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GSC GradConnections Weekly Newsletter 11/23/09

 "Piled Higher and Deeper" by Jorge Cham, www.phdcomics.com

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LEADERSHIP and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

1. "Outside Activity Reporting (OAR) and Financial Conflict of Interest"
   Tuesday, November 24
   2:00 - 3:30 PM
   Tong Auditorium - Engineering Centers
   
   For more information or to register, please visit https://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29&SeriesKey=349.
   
   

2. Finding Data Sets in the Social Sciences
   Tuesday, November 24
   5:00 - 6:30 PM
   Memorial Library - Room 126
   
   This workshop will cover strategies, search tools and resources for finding social science numbers, data, and data sets available through the University of Wisconsin Madison Libraries.
   
   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register, go to www.grad.wisc.edu/gsc/registration.
   
   Sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative and the Office of Professional Development and Engagement of the Graduate School, and the University Libraries Graduate Support Series.
   
   

3. "Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities" with Chris Pfund, James Wells, and Eileen Callahan
   Tuesday, December 1
   1:00-2:30 PM
   Clinical Sciences Center - Room G5/119
   
   For more information or to register, please visit https://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29&SeriesKey=349 .
   
   

4. Primary Sources: Government Documents, Newspapers and Archives
   Tuesday, December 1
   5:00 - 6:30 PM
   Memorial Library - Room 126
   
   Learn about library tools and resources for finding and accessing government documents, newspapers and archives. This will include coverage of both American and international resources.
   
   REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register, go to www.grad.wisc.edu/gsc/registration.
   
   Sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative and the Office of Professional Development and Engagement of the Graduate School, and the University Libraries Graduate Support Series.
   
   

5. HIPAA and the Common Rule in Human Subjects Research with Rebecca Hutton
   Tuesday, December 15
   2:00 - 3:30 PM
   Clinical Sciences Center -Room G5/119.

   For more information or to register, please visit https://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/OHRDCatalogPortal/Default.aspx?tabid=29&SeriesKey=349 .
   
   

6. Call for Presenters: 2009 Global Studies Graduate Workshop
    
   The Global Studies Graduate Workshop is an informal, stress-free environment where graduate students of all levels can meet to discuss their work. Each session, one student presents a dissertation chapter, job talk, conference paper, or similar item for discussion. Papers are normally circulated prior to the meeting so that participants can read them ahead of time. However, there is no required reading or other preparation needed in order to participate. The workshop has proven to be a useful venue precisely because of its interdisciplinarity. People from a variety of departments bring their perspectives to share with others who also come from places where perhaps international/global studies are not the main focus.
    
   Any UW-Madison graduate student is welcome to participate in any or all of the workshop meetings.
    
   Global Studies continually accepts volunteers to present at upcoming meetings of the Global Studies Graduate Workshop. Dates are flexible and can be determined by the presenters. This is a great opportunity to have your work presented and reviewed by a group of friendly internationally minded graduate students.
    
   RSVP to info@global.wisc.edu   to volunteer for the Graduate Workshop.
    
   Additional information is available at: http://global.wisc.edu/
   
   

7. Dissertation Support Group
   Mondays from 3:30 - 5:00  p.m.
   Wednesdays from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
   
   Counseling and Consultation Services offers dissertation support groups for students currently engaged in the dissertation process. The dissertation support groups help students initiate, conduct, and complete their dissertation, thesis, or other large academic project. Issues that are frequently discussed include time and anxiety management, emotional and academic support, and goal setting. These groups are not therapy groups, but support groups for dissertators. All efforts are made to maintain complete confidentiality.
   
   For more information, contact Jeff Hird at jhird@wisc.edu.
   
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SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

1. Last GSC Friday Socials of the Year - Las Cazuelas and Great Dane
   
   Advisor got you stressed?  Too many papers to grade?  Is your accelerometer not accelerating?  Have another reason you need to unwind?  Then come and meet some other graduate students at the GSC Friday Social. Look for the red GSC signs!
   
   Future GSC Friday Socials are listed below:
   
   November 20
   5:00 - 7:00
   Genna's Lounge
   
   
   There will be no Friday Social on November 27
   
   
   December 4
   5:00 - 7:00 PM
   Las Cazuelas
   15 N. Butler
   
   
   December 11
   Great Dane
   123 E. Doty Street
   
   Socials will resume on January 15
   
   
   
2. 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.
   
   To join, go to www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=2201009139

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1. School of Education Project Assistant for the Posse Program
   Deadline: Monday, November 30
   
   Posse is a scholarship program that provides opportunities for high achieving student leaders from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds to attend UW-Madison. The Posse Foundation (http://www.possefoundation.org) selected and provided students with a thirty-two week leadership training prior to the students arrived at UW-Madison. Posse scholars come to campus as a cohort of ten students from three cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. Each mentor works with a cohort of Posse students for two years.  At UW-Madison, the Posse program is administered by the Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education.
   
