The Ohio State University

Professional Development Schedule

2024 Schedule

Students, please access the weekly professional development session using the below zoom link and password. We will use the same link and password each week.

Zoom Link: https://osu.zoom.us/j/91990623831 
Password: CONSORTIUM 

Wednesday, May 29 @ 12-1pm ET

An Introduction to Finding and Organizing Information for Abstracts and Literature Reviews

Kaitlyn Feyh, MLIS | Health Sciences Library & Amanda Rinehart, MLIS | Life Sciences Library 

This session will guide information searching using research-specific databases and citation managers.
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Wednesday, June 5 @ 12-1pm ET

How to build and form relationships with your faculty mentor

Dr. Kristen J. Mills | Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA), College of Education and Human Ecology

This session will focus on communication and advocacy within the student-faculty partnership.
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Wednesday, June 12 @ 12-1pm ET

How to critically analyze a scholarly article

Jane Hammons and Stephanie Founds | University Libraries

Learn the steps and methods on how to read and understand scholarly articles.
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Wednesday, June 19 – Juneteenth (University Holiday – Closed)

Friday, June 21 @ 12-1pm ET

Tips and Tricks for Setting up your Research Poster

Gwen Short (MLIS) & Kayla Arnold (MENR, MPA) | College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Larry Hurtubise | Michael V. Drake Institute for Teaching and Learning

Developing a research poster can be a complex but rewarding task. This step in the research process helps provide a visual narrative of students’ individual research experience. Creating an engaging, user friendly and informative poster takes time. During this workshop, you will be provided with practical and effective strategies for successfully designing a research poster. We will also discuss some ways that Artificial Intelligence (AI) might help you prepare.

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Contact: Kayla Arnold Email: arnold.1065@osu.edu Text: 330-201-7189
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Wednesday, June 26 @ 12-1pm ET

Writing an Abstract and Research Presentation

Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing

This session will focus on how to communicate your research in an understandable way to an audience and help you develop skills for sharing your important work and telling your story professionally.

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Wednesday, July 3 @ 12-1pm ET

Crafting a Competitive Graduate School Application (MA, MS, Ph.D.)

Linda MacCarthy | Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions 

This session will walk you through the benefits of studying at Ohio State and the application process.  Learn the tips, tricks, and best practices for putting forward your strongest application.
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Wednesday, July 10 @ 12-1pm ET

How to add your summer research experience to your resume

Ashley Strong | Engineering Career Services

For this session, we will quickly go over the basics of a resume with you. Then we will work on creating a new entry on your resume for your summer research experience/research. Have your current resume available on your computer so you can walk away with the finished product.
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Wednesday, July 17 @ 12-1pm ET@ 12-1pm ET

Presenting Your Scholarly Work

Stephen John Quaye, Ph.D. | Graduate School

This session will focus on how to communicate your research in an understandable way to an audience and help you develop skills for sharing your important work and telling your story professionally.
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