My College Roomie

Whether you’re looking for a new roommate, searching for housing opportunities, or just want to connect with graduate students across UChicago, we encourage you to register with My College Roomie (MCR). If you are a current graduate student and would like to be added to this platform, please complete this MCR Account Creation Request Form. After completing the request form, you will receive an email invitation to join the platform and claim your account at the start of May. Please ensure that you have submitted the form by Monday, April 29 to be included in the May launch. If you have any questions, please reach out to gradadmissions@uchicago.edu.

Consulting Spring Training is a week-long event series for graduate students and postdocs interested in careers in consulting. This session will consist of a brief overview of the consulting industry and where graduate students and postdocs fit in. You will also hear an interview with a PhD alumnus of UChicago and McKinsey & Co. Whether you’re just starting to explore consulting or are working on job applications, this series can help you prepare for the next step in your process. Register for the sessions below:

Day 1: Monday, April 29
4:00–6:00 p.m, Consulting 101

Day 2: Tuesday, April 30
4:00–6:00 p.m., Resumes and Cover Letters for Consulting

Day 3: Wednesday, May 1
4:00–6:00 p.m., Communication for Consulting

Day 4: Thursday, May 2
12:00–1:00 p.m., Consulting Job Search for International Students (Virtual)
4:00–6:00 p.m., Case Interview Workshop and Demos 

Day 5: Friday, May 3
9:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Meet the Firms 

Exploring Fellowship Opportunities
Friday, April 19, 10:00–10:50 a.m., Virtual

Curious about funding for research projects and other academic goals, but not sure where to start? Fellowships can enrich your career in academia (and beyond). They contribute to fieldwork expenses, research travel, conferences, language study, tuition, and many other academic funding needs. Aimed at Masters, PhD and postdoctoral researchers, this VIRTUAL presentation will share how to find and apply to fellowships with UChicagoGRAD.

Fulbright for PhD Researchers
Monday, April 22, 10:00–11:00 a.m., UChicagoGRAD HQ

Led by UChicagoGRAD, this presentation will give you the tools for developing a strong Fulbright application. We will discuss how Fulbright can support your dissertation research, as well as postdoctoral awards through Fulbright.

Better Together GRAD Board Game Night
Monday, April 22, 5:00–7:00 p.m., Student Wellness Center, 840 E 59th St

Calling all graduate students - Join UChicagoGRAD and Student Wellness for a fun board game and social evening on our next Better Together GRAD board game night! Looking forward to seeing you!  

Career30: LinkedIn Best Practices
Tuesday, April 23, 4:00–4:30 p.m., UChicaoGRAD HQ

Improve your professional skills in 30 minutes or less! This presentation will provide attendees with basics on setting up a LinkedIn profile and making the most of the platform. Snacks will be provided, and an open Q&A will follow. This session is appropriate for graduate students and postdocs in all disciplines. International students will gain insights into uses of LinkedIn in the U.S. job searching and networking contexts.

Program Associate Intern – The Greenwood Project (International students may apply)

Graduate Intern – UChicago Human Resources (International students may apply)

Social Science Analyst (Methodologist) – U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. Citizens only)

Research Scientists, Wechsler Lab – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (International students may apply)

GRAD Outreach and Engagement Intern – UChicagoGRAD (International students may apply)

Education Data Analyst, UNICEF Regional Office, South Asia – UNICEF (International students may apply)

Afro-Cuban Dance Workshop with Rigoberto Fernandez Saura
Saturday, April 20, 1:00–3:00 p.m., Bartlett Rehearsal Space

This workshop explores Afro-Cuban dances that are informed by social, spiritual, and folkloric traditions in Cuba. Students will begin by learning dances (and related historical/religious contexts) of the Orishas, who are gods within the Yoruba/Santeria religions that are practiced in Cuba and throughout the African diaspora.

Political Abandonment: Surplus Populations and the Limits of Progressive Democracy
Monday, April 22, 5:00–6:30 p.m., Foster 107, 1130 E 59th St

Join us for Bernard Dubbeld's Theorizing the Present lecture on discourse of abandonment within South African government housing.  Please also join us for Andreas Bandak's lecture Syrian Futures: Percolation, Temporality, and Historical Experience in the Plural on Thursday, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. in the Social Science Research Building Tea Room.

myCHOICE Seminar: Facilitating Breakthroughs: Program Officer Roles in Foundations
Monday, April 22, 5:30–6:30 p.m., Virtual

Join myCHOICE Seminar with a panel of professionals in program officer roles who are facilitating breakthroughs and driving impact through philanthropic initiatives. They will discuss what drew them to this field, the unique challenges and opportunities in philanthropy, competencies required for success as a program officer.

Can Antitrust Save Democracy? Insights from Europe
Wednesday, April 24, Harper Center, 12:00–1:00 p.m., 5807 S Woodlawn Ave (and Virtual)

Join us for two interrelated lunch seminars led by Maciej Bernatt (University of Warsaw). This minicourse will investigate the relationship between competition (antitrust) law and democracy, with a focus on media markets. Also Thursday, April 25 at the same time.   Lunch will be provided to guests that register in-person.  

REMEDY/Board Certified Casino Night
Thursday, April 25, 6:00–9:00 p.m., Biological Sciences Learning Center, S Ingleside Ave

REMEDY & Board Certified are hosting a Casino/Board Game! It will feature Poker, Roulette, Go-Fish, and more! Food & non-alcoholic drinks are included in the price of the event! Money raised will go towards a medical service trip to Panama and Pritzker’s chapter of Chicago Street Medicine.

How I Teach: Assessing and Using Prior Knowledge in 9 Weeks
Friday, April 19, 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Wieboldt 310 D/E, 1050 E 59th St

Trauma Interest Working Group: What Does Safety Mean to You?
Friday, April 19, 12:00–1:00 p.m., 1155 E. 60th St, Room 101

Ancient Earth Day
Saturday, April 20, 1:00–4:00 p.m., 1155 E 58th St

Cultures & Knowledge Workshop: Mehrnoush Saroush
Monday, April 22, 12:00–1:20 p.m., 5737 S University Ave, Room 104

Neurodiversity Meet-up
Wednesday, April 24, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Virtual

Investing Essentials: Lessons from Failure - Real Life Investments That Went South
Thursday, April 25, 12:00–1:00 p.m., Virtual

Finding the Higher Ground: Navigating Business Ethics in a Turbulent World
Thursday, April 25, 6:00–7:30 p.m., 450 Cityfront Plaza Drive Room 400

Submit to GRAD's Pet (or Student) Spotlight!

Is your animal companion helping you get through grad school? Submit to our pet spotlight here so we can feature them. No pet? Submit a feature for our grad student spotlight here. 

Graduate Writing Tutor

UChicago GRAD offers a Writing Tutor for Graduate students. Grad students can make an appointment with the GRAD tutor through our website. Students can consult with tutors on writing term papers or dissertation chapters to enhance their academic English (Graduate students may drop in for the ESL/EAL College Core tutor).

Applications Due for Pozen Human Rights Doctoral Fellows Program
Due Sunday, April 21 at 11:50 p.m.

Applications are open for the Human Rights Doctoral Fellows Program, a yearlong interdisciplinary forum for doctoral students whose research intersects with human rights themes. Fellows receive mentorship, a $3,000 stipend, and grants to support research (including field work) as well as conference attendance.