UCIrvine Graduate Division

Be sure to visit our calendar for a comprehensive listing of all GRC events and other campus activities of interest to graduate students and postdocs.  View the Grad Weekly for more information about upcoming events and funding opportunities available. 

• Dedicated to supporting the academic and professional success of all UC Irvine graduate students and postdoctoral scholars, the Graduate Resource Center is the place to go for:
  • A wide range of workshops and programs designed to support professional and career development, the preparation of grant and fellowship funding applications, wellness and work-life balance, mentoring and more!
  • Writing tutorial services and workshops
  • Support during the transitions of  new graduate students and postdocs  to the UCI campus
  • Individual and group study space
  • Building connections to campus resources and with other graduate students
  • Answering questions

Hours & Location

The GRC is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is conveniently located on the lower level of the UC Irvine Student Center next to the Computer Lab, Atrium Courtyard and the Courtyard Study Center. See the Map for directions from Ring Road to the GRC. Drop by C-114 in the Student Center or contact us by phone 949-824-3849 or    e-mail.

Workshops

The GRC offers workshops designed to help graduate students and postdocs with all aspects of their academic life while at UC Irvine and beyond. Major topics include professional development, writing skills, work-life balance and funding opportunities. Previous workshops have addressed stress management, resume building, public speaking, grant writing and adjusting to new postdoc/faculty positions. The GRC works with other UC Irvine service centers to offer in-depth workshops on alternative careers, health education, cultural diversity and civic engagement. Topics vary across quarters, and the GRC staff will work with any organization or campus department that would like to develop and host a workshop on any area of graduate/postdoc life. Upcoming workshops can be found on the Graduate Division calendar.

Writing Tutors

The need for writing assistance has been identified as a top priority by our graduate student population. In response, the Graduate Division has implemented a writing tutorial program, housed in the GRC. Advanced graduate students employed by the Graduate Division function as tutors. Individual tutoring in both science and humanities writing styles is available to all registered graduate students.  Assistance is offered in a wide variety of areas, including:

• Support for writing fellowship applications
• Journal publications
• Course papers
• Teaching philosophies and personal statements for job applications

Individual appointments with a writing tutor are available on a drop-in basis, or by calling the GRC (949-824-3849) to schedule an appointment in advance (recommended). Throughout the academic year, the writing tutors also hold workshops focusing on specific writing tasks. See the Graduate Division calendar for dates and registration instructions.

Work-life Balance

Managing the demands in your professional and personal life plays a vital role in your graduate or postdoc career. Time management, stress management, recreation and family are all important life components. Juggling these various domains can often be difficult for those in a research-intensive environment. UC Irvine’s graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are encouraged to attend workshops on how to maintain a positive work-life balance. 

This Week @ the GRC: 5-14-2012

Less than five weeks until summer. Let the Graduate Resource Center (GRC) give you that push to help you complete the second half of the quarter.

UPCOMING SPECIAL WORKSHOP - "NETWORKING FOR SUCCESS: Making your academic experiences work for you" with Gregory Campbell on Wednesday, May 23th at 12pm in the GRC.

• Gregory Campbell returns to UCI to share how the ability to communicate, listen, interpret and lead can be applied in the academic and professional experience. 
• This interactive session explores actual case studies combined with networking skills to illustrate the practical application of the five I's of leadership.
• Light refreshments will be served following this event.

 UPCOMING WORKSHOPS IN THE GRC:

For more information and a complete list of our upcoming workshops, check the Graduate Division Calendar of Events.

PEACE OF MINDWORKSHOP SERIES WITH THE COUNSELING CENTER

• The Graduate Resource Center (GRC) is hosting a weekly group to support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars called the, “Peace of Mind” series.  Weekly workshops are held 11:10am–noon on Thursdays.
• This interactive group is led by Sarah Clancy Hernandez from the Counseling Center.  Each week focuses on effective strategies to regulate emotions, cognitions, and develop present-moment awareness. Sessions will focus on helpful skills including:
  • Mindfulness
  • Breathing relaxation
  • Sensory appreciation
  • Non-judgmental acceptance

CAREER ADVISING WITH CHRISTINE KELLY – Fridays from 2:30-3:30pm

Career advising is important throughout your graduate career and beyond.  Meet with Christine Kelly of the UCI Career Center to see if you’re on track.  She provides tools like the Individual Develop Plan (IDP) to help you make the most of your experience and training.

• Appointments are not required.
• Career advising meetings will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Graduate students and postdocs can drop-in between 2:30- 3:30 pm on Fridays.

CHECK IT OUT – From the GRC Resource Library

The Craft of Research (3rd Edition) by Wayne C. Booth

A handbook to guide you through the complexities of turning a topic or question into a research problem whose significance matches the effort that you put into solving it, to help you organize and draft a report that justifies the effort and show you how to read your report as your readers will so that you can revise it into one that they will read with the understand and respect it deserves.

DID YOU KNOW...

...that the GRC Resource Library can be found online?  Explore the available titles and read summaries of each book by clicking here.