Graduate College Events for Graduate Students & Postdocs

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: CVs & Cover Letters

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Learn what makes for a strong CV and cover letter

  • Professional Development

  

Monday, August 31, 2026

• Grad Student Days

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• Grad Student Days

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Graduate Research Plan

  Time

  2:00 - 4:00 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling Graduate Research Plan Statement.

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Grad Student Days

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Faculty Job Search: Research Statements

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Write an effective research statement

  • Professional Development

  

Thursday, September 3, 2026

• Grad Student Days

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Industry/Nonprofit Job Search Essentials

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  An overview of the industry/nonprofit job search

  • Professional Development

  

Friday, September 4, 2026

• Grad Student Days

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Personal Statement

  Time

  2:00 - 3:30 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling Personal, Relevant Background, and Future Goals Statement.

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities

  Time

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

  

• Faculty Job Search: Teaching, Diversity & Service Statements

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Understand the changing landscape for teaching, diversity, and service statements

  • Professional Development

  

Monday, September 14, 2026

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM

  Time

  2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Interviews

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Get ready for video and campus interviews

  • Professional Development

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• Writing Effective Personal Statements for Fellowship Proposals

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Master the art of the personal statement.

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Negotiation

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Learn how negotiation works for faculty positions

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Understanding Non-Tenure Track Faculty Careers

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Learn more about the landscape of higher education

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Industry/Nonprofit Job Search Essentials

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  An overview of the industry/nonprofit job search

  • Professional Development

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Faculty Job Search: Dual Career Considerations

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM

  Time

  2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities

  Time

  2:00 - 4:00 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Humanities Career Discovery Group

  Recurring

  Time

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College

  Work together to explore what comes next

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• Humanities Career Discovery Group

  Recurring

  Time

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College

  Work together to explore what comes next

  • Professional Development

  

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• Industry/Nonprofit Job Search Essentials

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  An overview of the industry/nonprofit job search

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Humanities Career Discovery Group

  Recurring

  Time

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College

  Work together to explore what comes next

  • Professional Development

  

Friday, November 13, 2026

• Writing Effective Personal Statements for Fellowship Proposals

  Time

  1:00 - 2:30 pm

  Master the art of the personal statement.

  • Professional Development

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Humanities Career Discovery Group

  Recurring

  Time

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College

  Work together to explore what comes next

  • Professional Development

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM

  Time

  2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Industry/Nonprofit Job Search Essentials

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  An overview of the industry/nonprofit job search

  • Professional Development