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The RCSGD is seeking a Graduate Assistant for Education Initiatives and a Graduate Student Assistant for the 2021-22 school year. These positions contribute to the RCSGD mission of facilitating the intersectional inclusion and representation of the identities, experiences, and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members at UCSB. Students at any point in their graduate programs are welcome to apply by May 3, 2021 at 9am. Read on for more info.

Princeton University invites you to participate in their weeklong (April 26 -30) GradFUTURES Forum. The GradFUTURES Forum accelerates connections among and between graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and leaders from the academic, public, and private sectors. The Forum prepares graduate students to make meaningful contributions within diverse fields of endeavor in ways that expand knowledge, accelerate discovery, and serve humanity.

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 first session of the 2021 Dissertation Write-In! The application deadline is Friday, May 7.

Looking to find community on campus? The Graduate Student Organization Series features profiles of social, professional, and affinity groups for graduate students to help you expand your personal and professional communities. Read on to learn more about the UCSB organizations featured in the series!

Looking to find community on campus? The Graduate Student Organization Series features profiles of social, professional, and affinity groups for graduate students to help you expand your personal and professional communities. This article features the American Indian Graduate Student Alliance (AIGSA). Read on to find out how you can get involved!

Looking to find community on campus? The Graduate Student Organization Series features profiles of social, professional, and affinity groups for graduate students to help you expand your personal and professional communities. This article features the Asian Pacific Islander Graduate Student Alliance (APIGSA). Read on to find out how you can get involved!

Are you an international graduate student thinking about a non-academic career in the U.S.? Do you find it daunting to figure out how to start the job process, where to look for jobs, and how to know whether a particular job will assist you with visa and residency issues? Attend this workshop on May 3rd, co-hosted by Vash Doshi (UCSB's Graduate Career Peer) and Julia McClenon (UCSB's Graduate International Peer), to learn more about the basics of a non-academic career job search for international students.

The UCSB Library is hosting a special talk on Tuesday, April 20 at 4pm titled "Do Environmental Markets Cause Environmental Injustice?" Danae Hernandez Cortes, Economics Ph.D. candidate (and our 2021 Grad Slam People's Choice Awardee!), will be presenting alongside Kyle Meng, Associate Professor at the Bren School of Environmental Management and the Department of Economics. Sign up to attend!

As an international Gaucho, you bring unique experiences to the UCSB community. Come join Julia McClenon, International Peer Advisor, to learn how you can purposefully tap into your international identity in the classroom and in work environments to showcase these parts of you as as the powerful asset it is. You are valuable for your internationality, so come learn how to highlight it!

Read on to view the Black Programming Calendar for Spring 2021, which showcases events across departments and organizations on campus that center Black justice and wellbeing.

Check out the Multicultural Center (MCC) Spring 2021 calendar of events! All events are open to the general public and community; all events are free unless stated otherwise.

Employers are interested in more than your degree or field of research, they care about how your qualifications match what they need. Graduate students need to show their experience effectively so that employers will listen. Join us on April 28th for this workshop where we will teach you how to talk about your work in order to demonstrate that you have transferable and relevant skills for the job.

This workshop on April 28th will teach participants what the various modes of revision are. From there, it will explore assorted comments students receive on their writing and connect those comments to the appropriate mode of revision. Finally, we will present strategies and exercises for how to engage each type of revision so that students can hone their revision skills. RSVP today!

If you are planning to apply for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2022-23 grant cycle or want to learn more about the program, join us for a virtual information session on April 27. This session will cover types of awards, the components of a Fulbright application, tips for putting together the best Fulbright application possible, and the campus review process.

Over the past 3 years, the Graduate Student Internship Fellowship has awarded over 18 fellowships to support essential career opportunities for graduate students. This is the only funding stream on campus that supports graduate students in gaining valuable career experiences outside the academy. Vote to reaffirm the fellowship during next week's GSA Elections (April 19-22)!