GSC GradConnections Weekly Newsletter 4/2/08

SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

1. GSC Movie Night at the Wisconsin Film Festival: April 3
2. GSC Social: April 4
3. Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) Frequent Diners Club: April 10
4. GSC Graduate Student Bash with the Multicultural Graduate Network
   (MGN), the Association of Asian American Graduate Students (AAAGS), and
   McNair Scholars Alumni: April 11
5. GSC Graduate Student Bash with the TAA: April 18
6. Are you on Facebook? Join "Grads on the Face Book!"
   
   

LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

7. Graduate Student Campus Forum and Question and Answer Session with
   Dean of Students Office: April 10
8. Culture of Sharing: April 12
9. Extemporaneous Speaking and Body Language: April 14
   
10. First Impressions: Developing Resumes, CVs and Cover Letters: April
    15
11. Responsible Conduct of Research Seminars
12. Library Workshops
13. WritingCenterWorkshops
14. Free Instructional Workshops and Demos from DoIT

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

15. Teaching Assistant Position Opening: Women’s Studies Program
16. Anticipated Teaching Assistant Position Openings: Nelson Institute
    for Environmental Studies
17. Kauffman Entrepreneurship Community Internship Program
18. Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP)

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

19. Volunteer or Intern with Madison SOS/The Young Women’s Leadership
    Forum
    
20. Become An Academic Tutor or Conversational English Partner with
    GUTS

COMMUNITY EVENTS

21. Jeopardy College Championship Comes to the Kohl Center
22. Countdown to Commencement
23. Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Andrew Sullivan

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SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

1. GSC Movie Night at the Wisconsin Film Festival: April 3
   

   Thursday, April 3
   Meeting time: 6:00 p.m.
   Movie time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
   Wisconsin Union Theater (Memorial Union)

   Waiter (Dutch: Ober) is a 2006 black comedy film by Alex van Warmerdam
   about Edgar, a discontented waiter. The movie begins at 7:00 p.m., but
   the group will be meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Rathskeller to do a little
   socializing beforehand. We will move to the theater at 6:45. If you
   plan to meet the group just for the movie, we'll be in front of the
   theater by 6:45 p.m. As always, look for the red GSC sign!
   
   Please RSVP to Laura Balzano at sunbeam@ece.wisc.edu or on the facebook
   event page (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12545592602) if you
   would like to attend. Student tickets are $4.

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2. GSC Social

   Friday, April 4
   5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
   Amy’s Café (414 W. Gilman St.)

   GSC Socials are held on Fridays during the semester to give grad
   students from all across campus a weekly chance to mingle, get to know
   people outside their department and unwind from the hectic week. Check
   the GSC Web site ( http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/education/gsc/index.html
   ) often to see where future social events will be held.

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3. Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) Frequent Diners Club
   

Angelic Brewing Company (322 W. Johnson St.)
Thursday, April 10
7:30 p.m.

Join us at one of Madison's classic American brewpubs. The Angelic
Brewing Company offers a wide variety of beer and specialty drinks and
hearty fare. http://www.angelicbrewing.com

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4. GSC Graduate Student Bash with the Multicultural Graduate Network
   (MGN), the Association of Asian American Graduate Students (AAAGS), and
   McNair Scholars Alumni

   Friday, April 11
   5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
   Angelic Brewing Company (322 W. Johnson St.)

5. GSC Graduate Student Bash with the TAA

   Friday, April 18
   5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
   The Great Dane Pub (123 E. Doty St.)

6. Are you on Facebook? Join "Grads on the Face Book!"

   Looking for a new way to stay connected to other graduate students?
   Would you like to know what's going on around campus and the city? If
   so, login to Facebook and join the group "Grads on the Face Book!" The
   group is administered by the GSC and is a great way to organize outings
   or stay connected during the summer and throughout the school year. Keep
   an eye out, as we'll be publicizing some of our events on Facebook as
   well! Check out the "Grads on the Face Book" group.

