Get up to speed on upcoming professional development workshops, funding opportunities and approaching academic deadlines for graduate students.
New workshops
Online Job Searching Tools
March 10 1 p.m. East Campus, Biotech Building
Career Services invites postdocs and graduate students to an informational session to learn how to identify online job searching tools. An exploration of Versatile PhD, Imagine PhD and LinkedIn, this workshop will help you better understand the tools at your fingertips to find the job you want both inside and outside of academia.
Peer2Peer webinar: Exploring Opportunities in Science Policy and Advocacy
March 11 3 p.m. Online
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.
Communicating Science Effectively to Laypeople
March 12 11:30 a.m. UMC 386
This workshop, for postdocs and graduate students, is focused on communicating science to nonscientists. Katy Human, communications director for CIRES will share insights on how to ensure your audience easily understands the information you are providing. Bring your laptop to follow the presentation. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required via the CU Events Calendar by clicking "I'm Interested."
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.
Academic deadlines
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 7: Complete PhD dissertation defense or final examination to graduate
Doctoral students must complete the PhD dissertation defense or final examination by this date in order to graduate in May. Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School by your academic unit two weeks before the exam on an examination report form.
April 14: Submit dissertation and signature page (PhD students)
PhD students must submit the dissertation and signature page by this deadline. The dissertation must be submitted and approved electronically by the end of the business day. A signature page with two signatures must also be turned in to the Graduate School office by this deadline. Students whose dissertations or signature pages are received after this deadline must apply to graduate at the following semester's commencement.
April 14: Complete thesis defense or final exam (master’s students)
Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date. Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School by your academic unit two weeks before the exam on an examination report form. Certain units do not require an exam for non-thesis students. Please contact your department with any questions.
April 21: Submit thesis and signature page (master’s thesis students)
Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesis and signature page by this deadline. The thesis must be submitted and approved electronically by the end of the business day. A signature page with two signatures must also be turned in to the Graduate School office by this deadline. Students whose dissertations or signature pages are received after this deadline must apply to graduate at the following semester's commencement.
