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Tips for Grads: Communication
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Understanding the intersection of media, audience, and message is critical to working collaboratively. Effective communication does not only involve saying the right things in the right way to the right people, but also involves building a platform and system that allows for you and others to consult and listen effectively. Megan Poorman, a Biomedical Engineering PhD student at Vanderbilt University, offers some insight on Inside Higher Ed’s GradHacker blog about this very topic. She suggests,
- Establish expectations and communication protocols early. Clarity about what you intend to accomplish as a group and how you will discuss the project over time might prevent misunderstandings and disagreements that could undermine progress towards completion.
- Know your position and responsibilities. Regular contact with your advisor about your work on a project not only will provide better guidance, but also keep you from undertaking unnecessary tasks.
- Act professional at all times. If you are having problems with a collaborator, avoid escalating the conflict such that communication breaks down. Instead, remain calm, document your work and problems, and stay in contact with your advisor or the project supervisor. Open communication can de-escalate and turn a rough patch in collaboration into a learning experience.
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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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NEW: Text Reminders for Professional Development EventsAre you worried professional development opportunities from the Graduate School Office of Professional Development will slip through the cracks in your busy schedule? Sign up to receive text messages to remind you about events you have registered for. Just text “gspd” to 31996 to sign up to receive text messages from the Graduate School for the semester. You will receive one text message the day before any Office of Professional Development event you have registered for. You will not receive other messages from the Graduate School, nor will you receive messages for events you don’t register for. As always, messaging and data rates may apply. Text “stop” to cancel at any time.
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Upcoming Professional Development Events
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| STEM PhDs can make a positive impact on the planet by working in Conservation - the protection and preservation of biodiversity, the environment, and natural resources toward sustainable use for future generations. Versatile PhD will host a free AMA-style panel discussion on PhD Careers in Conservation. All panelists are PhDs or ABD in STEM disciplines and all are currently working in conservation in a variety of settings.
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Searching for a professional position needs to be approached like undertaking a very challenging project. Learn about the process, tools, steps that can lead to success with this critical project. It should be focused, organized, and disciplined - with weekly plans and accountability on your progress. Drawing from over 20 years helping thousands of professionals and executives with job searches, Donna Beestman will share tips on crafting your resume and other marketing documents, developing your verbal talking points, creating an effective online presence, expanding your professional network, and preparing for interviewing.
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Teaching is central to the professional development of many graduate students at UW-Madison. When you teach, you build skills that will be valuable whether you stay in academia or pursue careers beyond the tenure track. In this roundtable event, you'll learn about a new professional development framework that can help you identify and describe your transferable skills, hear various perspectives and examples of how teaching skills transfer to various career paths, and start to discover the many benefits of teaching.
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| Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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| Preparing for Your Campus Visit
Wednesday, February 8 | 2:00 - 3:00 pm (3:00 - 4:00 EDT)
Online (you will receive the link upon registering) | Career Development
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A Writer's Retreat
Friday, February 3 | 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Writing Center, 6th floor Helen C. White Hall | Managing Projects and People
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Tuesday, January 31 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
Cool Tools Overview
Wednesday, February 1 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
Linux in a Day
Thursday, February 2 | 1:00 - 5:30 pm
B1144A DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
Excel 1
Monday, February 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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Preventing Sexual Violence at UW-Madison online training
Attention NEW spring semester graduate students: Please remember to complete the online training Preventing Sexual Violence at UW-Madison in Learn@UW by March 17. Additional information and instructions are available here.
Sign up for a Graduate Writers' Group by 5 pm TODAY, Jan. 31
This spring, the UW-Madison Writing Center will once again coordinate small writers' groups that will meet once per week. Each three-hour meeting will begin with group goal-setting and include time to discuss progress, writing blocks, and staying on task. The bulk of each meeting, however, will be devoted to structured writing time so that writers can put words on the page and make substantial progress on writing projects in-progress. If interested, please fill out this survey by 5 pm on Tuesday, January 31. Poster Proposals at the 2017 Social Justice & Evaluation Conference due by Feb. 6 ¡Milwaukee Evaluation! Inc. is seeking proposals for posters from high school, college, graduate school, technical college students and non-college enrolled youth. All proposals must be submitted by midnight on February 6, via the online form. The Social Justice and Evaluation Conference will take place on March 2, at the Goodman Community Center (149 Waubesa St.) in Madison, Wisconsin. Registration for the conference is $25 for students. Apply to the Rockefeller Foundation Junior Scholars Forum by Feb. 13 Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty working in the general areas of civil society, the nonprofit sector, and philanthropy are welcome to apply to the Rockefeller Foundation Junior Scholars Forum at Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. The submission deadline is February 13, and the Forum takes place on June 8-10 at the Stanford University Campus (funding will be provided to cover travel expenses and accommodations will be arranged). Apply to the Science Communication Competition by Feb. 22 Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, invites graduate students to compete in its 2017 Student Research Showcase. This online competition helps students develop science communication skills. The winner of the graduate division wins up to $500. Additionally, the People's Choice Award winner receives up to $250. The deadline to submit a project description and register is February 22. The cost to register is $50 for non-Sigma Xi members and $35 for Sigma Xi members, affiliates, and explorers.
Enter the Business Plan Competition by Feb. 24
The Wisconsin School of Business has relaunched the business plan competition. To enter students should create a profile on the event website and complete an entry form by February 24. The competition itself will take place on April 28, 2017.
New Arts Venture Challenge is now accepting proposals
The UW-Madison New Arts Venture Challenge is a campus-wide competition to encourage innovative thinking in the arts. Entrants will develop and submit a thorough proposal for an arts event, exhibition, commercial venture or other artistic project. The first prize is $2,000, and there will be three second prizes of $500 each. Proposals are being accepted now and the deadline for submission is April 11, by midnight.
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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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The UW-Madison Jean Monnet European Union Center of Excellence will grant a small number of travel awards of up to $2,000 to University of Wisconsin graduate students conducting research on the European Union, European integration, and/or transatlantic relations, defined broadly.
This fellowship is designed to bring scholars and specialists working on Germany, Europe, and/or transatlantic relations to American Institute for Contemporary German Studies for research stays of two consecutive months each. Fellowships include a monthly stipend of up to $4,725, depending on the seniority of the applicant; transportation to and from Washington; and office space at the Institute.
The Civil Society Scholar Awards (CSSA) support international academic mobility to enable doctoral students and university faculty to access resources that enrich socially engaged research and critical scholarship in their home country or region. The awards, which total up to $10,000 for doctoral students, support activities such as fieldwork (data collection), research visits to libraries, archives, or universities; course/curriculum development, and international collaborations leading to peer-reviewed publication.
The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is offering funds to support training in statistics, quantitative methods, research design, and data analysis. There are a number of ICPSR Summer Program Scholarship open to advanced graduate students in specified disciplines. All ICPSR Summer Program scholarships cover registration fees for one or both four-week sessions.
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