November 2009

* sponsored or co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies

Monday, November 2
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Cabernet Room, Silo

Careers in Higher Education: 4-Year Comprehensive Colleges*

This seminar series is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars interested in postsecondary careers. Faculty and personnel directors from teaching, research and private colleges will provide information on issues unique to their type of institution. Topics include:

• Instruction on the application and interview process.
• Questions commonly asked during the interview.
• Cultural differences between institutions that will affect your job search.
• Little known tips on what not to do.

Workshop Leader: Stuart Henderson, Ph.D., Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center. Co-sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center, and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Wednesday, November 4
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 126 Voorhies

Writing Scientific Papers*

Writing scientific papers requires the ability to successfully communicate the results of your work. The quality of your research may be judged on your ability to organize this information in the form of a scientific paper. Fortunately, scientific papers usually follow a very consistent format of introduction, methods, results, and discussion. Our workshop leader will help you learn effective techniques to enable you write up your research with concision and clarity, and then get your paper published in a peer-reviewed journal. No Registration Necessary. Workshop Leader: TBA. Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Thursday, November 5
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Freeborn Hall

Environmental Internship and Career Fair

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from all disciplines who are interested in careers relating to the environment are invited to attend the Environmental Internship and Career Fair. There are positions in a great variety of fields, from laboratory science to consulting, economic analysis to policy analysis. Employers will provide information about career and internship opportunities within their organizations. To help you prepare for the fair, a list of attending employers is posted on the Internship and Career Center Web site at https://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/students/fairs.htm. Bring copies of your resume/curriculum vitae and questions to ask the employers. If you need assistance preparing a resume or curriculum vitae or just need advice regarding your career options, contact the Internship Career Center at (530) 752-2861. For more information regarding the Environmental Internship Career Fair, contact Marg Lee at (530) 752-2671 or molee@ucdavis.edu.

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Thursday, November 5
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | 114 South Hall

Finding Balance: Time Management and Values Clarification for Grad Students*

Do you wonder where your time goes? Are you finding it difficult to juggle self-care, graduate school, friendships, partnerships, family relationships, your job, and more? The goals of this workshop are to help grad students gain tools to help manage their multiple responsibilities, to gain insight into the personal barriers to more effective time management, and to explore and clarify values that can help grad students prioritize their multiple demands. This interactive workshop will be both didactic and experiential. Workshop Leader: Dr. Agnes Kwong, Psychologist, CAPS. Dr. Kwong is a licensed psychologist and the Coordinator of Graduate Student Counseling Services at CAPS (Counseling and Psychological Services). Her areas of specialty and interest include, but are not limited to, Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) mental health, international student mental health, graduate student mental health, depression, anxiety, sexual trauma, cultural adjustment, issues of oppression, and supervision and training. Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Thursday, November 5
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Searching the Biological Literature: BIOSIS Previews and PubMed Databases

BIOSIS Previews and PubMed are general databases for nearly all biological topics and are especially important for the molecular and cellular sciences. Database searching strategies covered include: topic/keyword, title and author searching; using the wildcard and limits; and using the thesaurus/MeSH terms, and search history features. Current awareness (update/alert) services, citation searching, and how to use UC-eLinks will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Friday, November 6
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128

EndNote for Health Sciences Research and Paper Preparation

This session may include how to obtain EndNote, using EndNote’s internal Online Search feature with PubMed, exporting records from databases to EndNote, linking EndNote and Microsoft Word, EndNote Web and obtaining or modifying EndNote filters. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your wireless-capable laptop to try out new techniques. Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. For more information contact Deanna Johnson (deejohnson@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Saturday, November 7
12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | 2 Wellman Hall – Register at https://iccweb.ucdavis.edu/graduates/dissertationwritingsignup.htm

Writing a Dissertation*

Writing a dissertation can be a difficult and lonely process. Come learn and share practical strategies for completing your dissertation successfully. Our workshop instructors are faculty in the University Writing Program.

