Events
Graduate Student Commons
Graduate Alumni Networking Mixer
Graduate Student CommonsGraduate Alumni and current graduate students will have an opportunity to meet each other, discuss their work and enjoy a relaxed opportunity to reconnect and network. Refreshments will be provided. Location: Graduate Student Commons and Cafe Iveta Registration link: REGISTER HERE
Twitter 101 with Melissa De Witte
Graduate Student CommonsTwitter 101: A Hands-on Workshop Thursday, April 23 (12 – 1) at Graduate Student Commons It's impossible to ignore the word (and world of) Twitter. "Hashtag this" and "140-character that" is everywhere you go. You've probably seen people Live Tweeting at academic conferences and heard about a peer who saw exponential downloads on their latest […]
Alt-ac Careers and Digital Humanities in the Academic Job Market
Graduate Student CommonsSnacks and beverages will be provided. What does it mean when a job ad lists DH preferred? Can digital skills help you get a tenure track job? Does a blog count as a publication? Open to all graduate students: Rachel Deblinger, the Digital Humanities Specialist, will share her experience navigating the academic and alt/ac job […]
GSC: The Secrets of Negotiation for Grad Students
Graduate Student CommonsDr. Richard Kaye will share the skills and tools for successful negotiations in every aspects of your lives. This is a professional development event open to all the graduate students at UCSC. Snacks and beverages will be served. If you plan to attend, please RSVP using the link below by 7pm on Mon, Feb 9th: […]
Brown Bag Lunch: Building a Better Online Identity
Graduate Student CommonsLearn how to perfect your online identity and social media presence as an academic. Melissa De Witte (Web Coordinator, Social Sciences) will lead a discussion about how to build your network, develop meaningful connections, and how you could Twitter your way into your next speaking engagement or job interview. Whether you are a novice or […]
GSC: Non-Academic Interviewing
Graduate Student CommonsThis is a professional development event open to all the graduate students at UCSC. Snacks and beverages will be served. If you plan to attend, please RSVP using the link below by 7pm on Tue, Jan 27th: http://goo.gl/forms/eKhl1mr3PR Presented by Jennifer May, Career Center adviser (http://careers.ucsc.edu/about/staff.html).
Brown Bag Lunch: Doing Digital Humanities (Open to all graduate students)
Graduate Student CommonsInterested in digital tools but not sure where to start? Excited about presenting your research to a public audience, but can't imagine what that might look like? Meet with UCSC faculty and graduate students who are doing digital work and learn more about the process of making digital projects. Jon Ellis (Philosophy), Tracy Perkins (Sociology, […]
"Digital is not a Dirty Word” – Digital Humanities Graduate Student Open House
Graduate Student CommonsLet's talk digital. Are you unsure what Digital Humanities means? Are you interested in mapping, databases, blogs, or twitter, but don't know how they help your work? Are you skeptical, but curious? Come join an open, informal, and frank talk about the Digital Humanities. Rachel Deblinger, the new Digital Humanities Specialist, will offer a brief […]
Graduate Seminar with Despina Kakoudaki
Graduate Student CommonsAll graduate students are welcome but an RSVP is required by May 19th. Contact ihr@ucsc.edu to RSVP and request seminar readings. Despina Kakoudaki’s work focuses on literature, film, visual and cultural studies, and the history of technology. Her forthcoming book, Anatomy of a Robot: Literature, Cinema, and the Cultural Work of Artificial People, traces our […]