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The UC Center Sacramento recently announced its annual Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy. The award will recognize excellence in graduate student research with a direct impact on public policy. Apply by April 30, 2021!

UCSB Arts & Lectures announces Race to Justice Spring 2021 virtual events, part of A&L’s season-long, in-depth look at systemic racism. This effort engages leading activists, creatives and thinkers to expand our understanding of racism and how race impacts society and to inspire an expansive approach to advancing racial equality. All UCSB students can access the Race to Justice events for free. Read on to learn more!

The Graduate Division and the College of Creative Studies invites pairs of graduate students to submit a proposal to teach an undergraduate course to be offered in the College of Creative Studies (CCS) during the 2021-22 academic year. The course should be built around a social justice or environmental justice theme, and be taught by two graduate students coming from different fields. Students selected for this opportunity will be provided two $5,000 stipends in Summer/Fall to develop the course as well as an Associate position to teach in Winter 2022. Apply by June 1, 2021. Read on to learn more!

The “Pillars of Teaching Assistantship” workshop series and certificate is designed to provide TAs with a comprehensive, research-based foundation for teaching in the role of TA. TAs will earn a Pillars certificate after completing all six workshops and their brief pre- and post- workshop activities. In this workshop on April 13, you will explore several classroom-based assessment and questioning techniques that are based on the principles of giving effective feedback. Read on to learn more!

Kick-start your career on April 5-16! The annual Beyond Academia conference aims to prepare UCSB graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in all stages and disciplines to pursue a wide range of career options. The conference is completely free this year for all current UCSB graduate students and postdocs, as well as alumni who have graduated within the past 5 years. Sign up today!

All graduate students and employees working onsite or visiting a campus facility are required to complete a daily COVID-19 screening survey prior to leaving home to come onsite as a precaution to limit potential exposures to COVID-19 in the campus community. Read on to learn more!

On April 9, join Instructional Development for a workshop on preparing your CCUT portfolio! 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.

The “Pillars of Teaching Assistantship” workshop series and certificate is designed to provide TAs with a comprehensive, research-based foundation for teaching in the role of TA. TAs will earn a Pillars certificate after completing all six workshops and their brief pre- and post- workshop activities. In this workshop on April 9 you will use learning objective taxonomies and a lesson planning framework to design active, student-centered classes. Read on to learn more!

The Climate Justice Symposium for Transforming Education, hosted by CSU and UC, is free and open to anyone interested in attending. Sessions will be offered in a mix of pre-recorded and live formats between April 28th through May 1st. They are also seeking proposals for lightning talks from faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students who would like to present 3-5 slides in 5-7 minutes on one of their core conference topic focuses. Cash prizes will be awarded to the most popular talks.

The “Pillars of Teaching Assistantship” workshop series and certificate is designed to provide TAs with a comprehensive, research-based foundation for teaching in the role of TA. TAs will earn a Pillars certificate after completing all six workshops and their brief pre- and post- workshop activities. In this workshop on April 7 you will differentiate between active learning and passive listening, identify elements that foster active learning, and apply a variety of instructional methods. Read on to learn more!

On April 2, join Instructional Development for a workshop on iClicker Cloud. The iClicker Cloud mobile/web application is FREE for students and instructors. Learn how to quickly engage students, promote discussion, and assess understanding using iClicker polls and word clouds.

Whether it's linking sentences, paragraphs, sections, or chapters, narrative is what allows good writing to flow. This workshop on April 14 will teach participants the ins and outs of narrative. From there, participants will learn how to revise their writing to better position the narratives in their own works. RSVP today and learn how to improve your ability to connect with your audience!

Question: What do the vast majority of UCSB's GRFP winners have in common? Answer: Over 90% participated in the GRFP Success Series. Improve your chances of winning by attending our writing workshop that breaks down the two GRFP statements by not only explaining what evaluators look for but also providing you with a framework to write these statements.

Looking for a job or internship right now? Not sure if you're doing it right or looking in the right places? This workshop on April 1st will cover resources for how to find jobs and discuss how to talk about your experience as a graduate student/scholar to show that you have transferable skills for the job. And importantly, make sure you know how to find the jobs that are a good fit for your skills and relevant for you.

Join Career Services on April 14th for the 2021 Spring Career and Internship Fair! The fair is geared toward students seeking paid full-time, part-time and internship opportunities across a variety of industries. This event will take place virtually on Handshake. UCSB registered students of all disciplines and class levels (including graduate students) are invited to attend.