Do you have questions about how you receive payments while in grad school, or what taxes you’ll owe on those payments? GRADHelp is your one-stop-shop to ask any financial or administrative questions. The GRADHelp website has information on PhD primary funding, understanding payments in Workday, and tax information videos that are updated annually. To explore these resources, visit the GRADHelp site.

myCHOICE Seminar:  From Lab to Classroom: Careers in K-12 and College STEM Teaching
Monday, November 2, 5:30–6:30 p.m., Zoom

Join myCHOICE for a panel discussion with professionals working across K–12 classrooms, college instruction and science outreach. Hear about teaching and instructional opportunities in K–12 and higher education settings, key skills for success, and how to transition from academia into roles centered on scientific teaching and student success.

PATHS Mini-Course: PhD & Postdoc Career Exploration Series (Session 2 of 3)
Tuesday, November 3, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 noon, UChicagoGRAD HQ 

Considering a career beyond the professoriate? By the end of the series, you will have identified at least two specific career pathways that speak to your interests and begin the process of making connections to practitioners in those fields.

And if your career aspirations involve museums, consider applying to our upcoming trek (PhD students in AHD, SSD, DIV, or Crown are welcome to apply on GRAD Gargoyle).

Building Research Communication Skills: Know Your Audience
Tuesday, November 3, 1:00–2:00 p.m., UChicagoGRAD HQ 

Strong research communication skills are essential to professional success in academia and beyond. Participants in this workshop will learn how to center audience background and learning needs when developing presentation content, structure, delivery, and design. Through hands-on exercises, workshop attendees will analyze and categorize various audiences and practice these techniques in sample scenarios.

PATHS Seminar: Reflections on Careers in Think Tanks
Tuesday, November 3, 2:00–3:00 p.m., Zoom

Are you a humanist or social scientist interested in applying your research skills and experiences to the policy world? Are you passionate about building a career that directly engages with current affairs? Join us for our careers in think tanks panel if you are curious about leveraging your research, writing, and communication skills in an industry connected to both research and policy.

UChicago STEM Master's Career Fair
Thursday, November 12, 3:00-7:00 p.m., Zoom

Are you a UChicago master’s student with advanced technical and research skills looking for career opportunities? Attend the STEM Master’s Career Fair, an opportunity to engage with employers for internship and full-time recruitment opportunities. The fair will take place on Zoom and feature short employer presentations as well as opportunities to connect with recruiters in one-on-one and group settings. 

To learn best practices for engaging with employers, attend the STEM Master's Career Fair Prep Session 2026 (Thursday, November 5, 1:00–2:00 p.m., Zoom). And if you need to refine your resume, attend a specialized STEM Master’s Career Fair Career30 (Wednesday, November 4, 4:00–4:30 p.m., Zoom).

Domestic and international graduate students are eligible to apply for on-campus jobs.

Graduate Student Assistant for Curriculum - Work Study - University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Administrative Event Support - University of Chicago - Biological Sciences Division

Marketing, Social Media & Video Content Creator - University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Graduate Student Grader Assignment MPCS - Winter 2027 - UChicago Physical Sciences Division

Global Free Expression Project, Research Assistant - Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression

Teaching Assistant in Chinese Language - The University of Chicago

Graduate Council Halloween Mixer 
Friday, October 30, 6:00–9:00 p.m., Ida Noyes Cloister Club, 1212 E 59th Street

Think your costume has what it takes to win a prize? Stop by, show off your best look, and celebrate Halloween with fellow graduate students! You must be 21+ to join! Government-issued ID’s will be checked upon entry.

Gargoyle Gala
Saturday, November 14, 7:00–11:00 p.m., Field Museum, 1400 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr

The countdown to our annual Gargoyle Gala is on! Get ready for an unforgettable night of music, celebration, and connection with graduate students across UChicago. Tier 3 tickets are $60! Be ready to secure yours on Eventbrite this Friday (10/30) at 6:00 p.m.

Missed getting a ticket, but still want a chance to join in on the fun? Join the wait list for Puppy Yoga (Sunday, November 8)

Graduate Council Event Fund is OPEN!

