{"id":10227,"date":"2019-10-24T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T15:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/?p=10227"},"modified":"2019-10-24T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T16:40:21","slug":"uri-graduate-school-news-and-info-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/uri-graduate-school-news-and-info-2\/","title":{"rendered":"URI Graduate School News &amp; Info &#8211; October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&nbsp;&#8211; October 7, 2019 &#8211;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bf9000\">Graduate School Deadlines &#8211;&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Note: Dec. &#8217;19 Grad Nomination Deadline Extended<\/span><span style=\"color: #500050\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 11: Dissertation Proposals Due for May 2020 PhD Graduation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 15: New Deadline &#8211; Nomination for Dec. 2019 Graduation Due<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>October 17: Last day to drop classes using eCampus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #bf9000\">October Professional Development Events<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/thesisdissertation_formatting_workshop#.XY5iOlVJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thesis\/Dissertation Orientation<\/a>,&nbsp;Oct. 9, and repeat program Oct. 10<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_forms_d_e_1FAIpQLSc38Vu-5F9NgpPH7r2-5FGALBjmWiNC7vEdrDNXEdCyFJjErniAew_viewform&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=gWLil0QX1e2eVVoB-Q2mVnJ6YQINMRyZBWUJnKdRKS0&amp;m=6-2X6jjVYuqGxdqMpISjoIaBi9Q5hs5r37E3ckjTO9k&amp;s=n4bgFw00l4PqOwo7eUazSh6gkwxPq1pGRZPBTdEHheg&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free Workshops for Grad Students to Learn R, SAS, SPSS<\/a>, Various times<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/jcpenneyccee_suit-up_event_1083#.XZdzhFVJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JC Penney\/CCEE Suit Up Event<\/a>, Oct. 13<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/linkedin_basics_with_a_professional_photographer#.XY5ocFVJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn Basics with Professional Photographer<\/a>, Oct. 17<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/are_you_a_phd_student_interested_in_a_post-graduate_teaching_bridgewater_state_is_hosting_uri_phd_students_interested_in_faculty_positions#.XY5o51VJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interested in Post-Grad Teaching? URI Program at Bridgewater State<\/a>, Oct. 18&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/grad_student_career_roundtable_discussion_with_science_writer_uri_alumna#.XZeUd1VJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Career Roundtable on Science &amp; Medical Writing with URI Alumna<\/a>,&nbsp;Oct. 18<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/salary_negotiation_strategies#.XZdio1VJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Salary Negotiation Strategies<\/a>,&nbsp;Oct. 22<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/writing_effective_grant_fellowship_proposals_2550#.XZdjSFVJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing Effective Grant &amp; Fellowship Proposals<\/a>,&nbsp;Oct. 28<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uri.edu\/event\/creating_a_research_space_the_cars_model#.XZdjqFVJGUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating a Research Space by Developing Core Writing Skills<\/a>, Oct. 31<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bf9000\">Funding and Award Opportunities:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/funding\/scholarships\/egra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">URI EGRA (Enhancement of Graduate Research Awards)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.aaas.org_programs_mass-2Dmedia-2Dfellowship&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=gWLil0QX1e2eVVoB-Q2mVnJ6YQINMRyZBWUJnKdRKS0&amp;m=ipDILxJGEF5cRtHBfe1bQV8EFKxmRk2yhh6jqQl2VLw&amp;s=LG4Lws3tC8R5SlSYL4Rt3rgSFhhNKKvOoZiaBgsvwFY&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAAS Science Mass Media Fellowship<\/a>&nbsp;-science writing fellowships<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.aauw.org_what-2Dwe-2Ddo_educational-2Dfunding-2Dand-2Dawards_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=gWLil0QX1e2eVVoB-Q2mVnJ6YQINMRyZBWUJnKdRKS0&amp;m=ipDILxJGEF5cRtHBfe1bQV8EFKxmRk2yhh6jqQl2VLw&amp;s=tlN9eRqSEeDmk2Ov-qBbHW629GJ8OxebVP-xqR0kud0&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAUW &#8211; Multiple Funding Awards for Grad Students<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=https-3A__www.cienciapr.org_en_yale-2Dciencia-2Dacademy-2Dcareer-2Ddevelopment&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=gWLil0QX1e2eVVoB-Q2mVnJ6YQINMRyZBWUJnKdRKS0&amp;m=ipDILxJGEF5cRtHBfe1bQV8EFKxmRk2yhh6jqQl2VLw&amp;s=cIR17RhOMcpZZ121QPx4NqK6ClMHlpAGJJ-_u7P2aUs&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale Ciencia Academy for PhD Career Development &#8211; Free Biomed Training through Networks, Community &amp; Outreach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">&#8220;Best 2018-2019 URI Transportation Thesis\/Dissertation Award&#8221; Program.<\/span><span style=\"color: #500050\">&nbsp;F<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">or more info, and to apply for the award, email Dr. Christopher Hunter, Committee Chair,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cdhunter@uri.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cdhunter@uri.edu<\/a>.&nbsp; Alumni should submit a copy of their manuscript, a cover&nbsp;letter, and CV by 10\/9\/19.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bf9000;font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Time Management Strategy:&nbsp; Join a Writing Group!<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A Writing Group provides not only dedicated time and space to write, but also accountability to spur productivity.&nbsp; Additionally, a trained&nbsp;graduate writing tutor will be on hand to answer questions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-writing-center\/services\/writing-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register on the GWC\u2019s website<\/a>. Meet in Fogarty 107, 11am-3pm. Fri.,<span style=\"font-size: 20px;color: #333333\">&nbsp;Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13.&nbsp; Snacks, coffee, tea provided.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #bf9000\"><b>Congratulations, and EGRA In Action!<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Kudos to English PhD candidate<b style=\"font-size: 20px;color: #333333\">&nbsp;Afua Ansong<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;color: #333333\">.&nbsp; Her chapbook, &#8220;Try Kissing God&#8221; will be published as part of the New Generation of African Poets (2020). This chapbook, part of Afua&#8217;s longer critical and creative dissertation project was greatly supported by&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"font-size: 20px;color: #333333\">EGRA<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 20px;color: #333333\">&nbsp;and CFH grants awarded during the 2018-19 academic year.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 20px\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.proofpoint.com\/v2\/url?u=http-3A__www.akashicbooks.com_catalog_new-2Dgeneration-2Dafrican-2Dpoets-2Da-2Dchapbook-2Dbox-2Dset-2Dsaba_&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=dWz0sRZOjEnYSN4E4J0dug&amp;r=gWLil0QX1e2eVVoB-Q2mVnJ6YQINMRyZBWUJnKdRKS0&amp;m=ipDILxJGEF5cRtHBfe1bQV8EFKxmRk2yhh6jqQl2VLw&amp;s=8PzELk-69zH4_168GQ3NLiQ8JBlZL-GKWsXWpLoripk&amp;e=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Generation African Poets &#8211; A Chapbook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&#8211; October 7, 2019 &#8211;&nbsp; Graduate School Deadlines &#8211;&nbsp;Note: Dec. &#8217;19 Grad Nomination Deadline Extended&nbsp;&nbsp; October 11: Dissertation Proposals Due for May 2020 PhD Graduation October 15: New Deadline &#8211; Nomination for Dec. 2019 Graduation Due October 17: Last day to drop classes using eCampus &nbsp; October Professional Development Events Thesis\/Dissertation Orientation,&nbsp;Oct. 9, and repeat [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2893,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[132],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newsletter"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10227"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10317,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10227\/revisions\/10317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}