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CFA: Coha-Gunderson Prize in Speculative Futures 2023-24Announcements
Fall 2023 University Deadlines
Please note the following upcoming university deadlines, and ALWAYS check the Academic and Administrative Calendar for important dates and deadlines. Bookmark this year's Academic and Administrative Calendar and refer to it regularly.
Thursday, October 12th Graduate Student Enrollment & Fee Payment
If you have not paid your registration fees or enrolled in the minimum number of courses by this date, you will be charged a $50 late fee. Please keep in mind that pending aid (Fellowship, GSR, TA) will not credit your account until you are enrolled in at least 5 units.
Thursday, October 12th Graduate Student Part-Time Status
This is the deadline to apply for reduced course load and fees. Part-time status forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BSOE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline. Part-time application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website.
Thursday, October 12th Deadline To Apply For Degree
If you plan to complete your MS or PhD this quarter (Fall 2023), the degree application needs to be submitted to BSOE Graduate Advising office. This is also the deadline to pay for filing fee, if applicable. More guidelines for graduating are available on the Graduate Advising website.
Wednesday, October 18th Deadline to Add/Drop/Swap Courses
This is your last day to add, drop and swap courses. You will not be able to drop or withdraw from courses after this deadline has passed. If you are enrolled in a placeholder class, you MUST drop it by this deadline. More information on how to add, drop, and swap classes is available on the registrar website.
Sunday, December 1st Grade Option
This is your last day to change your grading option for any courses you are enrolled in.
IMPORTANT: The system defaults to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading. Instructions for how to change your grading option to letter grades (ABC) can be found here.
Sunday, December 1st Late Add with Fee Deadline
The Add by Petition form requires the signatures of both the instructor and the department adviser and needs to be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Thursday, August 10th Leave of Absence Fall Deadline
Deadline to petition for leave of absence (LOA) beginning the next quarter. LOA forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BSOE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline. LOA application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website.
Winter 2024 University Deadlines
Please note the following upcoming university deadlines, and ALWAYS check the Academic and Administrative Calendar for important dates and deadlines. Bookmark this year's Academic and Administrative Calendar and refer to it regularly.
Thursday, January 18th Graduate Student Enrollment & Fee Payment
If you have not paid your registration fees or enrolled in the minimum number of courses by this date, you will be charged a $50 late fee. Please keep in mind that pending aid (Fellowship, GSR, TA) will not credit your account until you are enrolled in at least 5 units.
Thursday, January 18th Graduate Student Part-Time Status
This is the deadline to apply for reduced course load and fees. Part-time status forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BSOE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline. Part-time application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website.
Thursday, January 8th Deadline To Apply For Degree
If you plan to complete your MS or PhD this quarter (Winter 2024), the degree application needs to be submitted to BSOE Graduate Advising office. This is also the deadline to pay for filing fee, if applicable. More guidelines for graduating are available on the Graduate Advising website.
Monday, January 29th Deadline to Add/Drop/Swap Courses
This is your last day to add, drop and swap courses. You will not be able to drop or withdraw from courses after this deadline has passed. If you are enrolled in a placeholder class, you MUST drop it by this deadline. More information on how to add, drop, and swap classes is available on the registrar website.
Friday, March 8th Grade Option
This is your last day to change your grading option for any courses you are enrolled in.
IMPORTANT: The system defaults to Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading. Instructions for how to change your grading option to letter grades (ABC) can be found here.
Friday, March 8th Late Add with Fee Deadline
The Add by Petition form requires the signatures of both the instructor and the department adviser and needs to be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Wednesday, November 8th Leave of Absence Winter Deadline
Deadline to petition for leave of absence (LOA) beginning the next quarter. LOA forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BSOE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline. LOA application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website.
NCFDD Newsletter
NCFDD Membership - FREE for graduate students!
BE Grads, you're now in a critically important stage of your academic career where you're learning how to become an excellent teacher and rigorous researcher in your discipline. NCFDD provides on-demand access to the mentoring, tools, and support needed to be successful in the Academy. They focus on four key areas that help achieve extraordinary writing and research productivity while maintaining a full and healthy life off campus: strategic planning, explosive productivity, healthy relationships, and work-life balance.
