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The UCSB Graduate Division is committed to supporting graduate students and postdoctoral scholars during these challenging times with the COVID-19 pandemic. We greatly value your feedback on this short survey. It should take about 2-3 minutes to complete and your answers will be used by Graduate Division staff to respond to the ongoing needs of students and scholars. Please submit the survey by April 30.

Community colleges account for over 40% of higher education in the U.S. and most of them are eager to attract highly qualified PhDs. Join us for a panel discussion on May 5 where experts will discuss the range of opportunities that these schools have to offer. Beth Au from the California Community Colleges Registry will also be available for one-on-one meetings throughout the week.

The Individualized Professional Skills (IPS) program is sponsoring up to 15 free slots for the Beyond the Professoriate 7th Annual Online Career Conference for PhDs, May 2 & 9, 2020. If you can't attend live, the tickets include video replay so that you can watch all conference sessions on demand for 30 days. Apply for your free ticket by this Monday, April 27!

The RCSGD is seeking a Graduate Assistant for Education Initiatives and a Graduate Student Assistant for the 2020-21 school year. These positions contribute to the RCSGD mission of ensuring that LGBTQ students, staff, and faculty are supported and affirmed at UCSB. Students at any point in their graduate programs are welcome to apply by May 4, 2020 at 9am. Read on for more info.

UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Division would like to congratulate and recognize the two UCSB graduate students who received the CARE-UC Innovation Fellowship: Monica Cornejo and Jonathan Ibarra. Read on to learn more!

Join crafting instructor Crissie Salas live as she provides instruction in the mindful, relaxing art of knot tying to create a project that you will be able to cherish forever. RSVP by April 23 so workshop organizers can send you a macrame kit!

Many job interviews take place online, so what better way to prepare than through this Zoom-based workshop! Come learn a plethora of tips and tricks to utilize in your next online interview, whether that be in academia or industry. We'll discuss common interview questions, tips for giving job talks online, and things you'll want to prepare before the interview itself.

If you are planning to return to your home culture within the next few months (or if you already have!), or if you have returned to the U.S. within the past year after spending time in another culture, this workshop is for you. Come learn what symptoms and signs of reverse culture shock are, and how to handle them when you're strangely on your own in what should be the most familiar place you know: home. ...What is this crazy place?!

When it comes to writing, are you an octopus or an ant? In this presentation, you will reflect on a series of questions that take stock of your writing behaviors. Based on your responses, you'll find out what your writing behavior profile is. With such information in hand, you can learn what elements of your writing behaviors profile are assets to you — and then be on the lookout for how your behaviors might lead to less-than-productive experiences. Sign up today!

UCSB's Instructional Development invites you to join the Spring Quarter Pillars workshop series. Complete all six workshops to earn a Pillars of Teaching Assistantship certificate. Register for the series today!

As everyone is grappling with the impact of COVID-19, the disruption of students’ academic plans, milestones, and advancement is significant. CAPS understands that within this environment, graduate students face unique challenges. If you would like to talk with someone and get support, CAPS is open and available for virtual appointments. Read on to learn how to make an appointment and to view some suggestions on how to cope and develop resilience for graduate students.

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 sample workshop that breaks down the underlying features within winning applications so that you can then apply those strategies to your own application.

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.

You're invited to an online professional webinar by IELTS designed to help you support your non-native English speaking students! Sign up today - the event is tomorrow at 10am, Wednesday the 15th!

Do you want $34,000? Would you like a prestigious honor on your CV? Are you a​n undergraduate thinking about graduate school or a 1st year graduate student in STEM or the social sciences? Are you a U.S. citizen, national resident, or permanent resident? If you answered yes to all these questions, then you should consider applying for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program.