Topics to be covered include:

• What is a dissertation?
• How do you set deadlines for such a massive project?
• How do you formulate, focus and develop a research question?
• How should a review of the literature function?
• How can you work most effectively with faculty advisors?

We will explore steps in the process of writing your dissertation, tactics for time management and organization, stages in the writing process, strategies for integrating material from sources, and techniques of maintaining momentum and a positive attitude. We will also have breakout sessions to provide discipline-specific information about the dissertation writing process. Sponsored by the University Writing Program and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Monday, November 9
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Davis, CA

Daytime MBA Program Preview Day

We encourage prospective applicants to visit the school to discover first-hand the special qualities of our Full-Time MBA program. We are arranging a variety of activities for you to learn more about the UC Davis MBA experience. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.

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Monday, November 9
Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128

Improve Efficiency Searching Animal and Human Health Information

Database searching strategies covered may include: using database thesauri, specialized indices, and search history features; using the wildcard and limits; and topic/keyword, title and author searching. Current awareness or update/alert services and how to use UC-eLinks may also be discussed. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your laptop to try out new techniques. Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. For more information contact Deanna Johnson (deejohnson@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Monday, November 9
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Registration Required – sign-up available Fall '09 - please check back

Career Assessment Series – Part 3: The Strong Interest Inventory*

This three-part series is designed for graduate students and postdocs interested in exploring career choices, interests and aptitudes. Whether you are pursuing a career in academia or beyond, this series can assist you in identifying key strengths and help determine future career directions. Attend one or all three! You must sign-up in advance to receive room locations and to take any online assessments before attending the workshops. Workshop Leaders: Janice Morand, Ph.D., Coordinator, Health and Biological Sciences, Internship and Career Center; and Teresa Dillinger, Ph.D., Career and Professional Development Coordinator, Office of Graduate Studies and Internship and Career Center. Sponsored by the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Tuesday, November 10
Noon – 1:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Library 101: Catalogs, Databases and Services

Ninety minutes is all you need for this hands-on introduction to finding books, research articles and other items at the UC Davis General Library. Learn about library privileges, services and how to discover print and digital materials in our collections. Catalog searching and an introduction to research databases will be covered. This basic orientation to the Library is suitable for any discipline and all your questions are welcomed. For more information contact Sandra Vella (savella@lib.ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Tuesday, November 10
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | San Francisco, CA

MBA Application Workshop

So you've made the decision to get your MBA. Now you want to get into the best school possible. How do you do that? Join Assistant Dean James R. Stevens, who has over 15 years of MBA Admissions experience, at this three-hour workshop where he will share his insights and experiences. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.

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Thursday, November 12
Noon – 1:00 p.m. | 114 South Hall

Writing a Curriculum Vitae*

For doctoral and master's candidates seeking academic careers or high-level research positions in industry or government, this 50-minute workshop provides the format, content and purpose of the CV. No registration necessary. Workshop Leaders: Stuart Henderson, Ph.D., Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center; and Teresa Dillinger, Ph.D., Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center/Professional Development Services, Office of Graduate Studies. Sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center, and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Thursday, November 12
3:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

EndNote for the Biological and Agricultural Sciences

Learn to format bibliographies easily and automatically using EndNote, a bibliographic management tool. Discover how to download and export citations from catalogs and selected biological and agricultural databases. You will also learn how to access EndNote through the web. Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. For more information contact Meredith Saba (mksaba@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Friday, November 13
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

