Build your skills this fall with Lunch and Learn webinars

August 13, 2026

Graduate school is about more than completing your degree. It’s an opportunity to build skills, explore possibilities and prepare for what comes next.

This fall, the Graduate College is offering a series of virtual professional development sessions designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars strengthen their teaching, writing, research and career-readiness skills. From leading a classroom to planning your career, these webinars offer practical strategies you can put to work now and carry forward.

All sessions are held via Zoom, and registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Explore the webinar schedule and register.

Build your Teaching Assistant skills

Thursday, Sept. 10 | Noon–1 p.m. | Register

Strong teaching starts with effective communication and meaningful student engagement. Building Your TA Skills will introduce essential teaching assistant skills, including classroom management, student engagement and effective feedback practices.

Design your life

Thursday, Sept. 24 | Noon–1 p.m. | Register

What could your future look like if you approached it as something you could design? Design Your Life will introduce design-thinking principles that can help you explore your goals, make intentional decisions and create a fulfilling academic and professional path.

Turn long-term goals into a plan

Thursday, Oct. 8 | Noon–1 p.m. | Register

A clear plan can help turn goals into action. In Using IDP Tools for Long-Term Planning, you’ll learn how Individual Development Plan tools can help you set goals, track your progress and prepare for your future career.

Connect academic progress with career goals

Thursday, Oct. 22 | Noon–1 p.m. | Register

The decisions you make during graduate school can help shape what comes next. Aligning Academic Progress With Career Goals will explore practical strategies for making intentional choices about coursework, research, mentorship and professional development that support your career goals.

Create productive writing habits

Thursday, Nov. 5 | Noon–1 p.m. | Register

Academic writing takes more than finding time to sit down and write. Managing the Writing Space will introduce strategies for developing productive writing habits, navigating common writing challenges and maintaining momentum on academic projects.

Nature Masterclass: Find support throughout the research lifecycle

Nov. 19 | Noon–1 p.m. | Register

Research involves many stages, and the right resources can help at each one. Nature Masterclass will provide a one-hour demonstration of an on-demand training platform designed to support scholars throughout the research lifecycle. Explore resources for designing studies, seeking funding, collecting and analyzing data, writing and publishing and sharing findings with broader audiences.

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Cindy Vargas turned a childhood dream of protecting the ocean into award-winning research focused on sea turtle conservation and sustainable fisheries. In this spotlight, the first-generation scholar and NSF Graduate Research Fellow shares how working alongside fishing communities in Mexico reshaped her approach to science, strengthened her storytelling and deepened her belief that conservation starts with people.

Five ways ASU Library can support your graduate research journey

At ASU Library, we understand the demands of graduate study. From managing complex research to building expertise in your field, the ASU Library is here to support you at every stage of that work.