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Join the Women's Center on May 20 from 2-4pm at the Women's Center lounge (1st floor, Student Resource Building) for an interdisciplinary panel featuring four graduate student scholars. Each panelist will share their research and pedagogical approaches on various topics relating to social justice. Stay for a q&a session, coffee, and treats. Read on to learn more!

UCSB Career Services is excited to announce current recruitment for a second Graduate Career Peer Position, to begin employment in Summer 2022 and run through Spring quarter 2023. This position will work with the current ​Graduate Career Peer and the Graduate Career Counselor to help graduate students on issues related to career development. Apply by Sunday, June 5 at midnight.

Apply for Free the PhD, a free 4-week virtual Career Bootcamp from June 27-July 22. The bootcamp will offer a blended professional development learning experience designed specifically for UCSB’s PhDs and Postdocs. Work with Free the PhD founder Vay Cao and UCSB’s Graduate Career Counselor Lana Smith-Hale to get individualized feedback, insider information on how to best sell your skills, and tips on how to network with the right people. Apply by June 5th!

The 2022 MFA Thesis Art Show, It Appears to Be a Circle, is now open at UCSB's Art, Design, & Architecture Museum! This exhibition, which features the work of Marisa de la Peña, Tom Dunn, and Chad Ress, will be available until May 29th. Also, don't miss the Kinder Art Exhibit this coming Saturday, May 21 from 12-4p. This event will be held in the Jewel Box Gallery of the AD&A Museum.

UCSB's Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) is hiring 2-4 graduate students for positions at the center. Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply. The positions pay $22/hour for 10-15 hours of work per week. Read on to learn more!

On May 11, the Graduate Division hosted a virtual panel discussion on careers at community colleges. View information and resources from this event, including a recording of the webinar, a summary of the Q&A, and links for where to look for job postings.

One of our most popular events is back! Join us on Monday, May 16 from 4:30-6pm for this fun social event hosted by the Graduate Division and the UCSB Library. This event is ​FREE to all current graduate students. Come enjoy some wine, cheese, and camaraderie!

Join UCSB's Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships (CSEP) as they host the next speaker in their Professional Development Series, Le Hayes from Shell Corporation, who will present her talk "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Shell." This talk will be held on Monday, May 16 from 10:30-11:30am. Coffee/tea and pastries will be provided at this in-person event. Read on for more info and the registration link.

The Graduate Simulation Seminar Series (GS^3) is back for summer 2022! GS^3 offers an in-person 10-week seminar program featuring talks from a diverse set of graduate students and/or postdocs who use simulation in their research, representing a wide swath of academic disciplines across UCSB. Seminars will be held on Wednesdays from 2-3p this summer, beginning July 13 and going through September 14. Read on for more info!

Next Thursday and Friday, May 19 and 20, the Bren Environmental Justice Club will be hosting its 4th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium. This hybrid event will explore topics ranging from the roots of environmental harm to advice for environmental justice careers. This event brings together interdisciplinary scholars, activists, and thought-leaders to envision the future of environmental justice. Read on for more information!

Looking for funding opportunities and support? The Torrey Pines Training Consortium is now offering a variety of funding workshop opportunities. Workshops include talks from amazing speakers. Come learn more about funding!

The Graduate Student Resource Center staff members and peer advisors are available for Spring Quarter. We will be providing some of our services virtually, and some in-person. Find out more on how to connect with us!

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 Xin Jiang, a graduate student in Economics, who used the IPS funds to attend a one-week course titled The Post Pandemic World Economy. Read on to watch the video and learn more about the IPS program!

The Academic Writers’ Space is offering is first free “public” coworking session on Saturday May 14 at 12pm PST. This session is open to anyone interested in experiencing how coworking can help their productivity. In this 2-hour Zoom coworking session you will be guided to focus & engage effectively with your own academic work.

Virginia Tech has launched a new Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship program that will prepare postdocs for the next step in their careers, providing a two-year appointment with nationally competitive salaries and benefits. There are three proposal review cycles in 2022, with proposals due for review May 15, July 15, and Nov. 15. Read on for more info!