Professional Development

2025 Professional Development Sessions

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

Tier I Summer Schedule (Designed for first-time researchers) 10am-11am

  • Communicating Your Research to Diverse Audiences
    May 20th – Location: Denny 200
  • Developing an Abstract & Utilizing the Writing Center
    June 3rd – Location: Denny 200
  • Professional Networking: Building Mentor Maps (Optional, but encouraged for all students)
    June 17th – Location: Denny 120
  • Is Grad School Right for Me?
    June 24th – Location: Denny 200
  • Conferencing 101
    July 8th – Location: Denny 200

Tier ll Summer Schedule (Designed for returning researchers) 10am-11am

  • Ethics in Research
    May 27th, 2025 – Location: Denny 203
  • Collaboration in Research
    June 10th, 2025 – Location: Denny 203
  • Professional Networking: Building Mentor Maps (Optional, but encouraged for all students)
    June 17th – Location: Denny 120
  • What’s Next? Preparing to Apply for Fellowships
    July 1st, 2025 – Location: Denny 203
  • AI in Research
    July 15th, 2025 – Location: Denny 203

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. Read More about Research Conduct.