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Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about the difficulty of actually writing every day. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face.

Graduate Division's Academic Services unit will offer Filing Pre-check sessions August 28-September 1 (no sessions on Thursday). Schedule your Zoom appointment today!

With this year’s theme of “Re-envisioning Roles,” the Engaging Teaching Symposium invites participants to submit research-based contributions as well as case-studies that make use of available evidence to discuss improved teaching, student learning and engagement, or professional development as teachers. Submit an abstract by the extended deadline, September 15.

The Graduate Student Resource Center and Career Services are excited to welcome a new Graduate Career Peer Advisor, Osiris Hal. ​​Osiris is currently pursuing their PhD in Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, working in the Trauma & Resiliency, Resilience & Prevention (TARP) Lab. Read on to learn more about ​Osiris!

UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Learning Hub is hosting our next coreR course in October 2023. This is a five-day introductory course on collaborative, open, reproducible, and essential data science skills. Register by August 18. You can also apply for the Director's Scholarship, which covers tuition, travel and lodging, by August 11.

The UCSB Graduate Division is currently accepting applications for a Graduate Programming Assistant. This position provides programming and resources that help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars develop the skills to become effective professionals in a variety of careers. The position runs through the 2023-24 academic year and is renewable for subsequent years. Applications are due by 11:59pm on Aug 20.

Are you in the middle stages of your dissertation and running into roadblocks? Do you need some new strategies and habits to help you finish up? Then apply for the second session of the 2023 Dissertation Write-In, which runs from September 18-21! The application deadline is August 11.

Are you a PhD candidate interested in helping first- and second-year doctoral students? Consider applying to be mentor for the Graduate Scholars Program! GSP supports graduate students from diverse and historically-underrepresented backgrounds throughout their graduate careers. Mentors receive stipends of $500/quarter. Apply by August 31.

Check out this UCSB series on grad student and postdoc professional development experiences funded by the Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) Program. This week's featured video is by Maya Dentzel, a PhD student in Global Studies, who used the IPS funds to attend the ETHDenver 2023 Community Conference. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

Attention graduate students! Are you employed through the university? If so, be sure to take advantage of the free training available to you through LinkedIn Learning. You have access to more than 5,000 software, creative, and business skills video tutorials that are current and taught by industry experts by logging in with your UCSB netID and password. Read on for more info!

Check out this great opportunity to serve on the UC Student Association Student Mental Health Oversight Committee. Committee representatives are key in incorporating student needs into the development of systemwide programs and initiatives. Applications are due August 18.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released its solicitation for the 2024 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The purpose of the GRFP is to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.

Are you mentoring a novice researcher this summer or planning to in the future? You are invited to attend the final session of the Mentoring Workshop Series on July 27 hosted by the Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP).

Former Grad Dean Carol Genetti is going to be hosting a Grad Student Give-Away on Saturday, July 22nd from 10am-3pm. Be sure to bring your student ID, and walk away with free quality home goods and furnishings!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is a highly competitive international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. In the 2023-24 award cycle, 11 students applied from UCSB, 9 were selected as semi-finalists, one was selected as an alternate, and 3 were selected as finalists. Congratulations to these outstanding students!