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September 14, 2021In this issue: A new approach to time management, mental health resources, and more.
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Tips for Grads: How many hours do we have in a day?
What’s that famous saying, “We all have the same 24 hours in a day”? I’ve always hated it.
In the workshop “Time Management for Graduate Students”, Dr. Jenny Faust re-introduced me to the concept of “the 24 hours” in a way that really resonated, because she started by immediately throwing away 12 of the hours. To encourage us to set more realistic goals, Dr. Faust automatically designated eight hours for sleep and four hours for eating, grooming, and exercise. That leaves us with a much more digestible 12 hours for the following categories:
- Work
- Travel (to work or school)
- Class/Lab
- Reading/Studying
- Fun/Relaxing
Using this methodology, I mapped out my Wednesdays to look like this:
- 8 hours for sleep (no less than 7 hours is the recommendation, so I’ll take a bonus hour!)
- 4 hours eating, grooming, and exercising
- 5 hours for work
- 0.5 hours for travel
- 2.5 hours for class
- 3.5 hours for reading/studying
- 0.5 hours for fun/relaxing
This system allows us to automatically account for the parts of the day necessary to keep ourselves alive and well so that we can focus on how to maximize the time that’s left. It turns out there’s a lot of it. Also, different days can have different distributions of your 12 hours, like days where you don’t have work, or days where your workload is heavier, so your ‘fun’ for the day can be sharing a meal with a friend, which would be absorbed into the already accounted-for four hours for eating, grooming, and exercise.
Using this system has many benefits but the biggest perhaps is that I have a lot more faith in the flow of the day. I know where my hours are spent, and that there are in fact enough of them. Everyone’s workload and schedules are different, and many may have circumstances that don’t make things as cut and dry like childcare responsibilities, but I’d encourage you to give this system a try. Even if it doesn’t stick permanently, you may learn something about how you spend your day by trying it!
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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 EventsAll event times and deadlines are listed in Central Time.
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Learn what reviewers look for in a strong NSF GRFP application and what pitfalls to avoid from UW–Madison faculty who have served on review panels for this prestigious fellowship!
Additional workshops will be offered in this series and the Graduate School recommends that students register for all events in the series:
The job search process is persuasive communication: you want to convince a hiring manager that you’re the right fit for the job! To do this, you need to provide evidence to the employer that they’ll find convincing, and present that information in a way that will make sense to them.
If you’re struggling in your job search, chances are you’re not making that connection for the employer. Join L. Maren Wood, PhD (Founder of Beyond the Professoriate) to learn how you can be a stronger job search candidate.
This conference is for grad students and postdocs seeking guidance in their academic careers. Over the past year, many have asked Beyond the Professoriate questions about coping with burnout and staying motivated after a difficult year. Beyond the Professoriate listened closely to these concerns, and built a curriculum to share tools and resources for supporting students and postdocs through a successful academic year ahead. A recording of the event will be available to students who register in advance if they cannot attend live.
This interactive workshop is based on Pathways of Public Service and Civic Engagement, a comprehensive framework that includes activism, organizing, and community-engaged teaching and research, and other pathways to social change. Laura Livingston, PhD Candidate and Community-Engaged Scholarship Graduate Specialist for the Morgridge Center for Public Service, will introduce the framework, explore the synergies and tensions between pathways, and share avenues for UW–Madison graduate students to promote social change in their academic, personal, and professional roles. Attendees will leave the event with a more complete understanding of community engagement and a plan to promote social change in their communities. This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate School Office of Professional Development and the Association for Graduate Engaged Scholars (AGES) in the Morgridge Center for Public Service.
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- HTML
- Illustrator 1
- Photoshop 1
- R Workshop: Regression Models and Diagnostics
- Introduction to R
- Introduction to Stata
- Data Wrangling in Stata
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Special Events & Symposia
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| Enrollment deadlines- Wednesday, September 15: Deadline for students to drop a course or withdraw from the university without having the course(s) appear on the transcript (after: will show as a DR grade for individual courses)
- Friday, September 17: Deadline for students to drop a Fall term course and receive 100% tuition adjustment
- Friday, September 17: Deadline for students to add, swap, or change sections in a Fall term course (after: need department permission)
- Friday, September 17: Deadline for students to begin initial Fall enrollment (after: $50 late fee, need dept. & academic dean permission)
UWPD provides information about campus safety
University Health Services adds nine new mental health providers
University Health Services (UHS) Mental Health Services has hired nine new mental health providers. Three of these providers will exclusively serve students of color, joining eight providers already in this role. Four new providers will serve as generalists, which are counselors who see clients with a range of concerns rather than a specific population. Two new providers will serve as care managers, working closely with students who may need support in finding resources both at UHS and in the Madison community. Learn more about the new providers and UHS Mental Health Services.
