Psychology Department Seminar

The Friday Workshop

Weekly Drop-In Professional Development

On Fridays when there is no First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium, we invite everyone, particularly graduate students, to join The Friday Workshop for a weekly informal seminar series focused on professional development and interdisciplinary skills, in a space designed to learn, connect, and think beyond traditional divisions.

When and Where: Fridays at 11:00 am - 11:50 am in room 815 Psychology 

Many of the most important professional skills in graduate school are learned outside formal coursework: navigating career decisions, evaluating advice, building professional relationships, understanding workplace dynamics, and finding reliable resources when challenges arise. This seminar provides a supportive, discussion-oriented, cross-area environment to explore the current discourse and norms surrounding those issues as they emerge. Topics are flexible and evolve from year to year, creating an expanding, up-to-date repository of practical knowledge relevant to psychology graduate students and the people who work with them. Whether you're looking for guidance, community, or simply a broader perspective than what is available within your own research group or area, The Friday Workshop is set up to help you develop skills and connections that will serve you throughout your career, both inside and outside academia.

While the series is designed with graduate students in mind, all members of the department are welcome, including faculty, staff, and undergraduates. 

See below for the meeting schedule (or in the mobile app, go to the Summary tab at the top or select the Calendar icon at the bottom). 

Join our mailing list for weekly reminders at https://lists.psychology.illinois.edu/lists/subscribe/friday-workshop.

People with an Illinois login can subscribe to the calendar; click the '+Join this Course' button at the top of the course Home page to add the schedule to your personal Canvas calendar, or click the 'View Calendar' link on the right and then select 'Calendar Feed' to subscribe to the schedule from your preferred calendar program. 

Regular attendees are welcome to register for credit under PSYC/NEUR 598 section PS. Students who register for credit are expected to attend at least 70% of the meetings in a semester. 

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The current calendar includes the schedule of topics for the current semester. You can browse materials shared in previous semesters in the Modules.