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Announcements for the week of September 21, 2009
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1. DEPOSIT DEADLINES FOR OCTOBER GRADUATION
2. THESIS OFFICE OFFERS EXTENDED WALK-IN HOURS
3. GRADUATE ASSISTANT EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
4. CRAFTING GRANT & FELLOWSHIP PROPOSALS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
5. CVs AND COVER LETTERS
6. RESUMES AND COVER LETTERS
7. CV DOCTOR!
8. BOREN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP INFORMATION SESSION
9. IS GRADUATE EDUCATION THE DETROIT OF HIGHER LEARNING?
10. ENHANCING THE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR DIVERSE CLASSROOMS
11. INTERNATIONAL TABLE TALK SERIES: SOCIAL & CULTURAL ADJUSTMENT
12. NATIONAL BLACK GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
13. TA-to-TA WORKSHOP SERIES
14. UNCOVER AND DISCOVER #3: THE GRADUATE STUDENT TOOLKIT
15. DROWNING IN DATA? RefWorks CAN HELP
16. INFOHACKS: DEVELOPING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SKILLS
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Deposit Deadlines for October Graduation
Friday, September 25: Last day to deposit October master’s theses
Friday, October 2: Last day to deposit October doctoral dissertations
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Thesis Office Offers Extended Walk-in Hours
Sept. 21 – Oct. 2, Monday through Friday, 9:00 – 11:30 AM and 1:00 – 4:45 PM
To accommodate the increase in graduate students attempting
to deposit theses and dissertations for October graduation,
the Graduate College Thesis Office will temporarily offer additional
walk-in office hours.
Beginning October 5, the Thesis Office will offer walk-in hours
from 1:00 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. There will
be no walk-in hours on Mondays and Wednesdays.
URL: www.grad.illinois.edu/thesis/
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Graduate Assistant Employee Orientation
Monday, September 21, 1:00 – 2:00 PM, 406 Illini Union
Wednesday, September 30, 3:00 – 4:00 PM, 302 Architecture Building
Co-sponsored by Academic Human Resources and the Graduate
College, with participation by the Graduate Employees’ Organization,
the orientation provides information for teaching, research,
pre-professional, and graduate assistants regarding appointments
and benefits.
For more info: www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar.htm
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Crafting Grant & Fellowship Proposals in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Tuesday, September 22, 5:00 – 6:00 PM, IPRH House, 805 W. Pennsylvania, Urbana
This workshop will provide an overview of grant proposal writing, tips
for managing the application process, and information about how
to best present your research and your skills to the award-granting unit.
Co-sponsored by the Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities
and the Graduate College.
For more info: www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar.htm
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CVs and Cover Letters
Monday, September 21, 3:00 - 4:30 PM, 210 Illini Union
A curriculum vitae (CV) is a comprehensive, biographical document
emphasizing one’s professional qualifications and activities. CV’s are
used for the academic job search and for fellowship applications.
This workshop will provide guidelines for preparation and organization
and offer suggestions for writing an accompanying cover letter.
For more info: www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar.htm
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Resumes and Cover Letters
Wednesday, September 23, 1:00 - 2:30 PM, 407 Illini Union
Create an excellent résumé by incorporating your transferable
skills and tailoring it to the position you want. Learn about résumé
types so you can best highlight your strongest experiences, and
get advice on formatting and cover letter writing.
For more info: www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar.htm
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CV Doctor!
Thursday, September 24, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Espresso Royale Underground, Undergrad Library
Polishing your CV for an academic job, postdoc or fellowship application?
Drop by for a quick CV review. Staff from the Graduate College Career
Services Office will answer questions about the formatting, content and
delivery of your application materials. Free to all graduate students and
postdocs. We hope to see you there!
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Boren Graduate Fellowship Information Session
Tuesday, September 22, 4:00 PM, Room 514, 807 South Wright Street
The University of Illinois Office of Prestigious Scholarships will host an
information session on National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren
graduate fellowship. Sarah Gleisner, a Boren Program Manager, will
provide participants with information about the program and tips on
filling out competitive applications. The national deadline is January 28,
2010 for any study beginning between Summer 2010 and Summer 2011.
Additional information available at:
www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship
For questions, contact David Schug at topscholars@illinois.edu
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Is Graduate Education the Detroit of Higher Learning?
September 25, 2009, 10:00 AM — 12:00 noon, Coordinated Science Lab, Room B02
Carol Van Hartesveldt from the National Science Foundation and
Program Director for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research
Traineeship (IGERT) will give a special presentation. Panelists include:
Doug Jones (Professor, ECE), Todd Coleman (Assistant Professor, ECE),
and Ravishankar Iyer, Interim Vice Chancellor of Research.
For more information contact The Graduate College at
grad@illinois.edu or 333-6715.
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Enhancing the Teaching and Learning Environment for Diverse Classrooms
Monday, September 21, 3:30 - 5:30 PM, Business Instructional Facility, Deloitte Auditorium
The increasing diversity of our students (e.g. race, ethnicity, gender,
culture, sexual orientation, physical and/or learning ability) compels
us to reexamine whom we teach, what we teach, and how we teach.
Faculty, teaching assistants and administrators are invited to this
presentation to learn more about nurturing and maintaining an
inclusive and supportive classroom environment for all students.
To register: http://cte.illinois.edu
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International Table Talk Series: Social & Cultural Adjustment
Thursday, Sept. 24, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Asian American Cultural Center
The second topic in this series will address Social & Cultural Adjustment.
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information contact Meredith Brinegar, mbrinega@illinois.edu
Kuanwu Lin, kwlin@illinois.edu
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National Black Graduate Student Association Conference
Friday, October 2, 2:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Saturday, October 3, 8:00 AM – 2:00 AM
The conference will provide additional information about NBGSA,
as well as informative workshops dealing with the academic,
professional, and personal growth of black graduate students.
It will be a great opportunity to network with other black students
in the region.
Registration is free, but required:
www.nbgsa.org/northcentral/conference
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TA-to-TA Workshop Series
The Center for Teaching Excellence is happy to have four veteran
TAs offering teaching workshops just for other TAs. They will share
what they have learned from years of teaching undergraduate students.
The first workshop, Managing the College Classroom, will be on
Thursday, Sept. 24, 7-8:30 pm, 176 Education Bldg.
Please register (and check out other CTE workshops) on the event
calendar at http://cte.illinois.edu/
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Uncover and Discover #3: The Graduate Student Toolkit
Wednesday, September 23, 1:30 - 2:30 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Ready to take advantage of your world-class library? The library
is an essential partner in your research and teaching at the
University of Illinois. Getting started early will help you in saving
time down the line. Geared toward graduate students in all
disciplines, this library workshop will introduce several time-saving
information management tips.
Registration information: www.library.uiuc.edu/calendar/public/
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Drowning in Data? RefWorks can help
Thursday, September 24, 3:00 – 4:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Learn how to use RefWorks, a citation management software program
subscribed to by the University Library that is free to faculty, staff, and
students. This workshop will cover the basics. For more information
about RefWorks please visit: www.library.uiuc.edu/refworks/.
We often hear graduate students say that they wish they had
implemented a citation management strategy at the beginning of their
academic careers - don't let this happen to you!
Registration information: www.library.uiuc.edu/calendar/public/
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InfoHacks: Developing Information Management Skills
Friday, September 25, 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Is your academic pile of information overwhelming? Are you
looking for new ways to get organized? Learn from the best!
Librarians will give you the low-down on how they organize their
own research materials using different strategies including
several quick tips.
Registration information: www.library.uiuc.edu/calendar/public/
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