Becoming an NCFDD member you will have access to a plethora of workshops, programs, webinars, multi-week courses, and writing support. As an NCFDD member, you will be able to build a network of mentors, sponsors, and collaborators. This is an amazing opportunity to support you through this stage of your professional life.
Visit NCFDD to learn more about membership and to join their newsletter.
UCSA & UCGPC Optional Fees
Did you know that you can opt out of the UCSA or UCGPC Association charges by submitting an online form before the third-week deadline of the affected quarter? If you opted out and wish to opt-in, you will need to complete the same form. Follow the navigation below to access the form in your MyUCSC portal.
Instructions:
MyUCSC >> Graduate Student eForms tile >> UCGPC Registration Fee Opt-out link in the left navigation
Reminder: After the third week of instruction (the Add/Drop/Swap Deadline on the Academic and Administrative Calendar) you are no longer able to opt out of the fees for the current quarter, but you may opt out for future quarters. A refund of current fees may be directed to the UCSA or UCGPC.
LEED Training
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Our webinars have helped over 12,000 students and professionals learn the material thoroughly and pass the exam with an impressive passing rate. The LEED Professional Designation has already helped countless participants secure internships and jobs; don't miss out on this great opportunity to add this credential to your resume.
LEED Green Associate (GA) Training - Webinar and Online self-paced options:
1. December 16, 2023: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST
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4. March 9, 2024: 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST - OR -
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2024 L'oréal For Women in Science Fellowship
2024 L'oréal For Women in Science Fellowship
Each year, the program attracts talented applicants from diverse STEM fields, representing some of the nation’s leading academic institutions and laboratories. The program has awarded 100 postdoctoral women scientists over $5 million in grants to advance their research and careers.
The L’Oréal USA FWIS Program is seeking five exceptional women scientists to advance their research and serve as role models for the next generation of girls in STEM. You could be awarded $60,000 to advance your career and research!
Applications will remain open until February 16, 2024, at 5 PM ET.
Candidates must have completed their PhD and have started their postdoctoral research position by the application deadline. Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident to apply.
Interested in serving as a reviewer for the 2024 L’Oréal FWIS program? Please complete this brief interest form.
CFA: Coha-Gunderson Prize in Speculative Futures 2023-24
Call for submissions: The Coha-Gunderson Prize in Speculative Futures 2023-24
Deadline: January 25, 2024
The Speculatively Scientific Fictions of the Future THI project announces its fifth campus-wide competition, open to undergraduate and graduate students, for a creative piece of (social or scientific) speculative fiction, which can be in any medium or genre but must be available for review and assessment by selection committee members and ultimately shared with the public, whether through an exhibition, a performance, a proposed course, or future publication. Submissions may be individual or collaborative. It is preferred that submissions be based on actually existing worldly conditions, discernible in the submission itself.
Eligibility:
UC Santa Cruz undergraduates and graduate students from any department in good academic standing may apply. Works may be collaborative. You must be an enrolled student at time of application. Students are ineligible to apply while on leave or in absentia. Depending on the number of applications, preference may be given to students able to participate in the 2024-2025 workshop and exhibition, although it is not required.
Awards:
Up to five awards will be made of $1000 each in 2023-2024. Prizewinners who participate in the workshops and exhibition will receive a second $1000 award in 2024-2025.
About the Award:
The Coha-Gunderson Prize in Speculative Futures is an annual competition made possible by UCSC alumni Peter Coha (Kresge ’78, Mathematics) and James Gunderson (Rachel Carson ’77, Philosophy, and UCSC Foundation Board Trustee). Previous prizewinning submissions have ranged from poetry to film to interactive science projects and a virtual reality experience. In Spring 2023, all thirteen prior winners of the Coha-Gunderson Prize presented their creative work in a variety of mediums at the exhibition Futurescapes: Projects from the Coha-Gunderson Collective. The exhibition was the culmination of a series of workshops throughout the academic year. The thirteen participants met biweekly for ten weeks to dialogue with campus experts, brainstorm their projects, plan the exhibit, and discuss some of the greater existential questions that arose: how can we think of the future without idealism but also without apocalyptic pessimism? What is the purpose of socially or scientifically relevant art, and can it intervene in the precarious present? How might thinking speculatively about the past impact the present and possible future?
