Workshops & Events
Over 100 professional and academic skills development workshops are offered through the EDGE program. Through a special agreement with Athabasca University’s (AU) Faculty of Graduate Studies, EDGE workshops and programs are open to both MUN and AU graduate students (unless noted in the workshop title). Workshops and programs offered by AU are also made available to MUN graduate students through this page. Recordings of the EDGE workshops will be available through the Graduate Commons (under “Toolboxes”) for MUN graduate students. If you have trouble accessing any of this content, please email us at sgs@mun.ca. Click the links below under "Offering" for details and registration.
Winter 2024
Date/Time |
Offering |
Skillset |
January 5 - January 12, 2024 | ||
Various | Grad Student Work Experience Program (GradSWEP) (For MUN Graduate Students) | Management & Responsibility |
January 12, 2024 Deadline | ||
Various | The English Conversation Partner Program (For MUN Students) | Learning & Research |
January 15, 2024 Deadline | ||
Various | Student Work and Service Program (SWASP) (For MUN Student) | Management & Responsibility |
January 15, 2024 Deadline | ||
Various | Professional Skills Development Program (PSDP) (For MUN International Students) | Communication & Teamwork |
January 17, 2024 | ||
Wednesday, 4:30-5:15 pm NST |
Developing your Research Series, Session 1: Search Like a Pro (Hosted by AU) |
Learning & Research |
January 18, 2024 | ||
Thursday, 1-2 pm NST | Developing a Successful Resume & Cover Letter | Communication & Teamwork |
January 23, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | Avoiding Plagiarism | Learning & Research |
January 23, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 4-5 pm NST | Developing your Research Series, Section 2: Keeping Organized as You Search (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
January 26, 2024 | ||
Friday, 1-2 pm NST | Tips for a Successful Interview | Communication & Teamwork |
January 30, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | Making a Study Plan and Effective Study Techniques | Management & Responsibility |
January 30, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 4-5:30 pm NST | How to APA 7: The Essentials of Formatting, Citing, and Paraphrasing (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
January 31, 2024 | ||
Wednesday, 4-5 pm NST | Developing your Research Series, Section 3: An Intro to Citation Management w. Zotero Demo (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
January, 2024 | ||
Various | Scholarship Information Sessions and Writing Workshops (For MUN Graduate Students) | Learning & Research |
February 6 - April 4, 2024 | ||
Various | Thesis Writing Group | Learning & Research |
February 6, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 4-5:30 pm NST | Developing your Research Series, Session 4: An Intro to Literature Reviews (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
February 8, 2024 | ||
Thursday, 1-2 pm NST | Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Graduate Degree: Lessons in Time Management, Self-Efficacy, and Success | Management and Responsibility |
February 14, 2024 | ||
Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 pm NST | Developing your Research Series, Session 5: Research Data Management (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
February 15 - February 24, 2024 | ||
Various |
Teaching Assistant Training Program | Learning & Research |
February 15, 2024 | ||
Thursday, 12:30-5:45 pm NST | 2024 Open Forum - Innovations in Graduate Education: Critical Engagement with AI (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
February 16, 2024 | ||
Friday, 1-2 pm NST | Mental Health and Student-Supervisor Relationships: Making the Connections | Communication & Teamwork |
February 26, 2024 | ||
Monday, 2:30-3:30 NST | Tips for a Successful Interview | Communication & Teamwork |
February 27, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | Four Things to Consider for Graduate Student Teaching | Learning & Research |
March 4, 2024 | ||
Monday, 1-2 pm NST | Developing Artificial Intelligence Literacy as a Graduate Student | Learning & Research |
March 5, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | Intellectual Property (IP) 101 | Learning & Research |
March 8, 2024 | ||
Friday, 2:30-3:30 pm NST | AI Uses and Misuses: Academic and Workshop Applications (Hosted by AU) | Learning & Research |
March 12, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | Validation for Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research | Learning & Research |
March 19, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | How to Find a Part-time Job | Communication & Teamwork |
March 26, 2024 | ||
Tuesday, 1-2 pm NST | Professional Networking and Job Search | Communication & Teamwork |