Get up to speed on upcoming professional development workshops, funding opportunities and approaching academic deadlines for graduate students.
New workshops
Peer2Peer
Feb. 21 10 a.m. Newton Court Community Center
A Recorded Round Table Discussion for Graduate Student Parents: Are you a parent pursuing your MFA, PhD or postdoctoral studies? Join this Peer2Peer podcast recording to collectively advocate for the support needed from individual departments and the Graduate School. All participants will receive the chance to enter into a raffle for three prizes of $30 Campus Cash gift cards! Visit the events calendar and click "I'm interested" to register.
Feb. 28 1 p.m. UMC 425
The Art of the Revise and Resubmit: This workshop outlines best practices for turning your revise-and-resubmit into a publication. Discuss how long your reply-to-reviewers document should be; why (and how) you should painstakingly document all changes to your manuscript; and how to respond to comments from reviewers you’re convinced are absolutely wrong.
March 11 3 p.m. Webinar or Norlin Library
Exploring Opportunities in Science Policy and Advocacy: This live webinar will define science policy and advocacy and provide information about finding science policy fellowships and jobs. Graduate students and postdocs who are interested in learning how to apply research and evidence to policy decision-making and what careers in policy would look like should attend this webinar.
Publish, not Perish
Feb. 25 2:30 p.m. Norlin Library
Open Access and Preserving Your Author’s Rights: The final workshop of the five-part series, this session will talk about the different ways you can improve access to your work, how you can negotiate for better rights and control over your research output with publishers, and how understanding just a little bit about copyright can help to empower you throughout your career. Open to all, and drop-ins welcome.
What to Say and How to Say It: Skills for Difficult Conversations
March 2 3–4 p.m. UMC 425
The Graduate School invites postdocs and graduate students to a skills-based training addressing problematic behaviors and comments and resolving concerns. Led by Teresa Wroe of the Office of Institutional Equity & Compliance, the session includes coaching and practicing what approaches and responses are most effective, and ways to set the stage for a more positive and inclusive environment.
Ongoing workshops
Write-ins on Main and East campuses weekly
Join other graduate students in this coffee-house style setting dedicated to staying focused and accountable on graduate writing goals. Drop-ins welcome. Free coffee served.
Write-in on East Campus
Tuesdays, 8 to 11:30 a.m.
Biotech Building, Room B231
Sign up for a meeting with a writing consultant.
Write-in on Main Campus
Thursdays, 8 a.m. to noon
UMC 245
Sign up for a meeting with a writing consultant.
Build Your Base: Goals, Habits, and Accountability
Held every Wednesday 9–10 a.m., this seminar is designed for early-career graduate students—master’s and PhDs in your first or second year—to help you set goals, manage your time efficiently and maintain good writing habits. Join in Regent 1B27.
Endurance PhD program
This five-year accountability program is custom designed for helping graduate students succeed in while providing important structures to support your newfound scholastic independence. Sign up now; set yourself up for a lifetime of success.
Feel Better Fast, every Thursday
This CAPS workshop is designed specifically for graduate students. It focuses on mindfulness techniques and coping strategies. You will learn how to calm yourself in stressful situations, take a step back from your thoughts and make decisions that feel right for you. All workshops are free, confidential and unlimited for students. Students do not need to be a CAPS client or complete CAPS paperwork to attend.
Funding opportunities
Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholars
Application deadline March 1
The Engaged Arts and Humanities Scholars program is for graduate students in the arts and humanities or interdisciplinary programs who would like to develop skills for academic and professional careers through learning about community-engaged research, teaching and creative work. Students receive $1,000 for participation in professional development and up to $1,000 for projects. For more information contact lisa.h.schwartz@colorado.edu.
Academic deadlines
Planning to graduate in May?
If you're planning to graduate in May, please ensure you’ve met the deadlines below. Contact your academic department if you have concerns.
- Master’s and doctoral students: Apply to graduate (Feb. 1)
- Master’s students: Submit candidacy application (Feb. 3)
April 1: Update your PhD dissertation title
PhD students who wish to update their dissertation title must do so by April 1 through the graduation application in the student portal. The dissertation title will appear in the commencement program and on your transcript after your degree has been awarded.
April 1: Apply to particiapte in May commencement
Graduate students who plan to have their degrees awarded in August 2020 but would like to participate in the May 2020 university-wide commencement ceremony must apply online to graduate through Buff Portal on the “apply for graduation” card. PhD students must also enter their dissertation title as part of the graduation application. Though you plan to participate in the May ceremony, please select August 2020 as the semester of graduation if that is when your degree will be awarded.
April 2: Order commencement regalia
Order your regalia today for the spring commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Folsom Field. Master’s and doctoral regalia rental ordering closes on April 2. Find information about the campus ceremony, department or college recognition ceremonies, announcements, ADA accessible services and parking at the commencement website.