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LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

7. Graduate Student Campus Forum and Question and Answer Session with
   Dean of Students Office

   Tuesday, April 10
   5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
   Room 260, Bascom Hall
   
   The Dean of Students office invites currently enrolled graduate
   students to a campus forum and question and answer session. Free pizza
   will be served. The listening session will cover issues relating to
   campus resources, climate, and ideas on improving services to graduate
   students at UW-Madison. To RSVP, please email Alicia Jackson at
   ajackson@odos.wisc.edu. For questions, call (608) 263-5700 or email
   dean@odos.wisc.edu.

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8. Culture of Sharing

   Saturday, April 12
   3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
   Memorial Union (TITU)
   
   This forum for students will cover a variety of issues related to the
   culture of sharing made possible by the technologies of the Internet.
   Topics include: sampling and legal repurposing; peer-to-peer file
   sharing; sharing your work; open source programming solutions; and
   digital rights management. This event will engage students in answering
   questions of what is possible and what are their rights and
   responsibilities in the information world. Nelson Pavlosky from the
   national student organization Students for Free Culture will provide an
   overview of issues.
   
   Information: http://cultureofsharing.library.wisc.edu/
   Sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries, the
   Graduate Student Collaborative, Office of Outreach & Graduate Student
   Professional Development.

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9. Extemporaneous Speaking and Body Language

   Monday, April 14Noon -
   1:30 p.m.Memorial Union (TITU) Jeff Ebel, from Toastmasters
   International, will provide tips on being prepared for impromptu
   speaking and refining your speeches through effective body language.
   Registration is required.
   Register:
   http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/education/gsc/eventsregistration.html
   Sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative, Office of Outreach &
   Graduate Student Professional Development.

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10. First Impressions: Developing Resumes, CVs and Cover Letters

    Tuesday, April 15
    Noon - 1:00 p.m.Room 260, Bascom Hall
    
    Sheila Jensen, Career Advisor for L&S Career Services, will offer
    advice about what to include in resumes, CVs and cover letters and how
    to tailor application materials to individual career opportunities.
    Registration is required.
    Register:
    http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/education/gsc/eventsregistration.html
    
    Sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative, Office of Outreach &
    Graduate Student Professional Development.

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11. Responsible Conduct of Research Seminars

    Ethics are fundamental to all academic research. They foster the trust
    necessary for complex institutions of modern research to function. In
    particular, researchers' behavior must inspire their colleagues' trust
    in their research results and the public's trust that the information
    created through university research is reliable and that public funding
    of research is valuable. In addition, the National Institutes of Health
    (NIH) has a requirement that all NIH trainees receive training in
    research ethics, and the forthcoming National Science Foundation (NSF)
    requirement to provide to all undergraduate students, graduate students,
    and postdoctoral on the project research ethics training has increased
    interest in research ethics.
    
    The Office of Research Policy, within the UW-Madison Graduate School
    research administration, has arranged presentations to complement
    existing RCR training options (online and courses) in the following
    Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Instructional areas, as defined by
    the Office of Research Integrity: Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing
    and Ownership; Conflict of Interest and Commitment; Human Subjects;
    Animal Welfare; Research Misconduct; Publication Practices and
    Responsible Authorship; Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities; Peer Review;
    and Collaborative Science.

    The RCR presentations are geared toward all involved in the conduct of
    research, from undergraduate to principal investigator, and relevant to
    all phases of one's career. You can attend one or all of them! Separate
    registration for each presentation is required

    To see a listing of fall seminars visit:
    http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/admin/outreach/flyerfinal07-08.pdf
    

12. Library Workshops

    Campus libraries ( http://www.library.wisc.edu/instruction/calendar.htm
    ) workshops and tours help you learn how to find what you need quickly
    and efficiently. They will help you save time when deadlines for papers
    and projects approach. Most of these are hands-on. And best of all,
    they're free.
    
    This February, topics will include: Grants Information, Citations
    Managers, Internet Searching, Libraries in a Nutshell, Map Tools for
    Demographic Data, and Web Based Learning Tools.
    
