Fall 2014 calendar of Office of Professional Development Events

The Graduate School’s Office of Professional Development (OPD) is offering a wide range of events this fall, many geared toward powering the funding of women graduate students in STEM!   Of particular interest: Pizza & Proposals September 19, 5:00-7:00pm Goessmann 153 We provide the pizza, you provide the proposal! Pre-registration is requested. Pizza & Proposals: NSF GRFP […]

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Announcing monthly STEM graduate student appreciation day coffee hours for fall 2014

Feeling weary with teaching, classes, research, and other responsibilities? Come enjoy a free afternoon coffee and some snacks! Meet graduate students from other STEM departments! Wednesday August 27 @ 2:30pm in Gunness Student Center Tuesday September 23 @ 2:30pm in ISB 145 Wednesday October 22 @ 2:30pm in Tobin 521B Thursday November 13 @ 2:30pm […]

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Don’t miss the career exploration event for STEM grad students on May 21st!

  Brought to you by the Office of Professional Development!  Would you like to learn more about non-academic career paths from a panel of accomplished professionals?  Attend this event to gain insights about careers in research, business development, intellectual property, regulatory affairs and medical writing from professionals working in a variety of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical […]

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Graduate Women’s Network End of Semester Social Event for Female-Identified Graduate Students!!

Thursday May 1st from 6p-8:30p at the Amherst Brewing Company  A message from the UMass Graduate Women’s Network (GWN):   We’ve survived Spring 2013!!  Come celebrate surviving the semester before we get bogged down in finals.  Have some great beers, delicious food and great company! Light refreshments will be provided.  This is a time for all female-identified grad students to have a great evening; […]

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Join us for the next Situation Room: First Impressions

All participants will hear expert tips and advice on how to tailor your elevator speech to different situations and have the opportunity to navigate four different networking situations in small groups. WHEN: Thursday, April 17 2014 from 11:30am-1:00pm WHERE: Gunness Student Center in Marcus Hall. Invited speaker Shana Passonno, Director of the Graduate School’s Office of […]

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