Get ready to strengthen your Python skills! This workshop series on the Pandas package is designed to follow our Introduction to Python workshop series or a comparable introductory Python course like CS 122. Participants will develop the skills they need to clean, analyze, and visualize tabular data with Pandas by working through hands-on exercises with real data in Python across four 90-minute sessions.

Topics covered include:

• Pandas data structure fundamentals
• Reading data into Python from multiple input formats
• Data cleaning and standardization
• Aggregating and transforming data
• Data visualization

Before this workshop, you should be famliar with variables, data types, functions, and data structures in Python. As a refresher, we recommend reviewing the Software Carpentries Python curriculum.

Whether you join in-person or remotely, please come with a Python environment with Pandas and JupyterLab packages installed. If you would like assistance configuring your Python environment, please arrive 15 minutes early for the workshop or schedule a consultation. Register online to recieve Zoom link.

Microsoft Teams is more than just chat and video calls—it's a full collaboration hub. In this interactive, one-hour workshop, "Teams That Work: Organize, Collaborate, and Communicate Smarter," you'll learn how to structure your Teams environment for clarity, efficiency, and impact.

From organizing channels to managing meetings and collaborating on files, this session will help you unlock the features that make Teams a powerful productivity tool. This workshop isn't about sending emojis or starting a call, it's about building a digital workspace that actually works.  

What You'll Learn

• Team and channel structure best practices – Learn how to organize Teams by project, department, or function, and use private and shared channels effectively to keep communication focused.  
• Smarter communication tools – Master @mentions, tags, message formatting, pinning and saving messages, and managing your activity feed to stay on top of what matters.  
• File collaboration made easy – Understand the difference between sharing via OneDrive vs. Teams, co-author documents in real time, and use version history to recover changes.  
• Meetings and webinars – Get comfortable scheduling and joining meetings, using chat, notes, and recordings, and explore tools like Whiteboard and breakout rooms for interactive sessions.  
• Search and organization – Use advanced search techniques, folders, and archiving to find information quickly and keep your workspace organized.  
• Productivity boosters – Explore features like delayed delivery, email templates, voting buttons, and polls to streamline communication and decision-making.  
• Tasks and Microsoft To Do integration – Create tasks from messages, use My Day and Priority views, and sync with Microsoft To Do to manage your workload across platforms.  

This one-day workshop is perfect for anyone who already uses Teams to collaborate and wants to move beyond basic messaging and meetings. Whether you're managing projects, coordinating with colleagues, or leading virtual sessions, these tools will help you work smarter and communicate more effectively. Discover what you've been missing!