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 experts in their field, 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.
Writing Series: Revisiting Your Writing
Tuesday, April 1 | 9:45 - 11:45 AM | Langsam Library 462 & Online
In this writing workshop, you will develop a clearer understanding of what revision is and its importance for writing at a graduate level and beyond. We will also discuss topics such as revising toward submitting for publication and working with a reviewer for feedback during revisions.
Graduate Student Writing Accountability Session
Wednesday, April 2 | 10 AM - 4 PM | Langsam Library Room 462 & Online
Do you need designated time and space to get your writing done? Join fellow graduate students as you work to make progress on your seminar papers, theses, dissertations, or whatever else is calling your name.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Cookie Kickoff
Monday, April 7 | 10 - 11:30 AM, 12 - 1:30 PM| TUC Third Floor Atrium, CARE/Crawley Atrium
Come stop by to get some free cookies, Graduate College t-shirts, and swag to kick off Graduate Student Appreciation Week!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Coffee & Donuts
Tuesday, April 8 | 9 AM - 10:30 AM, 11 AM - 12:30 PM | TUC Third Floor Atrium, CARE/Crawley Atrium
Stop by for free coffee and donuts! We will also be giving away thermoses!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: The Three C's You Need for an A+ Career Plan
Tuesday, April 8 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | TUC 400C
Hosted through a partnership with The Graduate College and the Bearcat Promise Career Studio, this workshop, will offer 3 best practice considerations as well as three amazing technology tools to support your career success. Join us for this fun, engaging session which will reveal the three C's you need for an A+ Career plan.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Virtual Professional Development
Tuesday, April 8 | Online
Explore resources for professional development such as resume writing, optimizing LinkedIn & Handshake, and preparing for interviews.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training
Wednesday, April 9 | 10 - 11 AM, 1 - 3 PM | Van Wormer 320, CARE/Crawley G810
Join us for Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Mental Health Break
Wednesday, April 9 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM, 12 - 1:30 PM | Van Wormer Rotunda, CARE/Crawley Atrium
There will be different self-care activities/kits, fidget giveaways, and therapy dogs and ponies!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: The Three C's You Need for an A+ Career Plan (Online)
Wednesday, April 9 | 6 - 7 PM | Online
Hosted through a partnership with The Graduate College and the Bearcat Promise Career Studio, this workshop, will offer 3 best practice considerations as well as three amazing technology tools to support your career success. Join us for this fun, engaging session which will reveal the three C's you need for an A+ Career plan.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Virtual Mental Wellness Kit
Wednesday, April 9 | Online
Explore mental wellness resources like printable coloring pages, our favorite meditations in the CALM app, pre-recorded yoga sessions, self-care tips, and more!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Ice Cream Social
Thursday, April 10 | 11 AM - 12 PM, 1 - 2 PM | TUC Third Floor Atrium, Health Sciences Building Atrium
Join us for Graeter's Ice Cream and Graduate College swag!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Cincinnati Virtual Tour
Thursday, April 10 | Online
Go on a (virtual) tour of the best places to see in Cincinnati!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Virtual Movie Night
Friday, April 11 | Online
Join us for an online movie night! This event goes all day so you can watch the movie whenever is best for you! Movie will be announced soon.
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: DIY Paint Project
Friday, April 11 |10 AM - 12 PM| TUC Third Floor Atrium
Come hang out with us while we do small paint projects like painting rocks and small canvases! There will also be Graduate College swag and snacks provided!
Graduate Student Appreciation Week: Sweets & Swag
Friday, April 11 |12 - 1:30 PM| Health Sciences Building Atrium
Stop by and grab Bagel Bros cookies and Graduate College swag!
Intro to ORCID Workshop
Monday, April 14 | 12 PM - 12:30 PM |Online
ORCID is a free, unique, persistent identifier (PID) for individuals to use as they engage in research, scholarship, and innovation activities.
This workshop will be led by Amy Koshoffer. Amy Koshoffer is the Assistant Director of Research and Data Services at the University of Cincinnati Libraries. She supports data management and sharing, open science, data literacy, and research reproducibility initiatives as part of the UC Libraries Research and Data Services unit. She is involved in developing research data services, educational opportunities for data management, data sharing and preservation, data analysis such as GIS and spreadsheet best practices, researcher impact, and collaborative research workflows.
Building Better Habits for Academic and Professional Success
Wednesday, April 16 | 12 PM - 1 PM | Online
Join us for an interactive workshop based on Atomic Habits by James Clear, designed to help graduate students build sustainable habits for academic and professional success. Learn how small changes can lead to big results through habit design, habit stacking, and breaking bad habits. You'll walk away with practical strategies to improve focus, overcome procrastination, and create a balanced routine.
This workshop will be led by Caitie Norrie, MA, who is program manager for professional development in the Graduate College.
Graduate Student Writing Accountability Session
Tuesday, April 22 | 10 AM - 4 PM | Taft Research Center & Online
Do you need designated time and space to get your writing done? Join fellow graduate students as you work to make progress on your seminar papers, theses, dissertations, or whatever else is calling your name.
Building Stronger Scholars: Peer Feedback
Wednesday, April 23 | 12 PM - 1 PM | Online
In this online, Lunch-and-Learn style workshop, we will discuss the benefits of peer feedback as well as strategies for requesting and providing constructive comments, especially when going into a time of final projects and papers that may require peer review.
Graduate Student Writing Accountability Session
Wednesday, May 14 | 10 AM - 4 PM | Taft Research Center & Online
Do you need designated time and space to get your writing done? Join fellow graduate students as you work to make progress on your seminar papers, theses, dissertations, or whatever else is calling your name.
Summer Welcome and Orientation
Friday, May 16