Header: GradConnections Weekly
Week of October 17, 2017
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Tips for Grads: Personal Effectiveness
The demands of graduate student life are intense, and often we try to just keep our heads down and attend to our work, neglecting self-care and wellness. Needless to say, this can have a negative effect on our ability to focus on our emotional and mental wellbeing, and may lead to trouble down the road if not addressed.
Your best campus resource for dealing with mental health issues is University Health Services (UHS), which offers a safe and confidential environment, and a variety of free-of-charge support services for graduate students.
UHS hosts many group counseling opportunities for graduate students, including dissertators’ groups, graduate students’ groups, graduate women’s groups, survivor support groups, and a group for first-generation student support.
UHS also offers individual and couple/partner counseling, as well as stress management and psychiatry services. UHS has a 24-hour crisis service for when concern about student well-being or risk of suicide arises.
Additionally, beginning this semester, you can expedite your consultation with UHS by using Access Consultation instead of drop-in triage. Students can log in to MyUHS or call 608-265-5600 for an appointment.
Remember that your mental and emotional health is important to your long-term success, so make time in your schedule to take care of yourself. 
Section header: DiscoverPD, Your Guide to Professional Development
DiscoverPD is an innovative tool for UW-Madison graduate students to advance their academic and professional goals. Reviewing the nine facets of professional development, complete a self-assessment, and get a customized report and recommendations.
Upcoming Professional Development Events
You're Researching What? Crafting a 3-minute Talk that Appeals to the Public
Thursday, October 19 | 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Room 6191, Helen C. White Hall | Communication
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 family and friends 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 from all disciplines to prepare an accessible, intriguing three-minute talk about their research. If you’re interested in learning how to craft a concise, general explanation of your research, or if you plan to participate in the 3MT® Three-Minute Thesis competition, this workshop is for you.
Workshop: Last Steps to Completing the PhD
Tuesday, October 31 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Room 260, Bascom Hall | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections
As you progress toward finishing your dissertation, learn about the Graduate School's requirements for completing your PhD and depositing your dissertation. The Graduate School will offer a brief introduction to the electronic process for submitting your dissertation, and present information to help you make decisions about your thesis publishing options. This workshop is intended for PhD candidates preparing to graduate in Fall 2017 or Spring 2018.
Research or Me-Search? A Conversation for Emerging Scholars
Wednesday, November 1 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Room L138, Education Building | Career Development | Personal Effectiveness
As graduate students, how can we reconcile the promises and pitfalls associated with studying populations in which we identify? Join the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) for a small-group conversation to address this question. The session allows graduate students from across UW-Madison to discuss their research interests, and address questions and feedback from their peers. Co-sponsored by the Graduate School Office of Professional Development.
Getting Through Graduate School, with PhD Comics' Jorge Cham
Wednesday, November 1 | 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Hector F. DeLuca Forum, Discovery Building | Personal Effectiveness
A survey by U.C. Berkeley found that 95% of all graduate students feel overwhelmed, and over 67% have felt seriously depressed at some point in their careers. In this talk, Jorge Cham recounts his experiences bringing humor into the lives of stressed out academics, examines the source of their anxieties and explores the guilt, the myth, and the power of procrastination.
Do you love freebies? Have you viewed DiscoverPD? Log in, take a self-assessment, review your report, and favorite recommendations. And when you attend the November 1 talk, you'll get a free coffee mug (while supplies last) with a PhD Comic about DiscoverPD, by Jorge Cham.
Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
Careers & Financial
Preparing a Strong NIH Fellowship (NRSA) Application
Tuesday, October 17 | 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Room 1111, Genetics Biotechnology Building | Personal Effectiveness
FAFSA Frenzy
Wednesday, October 18 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Main Lounge, Chadbourne Residence Hall | Personal Effectiveness
FAFSA Frenzy
Friday, October 20 | 9:00 - 11:00 am
Caucus Room, Student Activity Center (SAC) | Personal Effectiveness
Annual Benefits Enrollment Seminar
Friday, October 20 | 9:00 - 10:30 am
Auditorium, Signe Skott Cooper Hall | Personal Effectiveness
Butting Heads with Style: Learn to Recognize and Assess Different Types of Conflict
Monday, October 23 | 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Check TITU, Memorial Union | Communication | Personal Effectiveness
Teaching
Active Teaching Lab: Feedback Manager Challenge in Canvas
Friday, October 20 | 8:30 - 9:45 am
Room 120, Middleton Building | Managing Projects and People
For Future Faculty
Women in STEM Careers Panel
Wednesday, October 18 | 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Online | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Personal Effectiveness
5 Things to Do on the First and Last Day of Class - CIRTL Online Workshop
Thursday, October 19 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Online | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Leadership
On the Academic Job Market: Writing Diversity Statements for Academic Jobs
Monday, October 23 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Room 6172, Helen C. White Hall | Inclusion & Diversity | Communication | Career Development
On the Academic Job Market: Composing the All-Important Cover Letter
Tuesday, October 24 | 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Room 6172, Helen C. White Hall | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Communication
Preparing for success on the job market and beyond. Full list of events here
Writing & Research
The Ins and Outs of Insider Research
Wednesday, October 18 | 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Room 198, Education Building | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections
Simple Steps to Perfecting Your Punctuation
Wednesday, October 18 | 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Room 6172, Helen C. White Hall | Communication
Improving Style
Wednesday, October 18 | 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Room 6176, Helen C. White Hall | Communication
A Dissertator's Primer, Part 2: The Dissertation Stage
Friday, October 20 | 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Room 6176, Helen C. White Hall | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Communication
Finding and Evaluating Educational Literature - CIRTL Online Workshop
Friday, October 20 | 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Online | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections
Writing Resumes and Cover Letters
Friday, October 20 | 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Room 6191, Helen C. White Hall | Career Development | Communication
Developing and Delivering Conference Presentations
Tuesday, October 24 | 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Writing Center Commons, Helen C. White Hall | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Communication
Technology
STS: MATLAB 2
Wednesday, October 18 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
STS: WordPress 1: WordPress.com
Wednesday, October 18 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room 2257, Helen C. White Hall | Managing Projects and People
STS: Access 1
Thursday, October 19 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
Stata Programming
Friday, October 20 | 2:00 - 3:15 pm
Room 3218, Sewell Social Sciences Building | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Inquiry, Discovery, and Creation
STS: DesignLab Consultation
Sunday, October 22 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Room 2250, College Library | Managing Projects and People
STS: DesignLab Consultation
Monday, October 23 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Room 2250, College Library | Managing Projects and People
STS: Illustrator 1
Monday, October 23 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
STS: DesignLab Consultation
Tuesday, October 24 | 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Room 2250, College Library | Managing Projects and People
STS: Access 2
Tuesday, October 24 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
For more technology courses from Software Training for Students (STS) click here.
Special Events & Conferences
Women and Leadership Series: Book Discussion
Wednesday, October 18 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Varsity Hall III, Union South | Leadership
Steven and Ben Nadler Speak on Campus
Wednesday, October 18 | 5:00 pm
Room 126, Memorial Library | Personal Effectiveness
Center for the Humanities Friday Lunch: "Cosmic Nature: The Cold War Environmental Politics of Earth Orbit"
Friday, October 20 | 12:00 pm
Banquet Room, University Club (RSVP required) | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections
Humanities Without Boundaries: "The Inscribed Studio Protrait as Self-Image: Photographing a New Self in Early Twentieth-Century China"
Monday, October 23 | 7:30 pm
Room L160, Conrad A. Elvehjem Building | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections
Section header: Deadlines and Announcements

