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| Week of September 5, 2017
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Tips for Grads: Interpersonal Effectiveness
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As a graduate student, you have an important role to play in creating a positive and welcoming climate on campus. UW-Madison’s graduate students are leaders and role models both inside the classroom and beyond, and ensuring that this campus is inclusive for all students, staff, and faculty is a challenge we must actively engage each day. Fortunately, there are many things you can start doing right now to improve the climate on our campus.
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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 Events
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Versatile PhD's 2017-18 event schedule will consist of four extended Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions with PhD career experts. Rather than the more common rapid-fire AMAs, each of these sessions with be active for three days, plenty of time for a wide range of questions, answers, and follow-up. Desney Tan (Ph.D. Computer Science, 2004) is Senior Director of Microsoft's Clinical Sensing and Analytics group and has been honored for his work on whole-body computing. He is a passionate believer in the creative utility of research and the contributions that PhDs in all disciplines can make in industrial settings.
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Effective communication about scholarly research beyond the university is becoming an increasingly important and common part of academia. In this panel, UW-Madison faculty will discuss how to talk about academic research with a wide variety of people and media outlets, as well as how to involve community members and organizations in your scholarship. These panelists have experience in a wide range of public communication and engagement, and will share their tips on becoming a public scholar. In addition, panelists will also host a workshop about adapting papers, articles, or ideas for a public communication piece. Bring a completed work or one in progress to receive feedback from our faculty panelists.
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Find more Graduate School Professional Development events here.
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| Orientation to UW-Madison Libraries
Monday, September 11 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Room 231, Memorial Library | Disciplinary Expertise and Interdisciplinary Connections | Managing Projects and People
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| STS: Excel
Wednesday, September 6 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People STS: Illustrator 1
Monday, September 11 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People STS: Access 1
Tuesday, September 12 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Room B1144A, DeLuca Biochemistry Building | Managing Projects and People
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| Special Events and Conferences
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Morgridge Center for Public Service - Public Service Fair
Stop by the Public Service Fair on Monday, September 11th from 3:00 - 6:00 pm at Union South! This event provides students with the opportunity to connect with local, state, and national nonprofit agencies. Students can chat with representatives from these organizations to find volunteer opportunities, jobs, and internships that match their personal interests, field of study, and career goals. Click here to see the organizations that were previously at the Spring 2017 Public Service Fair.
Graduate Assistants' Equity Workshops
The Office for Equity and Diversity hosts a series of Equity Workshops for TAs and PAs during the Fall 2017 semester. Participants receive information about relevant laws, policies, regulations, and resources; explore the practical application of these policies to classroom and learning environments; and engage in conversations designed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and excellence through diversity. Teaching Assistants cannot be reappointed for more than one semester unless they have completed this workshop. Registration is required.
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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 Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the Academies in Washington, DC, learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation. Applicants become part of an Academies' committee, board, or unit, where they are assigned to a mentor to learn about the world of science and technology policy. The program is designed to broaden fellows’ appreciation of employment opportunities outside academia and leave them with both a firm grasp of the important and dynamic role of science and technology in decision-making and a better understanding of the role that they can play in strengthening the science and technology enterprise for the betterment of mankind. McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is now accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students for the Dr. J. Abiodun Elegbede Cancer Research Award ($1,500 Travel Award). Applicants must be traveling to present cancer related research at a conference between 01/01/2018-12/31/2018 and are required to upload a preliminary draft (PDF) of a cancer research-focused abstract of their work that will be presented with online application materials. A letter of recommendation is also required. Contact Jenny Schroeder at jmschroeder2@wisc.edu with any questions.
Virginia Tech is now accepting applications for their annual Future Faculty Development Program, an intensive two-day program for doctoral candidates and post-doctoral scholars traditionally underrepresented in their fields who are interested in entering academic careers in the next year. In January 2018, they plan to bring a cohort of approximately 15 to the Virginia Tech main campus in Blacksburg for this all-expense-paid workshop that includes interaction with host departments, workshops such as negotiating job offers and adjusting to life as a new faculty member, and plenty of opportunities to network with faculty in research areas of interest to the participants.
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning. All doctoral level graduate students who are planning a career in higher education are eligible, regardless of academic department. Graduate students in fields where the Master's degree is the terminal degree, such as the MFA in Art, are also eligible. (Nominees must hold student status in January 2018.)
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