Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96546085937

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Tuesday, Sept. 10  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  | Zoom

Thesis & Dissertation Writing Tips: How to Get Started and Stay Inspired

This virtual session will explore effective mindsets and approaches for writing extensive, highly specialized academic manuscripts. Using metaphors of the mobius, professional climbing, and the Red Queen Hypothesis to explain the varied nature of thesis and dissertation writing, Dr. Kristina Quynn makes the process both accessible and inviting. This session is part of the GradCO series.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96546085937

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Wednesday, Sept. 18  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  |  LSC 308-310 & on Zoom

Using LinkedIn Learning to Build Professional Skills 

Learn tips for making the most of the more than 18,000 professional development options available to the CSU community through LinkedIn Learning at this Lunch and Learn. 

Led by Dr. Deb Colbert, Professional Development Program Administrator in Talent Development, this session will highlight practical and technical options that will appeal to graduate student and postdoctoral fellows across disciplines. Lunch provided.

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Tuesday, Sept. 24  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  |  LSC 308-310

Strategies for Financial Success and Wellbeing

Attend this Lunch and Learn session for no-nonsense, clear advice about how to prepare for and how to maintain financial success. 

Financial advisor and CSU faculty member Brad Sparks will provide information on accounts, methods for saving, and considerations for when investing that relate to the needs of individual graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Lunch provided.

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Thursday, Oct. 3  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  | Zoom

Job Application Statements: Research, Teaching, and Diversity

This virtual session explores the primary documents of an applicant’s dossier. Both industry and academic statements will be addressed.

The session includes advice from successful administrators and experienced search committee member, including Dr. Stu Tobet - Director Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Matt Hickey -Research Associate Dean CHHS, and Dr. Kristina Quynn - of CSU Writes and the Graduate School.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96546085937

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Wednesday, Oct. 9  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  |  LSC 308-310

Align Your Support Network with Your Career Goals

Explore how to create a network to support personal and professional skills development with Carolina Bañuelos, Program Manager, School of Materials Science & Engineering.

During this "Lunch & Learn" session, attendees will identify their networks, set short- and long-term goals, and design a pathway for career success. Lunch is provided.

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Tuesday, Oct. 15  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  |  LSC 308-310

Communicating at the Graduate Student Showcase: How to be an Engaging Poster Presenter

Learn how to present your best work and professional self at the 2024 Graduate Student Showcase (November 20). Expert research communicator, Steve Forster from CSU STRADA will provide techniques for research poster, creative, and entrepreneurial presentations.
If you are planning to present at the GradShow this is a great session to attend! Lunch is provided.

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Tuesday, Oct. 22  |  12 - 1:30 p.m.  | Zoom

Leadership, Research, and the Power of Radical Candor

If you seek to improve your leadership and professional communication skills, this virtual session is for you! Led by Dr. Broussard, a researcher at both CSU and CU-Anschutz, who runs a highly successful research lab. 

Broussard and her team will talk at this session about one of the keys to their success, radical candor. What is it? How do you do it? And in what ways might it help you communicate with others more successfully, too? This is part of the GradCO Series.

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96546085937

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You can add sessions to your personal calendar at the Graduate School Website. 


The Graduate Student Showcase is another fantastic professional development opportunity! 

The GradShow is the premier interdisciplinary celebration of Colorado State University graduate student's creativity, research, and entrepreneurship. This showcase offers students the opportunity to present their work and gain conference experience. Presentations will be judged—this year includes approximately $20K in awards. Abstracts will be accepted from Aug. 26 to Oct. 4, or once capacity is reached.


Graduate students who win awards at the Graduate Student Showcase will be invited to compete in the Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition at CSU. The 3MT is a competition where graduate students communicate their thesis or dissertation to a non-specialist audience in three minutes and using only one slide. Through a supportive cohort environment, participants will craft Three-Minute Thesis and compete for awards in a mid-February campus-wide event. A single CSU graduate student will be selected from the competition to move forward and represent CSU at state and regional 3MTs.

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