Hello Grad and Professional Students:
Below is a list of sessions offered this coming spring quarter.
Also, don’t forget to check out the Lightning Talks: Sustainability event this quarter being held in the Research Commons.
More information is included in this e-mail and at http://commons.lib.washington.edu/lightningtalks .
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Dear Graduate and Professional Students:
Here’s the Professional Development sessions for the rest of the quarter. Please note we have added a few new events. This coming week have six presentations.
Also, we recognize that many students would like to attend some of the professional development sessions, but, have time conflicts. We are committed to reaching as many students as possible and so have worked with the UW libraries to make the sessions available. Here’s the link:
http://commons.lib.washington.edu/services/graduate-workshop-series-recordings
Many of the session are held in the Research Commons, which is located on the ground floor of Allen Library South.
Getting Hired with a Graduate Degree: Tips from Employers
Feeling uncertain about what you want to do next or unclear about how to get there? Taking some time to explore the myriad employment options open to individuals with graduate degrees, and to learn strategies for making yourself competitive for those options, might help ease your mind. You’re invited to come listen to employer representatives discuss tips for landing interesting positions in large corporations, small businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and universities. The event is free and no registration is required.
1/24
4:00-5:30
Kane 220
More details coming soon at http://grad.washington.edu/profdev/symposium/
Grad Student & Postdoc Networking Reception
All UW grad students, professional students, and postdocs are invited to practice their networking skills and create new connections by talking with UW graduate-level alumni and business leaders about diverse career directions, effective job search strategies, potential job and internship leads, and more. Light snacks, beer, and wine will be served. The event is free and no registration is required.
1/24
5:30-7:00
Kane 225
More details coming soon at http://grad.washington.edu/profdev/symposium/
“Professional Development Series:
Success for Graduate & Professional Students and Postdocs”
http://www.grad.washington.edu/events/
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The Graduate School is pleased to announce the annual competition for the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship. Mrs. Liebmann set up a trust fund to provide funding for graduate students of “outstanding character and ability who hold promise for achievement and distinction in their chosen fields of study.” The Graduate School will be able to send only three nominees to the national competition, and thus we are conducting an internal selection competition.
AWARD: The fellowship provides an $18,000 stipend plus tuition and may be renewed for a total of three years of funding.
FIELDS: Social sciences, humanities, natural sciences (as well as law, medicine, engineering, architecture). The selection committee has a strong preference for supporting scholarly endeavors.
ELIGIBILITY:
Must be in an advanced degree program at the UW
Must be U.S. citizen
Must have outstanding undergraduate record
Must show financial need
Must have received baccalaureate degree
Must conduct studies and research in the United States
Please note that financial need requirement will be determined based on the FAFSA, which must be on file with the UW. We will only consider students showing in the UW Financial Aid system with need (any level). If you have not filed a FAFSA, please do so immediately if you wish to apply for this fellowship. Information is here: http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/ (yes, you can file one now, even if you aren’t seeking aid for this year). If the UW determines you don’t have need based on an initial review of the FAFSA, you can either 1) determine whether you can refigure your need requirement, which is definitely possibly through the Office of Student Financial Aid’s process, or 2) decide not to apply for the Liebmann fellowship.
APPLICATIONS: full application information and requirements at the website noted below.
DEADLINE: January 4, 2012, 5:00 p.m. (PST)
For more information about the fellowship and application process, please go to: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/liebmann/index.shtml or contact us at gradappt@u.washington.edu or 206-543-7152
Professional Development Series: Success for Graduate Students and Postdocs
The Graduate School offers events and presentations throughout the year that are designed to help graduate students at all phases of their education be successful. We have one event next week, with the rest of the fall quarter sessions listed below.
A few of the presentations are being offered more than once, feel free to come to as many presentations as you’d like.
You can also check the Graduate School website at www.grad.washington.edu
All presentations will be held in the Research Commons (ground floor of the Allen Library, unless otherwise noted)
Dependable Strengths Seminar for Grad Students & Postdocs
Fri & Mon / Aug 19 & 22 / 8:15-5:00 / The Career Center
The Dependable Strengths seminar provides a safe place for grad students, postdocs, & graduate-level alumni to explore their good experiences to discover their unique patterns of strengths; consider which strengths they want to use in a career; write a report that articulates their strengths and reflects their potential; and learn to use the report to make connections, enhance application materials, and improve interviews. Read the rest of this entry »
Dates for the General Funding Workshop and PhD Funding Resources Workshop have been set based upon the responses to the catalyst survey. They are:
*General Funding Workshop*
Tuesday, 8/16 11-11:50 a.m.
Monday, 8/22, 3-3:50 p.m.
Location: Research Commons Presentation Place, Allen Library South
*PhD Funding Resources Workshop*
Wednesday, 8/17, 3-3:50 p.m.
Monday, 8/22, 1-1:50 p.m.
Location: Research Commons Presentation Place, Allen Library South
For more information about these workshops, visit the Workshops page on the GFIS blog.
If you require special accommodations, please email Julie
Tanaka at gfis@u…
This is the last major GPSS social event of the 2010-2011 year for the graduate and professional community.
GPSS Spring Picnic Saturday, May 21
11 a.m. – 3 p.m
Rainer Vista
(below Drumheller Fountain)
Bring a lunch, friends, and family for a relaxing picnic on the lawn!
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We are currently recruiting for the position of Graduate and Professional Student Trustee to the UW Bookstore. In their role as student Trustee they act as a member of the UW Bookstore Board of Directors. This is one of the GPSS Special Committees as per our bylaws. What that means is that we deem this to be a committee of special interest to the graduate and professional student community. Based on this designation we do an extensive recruitment and vetting process to get a candidate who is committed to the unique role that the University Bookstore has in our campus community.
So what makes our Bookstore unique? First it is one of only two of its type in the country. It is a for-profit store where all of shares are held in trust for the students, faculty and staff of the UW. This means that the bookstores mission is provide high quality services to our community. Second is that the Board of Trustees, which also acts as the Board of Directors, is made up of students, faculty and staff of the UW except for one seat which goes to the CEO of the store, Bryan Pearce. Read the rest of this entry »
