Graduate Student Events
The Graduate College creates a robust intellectual environment across the UC community. Regular events, lectures, and workshops afford students the opportunity to engage ideas across disciplinary boundaries, learn from a diverse range of experts, and provide a stepping stone towards the direction of their future.
All events are posted below and continuously updated.
Calendar of Events
Events for the 2024-25 academic year are listed below.
Events Listed by Month
Fall Welcome and Orientation
Friday, August 30 at 10 am | Tangeman University Center (TUC) Floor 4
The Welcome & Orientation will feature a fair-type resource event with breakfast, UC swag items, resource tables, breakout sessions, campus tours, photo booth, and a visit from the UC Bearcat mascot—in collaboration with Bearcats Welcome.
National Suicide Prevention Week: QPR Training
September 9-13
National Online Learning Day
Sunday, September 15
Postdoctoral Appreciation Week
September 16-20
Family Weekend Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Tailgate
Saturday, September 21
Self-Advocacy Workshop
Wednesday, September 25
CoLabEx Workshop
Friday, September 27
Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 7-11
CoLabEx Workshop
Wednesday, October 9
CoLabEx Workshop
Friday, October 25
Leadership Workshop with Warren Bennis Leadership Group
Tuesday, October 29
Deciphering Academic Jargon
Thursday, October 31
Self-Care Workshop
Monday, November 4
First-Generation Celebration
Friday, November 8
World Kindness Week
November 12-17
The Graduate College is celebrating World Kindness Day all week long! World Kindness Day is a global day that promotes the importance of being kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world. The purpose of this day, celebrated on November 13 of each year, is to help everyone understand that compassion for others is what binds us all together and has the power to change the world.
International Education Week
November 18-22
Academic Job Search Panel
Thursday, November 21
No events happening in December.
Spring Welcome & Orientation
Friday, January 17
Mental Health Workshop with University of Cincinnati African American Cultural and Research Center
Tuesday, January 21
Three Minute Thesis Tips and Tricks
Wednesday, January 22
Communicating Your Research
Tuesday, January 28
Graduate Student Finances Workshop
Thursday, January 30
Mental Health Summit
Wednesday, February 5 | 10 am - 4 pm
Three Minute Thesis Preliminary Rounds
Monday, February 10
Three Minute Thesis Coaching Sessions
Monday, February 17
Three Minute Thesis Competition
Wednesday, February 26
UC's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition challenges students to summarize their research or scholarship for a non-specialist audience using only three minutes of speech and a single PowerPoint slide.
Brilliant Bearcats
Thursday, March 13 | 1 pm
Community and Belonging Event
Wednesday, March 26
Tuesday, April 1
The Graduate College is looking to innovate graduate education. Interested? We are partnering with the Center for Entrepreneurship for a Shark Tank-like event for 5 teams to propose innovative ideas to approach graduate education differently.
Transition from Student to Professional
Thursday, April 17
Summer Welcome and Orientation
Friday, May 16