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This virtual panel invites LGBTQIA+ faculty to talk about their experience of being LGBTQIA+ in academia. Topics covered will include: being on the academic jobs market, holding academic positions, and navigating the academy as LGBTQIA+ people. The panel will be held on Zoom. Read on to learn more and register!

Do you find it hard to talk about your skills, accomplishments, and career trajectory to a stranger? Join us virtually on November 18th to learn and practice skills for how to conduct effective informational interviews and learn how to best present yourself in an interview setting.

UC Santa Barbara graduate students have access to a number of services, resources, and templates to help build their professional identity. Click through to learn more about branded letterhead, slide templates, business cards, high-quality digital images, and more!

Are you an international grad student that's still looking for funding? Or planning ahead for 2022-2023? Attend our workshop on November 17th and learn about campus and external funding.

Attention graduate students! Having trouble staying focused? Looking for community support? Want to meet other graduate students while still being a productive scholar? Underrepresented graduate students are invited to bring themselves (and their work!) to create a supportive space with accountability.

The Office of Summer Sessions is hiring an Academic Programs Assistant. Under the supervision of the Director of Academic Programs, the Academic Programs Assistant is a key member of the administrative and academic team, providing executive-level support with program application evaluations for admission, program development, planning and preparation, team leadership, recruitment, in-session assistance, and assessment. The position pays $21-$25 per hour for 10-20 hours during the academic year and 20-40 hours during the summer. Read on to learn more!

UCSB Early Childhood Care & Education Services is seeking a graduate student intern to work as a Special Projects Coordinator. The position will work on the Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Program, the Enrichment Program, and on other special projects. The position pays $18.00 per hour for up to 20 hours per week. The priority application deadline for the position is November 12. Read on for more details!

A local community member is seeking a grad student for a 4-day a week position as a caregiver/assistant for her 92 year-old mother. The position pays $2000/month and includes free room and board. Read on for more details!

Instructional Development is seeking 5-7 international graduate student Teaching Assistants to volunteer for an Instructional Development video and share their experiences as an International TA at UCSB.

Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology & Music. While we won't be able to share pizza in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 Target gift card.

The UC Office of the President has mandated Influenza vaccinations (flu shots) for all faculty, staff, and students who will be working, living, or learning on a UC campus anytime during the 2021-2022 flu season, no later than November 19, 2021. Graduate students can sign up to receive their flu shot at Student Health. Read on for more details!

All graduate students are invited to the Second Grad Brunch, hosted by the Graduate Student Association, of the academic year. Grab a burrito, bagel and other breakfast snacks and meet your fellow grad students on November 3 from 10 am - 12 pm at the GSA Lounge. The event is first come, first serve and grab and go only.

Black graduate students are invited to join a new support space on November 29 from 3-4:30pm: Creating Community: Black Graduate Student Support Space. This space is facilitated by the Black Graduate Student Association, the Office of Black Student Development, and CAPS.

Black graduate students are invited to join a new support space on November 15 from 3-4:30pm: Creating Community: Black Graduate Student Support Space. This space is facilitated by the Black Graduate Student Association, the Office of Black Student Development, and CAPS.

Black graduate students are invited to join a new support space on November 1st from 3-4:30pm: Creating Community: Black Graduate Student Support Space. This space is facilitated by the Black Graduate Student Association, the Office of Black Student Development, and CAPS.