Professional Development Seminar Series

Coordinated by the GSC Professional Development Committee in partnership with other K-State units and external organizations, these seminars, workshops, and forums facilitate the development of competencies for academic success and career readiness.

Direct questions about GSC Professional Development events to the Graduate Student Council at egsc@ksu.edu.

Professional Development Certificate

K-State graduate students and post-docs who participate in at least five professional development events hosted by GSC during the 2023-2024 academic year will be recognized with a GSC Professional Development Certificate. Only the events listed below for the 2023-2024 academic year count for credit toward the certificate. Certificate requirements must be completed by May 3, 2023 to earn the 2023-2024 GSC Professional Development Certificate.

Seminar Videos

The GSC video records as many seminars as possible. Students who are unable to attend seminars at the time they are offered may earn the GSC Professional Development certificate by viewing seminar video recordings. Please allow at least a week for videos to be added following an event. In the list of 2022-2023 events below, with the description of each event, you will find a button to view the video recording (if a recording was captured).

View 2022-2023 event videos

Students also are invited to view archived videos from previous years. Viewing videos of seminars held in previous academic years will not count as credit toward requirements for the 2022-2023 Professional Development Certificate.

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2023-2024 events

Presenting your research to the public in a poster session

October 4, 1:30-3:00pm
Wildcat Chamber, K-State Student Union

Are you participating in Research and the State or another poster session this semester? Join this session to learn how to effectively communicate your research to non-expert audiences (i.e., people who do not have an academic or research background in the same area of study as you). You will learn how to tailor your presentation to your audience to effectively communicate the focus and value of your graduate work.

Writing Teaching, Research, and Diversity Statements

Oct. 19, 1:30-3:00pm
Wildcat Chamber, K-State Student Union

Graduate students and post-docs going on the market for academic jobs are encouraged to attend this session for guidance on preparing three key documents of your job application: a teaching philosophy, research statement, and diversity statement.

2023-2024 concluded events

Leverage Instructional Design + Mobile Technology for Science Engagement

August 14, 10:00am
Zoom

In this webinar, learn how you (science experts!) can apply simple instructional design techniques and cost effective mobile hardware and software to design and implement science engagement programs for youth and adult audiences. Also, get a behind the scenes look at "The Streaming Science Project" and how college students and scientists work together through project-based learning courses and projects to develop multimedia products and outreach programs with the goal of increasing science literacy and science-based behavior intentions.

Hosted by the Kansas Science Communication Initiative.

A recording of this session is not available.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Information Session

August 30, 3:30 - 5:00pm
Zoom

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. The GRFP provides three years of support including a $37,000 stipend and $12,000 toward tuition. This information session will take an in-depth look at the requirements for an NSF GFRP submission, and will include a panel discussion faculty members who have served as application reviewers or have mentored students who received the fellowship.