Professional Development
Workshops and Events
The Division of Graduate Studies is committed to helping our graduate students reach their professional and academic goals by providing workshops and opportunities that support the graduate student experience.
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Live on Zoom: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
Are you looking to strengthen your network of mentors? Struggling to build meaningful mentoring relationships? Curious about the differences between mentors and sponsors? As you advance in your career, finding the right mentors and sponsors is crucial for success. Join this live event on August 14, 2024, at 11:00 AM PT for an insightful webinar where they'll help you map your current mentoring network, identify unmet needs, and plan how to expand your network to meet your career goals. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your professional growth!
More info and link to register here: https://www.ncfdd.org/sessions/14daysummer2024
All UO students have FREE access to this resource. Please activate your account before logging in. If needed, you can activate your account by visiting this link: https://www.ncfdd.org/join and selecting "Is your institution already a member?"
10:00–11:00 a.m.
New, incoming, international graduate students! Your arrival date is approaching fast! Join us for another "Coming to Oregon Graduate Student Group" session for an hour to have an informal time via Zoom with other students like you and UO staff. Ask questions and learn from each other! Register here. You may join us also for the later session at 9:00 pm PST. Register here for the later session.
9:00–10:00 p.m.
New, incoming, international graduate students! Your arrival date is approaching fast! Join us for another "Coming to Oregon Graduate Student Group" session for an hour to have an informal time via Zoom with other students like you and UO staff. Ask questions and learn from each other! Register here. You may join us also for the earlier session at 10:00 am PST. Register here for the earlier session.
9:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.
The Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (American Federation of Teachers Local 3544) is the member-run union representing graduate employees’ at UO. Through the GTFF, GEs work collectively to improve living and working conditions for GEs, negotiate the collective bargaining agreement (i.e., your labor contract) between GTFF and UO, and advocate for our students and the community. Join your fellow GEs to learn critically important information about:
why participation is critical to the success of all GEs at UO; meet GE colleagues from departments across UO; learn about the union contract, which contains all the rights, benefits, pay and workplace protections that GTFF has secured for all GEs over the last five decades; learn about the union-negotiated and -administered health insurance – one of the finest, most affordable graduate employee health insurance plans.11:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Join us at a welcome lunch for graduate students! Meet fellow students, attend the resource fair and eat delicious FREE food.
Get connected with:
UO Health Services Housing Student Funding Identity support groups Career Services Graduate Students and more!Hosted by the Division of Graduate Studies
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The GE Day of Teaching provides is an opportunity for new GEs to learn foundational teaching skills and topics as well as what quality teaching means at UO (it's professional, inclusive, engaged, and research-informed!). It's also an opportunity to meet other GEs and build community, and to learn about resources that support the vibrant teaching community here.
Free. Registration at https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6gH3SBdROWB1e8S
Full schedule and more details at https://teaching.uoregon.edu/ge-day-teaching
Graduate students benefit from an array of career opportunities that extend beyond traditional academic pathways. The division fosters connections with industry leaders, offering internships and networking events that enhance students' professional development.
Graduate Research Forum
The Division of Graduate Studies hosts a one-day conference showcasing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students.
Join us on Friday, May 10 at the Ford Alumni Center for the 15th annual Graduate Research Forum.
Training and Resources
From writing support to distinguished alumni speakers and from exploring your career options to planning your career,
the Division of Graduate Studies offers a variety of resources to help get you started.
