Ongoing Challenges of Graduate School Life Group Wellness Center, Student Counseling Services Sometimes class work is the least of the graduate student’s burdens. Balancing school, work, family and friends, coping with feelings of isolation or competition, navigating relationships with faculty, sustaining focus and motivation, living on a tight budget and making progress toward your degree […]
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The Parenting and Graduate School Support Group
Every Monday 12:45pm – 2:00pm The Group addresses the difficulty of managing the usual stresses of graduate student life. If you are also a parent, juggling multiple responsibilities can be a real challenge. This weekly group offers parenting support. Should you be interested in taking advantage, please contact The Wellness Center directly at 212-817-7020.
Due Feb 15 | Applications for Medieval Academy Grants
REMINDER: Applications for these Medieval Academy programs are due by 15 February: MAA Dissertation Grants: The nine annual Medieval Academy Dissertation Grants support advanced graduate students who are writing Ph.D. dissertations on medieval topics. The $2,000 grants help defray research expenses. Click here for more information. (more…)
March 8 | Learning and Time Management Strategies for Graduate Students
Wellness Center Workshop Wednesday, March 8th, 2017, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Room #C205 This FREE Workshop will provide you with an overview of principles for effective learning and time management based on the most up to date research. It will teach you how to apply these strategies in order to maximize study time, improve information […]
Feb 28 | When Writing Never Gets Done: Completing Your Incomplete Dissertations, Thesis & Papers
Wellness Center Workshop, Tuesday, February 28th, 2017, 12:30pm – 2:00pm Room #9204 Writers often avoid actual writing. They may labor with the mechanics and practicalities of writing or they may struggle against hidden dread of what their written product will look like once it hits the printed page. Some writers may doubt whether they possess the […]
Feb 16 | Teaching in These Times
By Rukshana Jalil on February 3, 2017 in Professional Development, Professional Development Workshops
February 16, 2017, 12-2pm Room 3317 at the Graduate Center The Teaching and Learning Center and Futures Initiative invite all members of the Graduate Center community to bring lunch and reflect on their experiences teaching during the first two weeks of the new presidential administration, and to discuss teaching strategies for the weeks ahead. This informal gathering will […]
Extended deadline Feb 20 | 2017-2018 Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship
The Center for the Humanities at The Graduate Center, CUNY and Humanities New York announce the call for applicants for the 2017-2018 Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship. The Graduate Student Public Humanities Fellowship was developed by Humanities New York in partnership with seven New York research universities to bring humanities scholarship into the public realm, […]
Due Feb 13 | The Open Teaching Initiative, Spring 2017
Observing how other instructors develop and implement lessons, manage discussions, utilize classroom space and technology, and mix instructional methods can be inspiring, can help one evolve as a teacher, and, for those just starting out in the classroom, can demystify college teaching. In Spring 2017, the Graduate Center’s Teaching and Learning Center will be launching […]
Feb 16 | Student NIH Grant Writing Workshop
This workshop will provide helpful tips on the application process and preparing a proposal to the NIH- NRSA Individual Fellowship Program (F-31, all types). This workshop is open to Graduate Center students of all disciplines funded by NIH. February 16, 2017 Workshop Webcast info to follow GC Science Center Room 4102 1:00-3:00pm Seating is limited […]
April 6 | CFP – Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Theory Workshop: Methods?
“Methods?: A Workshop on Methodology, Field Research, and Theory” Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Theory Workshop: Methods? April 6, 2017, The Graduate Center Room 5414, All Day Hosted by SPTSA: Social and Political Theory Graduate Student Association About the Workshop/Mini Conference The Fourth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Workshop/Mini Conference on Theory, sponsored by the Social […]
