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| Week of November 29, 2016
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Tips for Grads: 5 reasons to check out DiscoverPD
- You’ll get specific, customized action items. After you take the self-assessment, DiscoverPD shows you the areas where you consider yourself strongest and weakest, and recommends what you can do to grow in these areas.
- It was developed with YOU in mind. Professional development specialists in the Graduate School combed through research, reports, and peer institutions’ examples to create the new professional development framework, on which DiscoverPD is built. Read more about the process here.
- You will discover skills you didn’t even know you had. Graduate students and faculty have commented that the framework introduces a vocabulary to describe the numerous, employer sought-after skills developed through graduate study.
- It sets you on a course for life-long professional development. This isn’t a checklist of things to do before you graduate. Rather, the nine areas of professional development are relevant throughout your career. Start good habits now, and think of professional development both as what helps you succeed academically and what prepares you for career success.
- It’s a work in progress, and we need your contributions. There’s a database of opportunities behind DiscoverPD, and while it’s already pretty robust, it will get even better with more people contributing ideas. Want to suggest something? Email gspd@grad.wisc.edu.
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DiscoverPD is an innovative tool for UW-Madison graduate students to advance their academic and professional goals. Start by reviewing the nine areas (or "facets") of professional development, complete a self-assessment, and get a customized report of your areas of strength and weakness as well as recommendations about resources and campus events to help you strengthen your ability in each area.
Starting with this edition of GradConnections, we will tag each event with the area(s) (or "facets") of professional development that it corresponds to: Inquiry, Discovery, and Creation | Leadership | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Career Development | Managing Projects and People | Communication | Inclusion & Diversity | Interpersonal Effectiveness | Personal Effectiveness
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Upcoming Professional Development Events
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| 3-Minute Thesis (3MTTM)
Thursday, December 8 | 1:00 - 3:00pm, Reception 3:00 - 4:00pm
H. F. DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery | Communication
Competitors register here before Friday, December 2;
Non-participants (attendees) register here.
Three minutes to convey the gist of your research. Are you up to the challenge? Stepping back from the technical details to communicate the big-picture issues of your research is essential, whether you are competing for funding, interviewing for a job, or sharing your work with a relative. To practice this skill, participate in the third annual UW-Madison 3-Minute Thesis Competition, hosted by GWIS-Beta and co-sponsored by WARF and the Graduate School. The event is open to the public, with a reception to follow the competition. Competitors from STEM fields will have the opportunity to share their research in 3 minutes and one PDF slide. A panel of judges will evaluate participants on their presentation's comprehension, creativity, and engagement. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three speakers. Competitors must register here before Friday, December 2; non-participant attendees can register at any time, here.
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| Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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| A Writer's Retreat
Saturday, December 3 | 9:00am - 1:00pm
6191 Helen C White | Communication Research Data Management
Wednesday, December 7 | 12:00 - 1:00pm
3268 Health Sciences Learning Center | Managing Projects and People | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections
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| Citation Manager: Zotero
Wednesday, November 30 | 12:00 - 1:00pm
3268 Health Sciences Learning Center | Managing Projects and People
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There will be more technology courses from Software Training for Students (STS) offered next semester. For a full schedule, click here.
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Special Events & Conferences
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| The Willis L. Jones Leadership Center is offering a free event to help students of all interests develop their leadership capabilities. Participants will recognize and assess different types of conflict and explore effective ways to deal with conflict. Join graduate students from the UW-Madison Water Resources Management program 2015 cohort as they present their research on Stricker's Pond. Students have been working to assess the quality of the water, fish and wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities in and around Stricker's Pond. Their findings will be used to inform recommendations to the City of Middleton on how to make the pond a better resource for residents.
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| Registration is now open for Spring 2017 Delta courses
Delta courses are designed to provide you with a lens for exploring and developing evidence-based pedagogical skills. Registration is now open for the following Delta courses: Student Research Travel Grants for dissertators and final year MFA graduate students Looking ahead to professional development for next semester? This is a reminder that the Student Research Travel Grants provide dissertators and final year MFA graduate students at UW-Madison with funds for international or domestic travel to conduct research supporting their dissertation, thesis, or final project. Additionally, if you have already been accepted to present at a conference, you can apply for Conference Presentation Funds to help defray the costs of conference related travel. More information about award amounts and eligibility can be found here.
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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 L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship Program awards five female postdoctoral scientists annually with grants of $60,000 each for their contributions in STEM fields and commitment to serving as role models for younger generations. The competition is open to US citizens or permanent residents who have a conferred PhD and have started in a postdoctoral research position by the application deadline.
The Dannon Company, Inc. announces the 5th Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotics Dannon Fellowship Grant program. As part of its commitment to helping students excel in science, they are offering two $25,000 grants to undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral scientists who show a strong interest in the research of the guy microbiome's impact on human health and well-being and/or the nutritional and functional benefits of yogurt and probiotics.
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