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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Check out some of the great programs offered through the Graduate Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Georgina Lambert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu <graduate-coordinators-request@list.arizona.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bradshaw, David L - (bradshad)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 21, 2021 5:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> graduate-coordinators@list.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Graduate Coordinators] FW: Graduate Center Spring 2021 Programs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Welcome back, graduate students, staff, and faculty! The Graduate Center has developed another full semester of programming to support your academic work and professional development. Please
peruse this list of our spring offerings and share the attached flyer widely.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We also encourage you to visit our website at
<a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu" target="_blank">https://gradcenter.arizona.edu</a>,
<a href="https://us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a3d962eebb8a6f9b56f119b2e&id=212ee36e27">
sign up for our newsletter</a>, and regularly check our <a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/calendar">
online calendar of events</a>, which includes additional opportunities from our campus partners. We look forward to continuing to serve all members of the UArizona graduate, professional, and postdoctoral community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Upcoming Spring 2021 Graduate Center Events and Services</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All workshops and services are FREE and</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">offered remotely.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Full details about the programs and additional on-campus professional development opportunities can be found in the attached flier and on our website:
</span><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Dates and times
are subject to change.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/articles"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Graduate Center Newsletter</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A quarterly newsletter with articles featuring resources, student and alumni profiles, community engagement, and opportunities for collaboration. Stay connected and
</span><a href="https://us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a3d962eebb8a6f9b56f119b2e&id=212ee36e27"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">sign up to receive the newsletter</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
four times per academic year.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/writing-efficiency-sessions"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Writing Efficiency Sessions</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A weekly virtual program to help attendees complete their writing projects. The program includes timed writing sprints, a short discussion about improving your writing productivity, and the opportunity
to meet 1:1 with a writing consultant. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/resources/abd-phd-writing-workshops"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">ABD to PhD Writing Workshops</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A participatory workshop series focused on dissertation writing, including topics such as sentence fluency, analysis, and the literature review.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/career-support"><span style="color:#0563C1">Graduate College Career Advising</span></a></span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Graduate Center supports graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in their career endeavors, with a focus on the transition to industry, government, business, and non-profit employment sectors. Support
includes identifying opportunities, conducting searches, networking, drafting application materials, and interviewing. You can schedule a 1:1 career advising appointment using
</span><a href="https://arizona.joinhandshake.com/appointments/new"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Handshake
</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(select "Graduate College Career Advising" and follow
</span><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/career-support"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">the prompts) or by emailing Dr. Joel Muraco or Ryan Sermon directly.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/career-support"><span style="color:#0563C1">Career Forward Sprint: Beyond the Academy</span></a></span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are thinking about careers outside the academy. This free, fully online (D2L) program teaches strategies to help you successfully navigate your career
beyond the academy, while presenting your most professional self. In typical Sprint fashion, recommended daily tasks help ensure you keep moving forward! If you have questions or want to reserve your spot, please email
</span><a href="mailto:muraco@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Dr. Joel Muraco</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or
</span><a href="mailto:rsermon@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Ryan Sermon</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. A new cohort begins every month.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Graduate Center Endorsed Career Fairs</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2021 Virtual Spring Career Days</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Every semester the University of Arizona facilitates a multi-day career fair that brings together employers who are actively recruiting and networking. While it is true these employers may not be readily
recruiting for roles requiring an advanced degree, you may still find opportunities of interest.
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2021 Graduate Career Consortium Virtual Career Expo </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Graduate Career Consortium Virtual Career Expo is a single day, online career expo for advanced degree students, postdocs, and alumni in fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Humanities,
Arts, and Social Science. This event connects PhD & Master’s students, Postdocs and Alumni to employers for a virtual networking and recruitment experience using the</span><a href="http://mms.gradcareerconsortium.org/ct.php?lid=96270061&mm=150490112309"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
CareerEco</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> platform. While details are still forthcoming, the event is scheduled for March 3, 2021, so make sure to put a hold on your calendar that day and stay tuned for more information
in the coming weeks! If you have questions in the interim, please contact </span>
<a href="mailto:muraco@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Dr. Joel Muraco</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/career-support"><span style="color:#0563C1">Career Fair Prep Program</span></a></span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This free and fully online program for
<b>graduate students</b> launches one month before each of the University of Arizona’s career fairs - in
<b>August</b> for fall semester and <b>January</b> for spring semester - and provides information, guidance, and resources. Additionally, participants receive priority appointment scheduling with your career support team. This means you can schedule a 30-minute
1:1 career counseling appointment the same day (as available) to help you prepare for the career fair. This semester’s Career Fair Prep Program launches January 25, 2021 in preparation for the 2021 Virtual Spring Career Days February 9-11, 2021. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/career-support/preparing-faculty-job-applications-series">Preparing for Faculty Job Applications Series</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This series of participatory workshops focuses on the academic job market and addresses topics such as writing teaching, research, and diversity statements; creating ePortfolios; managing your online
presence; and preparing for interviews.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Fighting Feeling like a Fraud: An Interactive Workshop to Combat Impostor Syndrome” with Dr. Laura Hunter</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This workshop will provide an overview of Impostor Syndrome, common thoughts associated with the phenomenon, and examples of how it impacts careers. Strategies will be offered to overcome imposter anxiety,
and there will be time for discussion among participants.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Grad Slam Presentation Competition (learn more and register at
</span></b><a href="http://bit.ly/UAGradSlam"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://bit.ly/UAGradSlam</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">) </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">An annual event in which graduate students have three minutes to share their work with a general audience—and compete for thousands of dollars in prize money!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Grad Slam Public Speaking Workshops</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">These workshops cover topics such as communication, visual design, and presentation skills. Workshops are open to all students regardless of competition participation. Learn more and register at
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/UAGradSlam"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://bit.ly/UAGradSlam</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Funding Workshops </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Our series of workshops on funding opportunities and strategies for application writing include sessions on funding for international research, dissertation funding, and grant-specific sessions on the
NSF GRFP, DAAD, Fulbright, etc.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Engaging Students in Learning Through Interactive Teaching-- featuring UArizona Master Teachers</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Date and time to be announced</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“Communication Skills That Make a Difference” with Jack Harris</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This workshop is for people who want to communicate more effectively, build better relationships, and learn practical skills they can apply to everyday, real-life situations. Registration link coming
soon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">AAUW Start Smart Workshops on Establishing Salary Goals and Effective Negotiation </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A set of workshops that help attendees understand the impact of the gender pay gap, establish salary goals, and effectively interview for and negotiate a job offer. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In addition to our programs, we promote opportunities offered by our campus partners: see our
</span><a href="https://gradcenter.arizona.edu/calendar"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">online calendar</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Have questions about our programs listed above, ideas for new programs, or other topics? Send them to
</span><a href="mailto:gradcenter@email.arizona.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">gradcenter@email.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or call 520-621-0580.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Meg Lota<br>
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Meg Lota Brown, Ph.D.<br>
Professor of English<br>
Director of the UA Graduate Center<br>
University of Arizona<br>
Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
(520) 621-0580</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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