Grad School Help Desk Newsletter

September 2022

"I'm not going to school just for the academics. I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning."

Emma Watson

ENSURING ASIAN SAFETY & WELLNESS PANEL EVENT

Monday, Sept. 26^th at 6PM in NAH 153.

A.S.I.A. and the VOICE center will be hosting a panel discussion centered on Asian safety and wellbeing. The VOICE center, Office of Health Advancement, Office of Institutional Equity, and the University Police Department will be present to answer questions, respond to scenarios, and provide information on their programs. Have questions for the panelists? Ask them here by filling out this survey: tinyurl.com/asiansafetywellnesssurvey.

Tuesday, Sept. 20: Last day for graduate students to file for fall graduation in MyInfo or via a Graduation Application (only used when a student has applied for the same degree in a prior term).

Friday, Sept. 23-Sunday, Sept. 25:MyInfo will be inaccessible as UIT makes updates.

Tuesday, Oct. 4: Presentation on formatting your Electronic Thesis or Dissertation (ETD). After attending the workshop, consider submitting an early draft of your ETD for preliminary feedback.

Monday, Oct. 24:Priority registration opens for Spring 2023.

Invite the Dean!

Craig would like to get out and meet groups of graduate students in your labs, research, or study spaces. If you would like to host the dean for a ~30min. informal chat, please contact craig.ogilvie@montana.edu.

Free Professional Photo Service through AYCSS

Be career ready! Come and get your professional picture taken by the Alan Yarnell Center for Student Success’ Student Associate. Use these photos for your LinkedIn profile and more. No appointment needed, but dress nice, stop by their office, and get it done! Available every Tuesday from 3-5PM in the AYCSS office in SUB 177.

• Tuesday, September 13 from 3-5PM
• Tuesday, September 20 from 3-5PM
• Tuesday, September 27 from 3-5PM
• Tuesday, October 4 from 3-5PM

Bounty of the Bridgers Food Pantry

The Bounty of the Bridgers Campus Food Pantry provides supplemental and emergency food assistance to students, faculty, staff, and family members at no cost.

Identify scholarships and research funding for your graduate education!

• Visit the Grad School fellowships page, scroll to “External Funding Opportunities,” and expand “SPIN funding alert service” for instructions.
• The University of Illinois has an excellent Fellowship Finder featuring awards that are open to grad students from any university. It features several filters to aid your search.

National Research Council Postdoctoral Program

The National Research Council postdoctoral program Is used by federal agencies across the country to support postdoc searches. This is a great place to look when you are close to finishing your PhD and the salaries are quite good. Quarterly application deadlines.

For more funding opportunities, visit MSU’s Research Funding Opportunities.

Professional Development: GradCat 360

GradCat 360 is a comprehensive professional development program for graduate students at Montana State University. It is a series of programs and events designed by the Graduate School and departments across campus that center around nine focus areas. These areas are tailored to help students cultivate a unified set of skills and knowledge for educational success and professional preparation.

Check out our GradCat 360 Event Calendar, specifically curated for Graduate Students. We are constantly updating the GradCat 360 calendar with workshops and events that are uniquely useful for Graduate Students. Here are some events coming up this week:

• Writing Center Graduate Workshop: Science Writing Part 1 on Tues. 9/20
• Data Visualization in R on Wed. 9/21
• Education Workshop: MSU Research in Action with Dr. Emily Dieter on Thurs. 9/22

MSU Writing Center

The MSU Writing Center offers ongoing support to students working on graduate-level writing.