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| Dear Graduate Student:
To both our new and returning graduate students, we welcome you to the start of what promises to be an exciting 2015-2016 academic year! The Graduate Division and the Graduate Student Resource Center have planned dozens of workshops, seminars, and events for you. Topics range from funding to Fulbright; personal finance to presentation skills; crafting your digital reputation to creating a CV; and stage skills to science careers. You can get a preview of this packed schedule and save the dates by reading our GradPost Programming Preview. ... New in the upcoming year will be a sleek, modern, redesigned GradPost blog, a project we have dubbed "GradPost 2.0." Stay tuned! ... In the meantime, we invite you to subscribe to the GradPost newsfeed to get all the latest news in your inbox, and encourage you to like our GradPost Facebook page. Also, if you would like to read through an archive of these newsletters, please visit our Newsletters page on the Graduate Division website. ... As always, the GradPost and Graduate Student Resource Center staff members (Director of Graduate Student Professional Development Robert Hamm; Communications Director Patricia Marroquin; our new Funding Peer Stephanie Griffin; Writing Peer Kyle Crocco; Professional Development Peer Shawn Warner-Garcia; Communications Peer Melissa Rapp; and Diversity and Outreach Peer Charles Williams) are here to help. Welcome, 2015-2016 UC Santa Barbara graduate students!
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|  | Dr. Turi Honegger leads a discussion with grad student panelists at the New Graduate Student Orientation. Credit: Patricia Marroquin |
| Thriving at UCSB: New Grad Student Orientation
Hundreds of new UC Santa Barbara graduate students were introduced to the campus this month at the Graduate Division's New Graduate Student Orientation. Graduate Division Dean Carol Genetti warmly welcomed the group and encouraged students to live a well-rounded life. The keynote talk by Dr. Turi Honegger of Counseling and Psychological Services focused on how to thrive in graduate school. Information about resources, services, and organizations was shared, including Student Health, the Library, Graduate Students Association, Student Affairs, and resource centers. Graduate student panelists offered advice and answered questions from the audience. Read Communications Peer Melissa Rapp's recap of the event.
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|  | New graduate students are, clockwise from top left: Rick Thomas; Amanda Kaczmarek; Tara Clark; Shriniwas Patwardhan; Petra Persolja; Jenny Selvidge; Luke Rosedahl; and Michelle Grue. | |
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| People in the News
Our People in the News include summer scholars; new graduate students; a woman who wields a pen for the environment; and a Ph.D. student who wants to "make" things happen. Check out the articles on these exceptional graduate students and scholars. - Jessica Perkins. The Grad Slam runner-up held up a single pen in describing her research. She talks about the secrets to her success and how she juggles her studies to earn two degrees: a Bren School Ph.D. and a master's degree in Technology Management.
- Levi Maaia. The Education Ph.D. student discusses a visit to Cuba to study the country's maker culture; shares who has been a main influence in his life; and offers advice to incoming graduate students.
- Summer scholars. The Graduate Division hosted another successful summer research program. New this year were blogs created by each of the scholars. Read what the summer experience was like for some of the participants.
- Amanda Kaczmarek, Jenny Selvidge, Luke Rosedahl, Michelle Grue, Petra Persolja, Rick Thomas, Shriniwas Patwardhan, Tara Clark. UCSB welcomed 841 new graduate students this fall. Career and Professional Development Peer Shawn Warner-Garcia presents some other interesting statistics about our new students in infographics. She also interviewed eight new students (pictured above), who introduced themselves and shared what they are looking forward to in graduate school.
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From left, the summer scholars with Graduate Division staff; Levi Maaia; and Jessica Perkins. | |
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| Rankings Keep UCSB in Upper Echelon; Grad Students Helped Us Stay There
UC Santa Barbara continues its upward trajectory as a leading global institution of higher learning. Below are articles on our latest top rankings. Grad students, be assured that your achievements in teaching and research contributed to these accolades. Congratulations to us!
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| International Students in the Spotlight
Supporting international students was the theme of a recent workshop hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars. The workshop, primarily geared toward UCSB faculty, administrators, and staff, provided statistics on international student trends; and information on such issues as immigration law, campus policies, and cultural challenges. Read Diversity Peer Charles Williams' recap of the event.
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| Same Room, New Name; Reimagining Your Resume; Filing Workshops; & More
Recent Career posts offer helpful strategies for such things as revising your resume; interviewing for a job; and writing a teaching philosophy statement. Check out the following articles, and read more on our Career page.- The Dissertation Writer's Room has a new name, but it's the same welcoming place. Read the fall schedule for the Graduate Writers' Room.
- Get details and save the dates for expanded, redesigned Fall 2015 workshops on dissertation/thesis filing.
- Career and Professional Development Peer Shawn Warner-Garcia has reimagined her resume, transforming it into a lean, mean, eye-catching document. Find out how she went about doing it and take a look at her before-and-after resumes.
- Communications Peer Melissa Rapp shares hiring secrets from some of the world's top business leaders, including billionaire Richard Branson and an Apple executive.
- Writing Peer Kyle Crocco lists seven do's and don'ts for writing a teaching philosophy statement.
- Learn about the science of networking, the heart of which is maintaining personal relationships.
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| Intensive Writing Retreat Recaps; Aligning Your Time; & More
Our Tools section offers workshop recaps as well as tips and advice. Check out these articles and read more in our Tools section.
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| Funding and Money Matters
Recent articles focus on such topics as taxes, credit, saving money, and fellowship opportunities. For more money and funding articles, visit the GradPost's Funds section.
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| Articles to Help You Stay Happy and Healthy, Avoid Anxiety and Isolation
Check out these articles and read more in our Life section.
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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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