Professional Edge Events

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!

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.

Wondering if ChatGPT can help with your research? Concerned about AI in student work? Curious how AI might change your field?

Join UO Libraries Data Services for our fall 2025 Data Book Club and connect with colleagues across disciplines who are navigating the same AI questions. We're reading Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick, a thoughtful look at how AI is increasingly becoming a collaborator, not just a tool. We'll explore how this shifts our work, learning, creativity, ethics, and futures. No technical background required, just bring curiosity and critical thinking. Register online to recieve Zoom link.

Coffee, tea, and snacks provided!

Schedule

Knight DREAM Lab sofa area and online via Zoom Every other Friday, 1:00–2:00 p.m.

• October 10 – "Introduction: Three Sleepless Nights" and "Creating Alien Minds"
• October 24 – "Aligning the Alien" and "Four Rules for Co-Intelligence"
• November 7 – "AI as a Person" and "AI as a Creative"
• November 21 – "AI as a Coworker" and "AI as a Tutor" and "AI as a Coach"
• December 5 – "AI as Our Future" and "Epilogue: AI as Us"

Drop-ins welcome! Can't make every session? No problem! Each discussion stands alone while building on previous themes.

How to Participate

• Register via LibCal to get meeting reminders and updates.
• Get the book through UO Libraries, or via usual print or e-book vendors.
• Come ready to discuss what stands out, what surprises you, what ethical or practical questions arise, and how these ideas relate to your work or values.

Facilitated by Cameron Mulder, a Data Services statistical consultant exploring how AI is transforming data analysis and research methods.

If you have any questions please feel free to email Cameron at cmulder7@uoregon.edu.

Step behind the scenes of the world's biggest sporting event to explore how the FIFA World Cup comes to life, not just on the field, but across the global business landscape. This cross-disciplinary event brings together FOX Sports executives and industry professionals to unpack the economic, media, policy, and operational forces that make the World Cup a defining moment in global sport.

Participants will gain foundational knowledge and practical insights across key domains that intersect around the tournament, including:

• Sports business – Broadcast rights, legal frameworks, sponsorships, marketing, partnerships, and audience research
• Sports journalism and broadcasting – TV production, digital storytelling, and behind-the-scenes coverage strategies
• Public policy and government relations – Host city strategy, global logistics, and the politics of international sport
• Human performance and sustainability – Environmental impact, athlete wellness, and large-scale event operations
• Media and communications – Gen Z engagement, cross-platform campaigns, and fan experience innovation

Students who register for this event will be given first consideration for sports-industry related Professional Edge immersion opportunities.  

Guest Speakers

• November 7
  • Nuno Silva, Vice President and General Manager, North America Soccer, Nike
  • Ernesto Bruce, Chief Executive Officer, FOR SOCCER
  • John Strong, Soccer Play-by-Play Announcer, FOX Sports
  • Whit Haskel, Senior Vice President, Brand Marketing, FOX Sports
  • David Higdon, Executive Vice President, Communications, Kansas City Chiefs
  • Barbara Blangiardi, Producer and Marketing Executive
• November 21
  • John Strong, Soccer Play-by-Play Announcer, FOX Sports
  • Ben Valenta, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Analytics, FOX Sports
  • Rachel Sollenberger, Senior Director, Digital Operations, FOX Sports
  • Barbara Blangiardi, Producer and Marketing Executive
  • And more...  

Whether you're interested in media, business, public policy, or global events, this session offers a rare look at how sport, commerce, and culture converge on the world stage.