In today's competitive academic and professional landscape, a strong personal brand is essential. This session is designed to help graduate students from diverse disciplines understand the fundamentals of personal branding and how to effectively articulate their unique value proposition both on-line and off-line.See more about all Timely Topics offered by The Graduate School. (https://grad.uconn.edu/timely-topics/) Please register (https://uconn.kualibuild.com/app/636957bead4b66cb6fe9611e/run) to receive a Webex link for this event.

This workshop will go over best practices in community partner compensation. Participants will learn why compensation is essential to reciprocal partnerships, examine ethical andequitableframeworks, and receive guidance on how to compensate community partners at UConn.

GI Grand Rounds conferences take place weekly on Wednesdays at noon via Webex. Please contact Amy Pallotti to be added to detailed conference announcement emails.

About the Program: Only 20-25% of summer jobs come from formal recruiting (OCI). Hear from CCD counselors about other paths to summer employment. Topics will include: timelines and application tips; how to use Symplicity and about other job sources, and how to identify and grow your professional network to help build connections to opportunities Who Should Attend: 2Ls who do not yet have plans for Summer 2026