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If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Join this workshop on October 14th to learn how to maximize this tool in order to look for jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain.

Still looking for funding? Or planning ahead for 2021-2022? Attend the next Finding Funding Workshop on October 14 and learn about campus and external funding.

Fall Quarter means open season for funding opportunities! Our Graduate Funding Peer has compiled a list of over 125 different funding opportunities with upcoming deadlines, organized by stage and deadline for your convenience.

Starting October 6, and under the auspices of the Research Ramp-up, the UCSB Library Special Research Collections will offer a limited number of research appointments for faculty and graduate students to use on-site archival and non-circulating materials from the Main Library and Music Library. The UCSB Library remains closed for general use. Read on for more details about how to schedule an appointment!

You are invited to join Amanda Pinheiro for a workshop on developing your skills as an international TA. Drawing on her experience as the founder of UCSB’s International Teaching Assistants Association, the Lead TA in Global Studies and as Instructor of Record, Amanda will discuss the challenges that iTAs have encountered and how to overcome them. All are welcome!

Join us on October 13 for a workshop for incoming undergraduate and graduate international students to prepare for handling imposter syndrome and culture shock and to be equipped for any mental health challenges that arise.

Interested in a career in data science, engineering, machine learning, or other tech roles? Insight Fellows Program is hosting a series of webinars to help you learn more about the landscape, the kinds of careers that are available, and guidance to help you make the transition. Read on to learn more and sign up!

Join Dr. Nicole B. Wallack, the Director of Columbia’s Undergraduate Writing Program for five conversations with scholars who bridge the worlds inside and outside of the academy through their writing. The series will explore the diverse roles writing plays for these scholars in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and professional settings and will explore how we can reach new readers in these especially challenging times. Read on to learn more!

Our final profile features Asish Ninan Chacko, who is entering the Ph.D. program in Chemistry and Biochemistry. Learn what it was like to grow up in a village in India located below sea level, what Asish hopes to learn about chemical synthesis, and why he loves Taylor Swift!

Come join Graduate Students for Diversity in Science and other graduate students as we discuss feelings of impostor syndrome in academia. This interactive workshop is designed to unpack feelings of impostor syndrome and provide tools to address these emotions. Designed specifically for underrepresented students in the sciences; however, all are welcome!

Thinking about your job or internship and how COVID-19 has impacted your career prospects? Not sure what to do now? This workshop on October 6th will cover how COVID-19 has impacted academic and non-academic jobs, resources to find viable career paths, and help you create a strategy to move forward.

Next up in our 2020 Incoming Grad Series is Royce Olarte, who is entering the Ph.D. program in Education. Learn more about his research on mathematics education as well as his past as a traveling singer and musician!

Attention grad students: the Graduate Writers' Room is moving to Thursdays on Zoom! Join us on Thursday at any time from 9am-12pm to work alongside your colleagues. Sign up today!

Next up in our 2020 Incoming Grad Series is Eve Bodnia, who is entering the Ph.D. program in Physics. Learn more about Eve's research on dark matter and how she decided to become a parent while completing her undergraduate degree at Berkeley!

UCSB's Resource Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity (RCSGD) invites you to participate in their annual Out List! The Out List is a list of students, staff, and faculty who wish to publicly acknowledge and celebrate their affiliation with or support of UCSB queer and trans communities, supporting people of all genders and sexual orientations. Sign up by October 8th at 5pm!