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| Dear Graduate Student:
We hope Spring quarter has been going smoothly for you. In the month of May, we celebrate our Moms and we honor our military who have died in service. This month, we will also cheer on our Grad Slam 2015 Champion, Daniel Hieber of Linguistics, as he competes against nine other UC campus winners in the inaugural UC-wide Grad Slam in Oakland on Monday, May 4. (See the item below for a video and recaps of all the exciting UCSB rounds.) The Graduate Division will live-stream the UC-wide event from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Student Resource Building's Multipurpose Room. We hope you will join us! ... Please keep in touch with us to remain 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; Communications Peer Melissa Rapp; and Diversity and Outreach Peer Charles Williams) are here to help.
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| Today Is the Deadline to Register for 2015 Graduate Division Commencement
If you are eligible to participate in the Graduate Division's Commencement ceremony, today (May 1) is the deadline to register. Please go to the Commencement log-in page to register before the end of the day. The 2015 Graduate Division Commencement ceremony will be held on June 14 at 4 p.m. on the Faculty Club Green. For more information, visit the Graduate Division's Commencement page.
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| Create an Action Plan for Your Future at Free UCSB Conference
Are you interested in workshops, panels, and networking aimed at helping you explore careers outside of academia? If so, you’ll want to attend “Beyond Academia,” a one-day event on Friday, May 15, that will help to prepare graduate students and postdocs in all stages and disciplines for career options after graduate school. Registration is free, but space is limited. Get the details and sign up today.
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| 3, 2, 1 . . . That's a Wrap for UCSB 2015 Grad Slam
During two weeks of action-packed competition, we heard details of dissertation research in three-minute bursts from 60 UCSB graduate students. Nearly two dozen disciplines were represented: from Communication to Chemistry; Education to Electrical and Computer Engineering; Marine Science to Political Science. We've compiled a list of links to all 12 rounds of competition on our 2015 Grad Slam Recaps page. And you can view a video from the UCSB Office of Public Affairs and Communications above. Congratulations to all of our presenters!
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|  | Selvi Ersoy, left, competed in this year's Grad Slam. Melissa Barthelemy at the memorial wall site. |
| Grad Student Spotlights: Selvi Ersoy, Melissa Barthelemy
A microbiologist and a historian are the focus of this month's Graduate Student in the Spotlight columns. - Selvi Ersoy. She's a WiSE, dramatic microbiologist who is obsessed with yoga. Learn more about Selvi, a 2015 Grad Slam finalist who spoke about "Killing Me Softly With Antibiotics."
- Melissa Barthelemy. Public History Ph.D. student Melissa Barthelemy has reacted to a tragedy with the IV/UCSB Memorial Preservation Project.
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Winners of the Academic Senate's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards are, from left, Mario Galicia Jr., Keith Avery, Selvi Ersoy, and Jeremy Chow. Credit: Patricia Marroquin |
| Academic Senate Honors
Four Outstanding TA's
Each year the Academic Senate bestows three honors: Distinguished Teaching Awards; Outstanding Graduate Mentor Awards; and Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards. Four graduate student teaching assistants were selected this year, and they were recognized at a reception and awards ceremony. Congratulations to Keith Avery (Computer Science); Jeremy Chow (English); Selvi Ersoy (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology); and Mario Galicia Jr. (Education)!
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| Professional Development: Previews and Programming
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| Kyle Crocco's Money Series
Investing is the topic of several recent articles by Funding Peer Kyle Crocco. For more of his Money articles, head over to the GradPost's Funds section.
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| Tips, Resources, Funding, and Life
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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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