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Professional Development Events

March 24 - April 22, 2023

Friday, March 24

Brown Bag: Turn on the CC: Increasing Inclusivity in Your Online Classroom

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guides instructors to increase access to educational materials for a diverse range of students. This presentation will...

12pm
Virtual Event

Tuesday, March 28

Grad Student Project Management Workshop

Planning to be a PI one day? You’ve written a proposal and received funding, now what?! You love research, but how do you successfully complete projects and...

9am
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...

1pm
Virtual Event
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Both giving and receiving workplace feedback can be uncomfortable for graduate students, staff, & faculty alike. Does giving and receiving constructive...

Wednesday, March 29

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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...

2pm
Virtual Event

Thursday, March 30

3 persons visibly arguing in a workplace setting with another holding their head as if in pain

Both giving and receiving workplace feedback can be uncomfortable for graduate students, staff, & faculty alike. Does giving and receiving constructive...

11am
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...

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...

Friday, March 31

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...

11am
Virtual Event

Saturday, April 1

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...

Monday, April 3

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...

2pm
Virtual Event

Tuesday, April 4

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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...

9am
Virtual Event

Wednesday, April 5

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...

Tuesday, April 11

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...

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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...

Friday, April 14

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...

11am
Virtual Event
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...

Tuesday, April 18

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...

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...

1pm
Virtual Event

March 24 - April 22, 2023