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Register for Graduate Student Council Professional Development Conference Feb. 27
The third annual Graduate Student Council Professional Development Conference will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center, ballrooms B and C. The conference will feature workshops in career development, leadership and management, professionalism, ...
Get tips to improve reading skills at International Student Success Series session Feb. 24
International students: Are you spending hours on reading assignments? Do you feel that you need to understand more of what you read? Find basic strategies to improve reading skills at the next installment of the International Student Success Series Wednesday, Feb. 24, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Sea...
Attend SCUBA Club general body meeting Feb. 19, movie night Feb. 20
The SCUBA Club will hold a general body meeting Friday, Feb. 19, at 12:30 p.m. in Thwing Center’s Bellflower Lounge. The group will discuss the Spring Break trip itinerary and the movie night this Saturday. While the film to be shown is undecided, students are invited to stop by the great room in H...
Apply for College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowships by April 1
Up to 12, $3,000 stipends for graduate work at the dissertation level in the arts, humanities and social sciences are available for fall semester 2016. The College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowships facilitate the transition from course work and accelerate the process of writing the diss...
Deadlines approaching for some summer research programs
Deadlines are nearing to apply for Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) summer funding proposals and Summer Funding in Energy and Sustainability (SURES). The deadline is March 4 for SURES proposals from all undergraduate students and for SOURCE funding for students in ar...
Hear from panelists on how studying the humanities helped their law careers
The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities will hold a panel discussion for undergraduate students Monday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 7 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. The Humanities@Work event will feature panelists explaining how their background in humanities impacted their eventual careers in law. The panel w...
International graduate students: Develop spoken English skills with upcoming seminar
This spring, Educational Services for Students (ESS) will offer a fee-based seminar for international graduate students to improve their spoken English skills. The five-week, 10-hour seminar will begin during the week of March 14. The schedule of the class will be determined based on students' sche...
Create a video to thank donors and alumni—and get the chance to win $500
The Office of Annual Giving will give students the opportunity to thank donors and alumni in the 48 Hour Gratitude Video Competition. At the beginning of the competition, students will receive a required character, prop and/or line of dialogue, which they must incorporate into a 90-second film to s...
Would you be a successful entrepreneur? Attend Career Center StrengthsQuest workshop to find out
Do you wonder how successful you’d be as an entrepreneur? Find out at the Career Center's StrengthsQuest workshop Friday, Feb. 19, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 462. Justin Bibb, a current JD/MBA student, will lead the session, which is modeled on Gallup’s Entrepreneurial Profile ...
Join the dialogue on gender identity at next Critical Conversation
The Undergraduate Diversity Collaborative (UDC) will hold the second of many Critical Conversations this semester today (Feb. 15) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Thwing Center, meeting room A. The Critical Conversation will feature a dialogue on gender identity. This is important to the campus community as we...