Professional Development

2026 Professional Development Sessions

Summer Professional Development sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 10 am

Sessions are open to ALL students! Click here to watch the presentations!

Tier I Summer Schedule (Designed for first-time researchers)

Communicating Your Research
May 19th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Developing an Abstract & Utilizing the Writing Center
June 2nd – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Is Grad School Right for Me?
June 16th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Conferencing 101
July 7th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Tier ll Summer Schedule (Designed for returning researchers)

Entrepreneurial Mindset
May 26th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Collaboration in Research
June 9th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Ethics in Research
June 30th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

What’s Next?
July 14th – Location: Fretwell 113 @10am

Additional Tier II Session Offerings:

Spring
Sustaining Mentor Relationships
Community Wealth & Your Research
Research in Non-Academic Careers
Networking & LinkedIn
3MT

Summer
Ethics in Research
Collaboration in Research
What’s Next? Preparing to Apply for Fellowships
AI in Research

Fall

Grant Writing/Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Preparation
Ethics in Research
Publishing Your Research
CV Development/How to Build Research into a CV
3MT

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Additional Training

Online CITI Training: As one of the basic education requirements for the Animal Care and Use Program, Human Subjects Research, Responsible Conduct of Research, or Research involving Biohazards, the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) online training program provides the conceptual framework for appropriate topics in research and teaching settings.

Responsible Conduct For Research

Charlotte’s commitment to Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is supported by the University’s Training in Responsible Conduct of Research Rule (RUL 10.15.1). This rule establishes the requirement for responsible conduct of research education for individuals required to have such education prior to working on federally-sponsored projects where the federal sponsor has mandated such education. All undergraduate trainees are strongly encouraged to complete RCR training at least once during their four years of education at UNC Charlotte. Read More about Research Conduct.