Mellon-Wisconsin Dissertation Writing Camp Winter 2018 Application Now Open

The UW-Madison Writing Center and the UW-Madison Graduate School are pleased to sponsor a Mellon-Wisconsin Dissertation Writing Camp during the 2018 Winter intersession. The camp will run from January 8 - January 12, 2018. Acceptance in the program is competitive, and participation is limited to 20 dissertators. Facilitated by senior staff from the Writing Center, this camp offers a structured opportunity for dissertators to make significant progress on their dissertations by drafting a substantial amount of writing. The deadline for application is Friday, October 27 at 12:00 pm (noon). Camp information and application instructions can be found here.

Self-Nominations Now Open for Schmidt Science Fellows

UW-Madison has been invited to submit names for this high-impact, highly competitive, new post-doc opportunity, funded by Eric and Wendy Schmidt. This initiative is intended to provide the next generations of leaders and innovators with the tools and opportunities to drive world-changing advances across the sciences and society. The program is open to students in the physical and life sciences who are interested in exploring multidisciplinary work, and who have recently received or will receive their Ph.D. in the next six months. Students can self-nominate through UW-Madison before October 31, and selected nominees will proceed with the full application from there. 
Section header: In Case You Missed It

First Steps to Building a Personal Brand

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. In this video, First Steps to Building a Personal Brand, presenter Kristina Vack leads individual and small group exercises to help you develop a five-word personal brand. She also covers ways to start establishing your brand online.
Grad School Professional Development event recording: First step to building a personal brand
Section header: Funding Opportunities
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.

Employment

Fellowships & Grants

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program
Application due November 1
The Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is a distinguished transatlantic initiative that offers a select cohort of accomplished Americans the opportunity to compete a comprehensive intercultural professional program in Germany. The program is comprised of three main components: individual professional assignments, professional seminars, and German language training. Fellows are from the fields of public policy and administration, foreign and security policy, urban and regional planning, business, journalism and communications, law, or cultural and arts management (museum, theater, orchestra). To connect with program staff, please contact bosch@culturalvistas.org
These dissertation fellowships are for Ph.D. students in the social sciences whose work is of high quality and that has the potential to contribute to making U.S. society less unequal, more democratic, and more environmentally sustainable. Five fellowships will be awarded to students actively engaged in writing their dissertations during the fellowship year. Eligible students must have completed all departmental and institutional requirements, including approval of the dissertation proposal. Students in public health, education, and social work are not eligible. There is no citizenship requirement. 
Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program
Application due January 10, 2018
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) believes that the biggest challenges in science call for diverse perspectives and original thinking. The Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program recruits individuals from groups underrepresented in the life sciences to support early career scientists. Fellows receive $80,000 annually for up to four years of postdoctoral training, and opportunities for career development. The program is open to individuals from gender, racial, ethnic, and other groups underrepresented in the life sciences who are basic science researchers and/or physician-scientists in the biomedical and life science disciplines. There is no citizenship requirement for this program. 
The BD2K-LINCS Data Coordination and Integration Center is currently accepting applications for the 2018 Summer Research Training Program, a research-intensive ten-week program open to graduate students. The Data Coordination and Integration Center supports data science research focused on developing methods for knowledge extraction from data and integrating data with other relevant resources. Summer fellows conduct faculty-mentored independent research projects within laboratories in the following areas: dynamic data visualization, machine learning, data harmonization, computational drug discovery, metadata and APIs, knowledge modeling, Bayesian networks, and statistical mining. 
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