Time: 09:00am - 10:30am

Location: Room 154 - Biomedical Sciences Research Building

Description: In this interactive workshop, we will lead you through a 3-step process to create your personalized professional development plan for your time in graduate school. We will discuss core professional skills that everyone should develop during their training, and at what point in your grad career the training best fits. You will leave with a customized professional development plan that considers your academic and career goals and the duration of your program. You will also leave with a better idea of resources available at UCLA to include in your professional development plan. This workshop is ideal for students who are able to work on their plan during the workshop, using provided digital and/or paper documents.

Time: 10:00am - 04:00pm

Location: Room 3508 - William C. Ackerman Union (Student Union)

Description: Stop by between 10am and 4pm to get a free professional headshot taken! First come first serve!

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Staterooms - Kerckhoff Hall

Description: This session will cover how to search for graduate funding opportunities and strategies for fellowship applications internal and external to UCLA.

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Location: Grand Salon - Kerckhoff Hall

Description: Let's talk about money as a UCLA graduate student. Together, we will cover the cost of education, creating a monthly budget, student loan tips, credit building, retirement/investment accounts and financial support resources on campus.

Time: 01:00pm - 02:00pm

Location: Art Gallery - Kerckhoff Hall

Description: Come learn about your rights and workplace protections as student workers at the University of California. We’ll discuss how to enforce and protect our collective rights, and you’ll walk away with a clear understanding of the resources and tools available to all academic workers through your union. You’ll have a chance to meet with student workers from across campus and hear about their experiences navigating employment benefits at UCLA.

Time: 02:00pm - 03:00pm

Location: Staterooms - Kerckhoff Hall

Description: Learn about the various ways to fund your graduate studies. Topics include information about finding extramural fellowships, campus employment, and on-campus resources

Time: 03:00pm - 04:30pm

Location: Bruin Reception Room - William C. Ackerman Union (Student Union)

Description: A master’s program can be one of the busiest times in your life. With a plethora of opportunities, competing priorities, and very limited time, feeling like you are making progress personally and professionally can feel impossible. Join us to learn strategies for career planning, finding opportunities that contribute to multiple goals, and tracking your growth as both a professional and a person.

Time: 03:00pm - 04:30pm

Location: Grand Salon - Kerckhoff Hall

Description: UCLA PhDs successfully pursue a wide array of careers - in and beyond academia - upon graduation. Yet identifying appealing careers and ways to develop the skills necessary to successfully compete for these jobs can feel confusing. In this workshop, we’ll talk about how to undertake career exploration and skills development as an intentional part of your doctoral training and share career services that can help you identify and prepare for your career post-graduate school.

Time: 04:00pm - 06:00pm

Location: Black Bruin Resource Center

Description: Come connect with current and incoming Black Graduate students at “Black Grad Rising: SANKOFA!” where all of your questions regarding life for Black Graduate students on and off campus will be addressed by current Black Graduate students. Following the panel discussion, there will be a mixer with activities like games, hors d'oeuvres, opportunity drawings, and a champagne toast! Come enjoy the perfect mix of information and celebration before heading over to the Graduate Student Association Grad Bar. We look forward to seeing you there!