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July 2019

 
 
 
 
 
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Office of Graduate Studies

The Grad Buzz

 
 
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Explore Atlanta With These 8 Outdoor Activities

When you think outdoor summer activities, your mind might go to beach trips and dips in the pool. But, Jacob Payne wants you to know that there are plenty of other options around Atlanta for getting outside and enjoying the summer. “I like to bike around and see new places,” said Payne, a second-year master’s student in Aerospace Engineering. “I keep finding great spots in Midtown, like the lounge on the roof of the Hotel Clermont or some of the trails off the BeltLine. It’s fun to have a variety of stuff to do off campus.”

 
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Apply By July 8 to Be Convocation Speaker

Are you a current student with advice and thoughts you'd like to share with incoming grad students? Be sure to apply to be our speaker for this year's Graduate Student Convocation. The deadline to apply is July 8.

 
 
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Get to Know Your Health Insurance Options

When it comes to health insurance requirements for grad students at Georgia Tech, you fall into one of two categories: mandatory or voluntary.

If you're in the mandatory category (click Read More below to get to an FAQ that will help you determine this), you have a few options during the enrollment period from July 16-Sept. 10. Already enrolled in a comparable policy? You can waive the Georgia Tech Mandatory Student Health Insurance Policy (SHIP).

But, if you don't have alternative coverage, you're required to enroll in SHIP, which also includes dental and vision coverage. Mandatory plan premiums for fall and spring/summer coverage are $876.36 and $1,219.40. (If you're a GRA or GTA, roughly 70% of your Mandatory plan premium will be covered by Tech, and your student account will be billed a reduced amount.)

If you're enrolled in four or more hours and aren't required to have health insurance but would like to, you can enroll in the Voluntary SHIP. Voluntary plan premiums for fall and spring/summer coverage are $1,121.36 and $1,561.40.

Premiums are paid twice annually — once in fall for fall semester coverage (Aug. 1-Dec. 31) and once in the spring for spring/summer semester coverage (Jan. 1-July 31). For more information, click on the link below.

 
 
 
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Career Development: Resources Coming Online

Join Focus Groups for Program Development. Have an opinion regarding professional development resources on topics like time management and leadership? Want to have an impact on future plans? Be part of a focus group that will discuss a new online professional development program that's being developed by and for Tech grad students. Both master's and Ph.D. students are invited to participate, and snacks will be provided. Sign up here.

National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD). Tech recently joined NCFDD as an institutional member. NCFDD is a nationally recognized, independent group that provides online career development and mentoring resources for faculty, postdocs, and grad students including the following:

  • Webinars on topics like, “The Art of Saying No,” “Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors and Collaborators,” and “How to Engage in Healthy Conflict”
  • Access to multiweek courses
  • Private discussion forum for peer-mentoring, problem-solving, and moderated writing challenges
  • Monthly accountability buddy matches
  • 14-day writing challenges
Click here to join (using your @gatech.edu email address).

 
 
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Funding Opportunities: Grants for Health Services Research Dissertation Programs

Are you pursuing a Ph.D. in an area related to health care services? Be sure to check out this grant opportunity from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The deadline to apply is Aug. 1.

 
 
 
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Events

 
 
 
 

July

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School Break

Classes do not meet today.

 
 
 
 

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Graduate Resumes for Industry

Could you use some help with crafting a quality resume? Be sure to check out this workshop for strategies for success!

Time: 5:15-6:30 p.m.
Location: Festival Level, Student Success Center

 
 
 
 

July

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Thesis Deadline for Ph.D. and Master's Degree Students

The deadline for both Ph.D. and master's degree students graduating in summer 2019 to submit their theses for an initial format check is today at noon.

 
 
 
 

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Graduate Student Welcome

Come and celebrate the beginning of the academic year and get to know fellow grad students at the 2019 Graduate Student Welcome event. Convocation for new grad students will begin at 4 p.m. in the Ferst Center for the Arts and will be followed by the annual grad student picnic (open to all grad students) at 5 p.m. on Tech Green.