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We all want our work to be the very best it can be. But sometimes the desire to write the perfect paper, article, or dissertation can inhibit progress. If you find yourself running into “perfectionist gridlock,” Dr. Chris Golde and Dr. Jeff Schwegman, Humanities & Arts Initiatives Coordinator in the Humanities and Sciences Dean’s office at Stanford University, suggest some of the following strategies at Stanford's Tomorrow's Professor Postings to get back on the open road to Master’s Mountain, MFApolis, or PhDadelphia.
- Avoid choice overload. Having too many choices can lead to choice paralysis. Instead, limit your options to keep moving forward.
- Reframe choices as a series of steps. Especially when you are on the job market, it is important to see your next stage as merely one stop on a career path that will have many more.
- Understand that setbacks, while unpleasant, are part of the process. Don’t get overwhelmed trying to get everything just exactly perfect the first time. Focus instead on what you learned and how you can improve the process the next time.
- Iterate. Try things that you haven’t done and see if they work for you. You might uncover talents you didn’t know you had.
- Be gentle with yourself. Self-criticism is at the heart of “perfectionist gridlock” and it is important to forgive yourself for being human.
If you find yourself trapped in “perfectionist gridlock” and are looking for an exit ramp, University Health Services has trained professionals who can help you get back on the right track.
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| As you make progress towards finishing your dissertation, learn about the Graduate School's requirements for completing your PhD degree and depositing your dissertation. We will offer a brief introduction to the new electronic process for submitting your dissertation, and present information to help you make decisions about your thesis publishing options. Bring questions. This workshop is intended for PhD candidates preparing to graduate in the 2016-17 academic year. Registration is required.
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A robust LinkedIn presence is key to positioning yourself to secure your ideal job (or having it find you!). In this presentation, Career Consultant Gina Jenkins will share proven strategies and best practices to help you optimize your LinkedIn profile and grow your professional network strategically. We will spend the last 25 minutes of the workshop getting and giving feedback on our profiles from peers, so please bring five hard copies of your LinkedIn profile with you. Come prepared to have professional headshots taken. Food will be served.
Gina Jenkins is the Associate Director of Career & Leadership Development at the Wisconsin School of Business and the Owner of CareerLight, LLC, an independent career coaching business in the Madison area. She has over a decade of career development experience, including in the areas of human resources and alumni career services.
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Communicating your research to a non-specialist audience is an essential career skill, whether you're preparing for job interviews, networking at a conference, or just trying to explain to mom and dad what you do with your time. This workshop, sponsored by the Writing Center and the Graduate School Office of Professional Development, will help graduate students of all disciplines to prepare an accessible, intriguing three-minute talk. If you're interested in learning how to craft a concise, general explanation of your research, or if you plan to participate in the Three-Minute Thesis competition, this workshop is for you.
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| Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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| LaTeX
Tuesday, November 1 | 6:00 - 8:00pm
B207 Computer Sciences and Statistics
Python
Thursday, November 3 | 6:00 - 8:00pm
B207 Computer Sciences and Statistics InDesign
Monday, November 7 | 6:00 - 8:00pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building
Excel1
Monday, November 7 | 6:00 - 8:00pm
B207 Computer Sciences and Statistics
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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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| The Bias Response Team/Division of Student Life is hosting an open, interactive and informative workshop about interrupting bias and hate on campus.
Join the UW-Madison women Deans for coffee and conversation about women and leadership. You will have the opportunity to network with other UW-Madison women, enjoy coffee, light refreshments and topical conversation with one or more of the female Deans on campus.
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| Early Voting and Registration On-Campus Now Through Nov. 4 From now through Friday November 4th, you can register and vote early for the next US president as well as candidates for other federal, state and local offices: - Every day except Sat. Oct. 29, from 10am to 4pm in the Student Activity Center
- Mon-Fri, 10 am to 6 pm, in Union South
For more information on the registration and voting process, see here. Spring 2017 Course: Women and Leadership in Medicine, Science and Engineering
The Center for Women's Health Research is offering a 1-3 credit course in Spring 2017 on gender and leadership, effective strategies for women leaders, approaches to counteracting gender biases in oneself and others, and the intersection of race and gender in leadership. For more information, see here. Graduate Student Survivor Support Group
Starting on November 1st through December 13th, University Health Services (UHS) End Violence on Campus (EVOC) will offer a confidential, drop-in group for UW-Madison graduate and professional students who have been harmed by stalking, sexual harassment, intimate partner/domestic violence, and/or sexual assault. All genders are welcome. The Graduate Student Survivor Support Group will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:30pm in 319 Educational Sciences. Students can contact EVOC (evoc@uhs.wisc.edu or 265-5600, option 3) for more information.
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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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PhD candidates or postdocs in any field of the biological sciences are invited to apply to the Competition for the iBiology Young Scientist Seminars. Winners will attend a multi-day workshop led by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, a leading organization in training scientists to give effective talks, in collaboration with iBiology. After this training, the selected scientists will record their 30-minute talks, which will be posted on iBiology.org. They will also receive a $500 honorarium. The Andrew W. Mellow Mediterranean Regional Research Fellowship enables pre- and post-doctoral scholars to carry out research in the humanities and related social sciences in countries bordering the Mediterranean and served by American overseas research centers. The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advanced regional or transregional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for US doctoral candidates and scholars who have already earned their PhD. Preference will be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regional research. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams.
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