January 2025 Graduate School Bulletin
Graduate students, mark your calendars for important graduation deadlines, funding opportunities, events, and professional development workshops.
Graduation Deadlines
Jan. 3
Deadline for fall master's graduates to in Buff Portal.
Please note, these graduation deadlines do not apply to Coursera students.
Funding Opportunities
- Due Jan. 13:
- Due Jan. 14: (external)
- Due Jan. 16: (external)
- Due Jan. 17: (external)
- Due Jan. 22: (external)
- Due Jan. 22: (external)
- Due Jan. 24: (external)
- Due Jan. 26:
- Due Jan. 26:
- Due Jan. 29: (external)
- Due Jan. 30: (external)
- Due Jan. 31: (external)
Workshops & Events
ÌýÌýDec. 21 and 30, Jan. 8 and 12
Grad students, come cheer on the women’s and men’s basketball teams with free or discounted tickets during Grad Student Night. The following games are available:
- Dec. 21, 1 p.m., Bellarmine (men’s - free, max four)
- Dec. 21, 6 p.m., West Viriginia (women’s - free, max four)
- Dec. 30, 7 p.m., Iowa State (men’s - $10, max two)
- Jan. 8, 7 p.m., UCF (women’s - $10, max four)
- Jan. 12, 1 p.m., West Virginia (men’s - $10, max four)
To take advantage of these opportunities, go to and enter promo code GRAD.
ÌýÌýJan. 14 to 17, 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. each dayÌýÌýÌýC4C, Flatirons Room, N301
Start your semester productively by participating in the January Writing Retreat! This retreat provides the dedicated time, space and community needed to focus on your independent academic writing projects (thesis/dissertation/publication/research/etc.). Be prepared to show up and write. A writing consultant will be available for one-on-one meetings to review your work. Coffee and a light breakfast will be provided for those that RSVP. Space is limited.ÌýÌý
ÌýÌýTuesdays starting Jan. 14, 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.ÌýÌýÌýCASE W344 & SEEC S225
Time to show up and write! Do you need a dedicated space to help you focus on your academic writing? Sign up to attend our weekly write-in sessions. The goal of these sessions is to devote a few hours to your writing each week to help build your writing habit, to promote accountability with your fellow graduate students by working independently alongside them, and by tracking your progress regularly.Ìý
ÌýÌýJan. 16, 2 – 4:30 p.m.ÌýÌýÌýMacky Auditorium
Join us on Jan. 16 for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation with keynote by Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Caste and The Warmth of Other Suns.
Registration closes on Jan. 2. The first 100 students registered will get a free copy of Caste at event check-in.
ÌýÌýBeginning the week of Jan. 27, Mondays from 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Tuesdays from 10 – 11:15 a.m.ÌýÌýÌýZoom
The Grad+ Endurance Seminar Series, led by Leslie Blood, consists of weekly check-ins to support goal setting and planning, and to provide an understanding of how values should drive goals and habit structures. There are two options: Introduction to Academic Success, which is on Mondays and for anyone who wants to discover what it takes to build and maintain academic resiliency, and Advanced Academic Development – Special Topics, which is on Tuesdays and this semester you will get to research… yourself.
The 12-week fall session will run Jan. 27 to the week of April 22 (with no programming Spring Break week). All graduate students are welcome, but you need to register by Jan 24.Ìý
ÌýÌýBeginning Jan. 23, takes place second-to-last Thursday of each month, from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.ÌýÌýÌýZoom
This is a new Grad+ Seminar Series offering in Spring 2025, led by Leslie Blood. Executive functioning skills are essential for academic success, yet not everyone benefits from the traditional time organization and planning approaches. This semester we are piloting Academic Development for Alternative Learning Styles to serve academics who want to discover new ways to improve their performance. If you want to explore new strategies to sharpen your long-term and permanent memory, devise plans to increase focus, and implement creative solutions for impulse control, this is the perfect seminar for you. Sign up today for customized strategies and support.Ìý
CIMER – Inclusive Research Mentoring: Addressing Equity and InclusionÌý
ÌýÌýJan. 30, 10 – 11:30 a.m.ÌýÌýÌýCASE, CTL Suite, Room E390
Diversity, in many dimensions, offers both challenges and opportunities to any relationship. Learning to identify, reflect upon, learn from, and engage with diverse perspectives is essential to fostering effective mentoring relationships and vibrant intellectual environments.
Registration coming soon. Check back on the Professional Development page for details after Jan. 1.