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Tips for Grads: Career Development
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Taking the time to explore careers while in graduate school is an important and on-going process in developing your career. One of the resources to help your career exploration is Versatile PhD. UW-Madison subscribes to this service and you can see examples of successful resumes and cover letters, learn about obtaining non-academic careers, and find jobs in your field of study. Log-on here to see what Versatile PhD has to offer.
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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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Upcoming Professional Development Events
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| STEM PhDs can positively impact society by working in think tanks, non-academic research organizations that influence public policy around an important issue or cluster of issues. Think tanks hire PhDs to conduct and evaluate studies and help develop policy recommendations. Our PhD Career Panel discussions are like a combination of an AMA and an informational interview. They take place in our discussion forums, so it all happens online and in writing. This week’s discussion will feature PhDs from Oncological Science, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Ecology, and Chemical Engineering, who are ready to answer questions posed to them on the Versatile PhD discussion forum.
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Everyone knows what a brand is. Nike, Pepsi, Disney, Apple. It’s a buzzword thrown around a lot in career and job search conversations. Why should you care? Your potential employers are googling you and making decisions with the content they receive before you sit in the interview chair. You have the ability to manage your reputation both online and offline. Come to this workshop prepared to engage in individual and small group exercises to help you develop a 5 word personal brand. We will also cover ways to start establishing your brand online.
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| Do you want to plan fieldwork, finish your dissertation, finalize your capstone project, or lead a team project? Project management is a set of skills that can be applied in academic settings, as well as in non-profits, laboratories, and many others. Learn principles of project management and apply them to a project that you define in this collaborative short program comprised of two half-days. The first session (Sat. Apr. 8) will provide an overview of project management and the second (Sat. Apr. 15) will enable you to apply the concepts to your project. You will think creatively, define a problem, establish project goals, create a plan, and prepare to implement your project.
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| Whether we realize it or not, we negotiate all of the time: with our advisors, bosses, co-workers and even significant others and friends. The reality is, negotiation occurs whenever two or more people want different things and hope to come to agreement. This workshop, facilitated by Joanne Lipo Zovic, UW-Milwaukee Lecturer and Marquette Law School Adjunct Professor, is designed to demystify negotiation and help participants incorporate a structured preparation process to foster better communication and ultimately better outcomes.
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| Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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| Mentoring Statement Workshop
Thursday, April 6 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
117 WISCIENCE Conference Room (445 Henry Mall) | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Leadership
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| A Writer's Retreat
Wednesday, April 5 | 3:00 - 7:00 pm
Ebling Library, Historical Reading Room, Health Sciences Learning Center | Communication
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| Linux in a Day
Thursday, April 6 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
Illustrator 2
Thursday, April 6 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
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For more technology courses from Software Training for Students (STS) click here.
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Special Events & Conferences
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| Free Cancer Screening
Friday, April 7 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
ENT (Otolaryncology) Clinic, University Hospital (600 Highland Ave) | Personal Effectiveness
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#GradImpact: Celebrate Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week
This week (April 3-9) is Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week, and the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) is launching a social media campaign to celebrate graduate and professional students and their accomplishments. Join in my using #GradImpact on social media channels to highlight graduate student stories that demonstrate how graduate and professional education contribute to the public good. Visit the CGS website for more information on the project.
LEaP into teaching! Save the date for August workshops
Are you interested in learning about teaching? Are you currently teaching, or might you have plans to teach in the future? The UW-Madison Teaching Academy invites all interested graduate students and teaching assistants to the Learning Environment and Pedagogics workshop (TA-LEaP). Join us for an introductory workshop where you will learn basic teaching principles, active learning techniques, syllabus, rubric, assignment and exam design tips, and more! Get connected to other teaching and learning programs across campus. Please invite fellow teaching assistants or graduate student colleagues who might want to explore teaching with award winning instructors from the UW-Madison Teaching Academy. Participants who successfully complete the workshop are awarded Teaching Academy Affiliate status. This year’s workshop will be held on August 21-22 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day (sign up now!). Please plan to clear your schedule to introduce yourself to the art of teaching!
RSVP to the International Student Graduation Celebration before Apr. 14
International students are invited to the International Student Graduation Celebration, which will take place on Friday, May 5 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm in the Gordon Dining & Events Center. Enjoy food, photos, Bucky, music, and awards with family and friends! Registration is required, and the deadline to register is on Friday, April 14.
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Successful interviewing relies on effective preparation. What should you know to prepare for faculty position interviews? What expectations will institutions have of you? What type of meetings might occur during the interview process? To help you prepare to go on the job market next year, The Office of Professional Development suggests you take some time to view this Interviewing for Faculty Positions video. It will help you focus on the process of thinking through what you need to do to prepare for faculty interviews by giving tips from a panel of new faculty who have recently gone through the interview process and seasoned faculty who have interviewed many applicants.
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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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This competition is administered by the Graduate School and provides support in the form of a $25,055, 12-month stipend to one dissertator pursuing research in a STEM-related field.
This competition is administered by the Graduate School and supports one PhD-bound graduate student in the Physical Sciences or Biological Sciences who was a resident of Sauk County at the time of matriculation at UW-Madison. This is either a 9-month or 12-month fellowship with a total stipend of $20,500 or $25,055.
Application Due April 30, 2017
Funds are still available for dissertator conference and research travel. The final date for submitting your travel award application is April 30th, for conference/research travel through June 30th. If you reached dissertator status or final year MFA status by Spring of 2017 but participated in conference/research travel this past fall you can apply for a research/conference travel award after the fact.
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