Diverse Ink: The Stacey Nicholas Writing Retreat for Graduate Students in Engineering
The Stacey Nicolas Office of Outreach, Access and Inclusion (OAI), under the direction of the Stacey Nicholas Chair for Diversity in Engineering Education, Professor Michelle Digman, will be hosting a writing retreat for Graduate Students in Engineering. They will select up to 20 Engineering students who are currently working on any writing projects including papers, grant proposals, thesis, and proceedings, etc. to participate. The goal of these retreats are to have students develop skills for optimizing time to write effectively, igniting self-motivation, and cultivating skill sets to enrich their writing process.
Office of Outreach, Access and Inclusion (OAI)
The Stacey Nicolas Office of Outreach, Access and Inclusion at the Samueli School of Engineering is a joint office between The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences created in 2014 to recruit, retain, and graduate talented students from historically excluded populations who are currently underrepresented in Engineering and ICS.
Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center
Dedicated to supporting the academic and professional success of all UC Irvine graduate students and postdoctoral scholar, the Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center (GPSRC) has everything you need to succeed.
The GPSRC offers the following services:
- Writing Support
- Career Advising
- Undergraduate Graduate Preparation Advising
- Workshops
Programs are open to all domestic and international Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, free of cost.
Check out the UCI Grad Division Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholar Resource Center page for additional information and professional development opportunities.
A2i/Accelerate to Industry
Hosted by UCI Graduate Division, Accelerate to Industry (A2i), is a modular based professional development training program that focuses on helping UCI graduate students develop key competencies industry is looking for when hiring and helps to connect our students to industry through workshops, career panels, networking events, lunch and learn events, site visits, Grad Slam and more.
The most recent training cohort was completed by over 40 PhD students and postdocs during a 5-week intensive workshop series that focused on understanding corporate culture, LinkedIn & networking, resume building, interviewing skills, career exploration and building your brand. The current focus of this programming is on PhD’s and Postdocs, for the Job Search Strategies module, but there are plans to launch to MS students in the near future.
For more information, visit the UCI Grad Division A2i page.
DECADE
The Diverse Educational Community and Doctoral Experience (DECADE) provides students with professional development events, leadership opportunities, and a mutually empowering community. DECADE seeks to increase the participation, retention, and success of women and underrepresented minorities in graduate programs. Some of the resources that DECADE provides to all UCI graduate students:
- Competitive Edge Summer Research Program
- DECADE Events
- DECADE Faculty Mentors
- DECADE School Based Councils
- DECADE Professional Development Awards
For detailed information on events and programming, visit the UCI Grad Division Decade page.