   This position is open to full-time doctoral and professional students in good academic standing. Minimum two years of professional work experience required.  Experience working with undergraduate or high school students from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds is desirable. Must be able to make a two year commitment.  Preference is given to applicants who are familiar with Posse students’ home cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C.).
   
   For more information, go to http://jobcenter.wisc.edu/JobDetail.aspx?id=48418 or contact Ruttanatip Chonwerawong at rchonwer@education.wisc.edu . For more information on the POSSE program, go to www.education.wisc.edu/sdp .
   
   

2. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences External Relations Project Assistant
   Deadline: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
   
   The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Dean’s Office is seeking a graduate student to facilitate and support alumni and industry outreach. The individual will work independently, while taking direction from the Interim Director of Advancement. Duties include providing background research on corporate, non-profit, and government agency officials meeting with the dean or members of the dean’s leadership team, assisting with preparing for meetings, including logistical support, agenda creation, and pre-meeting communication materials, data entry and maintenance for a contact database used by the dean’s office, correspondence support, including drafting communications for the dean’s signature and appropriate filing.
   
   For more information, emailhzoerb@cals.wisc.edu .
   
   

3. Scandinavian Studies Teaching Assistant
   Deadline: Wednesday, December 2
   
   For Spring of 2010, there is an opening for a Teaching Assistant position in the Scandinavian Department. The TA will be working in the large enrollment course Lit Trans 275, The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. The course consists of 2 weekly lectures and 6 Comm B sections taught by three TAs.  The TA must attend the two 75-minute weekly lectures (2:30-3:45 pm MW), and teach two 50-minute Comm B sections per week, with a max enrollment of 20 students per section. Furthermore, the TA will meet with the lecturer once a week to evaluate the progress in the Comm B sections and discuss pedagogical approaches and theories. There will be 2 evaluations during the semester, one of 10 minutes and one of a full period, followed by a written assessment.
   
   The ideal TA is well versed in literature, teaching and pedagogy, and is dedicated to improving student writing and oral performance. No prior knowledge of Hans Christian Andersen is necessary. The course has a long-standing history, and teaching materials and support are available.
   
   For more information, go to http://jobcenter.wisc.edu/JobDetail.aspx?id=48572 or email Scott Mellor at samellor@wisc.edu . For more information about the course, please check the website at http://www.scandinavian.wisc.edu/mellor/hca/index.html .
   
   

4. Post-Doc in Forest Products Economics at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory
   Deadline: Open until filled
   

   This position is focused on economic modeling and analysis of the potential timber market and forest product market implications of future expansion in wood use for bio-fuels and bio-power in the United States. The work includes assisting in development of future scenarios for bio-energy and forest product demands to the year 2030 in collaboration with research staff at the USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (working in collaboration with the Pinchot Institute and others). The work also includes operation of an existing economic model, graphing and interpretation of model results, and assisting in publication of research findings.
   
   The research will involve application of the U.S. Forest Products Module (USFPM), a partial market equilibrium model developed at the Forest Products Laboratory that operates within the framework of the Global Forest Products Model (GFPM). This research is a continuation of collaborative work between University of Wisconsin and the Forest Products Laboratory. The research is funded by USDA Forest Service. This is a term (temporary) position, starting immediately and continuing to November, 2010 (possibly longer pending availability of funding) with a minimum salary of $32,920 per year not to exceed available funds.
   

   For more information, email Peter Ince at pince@fs.fed.us .
   
   

5. Department of French and Italian Teaching Assistant in Italian
   Deadline: Until filled
   
   The Department of French & Italian may have openings for teaching assistants in Italian for Spring 2010. Teaching assistants would teach a section of a beginning-level language course, working about 36%, or 14.5 hours per week.  Applicants must have a very high level of proficiency in Italian.  Students must be enrolled at the UW as a graduate student in the spring, and must have received their Bachelor's degree before spring in order to be considered for the position.
   
   For more information, go to http://jobcenter.wisc.edu/JobDetail.aspx?id=48254 or email Andrea Palm at ampalm@wisc.edu.
   
   

6. Department of French & Italian Teaching Assistant in French
   Deadline: Until filled
   
   The Department of French & Italian may have openings for teaching assistants in French for Spring 2010. Teaching Assistants would teach a section of a beginning-level language course, working at about 36%, or 14.5 hours per week. Applicants must have a very high level of proficiency in French, and must have taken French 820 ("College Teaching of French") or an approved equivalent course, either previously or concurrently with the first semester of teaching.  Students must be enrolled at UW-Madison as a graduate student in the spring, and must have received their Bachelor's degree before spring in order to be considered for the position.
   
   For more information, go to http://jobcenter.wisc.edu/JobDetail.aspx?id=48253 or email Andrea Palm at ampalm@wisc.edu.
   
