The Graduate College invites applications from graduate students and postdocs interested in serving as URAP Mentors in the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program during 2021-22. URAP is a valuable professional development opportunity during which you will gain hands-on experience mentoring undergraduate researchers. Graduate students and postdocs in any field are welcome to apply. Applications are due July 18. Learn more about the program at https://grad.illinois.edu/urap.

Friday, July 16 at 5 p.m. is the last day to complete a dissertation deposit for August 2021 graduation. Because all corrections and all required deposit materials must be received by the Graduate College no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the deposit deadline, the Thesis Office strongly encourages students to submit the thesis for review several days before the deadline. For further information about the deposit process, visit the Thesis Office website. 

Friday, July 23 at 5 p.m. is the last day to complete a master's thesis deposit for August 2021 graduation. Because all corrections and all required deposit materials must be received by the Graduate College no later than 5 p.m. on the day of the deposit deadline, the Thesis Office strongly encourages students to submit the thesis for review several days before the deadline. For further information about the deposit process, visit the Thesis Office website.

July 16 is the last day to add or drop a S2B (4 week) course via Self-Service or drop a S2B (4 week) course and receive a refund if reducing assessment range (if you are not enrolled in courses in any other summer terms); and to submit a form to elect to audit a S2B (4 week) course.

Learn to design, build, and manage advanced data collection projects in Illinois REDCap by completing Illinois REDCap's four-week certificate series. This free series is ideal for advanced graduate students, program coordinators, research lab managers, and other users who have some knowledge of REDCap or who will be working with an Illinois REDCap project. Users from diverse disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Classes will take place over Zoom from 9 - noon on Tuesdays, October 5 - 26. 

Are you planning to deposit your thesis this semester? We have videos that can guide you through the thesis submission and deposit process. Check out our Submitting Your Thesis for Graduate College Approval video for an overview of the thesis submission system. If the Graduate College requests corrections to your thesis, our Reviewing & Submitting Your Thesis Corrections video will help you navigate the resubmission process. 

Are you contemplating new career possibilities? Unsure if your desired path is the right fit? The Career Exploration Group offers a collaborative space for grad students and postdocs to identify, research, and evaluate career paths that align with their interests and values. The group includes a mixture of self-assessments, reflection activities, and peer-to-peer discussion. Registration required.

What are interviews like for jobs in industry and nonprofits? What are interviewers looking for? What kinds of questions will they ask? What do I wear? In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of the non-academic interview process and get answers to these questions and more. This workshop will be broadcast online at https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace.

Going on the faculty job market soon? Join us for valuable guidance from our Career Development staff and from faculty who have served on search committees at a range of institutions. This week-long series of events includes presentations, hands-on activities, and panels that will get you ready to apply for faculty jobs this fall. Attend one, some, or all of the events throughout the week. Get the full schedule and register at https://grad.illinois.edu/facultyjobsearch.

Getting ready for the academic job search? At this presentation, the Writers Workshop will review genre expectations for academic cover letters and provide examples from a range of disciplines. We will share strategies for drafting, strengthening, and tailoring your own cover letters. This event will be held through Zoom. Please register by 11:59 p.m. on July 14, and we will send an email with the Zoom link and password on the morning of the event.

Please join us for the fourth iteration of the AI Infodemic Early Career Researcher Speaker Series! Our next talk will be “Injustice by Design: A Chicana/Latina feminist analysis of Amazon’s ACX labor platform” from Ruth L. Nuñez, a current PhD student at the University of California, Los Angeles. Register for this talk on the program website. 

Are you missing some interactions, discussions and events across the campus dedicated to the polymer field? We give you “POLY/ PMSE Illini”, a POLY/PMSE Student Chapter affiliated with the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry (POLY) and the Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE) that provides networking, career development and opportunities to students and post-doctoral associates in the polymer field. We are holding a virtual information session for those who are interested in joining the chapter or just want to know more about it.