Whether you’re navigating the challenges of coursework, research, or career preparation, we’re here to support your journey. Explore resources, workshops, and opportunities designed to help you develop new skills, build meaningful connections, and thrive academically and professionally.
Graduate Professional Development Events
Upcoming Events
In-person and virtual sessions designed specifically for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in any discipline. Funded by the Graduate School.
Academic Support and Skills Workshops

CSU Writes
CSU Writes helps writers build sustainable habits, boost confidence, and write with greater ease and impact. Their workshops, retreats, and book clubs help you strengthen writing for publication, submission, and degree completion. Sessions are offered online and in-person.
CSU Libraries
CSU Libraries offers workshops on tools to streamline data work and research, and can assist with authors’ rights, publisher agreements, and open access publishing. Through the Geospatial Centroid, they can also provide expertise in mapping, spatial analysis, remote sensing, and web applications.

The Institute for Teaching and Learning (TILT)
TILT offers on-campus professional development conferences, Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) and postdoctoral training certificates, and additional graduate student resources.
Analytical Resources Core (ARC)
The ARC provides high-end instrumentation, tailored training and services, and expert data analysis across molecular and materials analysis, metabolomics, proteomics, and high-resolution imaging, offering customized methods and services to meet each researcher’s unique needs.
Graybill Statistics & Data Science Laboratory
Graybill Statistics and Data Science Laboratory provides statistical advice to researchers –
from the planning and design of experiments to results analysis.
CSU Toastmasters
A friendly and welcoming group that helps participants improve their public speaking and communication skills.
Career Readiness Resources
Career Center
The Career Center offers a variety of services specifically for Graduate Students, including dedicated Career Education Managers representing all eight colleges. They can help you create or edit your resume, prepare for interviews, find jobs, and offer resources specific to graduate students.
Premier Events
Graduate Student Showcase
CSU Demo Days
Self-paced virtual tools
LinkedIn Learning
RamIDP
Competencies Roadmap
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Additional Resources
Many factors contribute to your professional and academic success, but none are as influential as prioritizing your mental and physical health. The CSU Student Health Network provides a full range of medical, counseling, and health education and prevention services to all enrolled CSU students including skill-building group workshops.
Financial stress can also affect your academic performance and mental and physical health. GradSense helps graduate students plan financially for graduate school.
Additionally, the Office of Scholarship and Fellowship Advising assists current students interested in applying for an external award including the US Fulbright Program. Please visit the OSFA webpage for information about external awards promoted by the office, including details about promoted awards that require a University nomination.