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Graduate & Postdoctoral Success (GPS) distributes the Graduate Navigator newsletter to all graduate students, automatically, at least twice per semester. Additionally, we have a monthly opt-in distribution with information regarding upcoming events and workshops through the GPS Compass. Stay up-to-date by following us on social media and subscribing to the GPS Compass.

All Topics (October 17 through November 13)

Friday, October 17

• 12:00 PM Virtual Teaching at Teaching Intensive Institutions Conference (hosted by UMass Amherst)
• 2:00 PM Office of Financial Assistance Pop-Up at the Newbury Center

Tuesday, October 21

• 3:00 PM (Webinar) Academic CVs, Part 1: Form, Structure, Order

Wednesday, October 22

• 3:00 PM (Webinar) Academic CVs Part 2: Content and Context
• 4:00 PM Writing Workshop: Engaging with Feedback

Thursday, October 23

• 12:00 PM Crafting Effective Resumes (hosted by HMS)
• 4:00 PM Coaching for success at BU and beyond - 2 - Finding my place in science and medicine

Friday, October 24

• 10:45 AM (In-Person – Charles River Campus) Academic CVs Part 3: Putting it all together – Form, Structure, Content, Context, and Style

Tuesday, October 28

• 10:00 AM Communicating Complexity: How to Explain Complex Ideas in Simple Words
• 3:00 PM (Webinar) Part 4: Adapting Academic CVs for Industry and Other Non-Academic Settings

Tuesday, November 4

• 12:30 PM Terrier F1RSTS Tuesday for Graduate & Professional Students, MED Campus (Newbury Center)
• 4:00 PM Writing Workshop: Writing a Conference Paper

Wednesday, November 5

• 12:00 PM [BDC] Lunch & Learn with Cleber Trujillo
• [LSW] Career Development Workshop - Preparing PhDs for their first job (1)
• 3:00 PM Writing Workshop: Editing Strategies
• 5:15 PM [QST] Job Hunting with AI: Secrets Recruiters Don’t Tell You!

Friday, November 7

• All Day Chicagoland STEM Postdoc Readiness Initiative
• 12:00 PM [LSW] Career Development Workshop - Preparing PhDs for their first job (2)
• 5:00 PM First-Gen Friday for Grad & Professional Students (Newbury Center)

Monday, November 10

• 12:00 PM National First-Gen College Celebration

Tuesday, November 11

• 11:00 AM [GWISE] Fall Luncheon Featuring Dr. Jenny Gruber
• 6:00 PM [BDC] Connecting Discovery and Cure: Industry Leaders Networking and Roundtable

Wednesday, November 12

• 9:00 AM [EMWA] Getting into medical writing
• 12:00 PM [LSW] Career Development Workshop - Preparing PhDs for their first job (3)

Thursday, November 13

• 4:00 PM Making the most of your Ph.D. and Postdoc – developing career relevant skills in academia