    Visit the libraryWeb site (
    http://library.wisc.edu/workshops/workshop-date.html#february )to
    find out more about the upcoming workshops.

13. Writing Center Workshops

    The Writing Center ( http://www.wisc.edu/writing/index.html ) offers
    non-credit classes throughout the semester, held in Helen C. White Hall.
    Writing Center classes are free and are open to currently registered
    UW-Madison students. Each class will give you the chance to pick up
    valuable writing skills in a supportive, small-group environment. More
    information: http://www.wisc.edu/writingor 608-263-1992.

14. Free Instructional Workshops and Demos from DoIT

    If you are faculty, an instructor or a teaching assistant who supports
    a UW-Madison timetable course, DoIT Academic Technology invites you to
    participate in one of several free trainings and demonstrations. Learn
    web development, Learn@UWtoolsand tricks, how to use clickers, and much
    more. See http://www.doit.wisc.edu/news/story.asp?filename=874 for
    details.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

(http://www.wisc.edu/occfr)
(http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/ )

15. Teaching Assistant Position Opening: Women’s Studies Program

    Information:
    http://womenstudies.wisc.edu/WSP/Employment/WSP-Employment.htm
    Application Deadline: April 4

16. Anticipated Teaching Assistant Position Openings: Nelson Institute
    for Environmental Studies

    The Nelson Institute Academic Programs Office anticipates teaching
    assistantships for Fall 2008 in the following courses: Envir St 113,
    Environmental Studies, The Humanistic Perspective. Course instructor:
    Nancy Langston; Envir St 126, Principles of Environmental Science.
    Course instructor: Cal DeWitt; Envir St/Zoology/Wl Ecol 360, Extinction
    of Species. Course instructor: To be announced; Envir St 401, Special
    Topics in the Environment: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing.
    Course instructor: Annemarie Schneider; Envir St/Civ Engr/Land Arc 556,
    Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing. Course instructor: Mutlu
    Ozdogan. If you wish to be considered for ALL teaching assistantship
    positions available in Envir St/Zoology/Wl Ecol 360, it is recommended
    that you submit separate applications to the Nelson Institute, the
    Department of Zoology, and the Department of Wildlife Ecology, all of
    which may be making hiring decisions independently. Actual appointments
    and their percentages will be determined by enrollments and by budgetary
    constraints. All Teaching Assistants will be required to attend the
    Teaching Assistant training sessions held during Welcome Week (i.e., the
    week before classes begin). All students appointed to these TA positions
    must plan to be on campus that week for the required training sessions.
    Teaching Assistants at the experienced level are the only TAs for whom
    we will consider exceptions to this requirement.

    Application Procedure: To apply for any of these positions, submit a
    current resume and a letter of application addressed to the instructor
    (outlining your qualifications for the specific course, your status, and
    your home department) to Bill Bland, Chair of Academic Programs, Nelson
    Institute for Environmental Studies, 70 Science Hall, 550 North Park
    Street, Madison, WI 53706. If you wish to apply for more than one
    position, please submit a separate application for each position.

    Application Deadline: April 4
    Additional Information: Questions regarding course content and
    qualifications for specific positions should be addressed to the course
    instructor. If you have questions of a more general nature, please
    contact the Nelson Institute, Academic Programs Office, 70 Science Hall,
    550 N. Park St, Madison, WI 53706; phone (608) 263-4626.

17. Kauffman Entrepreneurship Community Internship Program

    The Morgridge Center for Public Service is piloting a new paid
    internship program for 2008-09 in communities within Dane County and
    Ashland, WI. By utilizing skills and knowledge gained in the classroom
    students have the opportunity to create a new approach to solving social
    issues. Apply your energy and experience to solving social problems and
    become a catalyst for social change in the non- profit sector. Accepted
    projects will receive a stipend of up to $5,000 for fall/spring semester
    and group projects with up to 5 students in a group will be awarded $
    6,500 for academic year projects. Projects can be of varying duration
    and internships may begin as early as summer 2008.

    Applications are available in the Morgridge Center (Room 154 Red Gym),
    or online at http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/kecip/.

