Spring 2021 Events
Graduate Students
VISAS & FUNDING WORKSHOP FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS
THURS, APRIL 22| 12:00 - 1:30 PM | RSVP For Zoom Link
Join Erik Williams, OISS' International Student Programs Coordinator, and Ranjani Atur, Graduate Funding Peer Advisor, for an open-ended workshop where you can get all your questions about visas and funding answered. The facilitators will each share a brief presentation and then there will be a question and answer session to address your individual situations.
Erik Williams will shared the visas portion at noon; Ranjani Atur will share funding information starting at 12:30. Feel free to come for some or all of the workshop!
There will be an open Q&A session at the end.
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OISS + Career Services
JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES FOR F-1 STUDENTS
WED, APRIL 28 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Sign Up For Zoom Link
Join OISS Immigration Advisor, Cristina Carney and Career Services Coordinator, Carol Huang for a live, online workshop offering tips for Job Search Strategies in the US as well as immigration guidelines pertaining to employment and your F-1 visa. This workshop will be followed by a live question and answer session. Come ready to participate and learn from others.
Graduate Division International Peer
USING INTERNATIONALITY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
THURS, APRIL 29 | 12:00 - 1:15 PM | RSVP For Zoom Link
As an international Gaucho, you bring unique experiences to the UCSB community. Come join Julia McClenon, International Peer Advisor, to learn how you can purposefully tap into your international identity in the classroom and in work environments to showcase these parts of you as the powerful asset it is.
You are valuable for your internationality, so come learn how to highlight it!
Participants are warmly invited to, but not at all required to, interact with their videos on. You are welcome to bring your lunch, too!
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Graduate Division
NON-ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS
MON, MAY 03 | 12:00 - 1:15 PM | RSVP for Zoom Link
Are you an international graduate student thinking about a non-academic career in the U.S.? Do you find it daunting to figure out how to start the job process, where to look for jobs, and how to know whether a particular job will assist you with visa and residency issues? Attend this workshop, co-hosted by Vash Doshi (UCSB's Graduate Career Peer) and Julia McClenon (UCSB's Graduate International Peer), to learn more about the basics of a non-academic career job search for international students.
Although helpful, attendees are not required to interact by video, but are welcome to share their questions through voice or chat instead.
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OISS + Career Services
INTERNSHIPS & EXPERIENCES FOR F1 STUDENTS
WED, MAY 19 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Sign Up For Zoom Link
Join OISS Advisor, Trevor Brandt and Career Services Coordinator, Carol Huang for a live, online workshop offering insights to Internships and Experiences in the US workplace. This workshop will also provide an overview of immigration guidelines pertaining to employment and your F-1 visa and will be followed by a live question and answer session. Come ready to participate and learn from others.