International Grad Students, Post-Docs, and their trusty supporters:

We're almost to the finish line of the quarantine quarter!

Firstly, there are a few important announcements in this issue, including a change in Summer Filing requirements, so be sure to read each section!

I am happy to say the Virtual Writers' Room will be staying open through finals this quarter, and it will continue during summer as well!

Congratulations to Héctor Andrade for his much deserved nomination as our May Stellar Scholar Spotlight -- don't miss his story below.

And, a special thank you to all who helped with the awesome effort to translate COVID health and safety signs into Portuguese, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean for the local community!

Happy reading, and don't forget to scroll all the way down for your free smiles (and hidden jokes, links, and other fun stuff!).

Workshops & Events for

International Graduate Students

Summer Self-Care Series on Embodied Consciousness for International Grads and Post-docs

Every other Wednesday in July, more details coming soon!

More Events

Academic Job Market Writing Success Series

Wednesdays in July, 5-6:30pm

Spring Quarter Virtual Coffee Break with Dr. Carlos Nash

Wednesdays, 9-10am, through the end of the quarter

May's Stellar Scholar: Héctor Andrade!

Why are you pursuing electrical engineering?
What do you love about it? I decided to study Electrical Engineering because I always liked physics and math and I was especially interested in the way these subjects apply to the real world through technology. I am currently working on reducing the power consumption of data centers which I think is important because, due to the current demand for faster and better internet, the power consumption of data centers continues to increase significantly.

Why did you come to UCSB for this program? The department of Electrical Engineering at UCSB is very renowned, and I looked forward to joining this program because the research conducted here has high impact. I came here from Mexico on a Fulbright Scholarship for my Masters and decided to continue into my PhD.

Do you have any advice for other graduate students? My advice for incoming graduate students is to hang in there: the first couple of years with a full course load are tough, but once you are in the research stage, that effort pays off. I remember my first quarter at UCSB was the hardest, but as I got adjusted to the new environment things got more manageable and enjoyable.

Here's what Héctor's nominator had to say about him: "Since he started his graduate school journey he always faced new challenges and tasks with discipline, positivity and humility. He truly is an inspiration... he is always eager to help and give others advice and support."

Congratulations Héctor!

Nominate someone here for the Scholar Spotlight today -- it's super quick and easy, and you'll make their day!

Hey, YOU! We Are Still Looking for

Your Entries for Time Zone Tales!

1. What is a common stereotype or misunderstanding about your country or a country you've lived in that you’d like to clear up?

2. Do you have any cultural tips for traveling in or interacting with people in that country? Any foods or activities peculiar to the country you'd like to share?

3. Do you have a funny/weird/sweet story about not knowing those rules or norms?

Submit your very short answers here today! We want to hear from you and help represent your wonderful countries to the rest of the UCSB community.

Stories are usually kept anonymous but can be author credited so you can add your contribution as a "Community Service" bullet point on your CV.

New Summer Registration Requirement

To protect international graduate students who are receiving their final degrees over the summer from being charged with unlawful presence, they will need a summer registration status, unless they are not applying for OPT and will leave the country within 60 days after the last day of spring quarter. See more from the Graduate Division's announcement here.

Writers' Room Open for Summer!

The Writers' Room will continue through finals this year! Sign up once here to receive access. It will continue to be held every Tuesday from 9am to noon through June 9th. It will reopen again for Summer Quarter on June 30th.

Share your writing goals in the chat and feel supported working "alongside" other graduate students.

Tailored Writing Help is Available!

Graduate students can schedule up to one hour of free, one-on-one, and confidential consultations with our Graduate Writing Specialist, Robby Nadler, here, so you don't end up like this:

Carefully Curated Quarantine Comedy

(...don't do it!)

(...do it!)

Connect with the International Peer Advisor or the GSRC!

Need ideas or resources to help support your international graduate students?

Want to talk to someone who understands the difficulties of navigating a scholarly education abroad?

Looking to connect with other globally-minded UCSB community members?

Reach out to Julia McClenon, the International Graduate Peer Advisor!

Julia will be holding remote office hours and can connect with you via Zoom.

Keep in touch with us over the summer on our Facebook group, just for UCSB's international grad students and post-docs

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