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Big Hairy Grants: How to Build an Interdisciplinary Team

It’s easy to stay tucked away in your niche research area, especially when being part of an interdisciplinary team can feel like uncertain territory....

Where'd the Time Go? Maximizing Your Time Management Style

Part of the LOD Professional Development Series. Finding time to accomplish a task can be daunting. In this session, you’ll complete a brief assessment to...

Safe Zone at UT: Tier 2 Sessions

Safe Zone at UT is an educational workshop series focusing on: Basic language and terminology related to gender and sexualityAwareness and understanding of...

3/21 3pm
Virtual Event
Human Research Protection Program - FERPA & Research with Students

The HRPP will host a one hour workshop on Human Subjects Research with students and how Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) applies. FERPA...

3/22 10am
Virtual Event
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Human Resources is committed to supporting staff in your career development and we're excited to help you envision your career goals at UT! Join us for this...

3/22 12pm
Virtual Event
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Have you felt uncomfortable in conflict? Feel like you want to lash out or avoid the situation altogether? Most people would say yes, and that is absolutely...

Faculty Vitality Workshop Series: Life After Retirement–Post-Professorial Bliss

Faculty have experienced a great deal over the past few years, including significant disruptions to their routines and scholarship. This year, Faculty...

3/22 3pm
Virtual Event
Safe Zone at UT: Tier 3 Sessions

Safe Zone at UT is an educational workshop series focusing on: Basic language and terminology related to gender and sexualityAwareness and understanding of...

3/23 10am
Virtual Event
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The Multimedia Roundtable is ideal for campus communicators who produce and utilize video, audio, and photography in creative communications for their unit....

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week Workshop: How to Develop a Diversity Statement

As part of UTK’s annual Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week programming, we will be offering 2 virtual workshops for our university’s...

3/28 1pm
Virtual Event
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Join us in Hodges Library for our monthly workshops on digital scholarship tools and resources. Everyone is invited and no prior experience is required to...

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What IS an ombuds and how can they help me "get unstuck" with challenges and conflicts I face at UT? The Office of Ombuds Services helps to empower graduate...

3/29 2pm
Virtual Event
Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week Workshop: Exploring the Landscape of Higher Education

As part of UTK’s annual Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week programming, we will be offering 2 virtual workshops for our university’s...

3/30 1pm
Virtual Event
Graduate Student CCDAE After Hours

Join staff in the Center for Career Development after hours! Graduate students are invited to stop into the CCDAE suite to have professional headshots made...

Not a Bad Gig: Academic Careers in America’s Two-Year Colleges

Two-year colleges make up about a third of the higher education job market—meaning job seekers ignore them. Unfortunately, most graduate students, even if...

3/31 11am
Virtual Event
Junior Faculty Advancement Series: Teaching Reflections and Strategies for the End of the Semester

Junior faculty from across the university are invited to gather for facilitated discussions about topics and issues that will put them on the path to...

Safe Zone at UT: Tier 1 Sessions

Safe Zone at UT is an educational workshop series focusing on: Basic language and terminology related to gender and sexualityAwareness and understanding of...

4/3 2pm
Virtual Event
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Our long-term success relies on our ability to self-manage our responsibilities. In this session, we’ll talk about why self-management is essential to...

4/4 9am
Virtual Event
Junior Faculty Advancement Series: Engaging in your Department/College and Being a Good University Citizen

Junior faculty from across the university are invited to gather for facilitated discussions about topics and issues that will put them on the path to...

Export Control - Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

This training is a general overview of controlled unclassified information (CUI). During the hour we will discuss different contractual clauses to be...

4/11 10am
Virtual Event
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The Design Roundtable is ideal for designers and visual communication professionals who utilize the university’s brand identity to create communications for...

Human Research Protection Program - Social Media Research

The Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) will host a one hour workshop highlighting some of the requirements for conducting research on the internet such...

4/14 12pm
Virtual Event
Big Hairy Grants: How to Write a Grant Proposal

You’ve got a great project. You’ve found the perfect funding opportunity. You’ve learned all of (most of) the wacky acronyms. It’s time to write the grant...

Responsible Conduct of Research: Authorship and Publication Best Practices

This session, led by a panel of UT faculty members who are American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows, will cover authorship and publication...

Junior Faculty Advancement Series: Every Summer Needs a Plan

Junior faculty from across the university are invited to gather for facilitated discussions about topics and issues that will put them on the path to...