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 2023

Date/Time

Offering

Skillset

January 6 - January 13, 2023
Various  Grad Student Work Experience Program (GradSWEP) (For MUN Graduate Students) Learning & Research 
January 10   
Tuesday, 1:00–2:00 pm. NDT Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) and the Research Affiliate Program (RAP) (Hosted by SGS "Retaining Global Talent" Project) Learning & Research 
January 11, 2023
Wednesday,12:00 - 1:00 p.m. MST Developing Your Research Series - Session 1: Search Like a Pro! (Hosted by AU) Learning & Research
January 13, 2023 Deadline  
Various Student Work and Service Program (SWASP) (For MUN Student Parents) Learning & Research 
January 15, 2023 Deadline     
Various Professional Skills Development Program (PSDP) (For MUN International Students) Learning & Research 
Ongoing (from January 16 to February 15,2023)
Mondays & Wednesdays, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. NDT  English Language Skills for Success  Learning & Research 
January 18, 2023   
Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MST Developing Your Research Series - Sess. 2: An Intro to Literature Reviews (Hosted by AU) Learning & Research
January 18, 2023 
Wednesday, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. NDT Ethical Considerations for Conducting Research Learning & Research
January 24, 2023
Tuesday, 1:00- 2:00 pm NDT Avoiding Plagiarism Learning & Research
January 24, 2023   
Tuesday, 1:00- 2:00 pm NDT Finding a Government of Canada job: What should MUN International Graduate Students know? (Hosted by SGS "Retaining Global Talent" Project) Learning & Research
January 25, 2023
Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MST Developing Your Research Series - Sess. 3: Keeping Organized as You Search (Hosted by AU) Learning & Research
January 30 - February 4, 2023
Various Teaching Assistant Training Program (TATP) (For MUN Graduate Students) Communication & Teamwork
February 6, 2023    
Monday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm NDT Getting to Know Your Google Drive & Google Suite* ONLINE* (Hosted by The Commons) Communication & Teamwork
February 7, 2023    
Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm NDT Developing A Successful Resume and Cover Letter Communication & Teamwork
February 7, 2023    
Tuesday, 2:00 - 4:00 pm NDT Greate Your Own Website * IN-PERSON" (Hosted by The Commons) Communication & Teamwork
February 8, 2023   
Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MST Developing Your Research Series - Sess. 4: Intro to Citation Mgmt. w/Zotero (Hosted by AU) Communication & Teamwork
February 8, 2023     
Wednesday, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. NDT Design an Eye - Catching Resume *ONLINE*(Hosted by The Commons) Communication & Teamwork
February 9, 2023   
Thursday, 1:00 - 2:00 pm NDT Tips on the application for the Government of Canada jobs (Hosted by SGS "Retaining Global Talent" Project) Communication & Teamwork
February 14, 2023
Tuesday, 2:00 - 3:00 pm NDT Tips for A Successful Interview Communication & Teamwork
February 15, 2023  
Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. MST Developing Your Research Series - Session 5: Research Data Management (Hosted by AU) Communication & Teamwork
February 15, 2023     
Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. NDT Introduction to Canva *ONLINE* (Hosted by The Commons) Communication & Teamwork
February 17, 2023     
Wednesday, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. NDT Professional Photography with your iPhone*IN-PERSON* (Hosted by The Commons) Communication & Teamwork
February 27, 2023
Monday, 1:00- 2:00 pm NDT Making a Study Plan and Effective Study Techniques Learning & Research
February 28, 2023    
Tuesday, 12:00- 3:00 pm ET Anti-Racism Response Training (ART) - Three Hour Workshop for Graduate Students and Postdocs Learning & Research
March 2, 2023    
Thursday, 1:00- 2:30 pm MST How to APA 7: The Essentials of Formatting, Citing, and Paraphrasing (Hosted by AU) Learning & Research
March 6 to March 10. 2023    
Various Career Week Learning & Research
March 7, 2023
Tuesday, 1:00- 2:00 pm NDT Developing A Successful Resume and Cover Letter Communication & Teamwork
March 9, 2023    
Thursday, 12:30- 1:30 pm MST Making writing accessible #3: Writing the paper (Hosted by AU) Communication & Teamwork
March 9, 2023    
Thursday,1:00 - 2:00 pm NDT Diversity in the Workplace Culture in Canada (Hosted by SGS "Retaining Global Talent" Project) Communication & Teamwork
March 10, 2023    
Friday, 2:00- 3:00 pm NDT  What Every Academic Should Know about Measuring Research Impact Learning & Research 
March 10, 2023    
Friday, 3:00- 4:00 pm NDT  EDGE Graduate Professional Development Certificate Learning & Research 
March 14, 2023  
Tuesday,1:00 - 2:00 pm NDT Tips for A Successful Interview Communication & Teamwork
March 17 , 2023    
Friday, 2:00- 3:00 pm NDT Trials and Tribulations of an Accidental Entrepreneur Management & Responsibility
March 21, 2023
Tuesday, 1:00- 2:00 pm NDT Transferable Skills of a graduate student Management & Responsibility
March 23, 2023    
Thursday, 12:30- 1:30 pm NDT Making writing accessible #4: Refining the assignment (Hosted by AU) Management & Responsibility
March 28 , 2023
Tuesday, 2:00- 3:00 pm NDT Teaching tips for new and future professors Communication & Teamwork
March 30, 2023    
Thursday, 2:00- 3:00 pm NDT Workplace Culture in Canada: Cultural Values and Their Practices in NL (Hosted by SGS "Retaining Global Talent" Project) Communication & Teamwork
April 4 , 2023
Tuesday, 2:00- 3:00 pm NDT A guide to writing your thesis Learning & Research
April 14 , 2023    
Friday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm NDT Networking skills (Hosted by SGS "Retaining Global Talent" Project) Communication & Teamwork