    Application deadline: Friday, April 25, at 5:00 p.m.
    Additional information: Visit http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/kecip/ or contact Ben Rodriguez at
    bhrodrig@wisc.edu or Professor Michael Thornton at mcthornt@wisc.edu
    or call 263-2432.

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18. Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP)

    If you are an enrolled UW-Madison student parent, you may qualify for
    financial assistance toward child care fees through the Child Care
    Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP). CCTAP financially assists eligible
    low-income student parents maintain quality child care for their
    children. CCTAP is funded through student fees recommended by the
    Student Services Finance Committee and approved by the Chancellor and
    the Board of Regents. Applications are now being accepted if you are
    enrolled for the summer 2008-spring 2009 semesters. More information,
    deadlines, eligibility requirements and applications can be accessed on
    the CCTAP Web site at: http://www.wisc.edu/occfr

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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

19. Volunteer or Intern with Madison SOS/The Young Women’s Leadership
    Forum

    Madison SOS/The Young Women’s Leadership Forum is a grassroots,
    youth-led community organization empowering teen girls through community
    leadership and activism. They have an ambitious new agenda for spring
    2008, including an excellent opportunity to guide a community-based
    research project on the key community issues affecting Madison teen
    girls. They also have volunteer positions and internships in the areas
    of youth leadership, community art, technology and communications.
    Visit their web page at http://www.madison.com/communities/SOS/index.php
    for detailed descriptions and more information.
    

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20. Become An Academic Tutor or Conversational English Partner with
    GUTS

    The Greater University Tutoring Service (GUTS) provides valuable
    services to a large portion of the student body at UW-Madison. It is a
    volunteer organization that provides services free of charge, which
    makes them easily accessible to all students. Currently GUTS is in need
    of tutors in many subjects. All tutoring requires only a 2-hour time
    commitment each week.
    
    There are 2 types of academic tutoring at GUTS. The Academic Match
    program matches tutors with a small group from one specific class that
    will meet once a week at a set time and place. The Drop In program
    places tutors at a location of their choosing, where they can help
    students in whichever (and as many) subjects as they would like.
    
    In addition to our academic tutoring, we also facilitate a
    Conversational English program. Conversational English is for students
    who would like improve their speaking ability in everyday situations and
    learn more about US culture. CE tutors will commit to two hours per week
    and after the first meeting the partners will decide when, where, and
    how often they want to meet. This is the most flexible GUTS program.
    Currently GUTS has 50 students waiting for a partner!
    
    Please consider jumping onboard with GUTS and helping out your fellow
    students! If you are interested in becoming a tutor, please visit the
    GUTS website (http://www.guts.studentorg.wisc.edu) and follow the directions
    alongside the link, "Be a Tutor," and GUTS will take care of the rest.
    If you have any direct questions, feel free to email guts@rso.wisc.edu.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

21. Jeopardy College Championship Comes to the Kohl Center

    The Jeopardy annual College Championship will be held in the Kohl
    Center April 11-12. The show is seeking UW-Madison students both to
    audition to be contestants and to be in the audience during the tapings.
    Tickets will be available beginning March 25, and contestant auditions
    will be held April 3.
    
    Information: http://www.jeopardy.wisc.edu/

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22. Countdown to Commencement

    Tuesday, April 8 (Memorial Union) & Wednesday, April 9 (240 Union
    South)
    10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

    Countdown to Commencement provides May graduates a one-stop shopping
    opportunity for answers about the May ceremony, check graduation
    eligibility, reserve caps and gowns, and order class rings and
    graduation announcements.
    
    Information here
    

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23. Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Andrew Sullivan

    Monday, April 14
    7:30 p.m.
    Wisconsin Union Theater (Memorial Union)
    Andrew Sullivan is a libertarian conservative author and political
    commentator, known for his unusual personal-political identity
    (HIV-positive, gay, self-described conservative often at odds with other
    conservatives, and practicing Roman Catholic). He is the former editor
    of The New Republic, the author of three books, and currently blogs for
    the Atlantic Monthly.

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