Tuesday, August 29, 2023

• 

  • 2:00 - 4:30 pm
    

  NEW! Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Graduate Research Plan

  Learn to craft a compelling Graduate Research Plan Statement.

  • Professional Development
• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Faculty Job Search: CVs and Cover Letters

  What makes for an effective CV and cover letter?

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Industry/Nonprofit Job Search: Resumes

  Best practices for building a grad student resume

  • Professional Development

Thursday, August 31, 2023

• 

  • 2:00 - 3:30 pm
    

  NEW! Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Personal Statement

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

  • Professional Development

Friday, September 1, 2023

• • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    
  • Siebel Center Room 2248

  Office Hours w/ Department Head Nancy Amato

  • Other
• 

  • 2:00 - 4:30 pm
    

  Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

Monday, September 4, 2023

• • All Day
    

  Apple PhD Fellowships in AI/ML - Application Deadline

  • Other

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Faculty Job Search: Research Statements

  What goes in a research statement for faculty jobs?

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

• 

  • 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
    

  NEW! Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Graduate Research Plan

  Learn to craft a compelling Graduate Research Plan Statement.

  • Professional Development
• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Industry/Nonprofit Job Search: Cover Letters

  Craft a more compelling cover letter

  • Professional Development

Friday, September 8, 2023

• 

  • 10:00 - 11:30 am
    

  NEW! Writing an Effective NSF-GRF Personal Statement

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

  • Professional Development

Monday, September 11, 2023

• 

  • 2:30 - 5:00 pm
    

  Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development
• • 4:00 - 7:00 pm
    
  • Illini Union

  After Hours

  • Professional Development

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

• 

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
    

  Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development
• • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    
  • 3401 Siebel Center

  Wayfair Tech Talk

  • Informational
• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Faculty Job Search: Teaching & Diversity Statements

  Learn how to craft a compelling faculty application package

  • Professional Development
• • 5:30 pm
    
  • 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science

  Tech Talk: DRW Holdings

  • Informational

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Industry/Nonprofit Job Search: Reading Job Ads and Translating Skills

  What skills do employers want?

  • Professional Development

Monday, September 18, 2023

• 

  • 3:30 pm
    
  • NCSA Auditorium and online

  DLS: Mark Guzdial, "Broadening Participation in Computing by Moving Away from Computer Science"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

• 

  • 10:00 - 11:30 am
    

  Writing Personal Statements for Fellowship Proposals

  Master the art of the personal statement.

  • Professional Development
• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Faculty Job Search: Interviews

  What goes into the academic interview process?

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Industry/Nonprofit Job Search: LinkedIn for Networking

  Best practices for using LinkedIn in a job search

  • Professional Development

Monday, September 25, 2023

• 

  • 3:30 pm
    
  • 2405 Siebel Center for Computer Science and online

  DLS: Luay Nakhleh, "Inferring the Phylogenetic Network of Life: Models, Methods, and Challenges"

  • Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Faculty Job Search: Negotiation

  What can you ask for and how do you ask for it?

  • Professional Development
• • 4:00 pm
    
  • Campus Instructional Facility 2035, 1405 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801

  Scalable Mastery Learning for CS100 and Beyond - Speaker: Armando Fox, UC Berkeley

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

• 

  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm
    
  • Graduate College 202

  Industry/Nonprofit Job Search: Interviews

  What are interviews like for jobs in industry and nonprofits?

  • Professional Development

Thursday, September 28, 2023

• 

  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    

  ORISE Internships and Fellowships Virtual Information Session

  Learn about best-in-class STEM, policy, or technical research opportunities at 20+ federal agencies

  • Professional Development