The Graduate Professional Development Conference (GPDC) is taking place in person at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus on Wednesday, February 19, 2025 and Thursday 20, 2025. GPDC is open to all U of T graduate students. Check out the GPDC Program for full details!
Registration is required. Please register by February 9, 2025.
Schedule for Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Room: Deerfield Hall (DH) 2070
Full descriptions for each session are available on the GPDC Program.
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Before You Go Public: Crafting Your Professional Identity
Speaker: Joel Rodgers, Coordinator, Graduate Student Professional Development, Faculty of Arts & Science
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Speaking with Confidence: Managing Nerves in Academic Presentations
Speaker: Matthew Jones, Assistant Professor, Graduate Centre for Academic Communication, School of Graduate Studies
12:20 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Sharing Your Professional Story: Mastering the "Tell Me About Yourself" Question
Speakers: UTM Career Centre
Schedule for Thursday, February 20, 2025
Room: Deerfield Hall (DH) 2070
Full descriptions for each session are available on the GPDC Program.
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. | Writing for Publication: Considerations for Manuscript Preparation
Speaker: Jordana Garbati, Director, Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre & Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Institute for the Study of University Pedagogy
11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Communicating Research: Social Media Strategies for Engaging Non-Experts
Speaker: Maria Ruiz, Reference and Instruction Librarian, UTM Library
12:20 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | How to Get the Most Out of Your IDP Process
Speakers: Rachael Cayley, Director, Centre for Graduate Professional Development & Associate Professor, Teaching Stream and Lynn Ossher, Associate Director, Centre for Graduate Professional Development
2:05 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. | Having Courageous Conversations
Speakers: Aziza Kajan, Director, Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision and Lauren Pais, Case Coordinator, Centre for Graduate Mentorship and Supervision
For any questions, contact Jess Bailey at graduate.utm@utoronto.ca