Grad News for You: March 2026

✨ What’s Inside

• 📌 Important Dates
• 🔬 Present Your Research
• 📅 Upcoming Events
• 📢 Opportunities for Graduate Students
• ✍️ Writing & Research Support
• 📚 Tutoring & Academic Coaching
• 👋 Your Grad School Support Team

📌 Important Dates

Graduate school moves fast, make sure you’re on track! Key dates coming up include:

• Saturday, March 7-Sunday, March 15: Spring Break (No classes).
• Friday, March 20: Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 priority registration begins.
• Friday, April 3: Good Friday (No classes).
• Tuesday, April 7: Final date for graduating doctoral students to submit Form E, their dissertation draft and signature page prior to dissertation defense.

👉 View the Academic Calendar and all Important Dates.

🔬 Present Your Research

Have research to share? Step into the spotlight at the 2026 Student Research Symposium on Friday, April 24! Present your work, build your professional profile, sharpen your presentation skills and connect with faculty, peers and future collaborators. Abstracts are due by Wednesday, April 1!

👉 Review Submission Requirements.

📅 Upcoming Events

Spring 2026 Career & Internship Fair: Network with employers across industries Wednesday, March 18, 1-4 p.m., University Hall, 7th Floor Conference Center. Meet recruiters, explore open roles and internships and start building connections that could lead to your next opportunity.

Speakers, Panels and Conferences

• Black & Latina Women - Leading in Our Power: Wednesday, March 4, 2-3 p.m., Online.
• Innovation Nation - Knowledge, Discovery & the American Emergence: Wednesday, March 4, 2-3 p.m., College of Communication and Media, Presentation Hall.

Academic and Research Workshops

• Annotated Bibliographies: Thursday, March 5, 10-10:30 a.m., Online.
• Introduction to Literature Reviews (Part 1): Thursday, March 5, 4-4:50 p.m., Online.
• Formatting Your Thesis: Tuesday, March 10, 5-6 p.m., Online.
• Formatting Your Thesis: Wednesday, March 11, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Online.
• Evaluating Sources: Monday, March 16, 2-2:45 p.m., Online.
• Find a Research Topic You'll Actually Like: Tuesday, March 17, 7-7:30 p.m., Online.
• Find the Sources You Need: Thursday, March 19, 4-4:45 p.m., Online.
• Introduction to Literature Reviews (Part 2): Thursday, March 19, 4-4:45 p.m., Online.
• IRB Cayuse Workshop: Tuesday, March 25, 2-3 p.m., Online.
• Research Time Management: Thursday, March 26, 9-9:45 a.m., Online.
• Journey of a Doctoral Candidate: Tuesday, April 7, 12-1 p.m., Online.
• Submitting a Master’s Thesis: Tuesday, April 7, 5-6 p.m., Online.

Career Preparation

• Career Ready with AI: Wednesday, March 4, 1-2 p.m., University Hall, Room 1140.
• Career Fair Prep/Navigating the Career Fair: Wednesday, March 17, 12-1 p.m., Online.
• LinkedIn & Personal Branding: Wednesday, March 25, 12-1 p.m., Online.
• Handshake 101/Using Handshake Effectively: Wednesday, April 1, 12-1 p.m., Online.

👉 Find more Events for Graduate Students!

💡 Did You Know?

Graduate students can design and host their own events and The Graduate School will provide the funding to make it happen. It’s your chance to bring your ideas to life, connect with the grad community and demonstrate real leadership experience to add to your resume. Start your proposal through our Graduate Event Proposal Form. Have an idea but don’t have the bandwidth to host it? Share your ideas in our Event Suggestion Form.

📢 Opportunities for Graduate Students

Discover ways to build experience, grow professionally and earn while you learn.

University Employment

• AmeriCorps Member for the Healthy Communities Corps
• Course Assistant
• HR Knowledge Based Articles and Introductory Analysis
• Maternal and Child Health Speaker Series Video Editing
• Strategic Benefits Development and Knowledge Resources Initiative

Leadership & Service

• Graduate Council Student Representative
• Graduate Student Event Proposal

👉 Explore more opportunities for graduate students.

✍️ Writing & Research Support

Graduate-level writing can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone.

• Center for Writing Excellence (CWE): One-on-one consultations to strengthen any paper, presentation or project, at any stage of the writing process.
• Dissertation & Thesis Writing Support: Professor Michele McCormick offers writing support and coaching to Montclair graduate students preparing their doctoral dissertations and masters theses.
• University Libraries: Expert research support, including help with databases, citations and finding sources tailored to your topic.

📚 Tutoring & Academic Coaching

The Center for Academic Success & Tutoring (CAST) offers free one-on-one support from dedicated graduate assistants. Sessions are available in person (Library 138) or virtually via Zoom.

Technology, Tools & Campus Systems

Need help troubleshooting tech issues, navigating systems or working through computer science coursework? Shirlyn Jenita Jasper, Graduate Assistant for Computer Science & Technical Assistance, is your go-to for getting unstuck. Book A Session With Shirlyn.

Research Methods & Statistics

Working on research projects, data analysis or programs like R? Architha Kattumulla, Graduate Assistant for Statistics & Data Science Support, can help you better understand your research and strengthen your data skills. Book A Session With Architha.

Dissertation Formatting Support

Working on your dissertation and need help navigating formatting requirements? Bhanu Teja Konduru, Graduate Assistant for Dissertation Formatting, supports doctoral students with styles, section breaks, page numbering, Table of Contents, figures, captions and tables. Book A Session With Bhanu.

👉 View more resources offered by CAST.

👋 Your Grad School Support Team

The Graduate School is here to support you throughout your graduate studies, from day one to graduation. We’re open Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and offer a variety of support services.

• 📍 Location: NURS (The School of Nursing / The Graduate School), 4th Floor
• 📞 Phone: 973-655-5205
• ✉️ Email: gradstudentservices@montclair.edu
• 🔗 Social Media: linktr.ee/montclair_gradschool
• 🌐 Website: montclair.edu/graduate-students

Looking for more specific support? Here’s a quick guide to who you can reach out to:

• Academic standing and AEL → Victoria Speiser, speiserv@montclair.edu
• Academic success → Deborah Reynoso, reynosod@montclair.edu
• Graduate assistantships → Arthur Carlson, carlsona@montclair.edu
• Communications → Alexa Rose Spear, speara@montclair.edu
• Dissertation review → docstudy@montclair.edu
• Thesis review → thesisinquiry@montclair.edu

👉 View our full Staff Directory.

👉 Find more resources in our Canvas Community.

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