The Graduate Division is pleased to present the Graduate Student Showcase, April 12-23, a celebration of our extraordinary graduate students and their remarkable accomplishments. The Showcase includes many opportunities for graduate students to present their work to the broader campus public, and for departments across campus to celebrate and acknowledge the essential contributions of graduate students to the academic mission of UC Santa Barbara.
The featured event of the Showcase is the Grad Slam, a campus-wide competition for the best three-minute talk. This is an opportunity for graduate students to tell the campus about their research or share their thoughts on ‘big ideas that matter.’ Eighty-two graduate students representing thirty-six departments and programs are scheduled to compete.
Graduate students who attend preliminary rounds of the Grad Slam, the Grad Slam finals, the Performance and Poster Showcase, and any of the graduate-student-led tours will be entered to win an Apple iPad. Be sure to sign in at each event!
A full schedule of events and more details are available at http://graddiv.ucsb.edu/showcase
Friday, April 12
- Bren School Class of 2013 Master’s Project Final Presentations, Noon to 6 p.m., Bren Hall and the Marine Science Institute (various rooms)
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 1, 1 to 2 p.m., IHC McCune Conference Room, HSSB 6020
Monday, April 15
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 2, 11 a.m. to noon, Elings 1601
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 3, 3 to 4 p.m., GSA Lounge, 2nd floor Multicultural Center
- The Dumas Collection of Greek Pottery Tour, 3 to 4 p.m., Department of Classics, HSSB 4080
- Library Wine and Cheese Reception, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Davidson Library Mary Cheadle Room, 3rd floor: 21+ Please bring a driver’s license or other form of ID with your birthdate.
Tuesday, April 16
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 4, 11 a.m. to noon, IHC McCune Conference Room, HSSB 6020
- Religious Studies Collections Tour, Tuesday, April 16, noon to 1 p.m., Library Special Collections, 3rd floor
- GSRC Ice Cream Social, Tuesday, April 16, 2 to 3 p.m., Graduate Student Resource Center, SRB 1215
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 5, 3 to 4 p.m., Student Resource Building Multipurpose Room
Wednesday, April 17
- Graduate Students Association Bagel Hour, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., GSA Lounge, 2nd floor MultiCultural Center
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 6, 11 a.m. to noon, Elings 1601
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 7, 4 to 5 p.m., Davidson Library Mary Cheadle Room, 3rd floor
Thursday, April 18
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 8, 11 a.m. to noon, Engineering Sciences Building 1001
- Grad Slam Preliminary Round 9, 1 to 2 p.m., Student Resource Building Multipurpose Room
- Graduate Student Picnic, Thursday, April 18, 5 to 7 p.m., Arrowhead Green, San Clemente Apartments: Taco bar! Live music featuring Brengrass! All graduate students welcome!
Friday, April 19
- Tours of the AlloSphere, Systemics Lab, transLAB, Experimental Visualization Lab, Open House, 10 a.m. to noon, Elings Hall 2nd floor
- Performance and Poster Showcase, 1 to 3:30 p.m., Theater and Dance West 1507 and courtyard
- Grad Slam Finals, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Theater and Dance West 1701
- Graduate Student Reception, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Hatlen Theater patio overlooking the lagoon and Faculty Club green
Saturday, April 20
- Graduate Students Association Spring Party, 9 p.m. to late, Creekside, 4444 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara
Monday, April 22
- First Year MFA Art Exhibition and Reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Building 534 (Art Building) Student Gallery 1328
Tuesday, April 23
- Marine Science Poster Session, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Marine Science Research Building 2nd floor balcony
Questions? Email Whitney Winn at whitney.winn@graddiv.ucsb.edu