GradCO Professional Development Series

GradCO is a collaboration of nearly ten universities across Colorado. It is designed to deliver a variety of high-quality professional development workshops, information sessions and trainings to our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

For the most up-to-date list of GradCO workshops, information sessions and trainings, please refer to .

Spring 2024 Offerings

Jan. 25

Communicating Research

Thursday • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

(Colorado Mines University)

Jan. 31

Planning to Write the Proposal

Wednesday • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

(CU Boulder)

Feb. 7

Responding to Reviews: Learning from Critique (Panel)

Wednesday • 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

(Colorado Mines University)

Feb. 21

Shared Equity Leadership: Develop a Model and Method for Leading

Wednesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado State University Fort Collins)

Feb. 27

Navigating Conflict Management

Tuesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado State University Fort Collins)

March 7

Navigating Imposter Syndrome

Thursday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(CU Boulder)

March 20

Career Exploration and Planning

Wednesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(CU Anschutz)

April 3

Identifying Alternative Career Paths to Academia

Wednesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado State University Fort Collins)

Fall 2023 Offerings

Sept. 12

Thesis & Dissertation Writing Tips

Tuesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado State University Fort Collins)

Sept. 22

Proposal Writing 101 for Postdocs & Graduate Students

Friday • 12 - 1 p.m.

(CU Boulder)

Sept. 28

How to (Not) Give a Truly Terrible Presentation

Thursday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado Mines University)

Oct. 11

Conducting a Literature Review

Wednesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado Mines University)

Oct. 18

Imposter Syndrome

Wednesday • 2 - 3:30 p.m.

(CU Boulder)

Oct. 24

Strategies for Financial Success during and after Graduate School

Tuesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado State University Fort Collins)

Nov. 7

Leading from Where you Are: Models & Strategies

Tuesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(Colorado State University Fort Collins)

Nov. 14

Informational Interviewing

Tuesday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(CU Anschutz)

Nov. 27

Conflict Management and De-escalation

Monday • 12 - 1:30 p.m.

(University of Northern Colorado)