Join this workshop to better understand the primary demands of your time, take time identifying your priorities, and develop strategies to combat procrastination.
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Oct. 5: Professional Poster Design: Basics & Best Practices
10-11 a.m., Virtual
Whether you are looking to improve your skills for your next presentation, or you are brand new to professional poster design, this workshop hopes to provide useful tips for improving your impact. This workshop is also offered Oct. 7.
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Oct. 5: Using Your Student Voice: Engaging NSHE Policymakers
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Virtual
Have you ever wanted to engage with policymakers, but didn’t know where to start? This workshop will cover the basics of contacting your legislator, making your voice heard, and submitting opinions and comments on agenda items that affect higher education.
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Oct. 5: Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Donna Costa
12-12:30 p.m., Virtual
Join the Faculty Center and Dr. Donna Costa for a weekly mindfulness meditation session. Sessions are every Tuesday.
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Oct. 6: Collaboration & Communication: Team-building and Teamwork
4-5 p.m., Virtual
By participating in this workshop you will review the ingredients that make up a healthy team, learn how to improve communication among your team members, and learn team-building strategies that increase productivity and employee morale.
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Oct. 7: Professional Poster Design: Basics & Best Practices
12-1 p.m., Virtual
Whether you are looking to improve your skills for your next presentation, or you are brand new to professional poster design, this workshop hopes to provide useful tips for improving your impact. This workshop is also offered Oct. 5.
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Oct. 8: Navigating Career Changes & Professional Pivots
12-1 p.m., Virtual
Join this workshop to better understand what career pivot really is, identify your career strengths and gaps, learn how to create a career pivot launch plan, and learn how to update your career materials to highlight transferable skills.
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Participate in the Rebel Grad Slam 3-Minute Thesis Competition!
Think you can present your research using only three minutes and one PowerPoint slide? Participate in this year's Rebel Grad Slam 3-Minute Thesis Competition for the chance of winning more than $1,000 in scholarship money! This year's Rebel Grad Slam 3MT, hosted by the UNLV Graduate College, will take place virtually and in person from Oct. 25 to Nov. 2. Learn more and apply by Oct. 14.
If you prefer to not present, please join the event as a guest! Learn more and RSVP.
Applications Open for 2022-23 Scholarships and Fellowships
Students must meet immunization requirements, including immunization against COVID-19, to register for classes during the spring 2022 semester. If you have not done so already, the UNLV Office of the Registrar recommends turning in your records as soon as possible before Nov. 1, 2021 to be ready when spring registration opens.
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Oct. 4: Sam Lieberman Regents' Award for Student Scholarship Nominations Due
UNLV and the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents are accepting nominations of graduate students for the Sam Lieberman Regents' Award for Student Scholarship, which recognizes distinguished academic accomplishments, leadership ability, and service contributions. Nominations are due Oct. 4. Learn more.
Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation and Outstanding Graduate Teaching Awards are Open for Nominations
The Graduate College is now accepting nominations for the Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Awards and the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Awards.
The Outstanding Thesis/Dissertation Awards honor excellent theses and dissertations successfully defended between Aug. 1, 2020, and Aug. 1, 2021. Each academic college may nominate one outstanding thesis and one outstanding dissertation. In each category (social sciences/humanities/fine arts and biological sciences/mathematics/physical sciences/health sciences/engineering), there is a $1,000 prize for the Outstanding Dissertation author and a $750 prize for the Outstanding Thesis author. Nominations are due Dec. 1. Learn more.
The Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award recognizes graduate students who have demonstrated strong pedagogical skills and successfully taught at least two complete classes as the instructor of record in the last three years at UNLV. The award is only for students who teach at UNLV. Each academic college may nominate one outstanding graduate student teacher. Students are required to submit their application via the Grad Rebel Gateway by Dec. 1. Learn more.
10 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Hybrid (Virtual and Student Union Ballroom)
This semester, UNLV's Career Fair will have one day of virtual events (Oct. 5) followed by three days of in-person events (Oct. 6-8) in the Student Union Ballroom. Register on Handshake. Learn more or email UNLV Career Services for more information.
Oct. 18-22: Rebel Homecoming 2021
Homecoming is just around the corner! Be sure to check out the complete calendar of events. We especially hope to see you at the Graduate College booth at the Rebel Homecoming Festival on Oct. 20!
"Grad Students, Start Saving for Retirement Now"
"My advice to graduate students, then, is to start as soon as possible. When it comes to saving, it’s never too late. And even if you can’t max out your Roth IRA every year, just do what you can, because every little bit matters," says Fahad Sajid in the article Grad Students, Start Saving for Retirement Now on Inside Higher Ed. While Sajid outlines the opportunity cost of putting off saving, he also acknowledges that it's not easy for graduate students. "My hope ... is that graduate life offices will consider developing resources to help students plan and save for retirement or, at the very least, understand the stakes involved," he says. Click through for the full article.
Study, Nap, Coffee, Nap, Write, Nap
William S. Boyd School of Law Alumna of the Year Brittnie Watkins
started her career by sitting for the bar exam and defending her doctoral
dissertation while six months pregnant, and hasn't slowed down since.
A bad experience with physical
therapy as a child didn't stop School
of Integrated Health Sciences Alumna
of the Year Ashley Reagor from
opening her own physical therapy practice.
