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The Graduate Division Academic Services Unit assists graduate students in the development of academic skills necessary for the successful completion of their graduate programs such as academic writing, grant writing, dissertation writing, editing, and preparing articles for publication. This unit offers workshops, writing groups, or individual consultations on these topics for graduate students. For a list and description of services offered, please see the Academic Services bulletin (PDF).

Graduate Writing Resources
Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty
Contact Infomation for Academic Services
Calendar of Workshops and Events: GROW

Graduate Writing Resources:

A Quick Guide to Style Manuals (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Writing Resources (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Writing Resources for Non-Native Speakers of English (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Scientific Style and Writing (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Dissertation Writing (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Grant-Writing Resources (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Scholarly Publishing (PDF)
A Quick Guide to Preparing Future Faculty (PDF)

Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty: May 28 - July 2, 2008

The Graduate Division is pleased to announce its sixth annual Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty.

Offered jointly by Academic Services and the GSI Teaching and Resource Center, the aim of this Institute is to enable graduate students to excel in all aspects of academic life as they pursue an advanced degree at Berkeley and transition from graduate school to future academic careers. This year's Institute will take place from May 28 - July 2, 2008. Graduate students who are nearing completion of their graduate programs and beginning to prepare for the academic job market are encouraged to apply. For this year's program, forty graduate students will be selected to be Institute Fellows.

Institute Fellows will be required to take the core course (From Graduate Student to Faculty Member) offered on Wednesdays from 1-5 p.m. and one elective course (either Editing, Academic Writing, and Academic Publishing or Developing a Teaching Portfolio) which will take place on Mondays and Thursdays from 2-4 p.m.

The program announcement, application guidelines, and forms can be found online.

The deadline for applications is Monday, March 3, 2008. Should you have questions about the Summer Institute, please contact the Graduate Division's GSI Teaching and Resource Center at gsi@berkeley.edu or 642-4456.

Information about this year's Summer Institute (PDF) - program announcement, application guidelines, and application forms.
Statements about the program from previous applicants (PDF)

Contact Information for Academic Services:

Academic Services
Graduate Division
321 Sproul Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-5900
Phone: 510-643-9392
Email: academic_services@berkeley.edu

Spring 2008 Calendar for Graduate Resources, Opportunities, & Workshops (GROW)

Unless otherwise indicated, no preregistration is required. Learn more about GROW (PDF).

February	Event	Description
15, 22, 29	Academic Writing Course	A Short Course on Academic Writing for International Graduate Students 1-3 p.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall. The purpose of this short course, intended for non-native speakers of English, is to provide UC Berkeley graduate students with information on how to write about their academic research and how to improve their writing styles and skills. The short course will meet for three Fridays in February 2008 from 1-3 p.m. We will cover various aspects of academic writing; in addition we will edit and critique the academic writing of group participants (excerpts from participants’ own academic writing will form the basis for in-class editing). Although the primary focus of this writing group will be on written language, there will also be opportunities for working on oral skills. For graduate students in all disciplines. There is no preregistration required for this short course (it is not a course for credit). Those who wish to participate must be able to attend all three sessions. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance.
21	Human Subject Research Workshop: Part I	Human Subjects Research: What is it? How do you navigate through the IRB Process? A Two-Part Workshop Series for Graduate Students Workshop I: Fundamentals of Human Subjects Research 1-3 p.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall. This workshop will cover the following topics: What is human subjects research? What are the regulations governing human subjects research? Is what I’m doing research that involves human subjects? What does it mean when your research is exempt, expedited, or full board? What is CPHS and who is OPHS and how do they interrelate? How do CPHS and OPHS relate to the Sponsored Projects Office (SPO)? What is the Collaborative IRB Training Initiative (CITI) Course in the Protection of Human Subjects and am I required to take it? There is no preregistration for for this workshop. Although graduate students are encouraged to attend both parts of this workshop series, attendance in both is not required. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance.
27	Human Subject Research Workshop: Part II	Human Subjects Research: What is it? How do you navigate through the IRB Process? A Two-Part Workshop Series for Graduate Students Workshop II: Navigating the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process 9-11 a.m., 370 Dwinelle Hall. This workshop will cover the nuts and bolts of submitting a research protocol to the Office for the Protection of Human Subjects, and it will focus on the following two topics: A. Completing the Forms and Writing the Narratives How do you get a protocol through the approval process? When do you submit amendments to protocols? How do you write a good narrative? B. Informed Consent and the Informed Consent Process What is informed consent? How do you write an informed consent form? What should you include? There is no preregistration for for this workshop. Although graduate students are encouraged to attend both parts of this workshop series, attendance in both is not required. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 643-9392, ten days in advance.
May	Event	Description
7	Grant Workshop	Preparing to Apply for a Fulbright-IIE Grant This workshop is for all UC Berkeley students who will be applying for a Fulbright-IIE grant this fall. Given the requirements for the Fulbright-IIE grant, students who are planning to apply for a Fulbright-IIE grant this fall are encouraged to begin preparing their applications now. The following people will be at this workshop to answer your questions: the Fulbright Program Adviser of the Graduate Fellowships Office and the Director of Academic Services. There is no preregistration for these workshops. Although undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend both workshops, attendance in both is not required. Wheelchair accessible. For disability-related accommodations, please call (510) 642-7739, ten days in advance. For more information about the Fulbright Program, check the Fulbright website. For more information about the UC Berkeley Fulbright application process, contact Gina Farales, UC Berkeley Fulbright Program Adviser, by phone at (510) 642-7739 or by e-mail at gfarales@berkeley.edu.

Previous semester calendar (Fall 2007)

Additional workshops and events may be added during the course of the semester.

Last Updated: May 6, 2008 10:13 AM