GSA Bagel Hours are back! Every Wednesday from 9a-12p in the GSA Lounge, you can join the GSA for fresh offerings from the Bagel Café, fruit, coffee, hot cocoa, and tea.
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UCSB Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) will be offering a Graduate Student Interpersonal Process Group. The group is for grads who want to build intimacy in their interpersonal relationships, explore ways to resolve problems and conflicts, and become more aware of their actions and communication styles. These groups will begin in mid-to-late October.
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UCSB's Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) invites Black-identified graduate students to join Creating Community, a support space to discuss the unique challenges for graduate students of African heritage. The group meets every other Monday from 3-4p on Zoom.
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Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you get unstuck with your writing. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!
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The recently-founded Public Domain Players want to invite you to their upcoming events this quarter. On October 4 at 6pm, their artistic directors are hosting an Informational Meeting about the company and the coming season, and from November 10-12, they are hosting their Out of the Hat Fall Festival.
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UCSB has released a new, interactive campus map in order to make navigating campus easier for UCSB's community and visitors. The map can be accessed through any computer or mobile device.
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Are you a PhD candidate interested in helping first- and second-year doctoral students? Consider applying to be mentor for the Graduate Scholars Program! GSP supports graduate students from diverse and historically-underrepresented backgrounds throughout their graduate careers. Mentors receive stipends of $500/quarter. Apply by September 23.
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Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you carve out time for writing. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!
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The Ventura County Transportation Commission has expanded their College Ride program to include UCSB undergraduate and graduate students. This program will allow students to ride any bus in Ventura County for free by showing their Access Card. Student commuters from Ventura County may ride the Coastal Express to and from campus for free for the 22/23 school year.
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Graduate Division has the opportunity to nominate two students for the 2022-23 Distinguished Master's Thesis Award, presented by the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) and PROQUEST. If selectet, the recipient will receive an award consisting of a certificate, $1,000, and travel expenses to the annual WAGS meeting in Portland, OR. Nomination materials due on September 16. Read on for more info.
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The UCSB Attention Lab is recruiting participants for a new study investigating the effects of stress on the human brain and body! The study consists of one session that will last approximately 3-4 hours, and participants will receive $20/hour for their time spent in the lab. Read on for more information.
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The Academic Writers’ Space is offering a free “public” coworking session on Saturday, September 10 at 12pm PST. This session is open to anyone interested in experiencing how coworking can help their productivity. In this 2-hour Zoom coworking session you will be guided to focus & engage effectively with your own academic work.
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Read on for tips from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)--an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community--about strategies to help you with your writing this summer. Membership in the NCFDD (free for UCSB students!) provides several forms of professional support to help combat common problems academics face. Read on to learn more!
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The Graduate Diversity Program is currently seeking volunteers for the upcoming first-generation panel called "Thriving, Not Surviving 2022: Navigating Higher Education as a First-Generation College Student." This event will run from 4-6pm on Wednesday, August 17. Read on for details.
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UCSB Arts & Lectures' popular FREE Summer Cinema Series “Hot Fun in the Summertime” kicked off last Wednesday, July 6 at UCSB Campbell Hall, and continues through August 26. Films also screen Fridays at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Garden. Wednesday screenings at Campbell Hall are open to UCSB students only (UCSB student ID required).
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Grads, do you have questions about how to establish California residency? UCSB's Office of the Registrar recently hosted the presentation "Establishing UC Residency for Tuition Purposes." To maximize accessibility, they have made both a recording of the event and the presentation slides available for all UCSB students on Box. Read on for links.
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Whether you are a new or continuing UCSB graduate student, GradPost has a links to a number of resources that can help you in your on- and off-campus housing search. Read on for more information, and also a note about how to avoid recent housing scams in Santa Barbara.
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Lunch & Learn will return to in-person programming next Wednesday, July 13th. Come join us in the UCSB Library for our July Lunch & Learn: Hazards and History, which features talks from graduate students in Environmental Science and English. Pizza, salad, and soft drinks will be served! In-person attendance is limited, so RSVP today!
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Pedro Craveiro received PhD in Hispanic Languages and Literatures at UC Santa Barbara. In the future, he aims to combine his love for teaching with administrative work to improve student life for students. Pedro recently sat down for an interview with Marketing and Communications Office Intern Matthew Choi. Read on for a transcript of that interview!
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David McIntosh is a recent PhD in History who got his degree from UC Santa Barbara. This fall, he will continue his involvement in academia as an Assistant Professor in New Mexico. Read on for a transcript of a recent interview with David.
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