Graduate School Newsletter

October 2023

Important Announcements

Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS)

Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) continues to offer confidential individual, group, and couples counseling. You can call our office at (406) 994-4531 or schedule an intake online at your convenience. Our drop-in Let’s Talk hours are weekly. Information about our services, Let’s Talk locations and times, as well as many other resources to support mental health can be found at the mental health resources page on the CPS website.

ProjectConnect—Loneliness is unfortunately a common experience for many students on campus and can be detrimental to one’s academic success and overall mental health. Forming relationships is critical for all of us. If you’re feeling lonely or want to expand your social connection, please sign up for a 6 week Project Connect group. The groups are peer-led, structured, and a fun way to meet others and build connections.

Upcoming Trainings! Registration for upcoming Mental Health First Aid trainings for students is open. Please see the attached flyer or go to our suicide prevention and programming page for more information and to register.

MSU Writing Center Support

Writing in graduate school requires different skills and strategies than writing as an undergrad. Students are
undertaking long-term research, often for the first time, and communicating it in discipline-specific ways
to both academic and professional audiences. The Writing Center can support graduate students as they learn how
to adjust their writing to fit these different contexts and how to sustain a long-term writing and revising
process.

The Writing Center offers support such as:

Tutoring: MSU Writing Center tutors are fellow MSU students who come from a variety of academic disciplines and personal backgrounds. In other words, they are writers too.
Focus Fridays: Every Friday morning, the Writing Center invites graduate students to write from 9 am
to noon in the Wilson Hall Writing Center.
Groups: Writing groups are four to five students who meet weekly to give each other feedback on drafts.
Groups offer accountability and support during the writing process.
Writing Retreats: The Writing Center hosts a weekend workshop and writing time for students
working on their thesis or dissertation. Students will have dedicated time to write and an opportunity to
learn about their own writing process.
GTA Consultations: Our staff can help GTAs learn to effectively respond to student writing.
Thesis or Dissertation Mentoring: Providing feedback to students working on a thesis or dissertation is
challenging. Our staff can discuss ways of managing that process and mentoring academic writers.

Applications Being Accepted for TEDxMontanaStateUniversity

The third annual TEDxMontanaStateUniversity will be held this year on December 6th in Norm Asbjornson Hall with speakers from the student body, campus, & the Bozeman community. Speakers can apply until October 27th via a TEDxMontanaStateUniversity application on CatsConnect; see also TEDx content guidelines.

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines

Oct. 23 – Priority registration opens for Spring semester.
Nov. 10 – Veterans Day (No classes; Offices closed).
Nov. 17 – Last day to drop classes with a "W" grade.
Nov. 20-24 – Fall Break (No classes 11/20-11/24; Offices closed 11/23-11/24).

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Funding & Fellowships

Identify Scholarships and Research Funding for Your Graduate Education!

The MSU Graduate School maintains a Funding & Fellowships webpage listing various ways you may find funding throughout your time at MSU.

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.

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 and the MSU Graduate School's Funding and Fellowships webpage.

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Workshops & Events

Fall 2023 Job Fair

Tuesday, October 3rd through Friday, October 6th

The Fall 2023 Career Fair will host over 170 employers that are looking for graduate students! MSU Career Fairs are a fantastic way to introduce yourself to hundreds of employers who are interested in you. See the AYCSS Career Fair website for a full schedule and tips on being prepared to take full advantage of this amazing opportunity.

Compassion Project Workshops

Workshop 1: October 6th from 2-4PM
Workshop 2: October 16th from 3-5PM
Workshop 3: December 1st from 10AM-Noon

The Graduate School is partnering with the Compassion Project to bring you 3 Compassion Project Workshops this fall semester. The workshops will lead you through mindfulness activities, a painting project, and thoughtful group conversation. The Compassion Project's mission is to spread and teach compassion, and they do this by holding kind and open spaces for people to connect, share, and practice strategies for self and collective care.

Research Integrity & Compliance Conference

Wednesday and Thursday, October 18-19 | Strand Union Building (SUB)

The Research Integrity & Compliance Conference 2023 is the first conference event in the State of Montana designed to address the needs and concerns of Montana stakeholders on research compliance related topics. This conference intends to be inclusive of all Montana research communities, institutions, and professionals who are engaged in research compliance. The 2023 Research Integrity & Compliance Conference will have three primary tracks: 1) Environmental Health & Laboratory Safety, 2) Research Compliance Committees, and 3) Research Integrity & Ethics for Researchers and Students. For more information and to register, visit the Research Integrity & Compliance Conference website.

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.

MSU Writing Center

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