Professional Development

2025 Professional Development Sessions

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

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

Mondays 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

  • Utilizing the Library for Research
    August 18th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • Developing an Abstract & Utilizing the Writing Center
    September 8th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • Communicating Your Research to Diverse Audiences
    September 22nd – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • Is Grad School Right for Me?
    October 6th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • Conferencing 101
    October 27th – Location: Career Center Classroom

Tier ll Fall Schedule (Designed for returning researchers)

Mondays 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

  • Grant Writing/GRFP
    August 25th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • CV Development/ How to Build Research into your CV
    September 15th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • Ethics in Research
    September 29th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • Publishing Your Research
    October 13th – Location: Career Center Classroom
  • 3MT
    November 3rd – Location: Career Center Classroom

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

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.