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Are you interested in helping your fellow grad students find careers outside of academia? The UCSB Beyond Academia organizing committee is now recruiting graduate students and postdocs to join the team for next year’s conference, where you can have the opportunity to develop transferable skills that are ​valuable to careers both inside and outside of the academy.

Come hear about the expeditions of grad students Kelsey Bisson and Eleanor Arrington who set sail on a research expedition in the Santa Barbara Channel in December 2017, just three weeks after the Thomas Fire ignited. Their research team – which also included a musician, videographer, and illustrator – will discuss the unique opportunity they had to investigate the ​real-time impact of ash deposition on the coastal ocean.

If you are looking to pursue career opportunities outside of academia, ​the resume and cover letter are your ticket into that world! This April 11 workshop will provide important techniques that will help you expertly craft and strategically target your resume and cover letter so you can get over the first application hurdle and on to an interview!

UCSB’s Counseling and Psychological Services is hosting a variety of group therapy, workshop, and seminar offerings for Spring 2018, including graduate student processing groups, wellness seminar series, and international student support groups.

Come on out to the UCSB Graduate Student Teaching Symposium on May 4, a showcase of teaching excellence with panel discussions and presentations about how to secure teaching jobs in higher education. Registration is FREE, and graduate students are also invited to submit presentation proposals by April 15.

If you are a graduate student whose research is funded by the NSF Division of Chemistry, you may be able to receive supplemental funding for career development experiences and internships outside of academia. Review this article and discuss with your research faculty advisors about submitting an application. The deadline is May 15, 2018.

UCSB has a dedicated multi-disciplinary team to assist students who are experiencing a financial crisis. The UCSB Financial Crisis Response Team works closely with Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and other campus resources to evaluate and respond to students in urgent financial need.

The session will provide tips on writing the CCUT teaching portfolio, including ways of presenting teaching materials, documenting student ratings, meeting the technology requirement, tone of the portfolio narration, and more. Participants need to have completed at least two of the CCUT requirements.

Have you ever considered what teachers can learn from actors? This workshop will offer some acting tips for teachers who wish to increase their presence, confidence, and enthusiasm in the classroom. It will introduce you to some easy, practical exercises that can help improve these aspects of teaching and transform your classroom performance.philosophy statement.

Join us for the 6th annual Grad Slam, a campus-wide competition for the best three-minute talk by a graduate student. The competition features a People's Choice component, so be sure to check out the full prelim schedule and come out and support your friends and fellow grads starting on April 9!

Don't miss out on one of our most popular grad events of the year: the Library Wine & Cheese Reception! This April 9 event is ​free to all grad students in possession of a valid ID that says you're a graduate student and over the age of 21.

Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement can be a challenge, and is required for most teaching positions. As a participant in this workshop, you will work through a series of exercises to help you reflect on your teaching, and by workshop end you will have a draft outline of your teaching.

The first day of section can help you set the tone for the classroom culture that you want to develop this spring. In this workshop, we will discuss approaches and activities for the first day of section that will get students thinking, talking, and participating from Day 1.

We are on the home stretch for this academic year! Make the most of your Spring Quarter by taking advantage of the many workshops and events offered through the Graduate Student Resource Center. Be sure to mark your calendars and check out our Events page for updated information as events get closer.

Interested in a career in higher-education teaching? In this mock group interview, participants will have a chance to practice talking about their teaching. To foster authenticity, we will induce a mild degree of nervousness by videotaping participants. During a private follow-up session, you will have the opportunity to review your performance on videotape with an Instructional Consultant.