The PhD Childcare Stipend application for Autumn Quarter 2024 will open on Thursday, September 12. Students who received funding in Summer 2024 Quarter need not reapply for Autumn unless their number of dependents has changed. The Autumn Quarter application will close at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4. Questions? Contact gradhelp@uchicago.edu.
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| Science and Engineering Industry Expo
Tuesday, September 10, 9:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m., Virtual
Wednesday, September 11, 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Eckhardt Research Center Atrium & 161
This year’s Science and Engineering Industry Expo takes place on two days: virtually on Tuesday September 10, and in-person Wednesday, September 11. This annual event is an intimate recruitment and career exploration event designed for PhD students and postdocs in science and engineering disciplines including: biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, molecular engineering, physics, and quantum engineering (and related disciplines).
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| Leadership Seminar for International GRAD Students
Saturday, September 14, 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m., UChicagoGRAD HQ
Inspiring leadership is a leadership philosophy in which the main goal of the leader is to serve. Heads of governmental agencies, private organizations, and businesses now see a need to develop an approach to leadership that depends less on absolute power and more on inspiration, motivation, and empowerment. Join us to find out more about this fascinating style of leadership with coaches Russell Frank, Michael Chapin, Erik Summers and Peter Distler, who have team taught at 15 universities multiple times, to over 12,000 students in Asia.
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| Maximizing the GRAD Gargoyle Job Board for Your Job Search On-Campus and Beyond
Tuesday, September 17, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Virtual
Are you searching for a job or internship? Attend this virtual session to learn about how to maximize the GRAD Gargoyle job board for both on-campus and off-campus positions, including utilizing filters, keyword searches, and submitting applications. Zoom Link will be distributed via email prior to the session.
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| Career30: Resume Best Practices
Tuesday, September 17, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Virtual
Attending the Fall Career Fair? Improve your professional skills in 30 minutes or less. This presentation will provide attendees with essential information for creating an effective, tailored resume for positions in industry and nonprofits. An open Q&A will follow.
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| The Boren Fellowship: Language and Public Service
Wednesday, September 25, 3:30–4:30 p.m., UChicagoGRAD HQ
Want to work in U.S. Government? A Boren Fellowship can be your launching-pad: 95% of recipients secure a federal position after their award year! Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to study geographic areas and languages which are critical to U.S. national interests.
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| Graduate Council Fund Opens Today!
The Graduate Council Fund provides financial support for academic, professional, and social events created by and intended for UChicago graduate students. The fund supports events that foster intellectual, professional, and social engagement across the graduate student community, targeted to both niche and broad audiences. Learn about funding guidelines and deadlines.
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| Book Talk: “Through the Grapevine,” by Taylor N. Carlson
Wednesday, September 18, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Virtual
Join the Chicago Center on Democracy for a virtual conversation on Taylor N. Carlson’s book "Through the Grapevine: Socially Transmitted Information and Distorted Democracy". The conversation will be moderated by Peter Forberg (UC Berkeley).
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| ELI Autumn Quarter Registration
Registration begins Monday, September 23, at 9:00 a.m.
Courses begin UChicago Week 2 (Oct 7) and run for 8 weeks. We offer a number of spoken and written communication courses to help support students on their academic journey! Email esl@uchicago.edu with any questions!
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| Student Wellness Open House
Tuesday, September 24, 3:00–5:00 p.m., Student Wellness Center, 840 E 59th St
Join UChicago Student Wellness for our Open House! Familiarize yourself with the Student Wellness Center; Learn about our FREE services; meet our dedicated team and get your questions answered; learn about the University Sponsored Health Insurance Plan; schedule appointments; and get your required immunizations. We hope to see you there!
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Computer Science Career Services - Career Exploration Workshop
Tuesday, September 24, 2:00–3:00 p.m., John Crerar Library, Room 011
Learn more about the various career paths students can consider and the skills needed to successfully reach those goals. This workshop will help you better understand your options, what classes you can take to start building this foundational knowledge, and give you an idea of how to plan for these careers. This workshop is open to students in MPCS, CAPP, BxMS MPCS, Joint MBA / MPCS, and Computer Science Pre-Doc & PhD.
And on Wednesday, join us for a Technical Resume Writing Workshop.
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ANTYTILA: "Culture vs War"
Monday, September 16, 5:30–7:30 p.m., 1414 E. 59th St
Committee on Quantitative Methods in Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences Annual Open Event
Wednesday, September 25, 12:00–1:30 p.m., Saieh Hall for Economics, Room 021, 5757 S University Ave
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Course Design & College Teaching (CCTE 50000)
Preregister by Friday, September 6, 12:00 noon
Course Design and College Teaching (CCTE 50000) is a higher ed pedagogy course open to all graduate students at the University, aimed at those preparing to teach a course of their own design. To indicate interest, please preregister by noon on Friday, September 6, 2024.
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