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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship
The Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship offers an opportunity to dissertators, and third year MFA, Law, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine students to reside rent free in the Knapp House, the former Governor's Mansion. The fellowship is founded on principles of scholarship, leadership, and fostering a breadth of ideas.
Fulbright Grants for Graduate Students
Wednesday, March 29, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Room 336 Ingraham Hall
Need money for MA, pre-diss, or dissertation overseas research and study? Come to this important informational meeting on the Fulbright-IIE Student Program and Fulbright Hays Dissertation Program (DDRA) competitions for 2007-08. The campus deadline for the Fulbright-IIE competition will be Monday, September 18, 2006. Questions? Please contact: Erin Crawley, Fellowships Advisor, International Institute, or call 262-9632.
Additional Funding Resources
For more information on the above and other funding opportunities check out the current edition of Wisconsin Week. Additionally, individuals looking for funding opportunities are usually best served by starting with the Funding Sources for Individuals category. For a complete list of fellowships and other funding opportunities for graduate students, check out the Graduate School's Office of Fellowship Newsletter.
Don't forget that the UW Job Center
offers a great
online resource for finding graduate student assistantships on campus.
Register
with the Job Center to receive weekly updates.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Peer Review of Your Teaching Portfolio/Philosophy
March 22, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Science House (1645 Linden Drive)
The focus of this workshop will be a forum for you to acquire peer review
of any part of your teaching and learning portfolio, including your teaching
philosophy, artifacts, and reflective statements. This workshop is intended
for graduate students and post docs from any discipline, and for those who
did or did not attend the previous workshop in the Portfolio series. Individuals
with working portfolios/philosophies are welcome to attend. Please register
to attend by March 20. This teaching portfolio workshop series is sponsored
by the Delta Program in Research, Teaching.
Future Faculty Career Coffee Chat
March 29, noon - 1:30 p.m. in 350 Bascom Hall
Want to hear about the hiring process and experiences of a newer instructor
at Madison Area Technical College? If so, come to the Future Faculty Career
Coffee Chat. Catherine Gartelos, former involved GSC grad student and current
instructor of writing and public speaking at MATC will join us for coffee
and a discussion about her experiences of being an instructor at MATC. Please
RSVP to GSC@bascom.wisc.edu if you would like to join us.
Graduate School Seminar and Workshop Series
Guidelines for Keeping Laboratory Notebooks
Thursday, March 30, 9:30 - 11:00 a.m., 1111 Biotechnology Center
"Why, what, and how" of maintaining research laboratory notebooks are the topics covered in this seminar. Also discussed are the challenges of maintaining electronic research notebooks. Cheryl has seven years of industry experience working with scientific research staff and patent attorneys. Protecting your invention is easy, once you know how! Presenter: Cheryl Scadlock, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
WISELI Seminar
Thursday, March 30, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Union South (TITU)
Professor Judy Houck of the departments of Medical History & Ethics,
Women's Studies, History of Science, and the Center for Women's Health and
Women's Health Research will present: Race, Gender, and Personality: Putting
Student Evaluations of Faculty in Perspective. The presentation will begin
at 11:30 a.m. and will be followed by discussion. Please feel free to bring
a bag lunch. Refreshments and beverages will be provided.
Insider's Guide to the Industry Post Doc
Tuesday April 4, noon - 1:30 p.m., Union South (check TITU)
Industry and academia are working more closely together than ever. How do
you join in? You are invited to participate in a panel discussion to learn
how an industry postdoc can launch you in a research career in academia,
industry, or maybe in a bit of both. Invited panelists include a postdoctoral
researchers currently working in industry and the university, a human resource
specialist from a world-leading biotech company, and a UW Madison faculty
member with experience inside a large pharmaceutical. Registration
is required. Co-sponsored by the Delta
Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning, Graduate
Student Collaborative, and Outreach
and Graduate Student Professional Development.
Meet the Science Press: Strategies for Success
Wednesday April 5, 2:00 - 5:00 p.m., 272 Bascom Hall
This workshop is intended to provide a roadmap for navigating the research
news media landscape, as well as specific strategies and tactics for working
effectively with journalists. Registration
required. Co-sponsored by the Delta
Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning, University
Communications, and Outreach
and Graduate Student Professional Development.
