WORKSHOPS, EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announcement: Health Insurance Open Enrollment
Feb 15 – May 15
The enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act health insurance will open again
Feb 15 to May 15. The state of Montana has a non-profit agency, the ACA Navigator, who can help any person living in Montana find affordable health insurance. This
non-profit has a federal grant to provide free navigation services. Graduate students
may be eligible for subsidies that may assist in paying monthly premiums. If you are
curious about your health insurance options and how to combine the services of University Health Partners at MSU with insurance, feel free to contact the ACA Navigators.
GradCat 360 Highlight: HireABobcat.com
Hosted by Career, Internship & Student Employment Services
The Graduate School encourages you to explore HireABobcat.com. HireABobcat.com, powered by Handshake, is MSU’s online recruiting platform for students
and employers, hosted by Career, Internship & Student Employment Services.
Graduate students and alumni can search for and receive notifications about career
opportunities, summer employment, research opportunities, and internships by utilizing
a customizable search profile and filters. International students who with the appropriate
visa can also search for OPT/CPT opportunities.
View other GradCat 360 events and resources.
MSU Virtual Spring 2021 Career Fair
March 3-4 from 10am – 2pm
Graduate students can also take advantage of HireABobcat.com to register for the upcoming
MSU Virtual Spring 2021 Career Fair. Early registration is recommended, as information sessions and one-on-ones with
employers can fill up. Over 80 employers are seeking interns and full-time employees.
If you have questions about HireABobcat.com or the Career Fair, Career, Internship,
& Student Employment Services in the Allen Yarnell Center for Student Success can
help at careers@montana.edu.
MSU 50K Venture Competition Applications
Application Due Mar 7; Event Apr 7-8
The virtual MSU $50K Venture Competition is now taking applications (due March 7)! The MSU $50K Venture Competition will be
a two-day virtual competition taking place April 7-8. Winners will be announced on
Friday, April 9. These events are open to the public for viewing. This competition
is open to all MSU student, faculty, staff, and recent alumni.
994-Calling! Series with Dr. Selena Ahmed
Monday, Mar 8 from 4-5pm
Where: WebEx link
The Office of Research, Economic Development and Graduate Education presents the 994-Calling!
Series. Speakers are asked to "tell their story," which usually includes some fun
background, where they trained, how they came to MSU, and a few key highlights on
their research and scholarship. The next 994-Calling will present Selena Ahmed, Associate Professor, Sustainable Food Systems. Dr. Ahmed is an ethnobotanist with
research and outreach interests at the intersection of the ecological, cultural, and
health aspects of food systems.
ETD Workshop
March 10 from 9am-10am
Where: WebEx
Are you writing a thesis or dissertation? Whether your are just getting started, or
are in your last semester, join a discussion with the MSU Library, the Graduate School,
and the Writing Center to learn about the ETD writing and submission process, and
how your research is archived at the Library and other library data services. Join
us on our ETD Virtual Workshop.
Intermediate R
Wednesday, Mar 10 from 3:10-5pm
Where: Online
Extend your knowledge of R with relational and logical operators, conditional statements,
loops, and functions. These concepts will be first presented conceptually, with computational
practice afterward. Register atmontana.edu/datascience/training. The Online R Workshops are co-organized by the Library, Department of Mathematical
Sciences, Statistical Consulting & Research Services.
CFE Event: Social Media Visibility & Research Practice
Wednesday, Mar 10 from 1-2pm
Where: WebEx
Social media networks can extend the visibility of your research, can be used to identify
interdisciplinary research partners, and can communicate your research to audiences
beyond those in your field for broader impact. Blogs, podcasts, data visualization,
Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn are just some of the tools and networks that can
be used to incorporate social media into research practice. This Social Media Visibility workshop will provide practical examples of proactive ways to communicate and share your research
in social networks for increased visibility and impact.
MSU Writing Center services for Graduate Writers
Where: Online
The MSU Writing Center is here to support graduate students!
Online Writing Studios
The MSU Writing Center will again offer online writing groups for graduate students
who want to learn more about writing and improve their own writing at the same time.
The goal of a writing studio is to create a supportive writing community of fellow
graduate students who give feedback on written work, regardless of how complete the
draft is. Writing studios are collaborative, non-evaluative spaces. Studios will be
facilitated by a Writing Center tutor using Microsoft Teams and will consist of an
asynchronous component where group members post, read and comment on each other’s
work, followed by a synchronous, one-hour video meeting.
To sign up for a graduate writing studio, please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/miF3YnncW96e9ipdA
Focus Fridays
Focus Friday is an opportunity for graduate writers to participate in an online writing
community and to connect with other graduate students working on major writing projects.
Every Friday this semester (excluding university-sanctioned holidays), check in with
each other and then write between the hours of 9 am and noon. You decide how much
time you will dedicate to writing and set an achievable goal for yourself. During
the check-ins, you can ask the group for feedback or simply share your successes and
frustrations. Join every Friday or as your schedule allows: Follow this link to join the Focus Friday Team. Focus Fridays are open to all graduate students, all disciplines, and all stages
and comfort levels with writing.
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