Workshops & Events

Graduate & Postdoctoral Success (GPS) distributes the Graduate Navigator newsletter to all graduate students, automatically, at least twice per semester. Additionally, we have a monthly opt-in distribution with information regarding upcoming events and workshops through the GPS Compass. Stay up-to-date by following us on social media and subscribing to the GPS Compass.

Jumpstart to Teaching Skills

Jumpstart to Teaching Skills (J2TS) is designed to provide graduate students and postdocs – especially those with limited or no opportunities to be teaching assistants, teaching fellows, or postdocs with teaching responsibilities – with foundational knowledge and skills related to teaching and teaching-intensive faculty roles in the future. It is designed for those interested in a wide variety of future career paths:

• Those who plan on becoming faculty with a research lab, wanting to know how to lecture well and apply teaching and learning principles in your teaching and mentoring
• Those who plan to teach for a significant portion of their faculty career, and want to develop essential skills now to prepare for the future
• Anyone interested in industry, government, and non-profit careers where training and teaching others may be part of what you may do, including training others or creating environments where employees can learn or develop new knowledge and skills

New Program! Mentoring Conversations Brown Bag Lunch Series for Graduate Students & Postdocs

Throughout 2026 we will be debuting new programming for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars related to mentoring skills development – how to mentor others well. Each month we will have a different speaker on a different topic related to mentoring skills. Please bring your lunch and use this time to connect with your peers and to learn more about mentoring.

2025 Graduate Resource Fair

Wednesday, September 10, 11 am – 2 pm
Metcalf Ballroom, George Sherman Union

The Graduate Resource Fair is an annual event for graduate students to connect with essential University resources, discover exciting student groups, and learn about campus activities. This is your chance to explore everything the Charles River Campus has to offer and make the most of your graduate school experience.