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Monday, March 8, 2021

Emory Libraries offer new "Ship to Home" service 

Along with the existing curbside pickup, outdoor lockers, pick-up appointments, Emory Libraries announced the availability of a “Ship to home” delivery service pilot for students and faculty who reside, outside of the Atlanta-metro area (50-mile radius) and within the continental United States. 

  • Contact Kim Copenhaver at kim.copenhaver@emory.edu for more details.

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  1. Opportunities
  2. Fellowships New Items!
  3. Ongoing Events
  4. Additional Resources

Opportunities

See What's New:

Deadline Today!   2021 Graduation Ceremonies & Regalia

Join Emory's Office of Belonging and Justice for a series of multicultural celebrations leading up to commencement. There's only a limited amount of time to register! 

  • View flyer here

New! Rollins School of Public Health: Academic Writing Tutor Needed

Academic Writing Tutors provide writing assistance throughout the academic year for a broad range of class assignments (e.g., research papers, policy memos), as well as theses. The tutor may provide input to faculty and staff about writing needs and assist with the development of writing workshops and resources.

 

To apply, please send your resume to rspharc@emory.edu.

  • View position description here

New! Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Conference

Emory is providing registration grants for a limited number of graduate/professional students to attend the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference. If selected for this opportunity, your information will be shared with the conference organizers and you will be asked to complete a registration form.

  • Deadline: March 12
  • View conference website here
  • View conference schedule here
  • Apply here

New! Beyond the Professoriate Workshop: Non-academic Career options for STEM PhDs

Join Beyond the Professoriate for a conversation about career opportunities outside of academia. After attending this webinar, you will be able to:

  • Articulate the routines and challenges of a STEM PhD working in the industry
  • Identify common careers for STEM PhDs outside of academia
  • Apply networking strategies to assist in your industry job search.
  • Date: March 12
  • Time: 12 PM
  • Register here

New! Developing Career Resilience Workshop

This workshop discusses how we can develop strategies for both adapting to a changing workforce and market demands, as well as developing personal resilience by learning strategies to deal with setbacks and challenges as they arise.

  • Date: March 15
  • Time: 2 PM - 4 PM
  • Register here

New! Debt Management Workshop for Doctoral Students

Emory is dedicated to ensuring that our students have all the necessary tools to manage their debt and have a successful student loan repayment experience. This seminar will also address questions regarding student loan types and managing debt while enrolled in school.

  • Date: March 17
  • Time: 12 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Register here

New! Transitioning In-Person Networking Skills Online Workshop

During this virtual workshop, you will practice strategies to help you transition your networking skills to various online scenarios.

  • Date: March 18
  • Time: 5 PM - 7 PM
  • Register here

New! Publishing, Postdocs, and VAPS Oh My!: Thriving in Academia as an Early Career POC

The Office for Racial and Cultural Engagement (R.A.C.E.) is hosting a speaker series that highlights the experiences of early career scholars of color in academia. This week, Dr. Maria Montalvo, Assistant Professor of History, will lead a discussion on Postdoctoral Fellowships.

  • Date: March 11
  • Time: 6 PM
  • Register here

New! Strengths-Based Networking Workshop

This workshop discusses the goals of networking and practice strategies for starting, continuing, and ending conversations in ways that are both authentic and professional.

  • Date: March 24
  • Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
  • Register here

New! Postdoctoral Careers: Spring Recruiting Events

Laney Graduate School students are invited to attend a variety of recruiting events created for those interested in careers outside of the professoriate.

 

Click the links below for more details.

  • McKinsey US APD Spring Recruiting Events
  • Bain & Company Recruiting Events

Upcoming This Week:

Debt Management Workshop for Master's Students

This seminar will also address questions regarding student loan types and managing debt while enrolled in school.

  • Date: March 9
  • Time: 12 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Register here

Learning Design & Technology Spring Programming

The Center for Faculty Development & Excellence offers several Learning Design & Technology workshops during the spring semester. Click the links below to view details, dates, and times.

  • Drop-in Working Hours (3/10)

  • It’s About Flipping Time! (3/12)

2021 Dan David Prize Scholarships

The Dan David Prize awards scholarships to doctoral and post-doctoral researchers, carrying out research in one of the selected fields for the coming academic year, beginning in Fall 2021. Registered doctoral and post-doctoral researchers are eligible to apply.

  • Date: March 10
  • Details here

The Hatchery: Inspiration Micro-Grant Program

The Hatchery has launched the application for their Inspiration Micro-Grant Program. This program offers $400 and multiple coaching sessions from The Hatchery’s staff to students who are working on innovative projects.

  • Deadline: March 12
  • Details here
  • Contact Ben Garret at ben.garrett@emory.edu for inquiries.

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Fellowships

LGS connects students to funding and fellowship opportunities to help further their research and gain professional experience. See below for upcoming fellowship deadlines.

  • New! Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Program
    • Internal Deadline: March 22
    • View brochure here
    • View application guidelines here
  • Nat C. Robertson Graduate Fellowship in Science and Society
    • Deadline: March 12

View more at our Fellowships and Grants website.

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Ongoing Events

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Emory CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services)

Emory CAPS has a variety of resources to help graduate students manage and take control of their mental wellness. For more details, click the links below to view flyers.

  • Anxiety & Procrastination Clinic

  • CAPS Virtual Workshop Series
  • Isolation & Quarantine Support Resources
  • Let's Talk Drop-In Consultations
  • Mindfulness Mondays

  • Stress Clinic

  • Virtual Support Groups
  • Virtual Therapy

 

New! Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) Workshop Series

ECDS is offering a workshop series on Wednesdays at 1 PM (EST) via Zoom  View an overview of the workshop series here, or click each item below to register.

  • Mar. 10: Working with Git and GitHub
  • Mar. 17: Intro to Python
  • Mar. 24: Data Manipulation in R
  • Mar. 31: Finding Health Data

Questions? Contact ECDS at ecds@emory.edu. 

 

 

Writing Support for Laney Graduate Students

  • The Emory Writing Center is here to support LGS Students. Make an appointment at writingcenter.emory.edu.
  • For further support, join the weekly graduate student writing group co-hosted by the writing center and ELSP.
    • For details, visit: LGS Writing Group Facebook page.

 

LGS Virtual Office Hours: 

The LGS staff will host virtual office hours for graduate students. Contact an LGS team member to confirm an appointment and receive a Zoom link.

 

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Additional Resources

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Remote Teaching Resources

Visit the Remote Teaching Resources page for details.

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University Contacts:

LGS Leadership Team Members

Emory University | Emory Forward 

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