A weekly look ahead at events, announcements, and deadlines for graduate and professional students
THE GRAD ACADEMY WEEKLY
January 17
GPSA Emergency Grant Program
The GPSA has established an emergency grant program to provide short-term financial relief to UNLV graduate and professional students experiencing sudden and unexpected financial crises. The primary purpose of the grant program is to assist students who encounter an immediate financial need that they could not have foreseen or budgeted for. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted. Students are encouraged to submit a GPSA Emergency Grant application
as quickly as possible for consideration. Grants cannot exceed $1,000.
Justice-Impacted Students
Having an arrest, criminal charge, or record of conviction can impact career and educational opportunities. The Intersection helps justice-impacted students by serving as a resource and point of contact. Call 702-895-0459 or email Dr. Harriet Barlow at harriet.barlow@unlv.edu.
Learn more.
Feb. 15: 23rd Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum - Call for Presenters
Each spring semester, the Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum showcases the excellence in research conducted at the graduate student level. Using a conference-style format, students present their work through posters or oral presentations evaluated by faculty judges. Session winners are granted monetary awards and support to advance their research. The Forum will be hosted virtually and is open to all graduate and professional students. Awards are available to UNLV graduate and professional students. For more information, contact
gpsa@unlv.edu. Sign up.
Feb. 26: Spring 2021 Health Insurance Waiver
The student health insurance waiver period for graduate and professional students for the spring 2021 semester will close on Feb. 26. Students who already completed a waiver for the 2020-21 academic year do not need to complete another waiver. This waiver period is only for students who: were enrolled in courses during the fall 2020 semester but did not complete a waiver and would like to waive out of the student health insurance for the spring/summer 2021 semester, or were not enrolled in courses during the fall 2020 semester but are enrolling in courses in the spring 2021 semester and would like to waive out of the student health insurance for the spring/summer 2021
semester. Waivers completed in previous academic years will not carry over. If students do not complete a new waiver for the spring 2021 semester, the charge will remain on their account and they will be enrolled in the student health insurance. More information, including the online waiver form, can be found here.
Jan. 22: 3 Common Mistakes Ph.D.s Make When Starting Their Job Search
9 a.m. PT, Register for online meeting information
In this webinar, L. Maren Wood, Ph.D. will share what makes and breaks a nonacademic job search. Attendees of this webinar will be able to identify common mistakes Ph.D.s make when applying for nonacademic jobs, apply proven strategies to avoid making those mistakes, and recognize the most critical piece of a nonacademic job search.
Join Student Diversity & Social Justice for an afternoon hangout. Meet the APIME & International Programs team and make some new friends at this fun event! Learn more.
As part of its Latinx Virtual Speaker Series, the Graduate College will host Dr. Clelia O. Rodríguez for a workshop during which she will share her journey, teach ways to decolonize academia, and answer attendee questions.
"128 Fantastic Productivity and Wellness Resources to Help Students Avoid Burnout"
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