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Grad Chat: Fall 2025

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Join the Director of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Support, Kimberly Curry, for low-stakes conversations concerning the UConn Graduate Student Experience through GRADCHAT.

GRADCHAT is a relatively new forum for graduate students to discuss topics that impact the graduate school experience. The purpose of GRADCHAT is to foster community and connection among graduate students, especially students representing marginalized groups. From time to time, special guests may be featured in a GRADCHAT session, but GRADCHAT is one way we can have open dialog about issues that matter.

GRADCHATs are held virtually via Webex and the link can be accessed HERE. Conversations will NOT be recorded. Graduate students across all regional campuses are encouraged to attend and connect!

Fall 2025 Dates/Topics:

  • October 3 – New Grad Students/First Gen Grad Students
    Topic: What is hiding in “The Hidden Curriculum?”
    Status: Completed
  • October 17 – Graduate Students with Disabilities (visible/invisible)
    Topic: How can we support one another?
    Status: Completed
  • October 31 – Graduate Students of Marginalized Groups
    Topic: What does it mean to be part of an underrepresented group in graduate school?
    Status: Completed
  • November 21 – Graduate Student Advising
    Topic: How important is the major advisor?
    Register Here | Add to Google Calendar
  • December 5 – The Greater Graduate Community
    Topic: What do you need to build community?
    This session is in collaboration with The Graduate School’s Network for Enriched Mentorship (NEM) initiative, where students in the program will be invited to share their experiences.
    Register Here | Add to Google Calendar

We hope you will take advantage of this student-centered dialogue designed to provide support for one another, and do not forget to pass on the news to your colleagues.

Creating Effective Presentations: 11/13

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Leading up to Postdoc Research Day on December 11, 2025 (Student Union Theatre), University of Connecticut’s Postdoc Working Group, in collaboration with The Graduate School, invites all postdocs and graduate students to attend a workshop on Creating Effective Presentations, taught by Dr. Faye Assanah, Assistant Professor in Residence, UConn College of Engineering.  

This workshop will take place in Homer Babbidge Library, Room 2118C, Storrs Campus, on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM. 

What You’ll Learn: 

  • How to translate your research for a general audience 
  • Tips for oral presentations
  • Opportunities for graduate students to connect with current postdocs in related fields 

Who Should Attend: Postdocs, graduate students, and anyone interested in improving their presentation skills. Bring a friend or colleague when attending! 

Register Now

You can read more about Postdoc Research Day here, and if you plan to attend the December 11 program, please sign up here as an attendee. For any questions related to Postdoc Research Day or this event, please contact: Melanie V. Sinche, Director of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Success, at Melanie.sinche@uconn.edu or Michael I. Nyarko, Graduate Assistant, at rdu25001work@uconn.edu 

Postdoc Research Day: 12/11

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The University of Connecticut’s Postdoc Working Group, in partnership with The Graduate School, invites you to attend Postdoc Research Day. This one-day research event will be held in the Student Union Theater, Storrs Campus on Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM.

Goals for the Program:

  • Provide an opportunity for postdocs to present their research to a general audience.
  • Offer professional development training to prepare postdocs for the next steps in their careers.

The general university community is invited to sign up for Postdoc Research Day. We encourage faculty, staff, and students to REGISTER HERE and attend in support of their postdocs.

Employers interested in connecting, exploring collaborations, and discovering talented postdoctoral researchers across diverse disciplines are encouraged to REGISTER HERE. 

Program Agenda:

Time  Activity Location
1:00 PM
Opening Remarks
 Theater
1:05 PM
Welcome by Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School, Leslie Shor
 Theater
1:10 PM
Postdoc Presentations
 Theater
2:10 PM
Coffee break
 Outside the Theater
2:20 PM
Postdoc Presentations
 Theater
3:20 PM
Career Panel
 Theater
4:20 PM
Networking and Poster Session
 Room 304
5:00 PM
Award Ceremony
 Theater

The program will feature Postdoctoral Researchers from the following departments and units:

Leading up to this event, The Graduate School is organizing a workshop titled “Creating Effective Presentations” for all postdocs and graduate students on November 13. This in-person session will be held from 4:30-6pm in 2118C Homer Babbidge Library and will be led by Dr. Faye Assanah. Click here for more details.

Additional details regarding directions and other resources will be shared with registrants soon. For questions about Postdoc Research Day, please contact: