The Office of Graduate Student Life provides a variety of services to support graduate students throughout their time at UCF

Upcoming Events

  • First Week Takeoff: Time Management: Strategies for Personal and Academic Success as a Graduate Student

    Virtual

    Managing your use of time is a key to living a successful, productive, and happy life! This presentation will address specific time management strategies including planning, balancing activities, setting priorities, making a schedule to fit all that you have to do and want to do as a graduate student, and other useful tips for making the most of your time.

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  • First Week Takeoff: Ignite Your Potential: Goal Setting & Motivation Strategies for Graduate Success

    Virtual

    Welcome to graduate school at UCF! This exciting new chapter can also bring its share of challenges. Navigating increased coursework, research demands, and finding mentors? This interactive workshop will equip you with essential tools to boost your motivation, set SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound), and develop a personalized action plan for success. What You'll Gain: Learn a framework for setting SMART goals that are clear and achievable. Develop …

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  • First Week Takeoff: Looking Forward: Graduate Career Resources

    Virtual

    Join us for an informative and interactive virtual workshop hosted by the UCF Kenneth G. Dixon Career Development Center, designed specifically for graduate students looking to enhance their career development. This session will provide valuable resources and strategies to help you navigate the job market, whether you’re seeking academic positions, industry roles, or post-graduation opportunities. Whether you are nearing graduation …

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  • Grad Gathering: Research Social

    Graduate Student Center: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 213

    Looking for participants? Want to brainstorm your research topic? Connect with your fellow graduate researchers to speak about grand ideas in the Graduate Student Center.  Light food and refreshments provided by Graduate Student Life. 

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  • Thesis and Dissertation 101: Formatting Demo (Recurring Event)

    Virtual

    Finishing your thesis or dissertation soon? Join us to learn how to compile your work into UCF’s official Microsoft Word Template so your electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) is formatted to be compliant with UCF’s requirements and policies, including digital accessibility. Please see https://graduate.ucf.edu/thesis-and-dissertation for registration links and details. 

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  • Finding & Using Academic Sources

    Virtual

    This session highlights time-saving strategies to locate sources for upcoming assignments, research projects and literature reviews. Learn how to navigate library website options, access peer reviewed journals and discipline-specific databases, common search strategies, and tips for maximizing Google Scholar.  This workshop is offered through the Office of Graduate Student Life. See https://graduate.ucf.edu/graduatestudentlife for details. 

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  • Optimizing Your Online Presence

    Virtual

    This session covers evaluating your publishing impacts and managing your online researcher profile. Learn about methods and tools to obtain citation counts and impact data, metrics to assist in identifying key journals and notable researchers, and why it’s important to develop an online profile using sites, such as ORCID, Research Gate, Academia.edu, PIVOT, Plum Analytics, and Google Scholar.  This workshop …

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  • Thesis and Dissertation 101: Your Final Semester

    Virtual

    This workshop is intended for thesis and dissertation students in their final semester. Attendees will learn how to meet all deadline requirements including submitting for format review, holding the defense, and submitting their final thesis/dissertation to STARS. Please see https://graduate.ucf.edu/thesis-and-dissertation for registration link and details. 

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  • Thesis and Dissertation 101: Formatting Demo (Recurring Event)

    Virtual

    Finishing your thesis or dissertation soon? Join us to learn how to compile your work into UCF’s official Microsoft Word Template so your electronic thesis or dissertation (ETD) is formatted to be compliant with UCF’s requirements and policies, including digital accessibility. Please see https://graduate.ucf.edu/thesis-and-dissertation for registration links and details. 

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  • Graduate Student Life Lunch and Learn: Beginning Your Research Journey

    Graduate Student Center Presentation Room: Trevor Colbourn Hall: 208

    Whether you're just starting your research journey or are in the final stages, this event will provide valuable insights into what it takes to become a better scholar. Learn about good document composition, choosing a research or thesis/dissertation mentor, how to read critically and choose credible sources, setting benchmarks, where to find and use academic sources, publishing, and more!  Join …

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  • Can I Use That Image?: How to Legally Use Images, Graphics, and Other Copyrighted Materials

    Virtual

    Can you use any image you find online in your presentation? Do you need to get permission to use a chart or graphic for your thesis or dissertation? These are just a few of the questions that we will explore in this session focused on the ethical and legal use of copyrighted images, graphics, and other visual materials. Attendees will …

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  • Finding & Using Academic Sources

    Virtual

    This session highlights time-saving strategies to locate sources for upcoming assignments, research projects and literature reviews. Learn how to navigate library website options, access peer reviewed journals and discipline-specific databases, common search strategies, and tips for maximizing Google Scholar.  This workshop is offered through the Office of Graduate Student Life. See https://graduate.ucf.edu/graduatestudentlife for details. 

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