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Announcements for the week of October 18, 2009
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1. THESIS DEPOSIT WORKSHOPS AND NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2009
2. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ON J-1 VISAS
3. JOB FAIR STRATEGIES: MAKING CONNECTIONS
4. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY WORKSHOP
5. TA-TO-TA: LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCED TAs
6. A LIBRARY INTRODUCTION TO GIS
7. WHERE'S THE MONEY? FINDING AND SECURING GRANT FUNDING
8. CITATION CHASING: THE GRADUATE STUDENT'S GUIDE TO THE LIT REVIEW
9. 4 OUT OF 5 PROFESSORS AGREE: CITING POLLS IN YOUR PAPERS WILL EARN YOU A BETTER GRADE
10. ICPSR: HEALTH, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL & POLITICAL DATA FOR SECONDARY ANALYSIS
11. FINDING AND USING STATISTICS IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
12. ROCK THE DATA, ROCK THE VOTE: FINDING AND USING NATIONAL ELECTION SURVEY DATA
13. DROWNING IN DATA? REFWORKS CAN HELP
14. INTERNATIONAL TABLE TALK SERIES: MAKING FRIENDS IN THE U.S.
15. STUDENT INSURANCE OFFCE NEW LOCATION
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1. Thesis Deposit Workshops and New Requirements for Fall 2009
Wednesdays: October 21, November 4, November 18
All workshops are 4:30 – 6:00 PM in 100 Noyes Lab
Do you plan to complete a thesis or dissertation for December 2009
graduation? Are you curious about the advantages of the new ETD
option that is now available to you? Mark Zulauf, Coordinator of the
Graduate College Thesis Office, will cover the new thesis submission
and review process, as well as look at the deadlines, supplementary
materials required for deposit, and newly revised thesis requirements.

Note that there are changes to thesis requirements in effect for
December 2009 graduation. A full list is available at:
www.grad.illinois.edu/graduate-college-thesis-requirements.
No registration is necessary for the workshops.
URL: www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar
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2. Employment Authorization Opportunities for Graduate Students on J-1 Visas
Wednesday, October 21, 3:00 - 4:30 PM, 407 Illini Union
Assistant Director Dana Francone from the Office of International
Student and Scholar Services will discuss employment authorization
opportunities available to Illinois international students on J-1 visas.
This workshop will give an overview of AT work authorization as
well as information about how to apply. Co-sponsored by the Graduate
College and the Office of International Student and Scholar Services.
URL: www.grad.illinois.edu/mastercalendar
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3. Job Fair Strategies: Making Connections
Monday, October 19, 5:00 - 6:00 PM, 228 Natural History Building
Learn how to work a job fair, including what to prepare and how to
present yourself when searching for a job or internship. Apply what
you have learned at the Research-Oriented Science Information and
Job Fair on Thursday, October 22, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 - 3:30 PM
in Illini Union B and C
Co-sponsored by Chemical Sciences Placement Services, MCB and
the Biotechnology Career Services, 333-1378
URL: www.biotec.illinois.edu/career/students_jobfairinfo.php
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4. Academic Integrity Workshop
Tuesday, October 20, 12:00 - 1:00 PM, 428 Armory Building
Presented by Dr. Sandy Goss Lucas from the Psychology Department,
this workshop will look at definitions of academic integrity and ways
to maintain a classroom environment that promotes and values such
integrity. Dr. Goss will also address ways to prevent academic dishonesty
and how to deal with infractions.
Register for this or other workshops sponsored by the Center for
Teaching Excellence (CTE) at:
http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=836
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5. TA-to-TA: Learning from Experienced TAs
Wednesday, October 21, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, 428 Armory Building
Learn successful strategies from fellow teaching assistants at
the TA-to-TA workshop: Get Them Talking: Facilitating Discussions
in Discussion Sections. Free, but registration is required.
Register for this or other workshops sponsored by the Center for
Teaching Excellence (CTE) at:
http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=836
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6. A Library Introduction to GIS
Monday, October 19, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Curious about how Geographic Information Science (GIS) can
enhance your research? Learn about GIS data types like tabular,
vector, raster, and geodatabases; and GIS tools such as buffering,
overlays, spatial analysis, geocoding, and modeling. GIS is one of the
fastest growing research methodologies employed in the sciences,
social sciences, and humanities.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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7. Where's the Money? Finding and Securing Grant Funding
Tuesday, October 20, 10:00 - 11:00 AM, Main Library, Room 314
Are you trying to find grant funding for a fellowship or scholarship?
A research project? We can help you find private and federal funding
by searching and setting up alerts in Illinois Researcher Information
Service, IRIS. We'll also help to increase your chance of success by
covering the top ten tips of how to get your funding approved.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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8. Citation Chasing: The Graduate Student's Guide to the Lit Review
Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Are you sure you found everything for your lit review? This workshop
will cover how to find the tough stuff e.g. conference proceedings,
dissertations and statistics. Bring your problem citations, we'll sleuth
them out! The research that you miss most often is more significant
than what you find.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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9. 4 out of 5 Professors Agree: Citing Polls in Your Papers Will Earn You a Better Grade
Wednesday, October 21, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Would you like to enhance your research papers with data from
public opinion polls? Learn to use the famous Roper iPOLL database
which contains nearly half a million public opinion survey questions
dating from 1935 to 2008. The workshop will focus on examples using
election year topics. No knowledge of statistics or statistical
programming is required. Jointly sponsored by the University Library
and ATLAS.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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10. ICPSR: Health, Economic, Social & Political Data for Secondary Analysis
Thursday, October 22, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. Learn to
search ICPSR's catalog of holdings, download data, and read it into a
statistics program (SPSS) to make tables. Our examples will focus on
topics suggested by the audience. Some prior experience with SPSS
may be helpful, but is not necessary. Jointly sponsored by the
University Library and ATLAS.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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11. Finding and Using Statistics in the Social Sciences
Thursday, October 22, 3:00 - 4:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
Looking to prove your point? Use official online statistics to support
your research. This workshop will explore national and international
resources that bring together data supporting researchers in a variety
of disciplines. No prior knowledge of statistics or statistical software
is required.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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13. Rock the Data, Rock the Vote: Finding and Using National Election Survey Data
Friday, October 23, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Main Library, Room 314
The American National Election Studies (ANES) are a series of national
surveys of the American electorate taken in every election year since 1948.
This workshop will show you how to create your own tables from the
1948-2004 ANES cumulative file using an online web-based tool.
No knowledge of statistics or statistical programming is required.
Jointly sponsored by the University Library and ATLAS.
Registration information: www.library.illinois.edu/calendar/public/
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13. Drowning in Data? RefWorks can Help
Friday, October 23, 1:00 - 2:00 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 of the University of Illinois. This workshop will cover
the basics. For more information about RefWorks please visit:
www.library.illinois.edu/refworks/. Graduate students
often 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.illinois.edu/calendar/public/

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14. International Table Talk Series: Making Friends in the U.S.
Thursday, October 22, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Asian American Cultural Center
Are you having difficulty making friends with Americans and other
international students? As you are getting better at adjusting to living
in the U.S. you might be looking to form friendships and be more socially
active. Come discuss cultural differences, communication issues and
common ways to approach these situations. Hear from a panel of
people who have gone through these experiences.
Dinner will be provided. Please RSVP to Mrinalini Rao
(marao2@illinois.edu) by Tuesday night.
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15. Student Insurance Office New Location
Room #100A North, Henry Administration Building, 506 S. Wright Street
The Student Insurance Office has moved. Walk-in hours at the new
location begin on Monday, October 19 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
The call center is available from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday
through Friday.
Phone: 217-333-0165
E-mail: studentinsurance@uillinois.edu
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