Workshops & Events
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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.
Fall 2025
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Date/Time |
Offering |
Skillset |
| Various | Graduate Student Work Experience Program (GradSWEP) (For MUN Graduate Students) | Management & Responsibility |
| Various | Graduate Internship Program | Management & Responsibility |
| Deadline: September 19, 2025 at 5 p.m. | ||
| Various | Student Work and Service Program (SWASP) (For MUN Students) | Management & Responsibility |
| Various | Scholarship Information Sessions and Writing Workshops (For MUN Graduate Students) | Learning & Research |
| Various | Teaching Skills Enhancement Program (Graduate Students) (For MUN Students) | Learning & Research |
| Various | The Professional Skills Development Program (PSDP) (For MUN Students) | Learning & Research |
| Various | Design Your Life (Hosted by Career Development Office) | Management & Responsibility |
| September 16, 2025 | ||
| Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Introduction to ACENET and High Performance Computing (HPC) (Hosted by ACENET) |
Learning & Research |
| September 17, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 1-2 p.m. NDT | How to Find a Part-time Job | Management & Responsibility |
| September 17, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. NDT | AI is Reshaping the World of Work (Hosted by Expertise Hub Cooperative) | Communication & Teamwork |
| September 17, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Introduction to the Linux Command Line (Hosted by ACENET) |
Learning & Research |
| September 18, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 4-6 p.m. ET | Refined Project Communication Plan (Hosted by Mitacs) | Management & Responsibility |
| September 18, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Introduction to Shell Scripting (Hosted by ACENET) | Learning & Research |
| September 19, 2025 | ||
| Friday, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
Job Scheduling with Slurm (Hosted by ACENET) |
Learning & Research |
| September 23, 2025 | ||
| Tuesday, 1-2 p.m. NDT | Building Resilience on Your Path through Graduate Studies | Management & Responsibility |
| September 24, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. NDT | Career and Graduate School Fair | Management & Responsibility |
| September 24, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. NDT |
Developing Your Research Series, Session 1: Search Like a Pro! (Hosted by AU) |
Learning & Research |
| September 24, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 12-2 p.m. ADT | Applying the Principles of Sound Leadership and Team Building (Hosted by Mitacs) | Communication & Teamwork |
| September 25, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 1-2 p.m. NDT | Developing a Successful Resume and Cover Letter | Communication & Teamwork |
| September 25, 2025 | ||
| Friday, 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. |
Carpentries: Introduction to Computational Thinking (Hosted by ACENET) |
Learning & Research |
| October 1, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. NDT |
Developing Your Research Series, Session 2: An Intro to Citation Management w. Zotero Demo (Hosted by AU) |
Learning & Research |
| October 2, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 1-3 p.m. ET | Building Your Project Network Map (Hosted by Mitacs) | Communication & Teamwork |
| October 8, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. NDT |
Developing Your Research Series, Session 3: Keeping Organized as you Search (Hosted by AU) |
Management & Responsibility |
| October 9, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 4:00-6:30 p.m. ET | Project and Time Management (Hosted by Mitacs) | Management & Responsibility |
| October 15, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m. NDT |
Developing Your Research Series, Session 4: Research Data Management (Hosted by AU) |
Management & Responsibility |
| October 15, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 4:00-6:30 p.m. ET | Framing Your Project in a Masterful Presentation (Hosted by Mitacs) | Learning & Research |
| October 16, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 1-2 p.m. NDT | Management & Responsibility | |
| October 22, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 1-2 p.m. NDT | AI for Interview Success: A Modern Job Seeker's Guide | Communication & Teamwork |
| October 23, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 1-2 p.m. NDT | Turning a Dissertation into a Book | Learning & Research |
| October 23, 2025 | ||
| Thursday, 3:30-5:30 p.m. ET | Incorporating REDI (Hosted by Mitacs) | Communication & Teamwork |
| October 29, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. NDT |
Developing Your Research Series, Session 5: An Intro to Literature Reviews (Hosted by AU) |
Learning & Research |
| November 4, 2025 | ||
| Tuesday, 1-2 p.m. NST | Management & Responsibility | |
| November 18, 2025 | ||
| Tuesday, 1-2 p.m. NST | Intellectual Property (IP) 101 | Learning & Research |
| December 3, 2025 | ||
| Wednesday, 1-2 p.m. NST | Tips for a Successful Interview | Communication & Teamwork |