Cool Library Tools for BioAg Lab Staff

Learn about the following key resources/search tactics for lab staff: Major life science methods/protocols resources; quick tips on how to search PubMed, BIOSIS Previews, or CAB Abs searches; automatic updates of your specialized research topics with results sent via weekly/monthly e-mails; locating journal impact factors or rankings to help determine which journals your lab should publish in; tool to apply co-citation analysis to cited references; how to collaborate in your lab in the use of Endnote Web; preview just-licensed e-books from CAB International (primary publisher of agricultural books); locate core computer tech e-books to help with your running the lab Web site, making computer fixes, or writing code for your research group; UC-eLinks tool for linking and copyright rules which apply to downloading PDFs of published articles and posting to UC Davis internal/external Web sites. Co-instructors: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu) and Meredith Saba (mksaba@lib.ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Monday, November 16
Noon – 2:00 p.m. | Cabernet Room, Silo

Preparing for Your Qualifying Exam: Strategies for Success in Any Department*

For many graduate students the qualifying exam is one of the most uncertain, stressful, and time consuming aspects of their graduate education. Although the content and structure of qualifying examinations varies widely by discipline, this workshop focuses on universal "strategies for success" that will be valuable to graduate students in all departments. Dr. Louis Grivetti will present a one-hour lecture followed by one hour of examples and questions. No registration is necessary. Contact Teresa Dillinger (tldillinger@ucdavis.edu) for more information. Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Monday, November 16
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Carlson Health Sciences Library Conference Room 128

EndNote for Health Sciences Research and Paper Preparation

This session may include how to obtain EndNote, using EndNote’s internal Online Search feature with PubMed, exporting records from databases to EndNote, linking EndNote and Microsoft Word, EndNote Web and obtaining or modifying EndNote filters. Topics covered will be dependent on the interests of the attendees. Bring your wireless-capable laptop to try out new techniques. Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. For more information contact Deanna Johnson (deejohnson@ucdavis.edu). Sponsored by the General Library.

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Thursday, November 19
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Cabernet Room, Silo

Careers in Higher Education: Research/Private Institutions*

This seminar series is designed for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars interested in postsecondary careers. Faculty and personnel directors from teaching, research and private colleges will provide information on issues unique to their type of institution. Topics include:

• Instruction on the application and interview process.
• Questions commonly asked during the interview.
• Cultural differences between institutions that will affect your job search.
• Little known tips on what not to do.

Workshop Leader: Stuart Henderson, Ph.D., Coordinator, Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services, Internship and Career Center. Co-sponsored by Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Career Services at the Internship and Career Center and the Office of Graduate Studies (Professional Development Series).

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Friday, November 20
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Shields Library Instruction Lab, Room 165

NEW Search System for Searching the Agricultural Literature

Learn how to search efficiently in the !NEW! OvidSP version of the three core agricultural databases: CAB Abstracts, Agricola, and Food Sciences & Technology Abstracts. The unique scope and content of each database will be reviewed. Researchers in the farm animal (including veterinary), entomological (pest), fruit and vegetable crop, farming systems, food sciences and technology, viticulture and enology, and human nutrition areas will find these databases to be the most pertinent to their research needs. Topics covered include: keyword, author and title searching; using the wildcard and common limits; and using the thesaurus, indexes, and search history features. Current awareness or update/alert services, how to use UC-eLinks, and how to cross-search databases simultaneously will also be discussed. Learn about the NEWLY licensed Journal Citation Reports which indicates the top journals in each discipline. Instructor: Ruth Gustafson (ragustafson@ucdavis.edu). Requires registration at http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/classes. Sponsored by the General Library.

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Friday, November 20
Noon – 1:00 p.m. | Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Working Professional MBA Information Session

We invite you to learn more about the UC Davis Working Professional MBA Program in San Ramon. Learn about our distinctive curriculum and the admission process from current students, alumni and program representatives and have all your questions answered. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.

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Saturday, November 21
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Oakland, CA

Bay Area Working Professional MBA Information Session

We invite you to learn more about the UC Davis Working Professional MBA Program in San Ramon. Learn about our distinctive curriculum and the admission process from current students, alumni and program representatives and have all your questions answered. For more information about this event, please visit http://www.gsm.ucdavis.edu/MBAEvents or contact Admissions and Student Services at (530) 752-7658. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Management.