The world offers opportunities and challenges today that were unimaginable even 10 years ago. The nature of work is changing and creating the need for people with vision, creativity, empathy, critical thinking, and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplinary lines and traditional skill sets. Consequently, contemporary graduate student professionalization must adapt to meet these changes. CGU’s Academic Professional Development collaboration provides the complementary curriculum you need to excel in your career. In addition to our individual program opportunities, our innovative collaborations complement and extend your academic program to integrate professional development into the core of your graduate education. We prepare you to be an agile and resilient graduate: better able to imagine and create a future of your own design.
The Academic Professional Development events and projects are provided by the Career Development Office (CDO), the Center for Writing and Rhetoric (CWR), the Preparing Future Faculty program (PFF), and the Transdisciplinary Studies program (TNDY).
Academic Professional Development (APD) Events
It can be difficult to understand what employers are looking for. This workshop will allow you a peek behind the recruiting curtain. Join us as we discuss topics like: Skills that employers desire most, how to interact with employers and more! Visit Handshake for more information and to register for this online event.
CDO – What Employers Want webinar
Tuesday, July 21, 12:00pm – 12:45pm (PDT)
Facilitator: Michael Sacoto, CDO Assistant Director
Zoom Link for the Webinar
It can be difficult to understand what employers are looking for. This workshop will allow you a peek behind the recruiting curtain. Join us as we discuss topics like: Skills that employers desire most, how to interact with employers and more! Visit Handshake for more information and to register for this online event.
PFF – Understanding Issues of Engagement
Thursday, July 9, 1:00-2:00 pm (PDT)
Facilitator: Sarah Eckert, PFF Fellow
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
In this webinar, we examine issues surrounding student engagement. We will explore possible reasons for student disengagement as well as how we might address such situations to promote learning and engagement.
PFF – Academic Integrity in Online Classes
Tuesday, July 14, 4:00-5:00 pm
Facilitator: Catherine Conner, PFF Fellow
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
In this webinar, we will discuss taking a proactive approach to academic integrity and explore the strategies and tools you can use to develop a classroom culture that fosters honesty, integrity, and accountability.
PFF – Promoting Active Learning Online
Thursday, July 16, 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Facilitator: Noah Ringler, PFF Fellow
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
As many classes have moved online, both students and professors have struggled to maintain class engagement. This should come as no surprise as teaching courses online is relatively new for many and requires a different set of skills. Accordingly, this webinar reviews specific strategies to facilitate student engagement online including a flipped classroom, group discussions, and problem-based learning.
PFF – Managing Writing in Online Classes
Tuesday, July 21, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Facilitator: Catherine Conner, PFF Fellow
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
In this webinar, we will discuss some of the challenges of teaching writing online and how you can help students engage with writing in meaningful ways, synchronously or asynchronously. We will also explore assessment and feedback options.
PFF – Reflexivity in Crisis and Beyond: Strategies for Your Class
Thursday, July 23, 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Facilitator: Cristal Almonte, PFF Fellow
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
In this webinar, educators will examine why practicing reflexivity during a time of crisis is important and how they may use reflexivity to inform their teaching to improve their communication with students and their assessments.
PFF – Assignments and Assessments Online
Tuesday, July 28, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Facilitator: Shamini Dias, PFF Director
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
Inclusive assignments and assessments support students in learning and mastery. How do we do this effectively in online spaces? In this webinar, we explore how to design online assignments and assessments that are formative and support students’ learning autonomy and self-efficacy.
PFF – Building Community in Online Courses
Thursday, July 30, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Facilitator: Shelby Lamar, PFF Asst. Director
Register for the Webinar (You will be emailed the Zoom link)
Building a sense of community in our courses increases student achievement, learning, and retention. Yet, it often seems difficult to build and sustain a classroom community in an online environment. This webinar will explore research-backed principles and practices that can help you build community in synchronous and asynchronous online courses.