Info Session for Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

PhD students are invited to learn about this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at an info session on Tuesday, February 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. In a 3MT competition, participants prepare a three-minute presentation about their research using only one static slide. By synthesizing their work into three-minute presentations, participants learn to showcase their research to a broader audience and improve their public speaking skills. A judging panel will award $1,000 to the first-place winner, $500 to the runner-up, and $200 for the third-place winner. 

Family Mixer
Saturday, February 22, 3:00–5:00 p.m., UChicagoGRAD HQ

Connect with fellow UChicago Parents. Whatever your school or division, you are a part of our Parenting Community, and we would love to get to know you!  Bring your kids and partners and join us for appetizers, activities and crafts, and some (belated) Valentine's goody bags for children. RSVP appreciated.

Five Rings Capital PhD and Postdoc Information Session
Monday, February 24, 5:00–6:00 p.m., UChicagoGRAD HQ

Please join us at our PhD and Postdoc Information Session at The University of Chicago to learn more about Five Rings and opportunities in proprietary trading. Five Rings is a proprietary trading firm with offices in New York, Boca Raton, London and Amsterdam, founded with a vision of combining strategy, innovation and technology to succeed in today's global markets. We work in teams – Developers, Quants, Traders – continuously designing and optimizing.

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

Accounting Assistant - University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Graduate Admissions Assistant - The University of Chicago GRAD Admissions

Maroon Tutor Match - UChicago Neighborhood Schools Program

Student Assistant - University of Chicago Financial Mathematics Program

Podcast Editor for Root of Conflict - University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy

Copyeditor (Kannada Lexicons) - UChicago South Asian Languages and Civilizations

2/21: Voice Your Needs Pub Night: Part II

LAST CHANCE!!! Our Voice Your Needs Pub Night: Part II is TOMORROW from 6-8 pm at The Pub at Ida Noyes. Join the Graduate Council Advocacy Committee for free drinks, food and conversations about resources and policies on campus, including a preview into their upcoming Public Safety & Security Town Hall with Eric M. Heath! No RSVP required – simply stop by!

2/24: Public Safety & Security Town Hall

Do you have questions about Ridesmart by Via? Thoughts about the University of Chicago Police (UCPD)? Join the Graduate Council Advocacy Committee in conversation with Eric M. Heath, Assistant Vice President of Safety and Security at the University of Chicago for an exclusive town hall with FREE FOOD on February 24 from 5-7 pm addressing graduate student questions and concerns. Capacity is limited for this exclusive event and tickets are now open on the Graduate Council Eventbrite!

Submit your Public Safety & Security Town Hall questions!

3/1: Mindfulness Workshop

Find your inner balance this year! Join Graduate Council for a transformative Mindfulness Workshop designed to help you nurture your well-being and cultivate inner harmony. This special event on March 1 from 2-4 pm offers two powerful wellness workshops to support stress relief, personal growth, and success. Don't miss this opportunity to invest in yourself and develop lasting mindfulness practices. Tickets are now live on Eventbrite: take a deep breath, reset, and step into your best self.

3/23: Blackhawks Gameday Experience

Hockey fans, this one’s for you! Kick off a 2pm Blackhawks game on March 23 with Graduate Council in style. You’ll be able to join an exclusive pre-game experience 2.5 hours before the face-off at the Blackhawks Practice Arena, just steps from the United Center, with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Blackhawks locker room, delicious buffet & cash bar, and FREE ice skating on the practice rink. Sign ups are live tomorrow (2/21) on the Graduate Council Eventbrite!

URM Scholars, Unfiltered: Owning Your Identity in Research
Friday, February 28th, 2025, 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., William Eckhardt Research Center 161, 5640 S Ellis Ave

Join the Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) and the Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team (GRIT) for a dynamic two-part event designed to amplify the voices and experiences of Underrepresented Minority (URM) scholars in academia. The event will begin with a panel discussion featuring URM faculty and staff who will share their personal experiences and insights on the challenges of bringing one's authentic self to academic spaces across various intersecting identities. Following the panel, they invite you to stay for a social mixer, where you can connect with panelists and fellow students in an informal, supportive setting.

Crafting a More Democratic Digital Sphere: Student Workshop/Practicum
Saturday, February 22, 12:00–3:00 p.m., MADD Center, 915 E 60th St

We'll survey a collection of creative and experimental ways of using our web browsers to engage with online platforms in a manner that “undermines the exploitative algorithms + dark patterns designed by the data barons of surveillance capitalism.” Led by a group of international tactical media artists. The workshop/practicum is preceded by an all-day conference on Friday. 

UChicago Polka Party
Saturday, February 22, 6:00–10:00 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th St

The University of Chicago will be hosting its inaugural Polka Dance Party with free food, drinks, and live music by the LaDeeDas! Admission will be free, as will the drinks and food from Smakosz Restaurant, so bring your family, friends, and dancing shoes for an authentic celebration of a Chicago cultural phenomenon!

Stress Relief Day
Monday, February 24, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., McCormick Tribune Lounge in Reynolds Club, 5706 S University Ave

Join UChicago Student Wellness, the Center for Leadership and Involvement, and UChicago Dining for Stress Relief Day! Enjoy chair massages, tasty snacks and drinks, and have a chance to relax with a creative craft, puzzles and more! All students are welcome! 

Language Tables
Tuesday, February 25, 5:30–7:00 p.m., International House, 1414 E 59th St

Come join International House, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Committee on Southern Asian Studies and Center for Middle Eastern Studies for a night of international fun filled with language learning.  This event is exclusively for graduate students and postdocs 21+ with valid UCID.

Justice & LGBTQ+ Advocacy on the South Side
Thursday, February 27, 4:00 p.m., Institute of Politics, 5707 S Woodlawn Ave      

Trailblazing trans justice advocate and Humanitarian Freedom Award winner Channyn Lynn Parker joins us to speak on her multifaceted career in service culminating in her role as CEO of Brave Space Alliance – the South Side’s first Black and trans-led LGBTQ+ resource center.

ELI Workshop | Advance and Amplify your Academic Writing
Tuesday, February 25, 12:30–1:50 p.m., Online           

The Real Economy: Veblen's University Politics
Tuesday, February 25, 5:00–6:30 p.m., Social Science Research Building 122, 1126 E 59th St

Liberation Stories: Shanelle Matthews from the Movement for Black Lives
Thursday, February 27, 12:15–1:30 p.m., Classics 110, 1010 E 59th St 

Remixing Wong Kar-wai: Music, Bricolage, and the Aesthetics of Oblivion
Thursday, February 27, 5:00–6:30 p.m., Franke Institute for the Humanities, 1100 E 57th St     

Exam Proctors Needed
Apply by Thursday, February 27

The University of Chicago Law School is in need of graduate students to proctor final exams on March 10, 11, and 12. This is a PAID opportunity. Please submit your resume to Jim Courtney at jcourtney@uchicago.edu if you are interested.

Call for Participants: Culture and Identity Fair
Sign up by Friday, February 28

The identity and inclusion committee at the Pritzker Medical School is planning a culture and identity fair for Saturday, May 17th (tentative) and we want you involved!!! This event will showcase identities across the graduate student population.