The next exhibition will be held in Spring 2025. This year’s prizewinners will have the opportunity to more fully develop their projects through expert faculty guidance and peer review. They should be prepared (though it is not required) to participate in Winter 2025 (next academic year) Creativity Workshops that meet for approximately three hours every two weeks, including one logistical meeting before the quarter begins, to develop their submission for the exhibition. If prizewinners decide to participate in the workshops and exhibition in 2024-2025, they will be awarded an additional $1000 and given a supplies and materials budget.
To participate and receive this additional funding, prizewinners must reside in Santa Cruz in 2024-2025 and either be continuing students or provide evidence that they have access to the necessary equipment. Students may wish to have a faculty advisor who works with them on their project by supervising an independent study or tutorial.
Please note that this is a two-year project: Awards will be made during the 2023-2024 academic year and the workshops and exhibition will be held during the 2024-2025 academic year. Winners are expected to participate in the Humanities Awards ceremony in Spring 2024.
To Apply: Applications should include the following:
1) A brief 1-2 page description of the entry, including plans for further development if still in progress.
2) Your resume or CV
3) The entry itself
4) Your availability to participate in the 2024-2025 Creativity Workshops and Exhibition.
Please note that we have moved THI applications to a new application system, InfoReady. We encourage you to log in to create your profile and start your application as soon as possible to familiarize yourself with the InfoReady platform (you can save your application as a draft until you are ready to submit it). A detailed explanation is provided on the calls.
Learn more and apply here.
Events
2024 Grad Slam - BE Preliminary Round
Event Date and Time: 02/06/2024 7:00 pmEvent Location: Fireside Lounge - Graduate Student Commons
2024 Grad Slam - Baskin Engineering Preliminary
Grad Slam is a UC-sponsored competition where participants have three minutes to explain their graduate research or artistic endeavor to a general audience. In cooperation with Baskin Engineering, the Graduate Division will hold a preliminary round to determine the top two presenters from Baskin Engineering to be finalists of the UCSC Grad Slam on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center.
The Baskin Engineering preliminary round will be held at the Graduate Student Commons Fireside Lounge on February 6, 2024, at 7:00 PM
Prizes:
GRAD SLAM FINALE
- 1st Place: $3000
- Runner-up: $1500
- People's Choice: $750
PRELIMINARY ROUNDS
- The top two presenters in each preliminary round will win $500 each
System-wide Grad Slam rules from the UC Office of the President can be found on the Grad Divisions, Grad Slam 2024 webpage. Eligibility, technical, visuals, props, timing, and scoring are all covered items.
Register Here! The first 10 grads to register & participate will win a $50 gift card!
Jobs
SJSU - Tenure Track Faculty Position
San Jose State University, San Jose, California has a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor
You can learn more about the position here!
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Computer Engineering @ SJSU
San Jose State University is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Computer Engineering.
2024 Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program offers scientists and engineers from a wide variety of disciplines unique opportunities to conduct research in a wide range of topics relevant to the Intelligence Community. The research is conducted by the Postdocs, while working in partnership with a Research Advisor and collaborating with an advisor from the Intelligence Community.
The Program supports postdocs to conduct research at universities, colleges, and U.S. government laboratories throughout the United States.
In partnership with the Research Advisor, the Postdoc composes and submits a technical proposal that responds to a research opportunity identified at: https://orise.orau.gov/icpostd
Join us in a IC Postdoctoral Fellowship Virtual Recruitment and Information Fair, on Wednesday, Jan. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m. EST, to learn more about the 42 opportunities available for the Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Topic authors will be available to answer your questions.
Register Now!
Award Details:
- Stipends range from $78,000 to $82,000, depending on research location.
- Annual travel budget of up to $6,000
- Additional dedicated travel budget of $3,500 for year one and $2,500 for year 2
- Relocation reimbursement of up to $3,500 based on relocation mileage
- Host institutions receive an annual laboratory budget of $5,000
- Appointments for two years, and option to extend for a third year
Postdoc Eligibility:
- U. S. citizenship required
- Ph.D. received within 5 years of the application deadline