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| Dear Graduate Student:
A belated Happy New Year to you! We hope Winter quarter is going well. As we make plans in 2015 for a new and improved GradPost, we decided to take a look back at our blog and compile a list of the GradPost's Top 14 Stories of 2014. We found that a tragedy and triumphs topped the list of most-read articles. ... The Graduate Division and Graduate Student Resource Center are hard at work organizing workshops and other events for you this quarter. There are exciting new changes to the 2015 Grad Slam competition, including more prize money and a logo contest (see below). Also new this year is a UC-wide Grad Slam competition taking place in May in Oakland. UC President Janet Napolitano will serve as a judge. More details on UCSB's and UC's Grad Slam contests are coming soon to the GradPost, so stay tuned. ... Please keep in touch with us and stay informed by subscribing to the GradPost newsfeed, following us on Twitter, and liking our GradPost Facebook page. ... As always, the GradPost and Graduate Student Resource Center staff members (Director of Graduate Student Professional Development Robert Hamm; Communications Director Patricia Marroquin; Special Programs Coordinator Henry Covarrubias; Funding Peer Kyle Crocco; Professional Development Peer Shawn Warner-Garcia; Writing Peer Ryan Dippre; and Communications Peer Melissa Rapp) are here to help.
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| People in the News
This month's People in the News includes Education; Philosophy; and Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Ph.D. students; as well as graduate students who juggle school and family. - Priscilla Pereschica. UC Santa Barbara was recently designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), indicating that the campus is now at least 25% Latino. One graduate student who was happy to hear this news is Priscilla, whose dissertation research focuses on HSI's. Read her reaction to UCSB's new designation and her hopes for the future.
- Zach Rentz. This year's Graduate Students Association president left a career as a corporate and securities lawyer in Philadelphia to study Philosophy as a Ph.D. student here. Find out what drew him to make that change in his life; and his goals and plans for GSA this year.
- Andrea Adams. The Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Ph.D. student has been named one of 20 recipients of a 2014 Switzer Environmental Fellowship. The program, which comes with a $15,000 cash award, recognizes the achievements of environmental leaders and their potential to enact positive change.
- Natalie O'Connor Holdren, Federico Llach, Phillip Rogers, Derek Smith. Being a parent in graduate school has its challenges, but also includes rewards. In this special grad student parents Spotlight column, Shawn Warner-Garcia talks to four students about being a student parent, what campus resources they couldn't live without, and what makes them proud.
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| Design the Official Logo for
2015 Grad Slam and Win $250 Planning for the 2015 Grad Slam competition (April 6-17) is in full swing, with registration scheduled to open next week. Prize money has increased substantially this year. More than $13,000 in cash will be awarded, including $5,000 to the Grand Prize winner. The Graduate Division is inviting all graduate students to participate in a design competition to create the official logo for the 2015 event. If your design is chosen, you will win $250. Submissions are being accepted now through Friday, February 27. Tap your creativity and enter the contest. Read our Call for Design Submissions for all the details.
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| The Career Corner
The GradPost's Career and Professional Development team, along with other GradPost peers, have been busy writing informative and useful articles for you, from workshop recaps to conference and committee opportunities. Here are some of those articles:- Shawn Warner-Garcia and Ryan Dippre are leading a workshop Friday, Feb. 6, on "Turning Course Papers Into Publications." They will lead you through the necessary steps. Get the details on this session.
- Ryan writes about the trials and tribulations of a campus visit.
- Shawn posts PowerPoint slides and handouts from a workshop on "Interviews and Negotiating a Job Offer," led by Karen Myers, Associate Dean of the Graduate Division, and David Seibold of the Technology Management Program.
- Read some great advice in Ryan's recap of a panel discussion on Academic Job Search for STEM students and postdocs, led by Bruce Kendall, Associate Dean of the Graduate Division.
- In Shawn's second installment of "The Doctor Is In," three members of the faculty answer your questions about seeking out a mentor and balancing competing priorities.
- Shawn is conducting an informational session on Wednesday, Feb. 11, about how the free career resource Versatile Ph.D. can help you.
- Kyle Crocco shares a recap of an information session about the California Council on Science and Technology Fellowship program. The stipend for this one-year public policy appointment is $45,000.
- The University of California Humanities Research Institute is seeking proposals from humanities graduate students interested in participating in a new UC-wide initiative regarding careers alongside and outside the academy. The deadline is March 18 for this Humanists@Work professional development opportunity.
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| Kyle Crocco's Money Series: It's Tax Time
Funding Peer Kyle Crocco has been talking taxes recently on the GradPost – what you need to have and what you need to know. He does offer a disclaimer, however, that neither he nor the GradPost is qualified to advise you on your taxes, and he suggests you consult a paid or free volunteer tax preparer for help. With that disclaimer in mind, here are some of his tax-season articles. For more money articles, on topics ranging from the Graduate Student Resource Center's Fellowship Library to numerous grant opportunities, head on over to the GradPost's Funds section.
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| Tips, Resources, Funding, and Life
A reminder that the Dissertation Writer's Room is back this quarter. The quiet study space is open three days a week to all grad students, whether you are working on a dissertation or not. ... Funding Peer Kyle Crocco is leading another Finding Funding workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Get the details on this very helpful session. ... The deadline is March 1 to apply for ComSciCon 15, a unique science communication workshop for STEM graduate students held in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Find out about the services and programs offered by UCSB's CARE program, the Advocate Office for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Sexual Misconduct. ... Read Kyle's recap of Dr. Turi Honegger's Performance Enhancement workshop. ... Get some tips on preparing for an academic job interview. ... For more funding opportunities, tips, resources, and events, visit our Life, Tools, Funds, Events, and Career pages.
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Gaucho Grad Student Web Essentials
The Graduate Division telephone: 805-893-2277
Newsletter compiled and written by Patricia Marroquin,
Graduate Division Communications Director
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