Your monthly roundup of events, deadlines and professional development opportunities, just for graduate students.
Events for grad students
Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony
Thursday, Sept. 6, 6–7:30 p.m. | UMC Ballroom
The 2018 Best Should Teach Lecture and Awards Ceremony will feature keynote speaker Michael Puett, Harvard University, on “Habits of the Mind: Global Approaches to Teaching and Learning.”
NSF fellowship application workshop
Friday, Sept. 7, 9–10:30 a.m. | UMC Middle Ballroom
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program application workshop is open to all eligible graduate students.
Writing workshops with scholar Helen Sword
Tuesday, Sept. 11 | UMC Aspen Rooms
Helen Sword, from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, an advocate of creativity and craftsmanship in scholarship, teaching, and the arts, will offer two writing workshops for graduate students. Refreshments will be served. RSVP required for both sessions.
- The Habits of Highly Successful Academic Writers: 8:30–10:30 a.m.
- Writing with Pleasure: 12:30–2:30 p.m.
GradTalks coffee hour
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 8–9:30 a.m. | Museum of Natural History, BioLounge
Join other graduate students every second Wednesday of the month for an informal topic-based coffee hour. Bagels, tea and coffee will be served.
Professional development opportunities
Graduate writing support workshops
Graduate writing support workshops take place every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon. Location changes each week. RSVP is required; email Leslie Blood at leslie.blood@colorado.edu to sign up.
- Overcoming imposter syndrome: Sept. 5, UMC 382
- Building productive writing habits: Sept. 12, UMC 425
- Overcoming imposter syndrome: Sept. 19, UMC 382
- Building productive writing habits: Sept. 26, UMC 425
Dissertation write-ins
Join other graduate students in this coffee-house style setting dedicated to dissertation writing, held every Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon; use all or some of the allotted time. Location changes each week.
Career Services workshops
Join Career Services for upcoming workshops geared toward graduate students, held from 11 a.m. to noon in UMC 245.
- Writing your academic CV: Thursday, Sept. 13
- Converting academic CV to industry résumé: Tuesday, Sept. 25
Announcing professional development certifications
The Graduate School and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) have partnered to offer a series of professional development opportunities in the areas of Research & Writing, Professionalism and Career Exploration & Preparation. These certifications are designed to help students and postdocs identify and expand core competencies and skills, explore the diverse career options available to them and develop effective job search strategies.
Deadlines to know
Friday, Sept. 21
Applications are due for the second annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT), hosted by the Graduate School. 3MT is an internationally recognized academic competition that cultivates students’ presentation and research communication skills and challenges them to describe their research within three minutes to a general audience.
The competition is open to all research master’s students and doctoral candidates. Applicants will have the opportunity to participate in training and workshops leading up to the preliminary rounds in November 2018 and the final competition on Feb. 1, 2019.
Call for posters: Research & Innovation Week
The Research & Innovation Office (RIO), in collaboration with the United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS), invites graduate students from all disciplines to participate in poster sessions during Research & Innovation Week, Oct. 15–19.
To participate in one or more of the three different poster sessions, submit an abstract for evaluation by Sept. 21. UGGS will select five graduate student abstracts from the submission portal to receive free printing service for their posters.
Friday, Sept. 28
Graduate student nominations are due for the 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in the field of physics, June 30 through July 5, 2019. Contact lindau@orau.org for more information.
Monday, Oct. 1
Proposals are due for the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in STEM education. The award was established in 2009 to support faculty and graduate student engagement in innovative research on student learning and more.
Planning to graduate in December? To graduate in December, doctoral and master’s students must apply online through MyCUInfo. This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony. On the Student tab, select the Apply for Graduation link under My Academics or Other Academic Services.
PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application. This title will appear on your transcript, though you may update the title through your portal until Oct. 1.
Master’s students must submit to the Graduate School a candidacy application for an advanced degree (PDF). Applications received after Oct. 1 may not be processed in time for a December graduation. Applications must have student and departmental approval when submitted. Contact your program for more information.