   

7. Bringing Theory to Practice: Engaged Learning, Student Civic Development and Student Well-Being Grants
   Deadlines Vary
   
   There are three categories of grants:
   1) Mini-grants and student programming grants of up to $2,500;
   2) Program or Research Start-up Initiatives of up to $10,000; and
   3) Demonstration Site grants of up to $75,000 per year for two years. For more  information, including grant deadlines, please visit www.aacu.org/bringing_theory/aboutrfp.cfm.
   
   
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

1. Global Graduates & Partners Program (GGAPP) Volunteer
   Deadline: Friday, December 4
   
   The Global Graduates & Partners Program (GGAPP) seeks to provide opportunities for international and U.S. graduate students to interact and communicate with peers from their academic departments, a milieu familiar and comfortable to both, and within the graduate student community as a whole. GGAPP pairs new international graduate students and U.S. American students with the intent of creating a mentor for international students who can be a friend, supporter, and resource person in their first semester on campus. U.S. American students can learn much from their international partner as well—you can explore different languages and cultures without leaving the U.S.!
   
   GGAPP is now accepting applications from U.S. students for the Spring 2010 semester.
   
   For more information, go to  www.iss.wisc.edu/GGAPP or email ggapp@odos.wisc.edu.
   

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COMMUNITY EVENTS

1. Buddy Hatton: Iran
   Monday, November 23 & Tuesday, November 24, 2009
   7:30 PM
   Wisconsin Union Theater
   
   No matter your preconception, Buddy Hatton will guide you on a journey through Iran that leaves no stone or misconception unturned. You’ll glide from resplendent mosques to magnificent palaces, and from there to a tranquil Persian garden. See why Iran is dubbed the “Cradle of Civilization” as you investigate ancient archeological sites. Enjoy these experiences and more, all while learning about the people who call modern-day Iran home. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover a country not easily accessible to United States citizens.
   
   For more information, go to www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/season/travel2.html .
   UW-Madison Students $5
   General Admission $11
   
   

2. 76th Annual Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts
   Memorial Union
   December 2 - 6 & 8 - 9
   Hors d’oeuvres at 5:45 PM in Main Lounge followed by dinner at 6:45 PM in Great Hall.
   
   Experience the magic of this holiday season at the 75th Annual Wisconsin Union Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts! Your place awaits you at a magnificent table set in Memorial Union’s Great Hall. Enjoy a night of fine dining, old English pageantry, and rich choral presentations by the Philharmonic Chorus of Madison, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Gorman. Join us for the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts and be a part of the warmth, fellowship and history that defines the Wisconsin Union. The Philharmonic Chorus of Madison sings throughout the night with a full concert after dinner.
   
   For more information, go to www.union.wisc.edu/tudordinners .
   
   

3. Dance Wisconsin’s Nutcracker Fantasy features acclaimed soloists from American Ballet Theater
   Saturday, December 12
   7:30 PM
   Wisconsin Union Theater

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   Sunday, December 13
   2:00 PM
   Wisconsin Union Theater
   
   World-renowned dancers Sascha Radetsky and Stella Abrera of American Ballet Theatre will star in the 2009 production of Dance Wisconsin’s Nutcracker Fantasy. Nutcracker Fantasy, an enchanting, family-friendly alternative to traditional Nutcracker productions, has become a holiday tradition in its own right. Under the artistic direction of Jo Jean Retrum, Nutcracker Fantasy takes the best of Tchaikovsky’s beloved ballet and infuses it with magical plot twists, original music, a live chorus, and even ballroom dancing.
   
   The first act takes place in the lively setting of Uncle Drosselmeyer’s Toyshop. The roles of dolls and children in the toyshop are performed by talented dancers from local studios including Monona Academy of Dance, Dance Wisconsin’s company studio. The second act continues with a journey through a mystical ice forest to find the Sugar Plum Doll. Blake Walter will conduct Dance Wisconsin's own orchestra and the Monona Grove High School singers will accompany several pieces.

   For more information, go to http://www.uniontheater.wisc.edu/emailnewsletters/November_2009/coming_soon.html#nutcracker .
   Ticket prices are $15, $28 and $3.

   
   

4. Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) Fresh, Local Vegetable Boxes
   
   Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) are local farm programs that allow you to order and pick up boxes of fresh local vegetables. If you did not sign up for a CSA share this summer (perhaps because you grew your own garden or weren't in town), you can still sign up for boxes of winter storage vegetables from several farms at www.macsac.org/farmlist.html.
   
   Grad students with Dean, GHC, Unity, and Physicans Plus health insurance may be able to receive a rebate of $100 or more through the Wellness Reimbursement Program. Since some winter CSA shares only cost $80-160 for two boxes, after the rebate you receive the vegetables for free or a vastly reduced price.
   
   

For upcoming GSC events, check out our Events Calendar!
Sandy Sulzer and Chris Moss
GSC Project Coordinators

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