GradPro offers a rotating selection of workshops each year on topics related to career exploration and preparation. These workshops are open to all graduate students. We also work with our campus partners to coordinate workshop programming, ensuring that workshops across campus cover important topics related to professional development. A list of graduate student professional development related workshops offered by units across campus this semester can be found below, as well as GradPro’s annual schedule of workshops. See our Events Calendar for the most up-to-date information on upcoming workshops, or sign up for the Professional Development Digest. If you would like GradPro to conduct a specialized workshop for your department, group, or as part of an academic course, please review our workshop request page here. GradPro also hosts the annual campuswide Grad Slam event, a UC-sponsored competition, where graduate students share their research in three-minute talks, honing their public speaking and communication skills and competing for cash prizes. Learn more about the Berkeley Grad Slam here. Spring 2024 Professional Development Workshops and EventsBelow are the workshops planned for Spring 2024; additional workshops and updates on the workshops below will be announced throughout the semester in the Professional Development Digest and the Professional Development Calendar. Also see the Digest and Calendar for workshop registration. Career Exploration and PreparationFeb. 14, 2-3pm: The Art of Networking & Informational Interviews Hosted by GradPro Feb. 22 & 23: Beyond Academia Conference Apr. 11 1-2pm: Developing Skills for Careers Beyond Academia Hosted by GradPro May 8, 15, & 22: Reactivity to Proactivity: Taking the Lead on Your Career Hosted by VSPA Mondays Jan-June, dates TBD: Careers for Life Science PhDs Hosted by Molecular and Cell Biology Graduate Students Equity and InclusionMar. 12, 3-4:30pm: Code-Switching in Graduate School and Beyond Hosted by GradPro Leadership and CollaborationSelect Thursdays Mar. – Apr.: Leadership in STEM Series Hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences (Membership available to all PhD students through VSPA) Research and Data AnalysisFeb 13, 1-2:30 pm: Transition to Research Independence: Funding and Grantsmanship Hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences (Membership available to all PhD students through VSPA) The D-Lab offers research and data analysis workshops, which can be found here. The UC Berkeley Library often offers a variety of research and data analysis workshops. Teaching and MentoringThe Graduate Student Instructor Teaching and Resource Center (GSI-TRC) offers teaching and mentoring workshops each semester. . GradPro Annual Workshop ScheduleMost GradPro workshops are offered on an annual or semi-annual basis, while some workshops are offered every 2 or 3 years. The workshop schedule below outlines the recurring workshops offered by GradPro. Workshops offered during the upcoming semester can be found above, and specific dates and times for upcoming workshops can be found in our Events Calendar. Recurring Fall WorkshopsPlanning Your Fall Semester Non-Academic Career Exploration for STEM Graduate Students Non-Academic Career Exploration for Humanities and Social Science Graduate Students Career OR Internship Panel (alternating years) Recurring Spring WorkshopsPlanning Your Spring Semester Networking and Informational Interviewing Code Switching in Graduate School and Beyond Developing Skills for Careers Beyond Academia