Arts and Humanities Career Panel
Tuesday, April 11, noon - 2:00 p.m., Virginia F. Harrison Parlor Lathrop Hall
Are you a current grad student in the arts and humanities? Are you wondering how the skills you are developing in graduate school will help you in the "real" world? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, please join us for an informal discussion with UW-Madison MFA and PhD grads who are putting their skills to use in their post-graduate careers. Registration required. Sponsored by Outreach and Graduate Student Professional Development.
Making the Most Out of Mentoring
Tuesday April 18, 5:00 p.m., Memorial Union (check TITU)
Mentoring matters. Learn more about this valuable relationship that can
contribute to your success and others'. This interactive workshop will provide
you with information and tools to become a more effective mentor and mentee.
This 2 hour workshop for graduate students will be a great place to start.
Email GSC@bascom.wisc.edu to RSVP or with questions. No registration required.
Co-sponsored by the Graduate
Student Collaborative, the Delta
Program in Research, Teaching, and Learning, Outreach
and Graduate Student Professional Development and the
Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching.
Graduate Student Mentor Awards
Nomination Deadline: March 27; Awards Ceremony: April 27
Honor the graduate student in your department who takes the time to help
others succeed in graduate school - nominate them for the Graduate Student
Mentor Awards. To nominate an outstanding grad student mentor simply write
a letter (no more than 3 pages) detailing how this person exhibited mentorship
qualities. Include the contact info for you and for the nominee and
submit the letter between March 1st and March 27th. Email the letter
to the Graduate Student Collaborative
(GSC) or send to 408 Bascom Hall. Any individual can nominate a graduate
student who has made a difference through mentoring others. Several people
can also combine efforts to nominate one peer in one letter. Recipients
will be honored at a reception on April 27th at 5pm. This program is co-sponsored
by the Graduate
Student Collaborative, the Graduate
School, and PARTNERS
for Success. Click here
for more information.
Writing Center - March/April Classes
The Writing Center 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.
Writing Recommendation
Letters
Wednesday, 3/29, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Writing
Statements of Teaching Philosophy
Thursday, 3/30, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Developing
and Delivering Conference Papers
Wednesdays, 4/12-4/19, 5:30 -7:00 p.m.
Campus
libraries conduct workshops throughout the year at no charge. Visit
the web
site to find out more about the upcoming workshops.
Topics include: Publishing your Research Article; EndNote
in a Nutshell; Introduction to Managing Information Using RefWorks; Dreamweaver,
Web site Management; and Job Hunting on the Internet.
Join BRIDGE - International Friendship Program
Looking for a way to improve your intercultural communication skills? With the way the world is globalizing, intercultural communication skills are a necessary part of your professional development, regardless of your field of study. The BRIDGE program is an International Friendship Program that helps link international students with U.S. American students and U.S. culture. We are currently seeking U.S. American graduate students to join the program to connect with international graduate students. Go to their web site for more information and to download an application. U.S. American deadline is Friday, 31 March.
Friday, March 31, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m., Memorial Union (TITU)
Attention Graduate Women! Join us for monthly Women in Academia Discussions. All are welcome. It's a great time to share thoughts with other women striving to succeed and balance different aspects of life here at UW well. Upcoming dates include: April 28. Contact Hillary Lum if you have any questions.
Additional Graduate Information Resources
Want more? See the Graduate Student Professional Development Web site, the GSC Web site, the University Events calendar, Software Training for Students, the Library Workshop Calendar for general and specialized workshops.
SOCIAL EVENTS
GSC Graduate Student Bash
Friday, March 31, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Cafe Montmartre
The Graduate Student Collaborative and American Library Association-Student
Chapter invite you to attend this month's Graduate Student Bash Friday,
March 31, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Cafe Montmartre, in the SideCar, 127
E. Mifflin Street. There will be free food and drink specials. Come to mingle,
come to unwind, come to have a good time! E-mail GSC for more information.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Wisconsin Film Festival
March 30-April 2, Downtown Madison
More than 100 independent features, documentaries, experimental films and
shorts! Enjoy the films and then meet the people behind the scenes as directors,
producers, screenwriters and more give talks about their works. Visit the
web site for more info.
ACADEMIC DEADLINES
Friday, April 14, 2006: Last day to drop courses and last day to convert from credit to audit for graduate students.
For a list of all spring Semester deadlines check out the Office of Registrar web site.