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Protect yourself and others from COVID-19
All students, employees, and visitors to campus are required to wear masks when inside campus buildings, unless working alone inside an office or lab with the door closed or while actively eating and drinking. Employees and students who have not shared proof of COVID-19 vaccination with UHS are required to test weekly on campus. University Health Services continues to offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all students and employees. For more information, see the COVID-19 Response FAQs.
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Upcoming Flu Shot Clinics
University Health Services offers free flu shots to all students and employees. Upcoming flu shot clinics will take place from 8:30 am - noon, and 1 - 4:30 pm on the following dates:
- Wednesday, Sept 15 | Union South, Varsity Hall
- Monday, Sept 20 | The Nick, Courts 1 & 2
- Tuesday, Sept 21 | The Nick, Courts 1 & 2
- Tuesday, Sept 21 | Nielsen Tennis Stadium
UHS services available remotely
University Health Services is committed to supporting you. Many medical, counseling, and wellness services are available by phone and accessible online. Find out more on the UHS Remote Health and Connection webpage.
Mental Health Resources for Grad StudentsAccording to the 2019 Healthy Minds Survey, 93% of UW–Madison graduate students do not think any less of a peer who seeks mental health care, and 89% of UW–Madison graduate students who used mental health care found it helpful.
- UHS 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. Call the UHS crisis line at 608-265-5600. For situations that are immediately life-threatening, call 911.
- Group Counseling for Graduate Students. University Health Services offers support/theme groups for graduate students, including groups for all graduate students, dissertators, graduate women, and graduate students of color. Support groups are a great way to share experiences around the challenges of grad school with other grad students.
- Healthy Minds Program app. Train your mind to be more focused, calm, and resilient through meditation with the Healthy Minds Program. This program is informed by research from the Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison and is free to use.
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| Graduate Student Support and Assistance
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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Big Ten Academic Alliance Smithsonian Fellowships: The Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Smithsonian Institution (SI) are inviting applications for one-year fellowships to support research in residence at SI facilities. Fellowships carry a stipend of $40,000. All fields of study that are actively pursued by SI museums and research organizations of the are eligible. Students must have completed all course work for their programs to qualify. Application Deadline: Nov. 1, 2021
Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships: The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is inviting applications for Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowships, which support a year of research and writing to help advanced graduate students in the humanities and interpretive social sciences in the last year of PhD dissertation writing beginning summer 2022. They especially welcome applications from PhD candidates whose perspectives and/or research projects cultivate greater openness to new sources of knowledge, innovation in scholarly communication, and responsiveness to the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities. Applicants must be prepared to complete their dissertations within the period of their fellowship tenure and no later than Aug. 31, 2023. The total award of up to $43,000 includes a stipend plus additional funds for university fees and research support. Application Deadline: Oct. 27, 2021.
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program: The NSF GRFP recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported STEM disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited U.S. institutions. The five-year fellowship includes three years of financial support including an annual stipend of $34,000 and a cost of education allowance of $12,000 to the institution. To be eligible, you must have completed no more than one academic year of full-time graduate study. The UW–Madison Graduate School Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding will be hosting workshops about applying for the NSF GRFP each Tuesday starting Sept. 14. Application Deadline: Varies by discipline, between Oct. 18 and Oct. 29, 2021.
Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment: The Office of the Provost invites proposals from faculty, staff, and students for the 2022 Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment grant competition. Proposals are encouraged for new outreach and public engagement activities that partner with community and off-campus organizations to extend and apply UW–Madison’s research, education, and practice-based knowledge to help solve problems and foster learning. Project grants are available up to $120,000 and seed project grants are available up to $4,000. Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2021. Learn about the application process at upcoming info sessions (registration required): Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 10 - 11 am, or Thursday, Sept. 16 from 4 - 5 pm.
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