Apply by Friday, November 6 for Winter quarter programming. Funding supports graduate student events that are open to students across ALL DIVISIONS and promote cross-divisional engagement. Please review all application instructions carefully before submitting! Applicants will receive decisions by December 4. Funding is not guaranteed!

Practice English, Make Friends: Join the ELI’s Free Autumn Conversation Hour and Reading Group
Conversation Hour: Tuesdays, 3:30–4:30 p.m. (Autumn Quarter), Cobb Hall 201AB 
Reading Group: Wednesdays, 4:30–5:30 p.m. (Autumn Quarter), Cobb Hall 218

Every Tuesday, build your spoken English in a relaxed, friendly setting! Each week brings a new theme, from Halloween and Thanksgiving to pet peeves and phone habits. Free all autumn quarter! And Wednesdays, join us for weekly discussions as we read Orbital by Samantha Harvey.

Art Open Studio
Tuesday, November 3, 3:00–4:30 p.m., Student Wellness Center, 840 E 59th Street

Art Open Studio (AOS) is a collaborative, relaxing environment for students to explore artistic expression and find community with other students. The space is meant to be fun and informal. No art experience is required to take part of AOS. In this Open Studio, we will be making stamps! 

Fall Minicourse: Navigating Team Dynamics
Wednesday, November 4, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon, Zoom

In this minicourse, Lisa Stefanac, MBA ’09, clinical professor of leadership, will teach you how to recognize the roles, languages, and systems that comprise team dynamics. You will learn to read situations, assess your own behavior, and use signals to improve outcomes.

Exhibitions and Collections Lunch
Wednesday, November 4, 12:00 noon–1:15 p.m., CWAC lounge, 5540 S Greenwood Ave

Are you interested in exhibitions and archive/museum/digital collections works? Join curators, archivists, collections managers, development specialists, digitization specialists, and the like from the Smart Museum, the Renaissance Society, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures and more.

Post-Midterms Debrief
Thursday, November 5, 5:30–6:45 p.m., Institute of Politics, 1212 E 59th Street

What the heck just happened? Unpack the surprises, the lessons learned and the roadmap to 2028. Featuring Faiz Shakir, senior advisor to Bernie Sanders, Lakshya Jain who covers polling and political data at the Argument Magazine and Patrick Ruffini, IOP Pritzker Fellow and conservative pollster.

F-1 Students OPT Webinar
Monday, November 2, 12:00 noon, Zoom

Cheng Yi’s Legacy and an Alt History of the Vernacular
Tuesday, November 3, 5:00–6:30 p.m., Joseph Regenstein Library, Room 122

Enduring Excellence: A Conversation with Entrepreneur and Founder of Jones Road Beauty Bobbi Brown
Wednesday, November 4, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon, Zoom

Stay Healthy: Flu Vaccination Clinics
Wednesday, November 4, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St

What’s new in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2?
Wednesday, November 4, 2:00–2:45 p.m., Zoom

Do We Still Remember What a University Is For? Reading Boyagoda’s Lords of Serendipity
Wednesday, November 4, 7:30–9:00 p.m., Gavin House, 1220 E 58th St

From the Entropic Landscape to the Regeneration of the Earth: Art and Extractivism in Times of Climate Urgency
Thursday, November 5, 12:30–1:50 p.m., SSRB Tea Room, 1126 E 59th St

Jason W. Moore: The Climate-Class Conjuncture, or, the Worldwide Class Struggle in the Web of Life
Thursday, November 5, 6:00–7:30 p.m., SSRB 122, 1126 E 59th St

History of Hyde Park: A Walking Tour with Prof. Raymond Lodato
Friday, November 6, 10:30 a.m., E 53rd St & S Harper Ave

Present Your Research at Research Speaks!
Short application due Sunday, November 8

Interested in presenting your research at the Art Institute? At UChicagoGRAD’s Research Speaks (February 4, 2027), PhD students and postdocs can share their research alongside an object from the museum’s collections. Participants receive training from UChicagoGRAD and an honorarium. Learn more and apply.