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March 3, 2008

Grad Links is a biweekly news bulletin from the Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with news for graduate students and the faculty and staff who work with them. Please share this newsletter with graduate students, faculty, and staff. Here are the announcements as of Monday, March 3, 2008.

Topics

Health Alert
"How to Find a Job Outside Academia."
The Academic Job Search
Employment Authorization Opportunities for International Students
Effective Online Teaching
CTE Teaching Workshops
The Savvy Researcher Workshop Series **new workshops
Upcoming Deadlines
Useful Links

Health Alert

Two cases of meningococcal meningitis have been reported within the past week on the campus. If you experience high fever, headache and/or stiff neck, see a doctor immediately. More information about the disease is available online at www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/handouts/meningococcal_disease.html and www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/general/updates/meningitis_notice.pdf

"How to Find a Job Outside Academia, Even if You Aren't Sure That You Want One"

***RESCHEDULED
Monday, April 7
5:00 p.m.
112 Gregory Hall

Have you ever considered what your job opportunities might be outside academia? Susan Basalla, co-author of 'So What Are You Going to Do With That?': Finding Careers Outside Academia, will talk about exploring non-academic jobs for advanced-degree holders. The first 200 graduate students to arrive will receive a FREE copy of her book. To read more about her book, visit www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/222067.ctl.

This event is part of the Graduate College's annual PhD Completion Project Speaker's Series, and is underwritten in part by grant funding from the Council of Graduate Schools.

The Academic Job Search

Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 3:00-4:30 p.m., 407 Illini Union

Want to learn more about how to begin your academic job search? This workshop will show you how to apply for faculty positions, including where to look for job postings and what materials to prepare. The Graduate College also offers a free online guide to the academic job search at
www.grad.uiuc.edu/careerservices/AcademicJobs/AcademicJobsHome.html.

Employment Authorization Opportunities for International Students

Tuesday, March 11, 3:00-4:30 p.m., 407 Illini Union

Assistant Director Emma Swift from the Office of International Student and Scholar services will discuss employment authorization opportunities available to international students. This workshop will give overview information on OPT and CPT work authorizations as well as information about how to apply.

Effective Online Teaching

Saturday, March 8, 1:00-4:00 p.m., 142 Psychology Building

Find out everything from the basics to the details about online instruction from veteran online teachers. The workshop will have two 70-minute sessions with a 10 minute intermission. Topics covered include: steps and considerations in developing an online course, student use of learning technology outside the classroom, collaborative/group learning strategies online, Synchronous and asychronous elements of online classes and using the right (online) tool for the job. FREE Admission. Refreshments served.

CTE Teaching Workshops

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) has announced its teaching workshops, workshop series, reading groups, and learning communities for Spring 2008. All faculty, staff, and graduate students are welcome to attend. View the list at
www.cte.uiuc.edu/Did/workshops/Spr08Workshops.pdf.

The Savvy Researcher Workshop Series

The Savvy Researcher Workshop Series is sponsored by the University Library. All workshops held in the Undergraduate Library, Room 291. Registration preferred.

How To Be a Better RA/TA
Thursday, March 6, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Geared towards Research and Teaching Assistants, this library workshop will introduce several time saving tips. Topics include the basics of working for others (e.g. proxy authorizations and departmental charge accounts), current awareness services, PapersInivted, how to locate dissertations, and how to use RefWorks, a personal citation database.

Info Hacks
Friday, March 7, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Is your academic pile of information overwhelming? Are you looking for new ways to get organized? Learn from the best! Librarians will give you the lowdown on how they organize their own research materials using several different strategies including the GTD method (Getting Things Done), and citation management, current awareness tools, social bookmarking and quick tips.

What Google Scholar Can Do for You
Tuesday, March 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Even librarians use Google Scholar! Improve your searching by learning tricks of the trade using advanced features of Google Scholar. Learn the benefits and limitation of what Google Scholar can do for you. Also, learn about the new Google Book project and how to find online books.

For a complete list of workshops or to register, visit www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/instruction/workshops.html.

Upcoming Deadlines

The Graduate College Events and Deadlines page consolidates all of our calendar information into one, easy-to-read source. Please visit it at www.grad.uiuc.edu/events/, or click on Events & Deadlines under Features on the main Graduate College page.

Monday, Mar 10

Second half-session courses begin

Saturday, Mar 15

Spring break begins

Useful Links

Assistantship Clearinghouse - www.grad.uiuc.edu/clearinghouse/
Events and Deadlines - www.grad.uiuc.edu/events/
Fellowship Opportunities - https://www.grad.uiuc.edu/fellowship/
Graduate Handbook - www.grad.uiuc.edu/gradhandbook/
Guide to Graduate Life at Illinois - www.grad.uiuc.edu/survivalguide/
Past Grad Links - www.grad.uiuc.edu/pubs/gradlinks/
Thesis Handbook - www.grad.uiuc.edu/thesis/thesishandbook/

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