Professional Edge Events

Want to use Python to analyze data? This UO Libraries workshop series on Pandas 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 six workshop sessions.

Topics include:

•  Reading data into Python from multiple input formats
• Data cleaning and standardization
• DataFrame selection and manipulation
• Aggregating and transforming data
• Data visualization

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

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

This free, ten-part workshop series will introduce you to the fundamentals of programming in Python through interactive programming exercises. Develop core programming skills that will allow you to write Python scripts for your own work. No experience required!

Topics covered include the following:

• variables and data types
• mathematical functions
• Jupyter notebooks
• reading data into Python
• plotting data with Pandas

This hybrid, interactive course is intended for beginners to programming. Not sure how to install Python? Our first day will focus on installing Python and configuring your coding environment.

Our curriculum is available to read and reference any time. Save the link and refer to it often. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Creating citations and bibliographies can be difficult, and so can keeping track of all the reading that you’ll do over the course of a class, a term, and your academic career. Join UO Libraries for a one-hour workshop where you’ll learn to navigate Zotero, a free, open-source citation management tool designed to simplify your research process. In this session, we will introduce you to Zotero’s features, showing you how to collect, organize, cite, and share your research effortlessly. You’ll learn how to create bibliographies and in-text citations in popular styles such as MLA, APA, and Chicago, all while developing strategies to effectively utilize Zotero in your writing.

This workshop is free and open to all members of the UO community. Join us on Zoom and transform the way you manage your research!

Microsoft Teams is more than just chat and video calls. It's a full collaboration hub. In this interactive, one-hour Professional Edge workshop, 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 isn't about sending emojis or starting a call. It's about building a digital workspace that actually works.

• 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, coauthor 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 workshop is perfect for anyone who collaborates in Teams 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.

Want to use Python to analyze data? This UO Libraries workshop series on Pandas 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 six workshop sessions.

Topics include:

•  Reading data into Python from multiple input formats
• Data cleaning and standardization
• DataFrame selection and manipulation
• Aggregating and transforming data
• Data visualization

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

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