The Office of Graduate Affairs offers professional development opportunities for all graduate students.
Description of PD and Location |
Dates and Format |
Please send an instructor a note stating that you plan to attend. |
Title: How to Successfully Manage Loss, Change, and Transition Description: Graduate students, both professionally and personally, encounter change, transition, and loss along with the grief that may arise from such experiences. Mindfulness can help to recognize and work with loss and change. This program will serve as a safe container to provide connection, support, and hope when addressing loss, change, and transition. Heartfulness and compassion practices will be introduced to support losses and better understand loss processes. |
Monday, October 7 4-5 p.m. |
Dr. Alan Forrest Licensed Professional Counselor |
Title: Zotero: Free Citation Management Software Description: Keeping track of citations for major projects can be challenging. Learn about Zotero, a free open-source citation management tool that can help you stay organized and help you cite while you write. |
Monday, October 28 Zoom 6-7 p.m. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://radford.zoom.us/j/97766499495 |
Alyssa Archer McConnell Library Instruction Librarians refdesk@radford.edu |
Title: AI and Algorithms in Searching Description: What happens between you typing in something you want to find or want to create, and when a search engine generates a list of results, or an AI tool generates content? Discuss some of the promises and pitfalls of these tools. |
Monday, November 18 Zoom 6-7 p.m. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://radford.zoom.us/j/97766499495 |
Alyssa Archer McConnell Library Instruction Librarians refdesk@radford.edu |
Title: Tracking the Literature: Identifying and Tuning into Scholarly Conversations Description: You know how to identify different types of scholarly articles, but how do articles relate to each other in ongoing scholarly conversations? Explore tools to help you figure out whose work is being cited and why. |
Tuesday, January 28 Zoom 6-7 p.m. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://radford.zoom.us/j/97766499495 |
Lisa Vassady McConnell Library Instruction Librarians refdesk@radford.edu |
Title: Inclusive Citation Practices: Amplifying Marginalized Voices Description: Explore how citations in scholarly sources may perpetuate existing power structures and find ways to acknowledge underrepresented voices in your literature reviews. |
Monday, February 24 Zoom 6-7 p.m. Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://radford.zoom.us/j/97766499495 |
Alyssa Archer McConnell Library Instruction Librarians refdesk@radford.edu |
The Office of Graduate Affairs is committed to acknowledging the dedication and hard work of the graduate students we serve. Below are several of the ways in which we recognize their achievements: