Celebrate all your hard work and achievements at UC Santa Barbara by registering for the 2017 Graduate Division Commencement Ceremony, to be held on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at 4 p.m. on the Faculty Club Green. The registration deadline is Friday, May 5.
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Read on to find out who won the grand prize of $5000, who made runner up, and who took home the coveted Kyles Kudos!
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After two weeks of competition and 71 amazing competitors, only 9 graduate students remain to compete in the final round of the 2017 Grad Slam this Friday. Join us at Corwin Pavillion at 3 p.m. on April 21 or tune into the Facebook live-stream coverage to catch all the excitement!
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The semifinal rounds for the Grad Slam competition come to a close with round 3 on Wednesday, April 19, at 11 a.m. in ESB 1001. Come listen to your fellow graduate students explain their research in 3 minutes or less and find out who will advance to the final round.
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The Grad Slam semifinals continue with round 2 on Tuesday, April 18. Join us at 3 p.m. in the SRB Multipurpose Room and cheer on your fellow graduate students as they vie for a spot in the final round!
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition continues with three semifinal rounds this week, leading up to the ultimate final round on Friday, April 21. Join us for the first semifinal round on Monday, April 17, and watch your fellow graduate students explain their research in 3 minutes or less.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition prelims come to a close with the final round 9 on Friday, April 14. Vote for your favorites to advance to the semifinal round with the People's Choice Award.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition nears the final rounds of the preliminary stage with rounds 7 and 8 on Thursday, April 13. Vote for your favorites to advance to the semifinal round with the People's Choice Award.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition continues with prelim rounds 5 and 6 on Wednesday, April 12. Vote for your favorites to advance to the semifinal round with the People's Choice Award.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam continues with prelim rounds 3 and 4. Remember to get out the vote to help your favorite presenters advance to the semifinal rounds! Check out a preview of the presentations here.
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam kicks off Monday, April 10! Come out to the first two preliminary rounds, where your People's Choice vote can help your favorites advance to the semifinal rounds. Check out a preview of the presentations here.
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Jump-start your career on May 5-6! 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. Registration is now open, but space is limited, so sign up today!
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The 5th Annual Grad Slam competition starts in just one week! Each preliminary round features a People's Choice component, where audience members select their favorite presenter to advance to the next round, so be sure to come out and support your colleagues.
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We sat down with Rosie Bermudez to discuss how her personal experience inspired her research on activist Alicia Escalante, the importance of diversity in graduate education, and what she hopes to accomplish after receiving her Ph.D.
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We caught up with Molly Clementz to find out what she thinks about portraying wild characters during her second time on the Opera Santa Barbara stage, her graduate school experience here at UCSB, and what inspires her love of opera.
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David McIntosh – History Ph.D. student, Graduate Student Association President, and Humanities Without Walls Fellow – sat down to tell us about his career journey from computer nerd to historian, why he chose UCSB, and how Mr. Spock gave him words to live by.
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Meet Maria D. Vazquez, a Graduate Scholar and second-year Ph.D. student in the Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology program. Read on to learn more about her upbringing, her research, and some words of wisdom on how she is surviving graduate school.
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Are you interested in a career in college and university teaching? Do you want to improve your teaching and gain valuable pedagogical insight and training? Then sign up for the first-ever course offering from the UCSB Graduate Division!
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Don't miss the opportunity to win fame and fortune! The deadline to register for the 2017 Grad Slam competition has been extended until Wednesday, February 15, at 5 p.m.
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You’ve been hearing about Grad Slam for weeks now, but what is it really all about? Learn more and head to the sign up page before registration ends today!
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