Graduate students, mark your calendars for important graduation deadlines, funding opportunities, events and professional development workshops
Graduation Deadlines
Summer graduates
Sept. 6
Deadline for summer master's graduates to听update diploma name or address听in Buff Portal.
Fall graduates
Sept. 4 (preferred deadline)
Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a听. Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.
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Funding Opportunities
- Due Aug. 30: (别虫迟别谤苍补濒)听
- Due Sept. 9: (别虫迟别谤苍补濒)听
- Due Sept. 22: Graduate Research Awards Demonstrating Excellence听
Workshops & Events
听Aug. 27鈥�30, 8:30 a.m.听鈥� 12 p.m. each day听听UMC 247
Start your semester productively by participating in the August Writing Retreat! This retreat provides the dedicated time, space and community needed to focus on your independent academic writing projects (thesis/dissertation/publication/research/etc). Be prepared to show up and write! A writing consultant will be available for one-on-one meetings to review your work. Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided for those that RSVP. Space is limited.
听Aug. 29, 10鈥�11:30 a.m.听听CASE E390 (CTL Suite)
One critical element of an effective mentor-mentee relationship is a shared understanding of what each person expects from the relationship. Problems between mentors and mentees often arise from misunderstandings about expectations. Importantly, expectations change over time, so frequent reflection and clear communication about expectations are needed regularly.
听Tuesdays starting Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m.听鈥� 12 p.m.听听CASE W344 & SEEC S225
Time to show up and write! Do you need a dedicated space to help you focus on your academic writing? Sign up to attend our weekly write-in sessions. The goal of these sessions is to devote a few hours to your writing each week to help build your writing habit, to promote accountability with your peers by working independently alongside your fellow graduate students, and by tracking your progress regularly.
听Tuesdays starting Sept. 3, 2鈥�3 p.m.听听Zoom
Hosted by Career Services, this four-part online seminar series helps graduate students and postdocs with non-academic job and internship searches. In this first session, you鈥檒l learn how to draft an industry resume and plan a networking strategy for non-academic jobs and internships. Each live session includes content presentation, resources and time for questions and discussion.
听Mondays from 11:30 a.m. 鈥� 12:45 p.m., Tuesdays from 10鈥�11:15 a.m., beginning the week of Sept. 16听听Zoom
The Grad+ Endurance Seminar Series, led by听, consists of weekly check-ins to support goal setting and planning, and to provide an understanding of how values should drive goals and habit structures. There are two options:听Introduction to Academic Success, which is on Mondays and for anyone who wants to discover what it takes to build and maintain academic resiliency, and听Advanced Topics: Academic Resiliency, which is on Tuesdays and will feature topics like framing mastery, building a 鈥渂ulletproof鈥� mindset, rethinking failure, and how to pivot smoothly when plans change. 听
The 12-week fall session will run from Sept. 16 to the week of Dec. 9 (with no programming Thanksgiving week). All graduate students are welcome, but you need to register by Sept. 12.
听Sept. 18, 12鈥�1:30 p.m.听听Zoom
Discover the potential of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to shape your career trajectory and unlock your professional growth. Postdocs and graduate students are invited to learn how to set effective career goals and track their development using IDPs. The session will feature an informative segment led by Pallavi Eswara, director of postdoctoral affairs at Boston University, followed by a hands-on breakout session where you can begin crafting your own IDP. IDP resources can be听in advance of the session. Click 鈥淚鈥檓 Interested鈥� on the calendar event to register. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the day of the webinar.
听Sept. 26, 10鈥�11:30 a.m.听听CASE E390 (CTL Suite)
Good communication is a key element of any relationship, and a mentoring relationship is no exception. It is critical that mentors reflect upon and identify characteristics of effective communication and take time to practice communication skills in the session and with their mentees.