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February 4, 2020In this issue: Navigating job negotiations, skill and career development resources, and more.
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Tips for Grads: Skill and career development resources
It’s the beginning of the semester, which means you are probably settling into your courses and focusing on completing your degree requirements. While getting your degree should absolutely be your first priority, taking advantage of the professional development opportunities available to UW–Madison graduate students should be a close second.
The Graduate School offers a wide array of tools, resources, and services to help you succeed academically and excel professionally, regardless of your discipline or career aspirations. Below are a few of the many valuable resources available to you as a graduate student:
Skill identification, development, and planning resources
- DiscoverPD generates customized professional development recommendations based on a self-assessment of your skills, and includes a searchable database of 400+ in-person and online opportunities geared towards UW–Madison graduate students.
- myIDP is a career planning and strategic goal-setting tool for STEM PhD students that matches your interests, skills, and values with career paths in the sciences.
- ImaginePhD facilitates career exploration for PhD students in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by assessing your skills, values, and interests, identifying potential career options, and helping you plan your next steps academically and professionally.
- Aurora by Beyond the Professoriate is a new e-learning platform with on-demand, self-paced learning modules that allow you to explore non-academic and faculty career options while identifying and honing the transferable skills you have gained in grad school.
Resources for careers beyond the tenure track
- Beyond the Tenure Track is an ongoing series of events for graduate students who are interested in pursuing careers outside of academia.
- Aurora and ImaginePhD (listed above) also have excellent resources for exploring and planning your non-academic career.
Resources for aspiring faculty
GradConnections Weekly is looking for fresh perspectives on the graduate student experience.
If you have advice, counsel, or tips for UW grad students, you’re invited to write a guest column for “Tips for Grads.”
If you’re interested, check out our infographic for details and email gspd@grad.wisc.edu to let us know.
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| DiscoverPD is an innovative tool for UW–Madison graduate students to advance their academic and professional goals. Review the nine facets of professional development, complete a self-assessment, and get a customized report and recommendations.
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Don't leave money on the table! Before accepting any job offer, realize negotiation is a critical part of the process. In this hands-on workshop, you will explore your values and interests in order to identify your "non-negotiables" before learning and practicing proven strategies for negotiation. You can expect to leave this workshop with greater confidence in your negotiating skills, access to useful resources, and action steps to prepare for negotiations. Food will be provided, with gluten-free and vegetarian options available.
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Grab your strategic plan and learn the secret to making it work day-to-day and week-to-week! How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities is a step-by-step guide to holding a weekly planning meeting (aka The Sunday Meeting). In this webinar you'll learn what works and what doesn't work when it comes to weekly planning, why weekly planning is the bridge between your strategic plan and getting control of your workday, and a 30-minute technique that will help you make sure that the most important things get done each day. To sign up, first activate your National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity account through the UW–Madison institutional membership.
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We all hear about the importance of self-care and, in particular, sleep. But many of us continue to struggle finding our internal place of deep rest and renewal. In this workshop we explore the idea and practice of "resting to rise" for academics. We introduce yoga nidra - what it is, what it does, its relevance to faculty, and, most importantly, how to try it and even fit it in to your already-full schedule. You will leave the workshop with access to a free recording, and a plan for weaving it into your life in support of your writing goals and other meaningful projects. To sign up, first activate your National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity account through the UW–Madison institutional membership.
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- Illustrator 1
- Excel 2: Analysis
- Photoshop 1
- Structural Equation Modeling, and Mediation (with Stata)
- Stata Workshop: Loops and Macros
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Special Events & Symposia
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Mental Health Resources for Grad StudentsAccording to the 2016 UW–Madison Healthy Minds Study, 94% of UW–Madison students do not think any less of a peer who seeks mental health care, and 90% of students who used mental health care found it helpful.
Multicultural Student Center Drop-In Hours. The MSC provides in-house support, counseling, and programs aimed at fostering mental health and wellbeing. Drop in hours are free, confidential consultations for UW students.
24-hour Crisis Services. On-call crisis counselors can help address your most pressing concerns, address your safety, and help you connect with follow-up service needs. It’s available every day, including weekends, holidays, and semester breaks. If you are concerned for your own well-being or the well-being of someone you know, call the UHS crisis line at 608-265-5600. For situations that are immediately life-threatening, call 911.
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The Dean of Students Office provides resources to students struggling with a variety of issues, and can be your go-to spot for assistance as a graduate student. To contact the Graduate and Professional Student Assistance Specialist Elaine Goetz-Berman directly, email egoetz2@wisc.edu.
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Please note: Some graduate students may be ineligible to hold graduate assistantship appointments. Be sure to check with your graduate program coordinator about your eligibility before applying.
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With the Planetary Health Graduate Scholarship program, the University of Wisconsin-Madison brings together graduate students and their faculty advisors from across disciplines who study how the health of the planet and the health of humans are interdependent. Together, they will find solutions that benefit health for all, leading us toward resilience and a healthier, more sustainable future. Six outstanding students will each receive $5,000 for the 2020-2021 academic year; their advisors will receive $1,000. Apply through the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub.
This fellowship supports students in science, math, or engineering graduate programs who were residents of Sauk County, Wisconsin, at the time of matriculation at UW–Madison. Preference will be given to returning adult students and students who have not previously received these fellowship funds. Apply through the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub. Award recipients will be notified at the end of April.
This 12-month fellowship supports dissertators pursuing a course of study in engineering, physical or biological sciences, mathematics, or economics (concentrating on the advantages of the free-enterprise system). Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate how they qualify as “gifted” and how they are representative of a middle-class, middle-income group. Apply through the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub. Award recipients will be notified at the end of April.
Entrants develop and submit a detailed proposal for an arts event, exhibition, series, commercial venture, or other artistic project. Proposals should demonstrate creativity, innovation, added value to the arts, and potential for success. Entries may be from individuals or from teams of up to three. The lead team member must be a full-time UW–Madison student. All proposals are evaluated in a preliminary online round by a panel of judges. Three student proposals will be invited to participate in the final round. Finalists will be judged on both a written plan and an oral presentation. The top three proposals receive funding of $2,000, $1,000, and $500 in support of their projects. Awards may impact financial aid distribution. Funding for the Arts Business Competition is provided by the Anonymous Fund. For more information, see the Arts Business Competition website.
Support from Nancy and David Borghesi and the A. W. Mellon Foundation allows the Center for the Humanities to support three to five new interdisciplinary workshops in the humanities each year. This program allows teams of UW-Madison faculty and students to explore new and developing fields of inquiry. The workshops are working groups centered on an interdisciplinary topic, broadly conceived, drawn from any period, field, or method of research in the humanities. One of the Center's most exciting programs, the workshops have led to conferences, books, and teaching innovations. Information about current and past workshops and full application information can be found on the Borghesi-Mellon Workshops webpage. Proposals for new workshops should be developed by an interdisciplinary group of at least four individuals, with active student and faculty involvement in the planning process.
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