Core Programming and Events
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Campuswide New Graduate Student Orientation & Grad Success Series
Annual orientation events for incoming graduate students hosted during the two weeks leading up to the start of Fall Quarter.
Annual public speaking competition for the best 3-minute talk by a grad student. Typically hosted during Winter Quarter.
Annual career exploration conference highlighting career paths for PhDs outside of and alongside academia. Typically hosted during Spring Quarter.
Reorientation: From Candidacy to Completion
Annual half-day event for recent ABD students to connect them with their peers and reacquaint them with campus resources. Typically hosted in Fall Quarter
Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Grant Program
Mini-grant program (awards up to $1,000) designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars fill in the funding gaps for pursuing opportunities that support their professional development in a variety of career trajectories. Applications accepted year-round on a rolling basis.
Two sessions (June and September) of four-day writing workshops aimed at helping Ph.D. students in the middle stages of their dissertation process by providing intensive writing times, breakout sessions with a facilitator on typical dissertation issues, one-on-one consultations with the facilitator, and peer consultations.
Graduate Division Mentoring Awards
Annual competition to award graduate students who have distinguished themselves in the area of undergraduate research supervision. Departments may nominate up to two students every year. Typically hosted during Spring Quarter.
Monthly informal seminar series featuring 15-minute talks by two graduate students – one from a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and one from a SHEF discipline (Social Science, Humanities, Education, and Fine Arts). Speakers are invited to communicate their topic in whatever way they feel most comfortable, welcoming anything from PowerPoint slides to fireside chats to hands-on demonstrations.
The GradPost Events page features information on all GSRC workshops (roughly 30 per quarter) as well as other grad-related events on campus from departments such as Career Services, Instructional Development, Health & Wellness, Counseling & Psychological Services, the Library, the Center for Science & Engineering Partnerships, and more.