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We encourage faculty and staff graduate program advisors to share this exciting new tool with students or use it as a launchpad for career conversations at any stage in a student’s academic program.

Graduate Research Fellowships with Mellichamp Faculty Cluster or “21st Century Global Dynamics” provide one academic quarter of in-state tuition/fees plus a stipend of $7,500 to PhD students in the humanities and social sciences. Deadline is Nov. 13, 2017.

This special funding workshop will cover strategies for finding money for research abroad, including information about different agency-based or country-specific opportunities for funding.

ONDAS seeks masters-level or above candidates for their full-time Student Activities Coordinator position. For primary consideration, apply by October 16.

Did you know that each year approximately 1,500 bicycles get abandoned on the UCSB campus? The UCSB Associated Students Bike Committee and the Community Service Office are hosting their quarterly Fall Bike Sale on Tuesday, October 17.

Gauchos for Recovery, a series of support services for students maintaining recovery from addiction offered through UCSB's Alcohol and Drug Program, is hosting an open 12-step meeting for graduate students and non-traditional students on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in Embarcadero Hall.

We sat down with Marcus Jackson and Leland King II to learn more about why they chose UCSB, how they are able to balance all of their competing interests and priorities, and what their plans are for the future.

Join the Fall 2017 Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (QMSS) speaker series, hosted by Professor Karen Nylund-Gibson in the Department of Education. QMSS talks are open to all members of the UCSB community. Refreshment will be served.

The academic culture of the university can be intimidating, but navigating the institution is not impossible. Come to this session to learn about important academic requirements as well as social and cultural expectations you will face in graduate school.

The Graduate Student Resource Center will be hosting a workshop on writing a research statement for an academic position. We will cover methods of organizing experience, types of content to include, and the tone you should set in your statement.

Join Dr. Yuliya Lutchyn for a brown-bag lunch seminar on how Ph.D.s with social science backgrounds can find jobs in technology industries, sponsored by Center for Information Technology & Society. Refreshments will be provided.

Join us for a workshop to help you learn how to maximize these two important online platforms during your non-academic job search!

Start your career exploration journey with ImaginePhD, a free online career exploration and planning tool designed specifically for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scholars in humanities and social sciences. UCSB affiliates get early access starting October 9, so check it out today!

On October 16, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) will host Hold Me Tight, a workshop for graduate students that teaches skills that can help enhance your relationship with your significant other.

Creating Community provides Black graduate students a safe space to discuss topics that are relevant to their experiences. Beginning October 9, CAPS psychologists Dr. Mario Barfield and Dr. Meridith Merchant will facilitate weekly Monday meetings in the EOP conference room.