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Conferences are an integral part of your graduate education. They’re a great place to network, find job opportunities, and get invaluable experience with public speaking. But finding, vetting, applying to, and attending a conference can be overwhelming if done at the last minute. Instead, plan ahead to save yourself time and aggravation. Begin by finding the right conference for your work. - Talk with your advisor and colleagues (or check out their CVs)!
- There are databases that list conference information around the world, such as Conal, Global Events List, ResearchBib, and the CFPList.com.
- Look for conferences whose themes address the research questions that interest you most.
Now that you’ve found a conference, keep track of your due dates! - Add everything to your calendar. Highlight it. Mark it in red. Give yourself several reminders. This may seem obvious, but it’s so easy to lose track of moving parts that it bears repeating.
Congrats, you’ve been accepted! But now you have to actually produce something to present. - Think of a conference as a commitment to your work. Use a chapter of your dissertation. It’s the perfect time to sync up your writing with a conference and get feedback on your draft.
Travel to conferences isn’t cheap and it is up to you to find the money. - Many conferences, especially ones for graduate students, offer partial funding, and often all you need to do as a presenter is ask.
- Most academic programs at UW set aside money to support conference travel. The Graduate School has Conference Presentation Funds are available for students to help offset these costs.
Conferences are for graduate students at any stage of their study, even new ones.
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The Graduate School wishes to welcome back current graduate students as well as welcome newly admitted graduate students with a series of Welcome Week events the week before classes begin:
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Interested in meeting with other graduate students and postdocs to discuss, share ideas, and work on your Individual Development Plan (IDP)? Get started or advance what you've already begun at this IDP Peer Mentor Group meeting.
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| Join guest speaker Anne Krook for this three hour session where you will learn how non-academic employers think about graduate students and postdocs as potential employees, how to get ready for the non-academic job market while you are still in graduate school, and how to conduct a job search. We will also review a tool (provided after the session) that assesses all your skills – not just academic ones – and review a resume and discuss how to write yours.
Reception to follow from 5:00 – 6:00 pm in the Sterling lobby.
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| Need to streamline your workflow this semester? Learn about all the best tools and skills to increase your productivity and decrease your stress. Cool Tools covers a multitude of program, from file organizers to annotation software, from note-taking tools to tools-on-the-go, and more! Workshop will include both tablet and desktop applications.
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| Get your semester off to a fast start! Walkers and runners alike are invited to join fellow graduate students, faculty, and staff for the first annual Degree Dash Run/Walk hosted by the Graduate School. Set your goal for 5.7 miles for the Doctoral Derby (no, you don’t have to be in a Ph.D. program to participate), or for 1.75 miles for the Master's Mile (for those who need to “graduate” early). You will meet fellow students, faculty and staff, tour campus, walk away with a t-shirt, and gather information that will help you to start your semester off quickly. And the best part is, whether you come in first or last place, you’ll get a diploma. All are welcome. Please sign up individually. Participants have the option to form a race team on-site. You do not need to indicate whether you intend to this when you register. Signed waiver forms are required for participation in the event. You may either print this form, sign it, and bring it with you to the race OR forms will be available for you to sign at the race check-in table.
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| Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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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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| Mandatory Training for Teaching Communication-B Courses, Fall 2016
Monday, August 29 | 9:00am - 12:15pm AND
Tuesday, August 30 | 9:00am - 12:15pm
6191 Helen C. White
All *new* Communication-B TAs are required (and experienced Comm-B TAs are welcome) to attend a sequence of three training workshops this coming fall semester. The first two parts of the workshop are scheduled for Welcome Week in August (you must attend both Monday and Tuesday). The final part of this training, which will focus on responding to and evaluating student assignments, will be scheduled for the third or fourth week of classes during the fall semester. Registration is required. If you have question, a scheduling conflict, substantial previous experience teaching writing or have completed a comparable training, contact Brad Hughes, Director of Writing Across the Curriculum (bthughes@wisc.edu).
UW-Madison Teaching Academy Learning Environment and Pedagogics (TA-LEaP) Workshop
Tuesday, August 23 - Wednesday, August 24 | 9:00am - 3:00pm
2511 Microbial Sciences Building
Are you currently teaching, or might you have plans to teach in the future? The UW-Madison Teaching Academy invites all interested graduate students and teaching assistants to join this workshop where you'll have the opportunity to explore: - How learning works
- Active learning
- Backwards design
- Syllabus design, rubrics, and the first day of class
- The art of teaching
Participants will have an opportunity for community building and dedicated time for discussions and questions about teaching and learning with others from across campus at the workshop, and throughout the semester. Register here. If you have questions, please contact Tim Paustian (paustian@wisc.edu).
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Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP) The UW's Office of Child Care and Family Resources has opened the Fall Child Care Tuition Assistance Program. This program provides financial assistance to income eligible UW-Madison student parents for their child care expenses. You are encouraged to apply early, since funds are limited and applications are approved on a first come, first served basis. Serve on the Budget Committee Do you want to play a role in shaping UW-Madison's budget? ASM is appointing one graduate student to the committee charged with doing just that. This committee will start meeting later this summer, if you are interested in applying please complete this application. WARF Ambassador Program The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is seeking graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in scientific or technical disciplines who have completed most of their coursework to serve as Ambassadors for the 2016-17 academic year. WARF Ambassadors help enhance the vital connection between research and tech transfer by increasing WARF's visibility on campus. Applications are due Wednesday, August 26.
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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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Fellowships & Grants
The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is now accepting applications for a $1,500 Travel Award from graduate students at the UW-Madison traveling to present on cancer-related research at a conference. All doctoral students and those in terminal Master's degrees who are planning a career in higher education are eligible to be nominated by a faculty member for this award. The awards provides financial support for graduate students to attend AAC&U's Annual Meeting, which will be January 25-28, 2017, in San Francisco.
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