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Graduate students, mark your calendars for important graduation deadlines, funding opportunities, events and professional development workshops

Graduation Deadlines

Summer graduates

Sept. 6

Deadline for summer master's graduates to��update diploma name or address��in Buff Portal.

Fall graduates

Sept. 4 (preferred deadline)

Master's students must submit to the Graduate School a��. Applications follow a workflow process and must be approved by the academic department before they are directed to the Graduate School.

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Funding Opportunities

• Due Aug. 30: (external)
• Due Sept. 9: (external)
• Due Sept. 22: Graduate Research Awards Demonstrating Excellence

Workshops & Events

����Aug. 27–30, 8:30 a.m.��– 12 p.m. each day������UMC 247

Start your semester productively by participating in the August Writing Retreat! This retreat provides the dedicated time, space and community needed to focus on your independent academic writing projects (thesis/dissertation/publication/research/etc). Be prepared to show up and write! A writing consultant will be available for one-on-one meetings to review your work. Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided for those that RSVP. Space is limited.

����Aug. 29, 10–11:30 a.m.������CASE E390 (CTL Suite)
One critical element of an effective mentor-mentee relationship is a shared understanding of what each person expects from the relationship. Problems between mentors and mentees often arise from misunderstandings about expectations. Importantly, expectations change over time, so frequent reflection and clear communication about expectations are needed regularly.

����Tuesdays starting Sept. 3, 8:30 a.m.��– 12 p.m.������CASE W344 & SEEC S225

Time to show up and write! Do you need a dedicated space to help you focus on your academic writing? Sign up to attend our weekly write-in sessions. The goal of these sessions is to devote a few hours to your writing each week to help build your writing habit, to promote accountability with your peers by working independently alongside your fellow graduate students, and by tracking your progress regularly.

����Tuesdays starting Sept. 3, 2–3 p.m.������Zoom

Hosted by Career Services, this four-part online seminar series helps graduate students and postdocs with non-academic job and internship searches. In this first session, you’ll learn how to draft an industry resume and plan a networking strategy for non-academic jobs and internships. Each live session includes content presentation, resources and time for questions and discussion.

����Mondays from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Tuesdays from 10–11:15 a.m., beginning the week of Sept. 16������Zoom

The Grad+ Endurance Seminar Series, led by��, consists of weekly check-ins to support goal setting and planning, and to provide an understanding of how values should drive goals and habit structures. There are two options:��Introduction to Academic Success, which is on Mondays and for anyone who wants to discover what it takes to build and maintain academic resiliency, and��Advanced Topics: Academic Resiliency, which is on Tuesdays and will feature topics like framing mastery, building a “bulletproof” mindset, rethinking failure, and how to pivot smoothly when plans change. ��

The 12-week fall session will run from Sept. 16 to the week of Dec. 9 (with no programming Thanksgiving week). All graduate students are welcome, but you need to register by Sept. 12.

����Sept. 18, 12–1:30 p.m.������Zoom

�鶹��Ƶ the potential of Individual Development Plans (IDPs) to shape your career trajectory and unlock your professional growth. Postdocs and graduate students are invited to learn how to set effective career goals and track their development using IDPs. The session will feature an informative segment led by Pallavi Eswara, director of postdoctoral affairs at Boston University, followed by a hands-on breakout session where you can begin crafting your own IDP. IDP resources can be��in advance of the session. Click “I’m Interested” on the calendar event to register. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants the day of the webinar.

����Sept. 26, 10–11:30 a.m.������CASE E390 (CTL Suite)
Good communication is a key element of any relationship, and a mentoring relationship is no exception. It is critical that mentors reflect upon and identify characteristics of effective communication and take time to practice communication skills in the session and with their mentees.

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