2025 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 28 @ 12-1pm ET
An Introduction to Finding and Organizing Information for Abstracts and Literature Reviews
Kerry Dhakal | Health Sciences Library
This session will guide information searching using research-specific databases and citation managers.
Wednesday, June 4 @ 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.
Wednesday, June 11 @ 12-1pm ET
How To Build and Form Relationships with Your Faculty Mentor
Dr. Christopher Coss | College of Pharmacy
This session will focus on communication and advocacy within the student-faculty partnership.
Wednesday, June 18 @ 12-1pm ET
Tips and Tricks for Setting up your Research Poster
Gwen Short (MLIS) & Kayla Kruse (MENR, MPA) | College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Developing a research poster can be a complex but rewarding task. A research poster provides a visual narrative of your research experience and helps guide a discussion. Although creating an engaging, user-friendly poster can be challenging, we will provide you with some effective strategies to successfully display your research.
Wednesday, June 25 @ 12-1pm ET
Writing an Abstract and Research Presentation
Allison Kranek | 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.
Wednesday, July 2 @ 12-1pm ET
Crafting a Competitive Graduate School Application (MA, MS, Ph.D.)
Mollie Workman, MA | Office of Student Life Buckeye Careers
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.
Wednesday, July 9 @ 12-1pm ET
How to add your summer research experience to your resume
Paul Newell | Office of Student Life Buckeye Careers
For today’s professional development, we will quickly go over the basics of a resume with all of you. Then we will work on creating a new entry on your resume for your summer experience/research. Have your current resume available on your computer so you can walk away with the finished product!
Wednesday, July 16 @ 12-1pm ET
Presenting Your Scholarly Work
Stephen John Quaye, Ph.D. | College of Education and Human Ecology
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.
