University of Florida Graduate School

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The UF Graduate School comments on recent headlines affecting American society and culture. Click this link to read the statement: https://tinyurl.com/ycfyw9rx

Manage Graduate Student Stress and Anxiety: Join the UF Graduate School’s OGPD Summer 2020 Workshop Series (June 2-28) online to learn how to manage stress and anxiety. For schedule and registration details, click this link: https://tinyurl.com/y9otcdnz.

GSAW 2020: Graduate Student Appreciation Week (April 6-10) moves online this year with plenty of virtual chat, games, movies, and music! For the weeklong schedule, click this link: https://lists.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind20&L=GRADSTUDENT-L&O=D&P=61747

UF Fulbright Info via Zoom: Learn more about UF Fulbright overseas education opportunities via Zoom. For details, click this link: https://internationalcenter.ufl.edu/event-category/fulbright

Graduate Career Counseling Moving Online: Click this link for details on setting up your online graduate career counseling appointment: https://lists.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind20&L=GRADSTUDENT-L&O=D&P=50894.

Common-Sense Precaution, Neighborly Concern: For accurate information and reliable resources in dealing with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, click this link: http://graduateschool.ufl.edu/news/from-the-uf-graduate-school-covid-19-coronavirus-news-and-resources.html.

Graduate Career Counseling: Starting March 10, 2020, get graduate student career counseling and job hunting advice at the UF Graduate School, 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays in 135 Grinter Hall.

UF Sleep Week 2020: Learn how to turn Z’s into A’s with healthy sleep habits during UF Sleep Week 2020 (March 9-13), sponsored by GatorWell. For more details, contact GatorWell: https://gatorwell.ufsa.ufl.edu/.

Graduate Student Writing Workshop: Writing coach Dr. Vernetta Williams of Cultivate the Writer (www.cultivatethewriter.com) will present “Don’t Write Too Soon: The Critical Skill of Organizing Research Ideas” from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, February 27, 2020 in the Reitz Union Auditorium. To register, click this link and log into GIMS (Graduate Information Management System): https://gradschool.ufl.edu/gimsportal/gatorlink/portal.asp.

Submission time is here again, and we want to help you graduate! Stacy Wallace, Associate Director of the Graduate School’s Editorial Office and ETD Writing Workshop Studio will help walk you through exactly what you need to do to make sure your submission documents pass through the editorial review process as smoothly as possible.

To register, log into GIMS and follow the steps below. Register early to guarantee yourself a spot!

Registration Instructions:
1. Login to GIMS using your GatorLink ID and Password: https://gradschool.ufl.edu/gimsportal/gatorlink/portal.asp
2. Once you login, on the top of the page click on the “Workshops” tab
3. Under “Register” click the box and then “Submit”
4. After you complete this process, you will receive an email confirmation

UF Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2020: Join the University of Florida campus community in honoring this American hero’s stand for human dignity and social justice in a week of special events. Click this link for details and a calendar: https://multicultural.ufl.edu/programs/mlk/about-the-celebration/.

Building Trust in Research: On January 10, 2020 graduate students, faculty, and academic staff will gather with top experts from the world of science and academia to discuss issues of public perception and trust when it comes to research. Get more details and register online for this free event, sponsored by the UF Provost’s Office, at trust.jou.ufl.edu/provostgathering.