Special Event
"The Power of Procrastination" with Jorge Cham, creator of Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD) comics
Thursday, October 26, 7:00 p.m., Tripp Commons (2nd floor, Memorial Union)
Jorge Cham, the creator of the popular comic strip, "Piled Higher and Deeper (PhD)," finally visits UW-Madison for an entertaining talk and book signing. Check out the comic strip - about life (and lack thereof) in academia at http://www.phdcomics.com!
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Vilas Travel Grants
Do you need money for travel to a conference or for research purposes? Apply for a Vilas Travel Grant. The Graduate Student Collaborative helps the Graduate School distribute 300 $600 travel grants and a small number of $1,500 grants for international research travel. Current UW-Madison dissertators and final year MFA students are eligible.
Deadline: October 31, 2006
Information: http://info.gradsch.wisc.edu/admin/gsc/vilasfellowships.html
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
The National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowships provide three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are at the early stages of their graduate study in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation.
Deadlines: Vary by discipline (November 1 - 13, 2006)
Information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
Mellon/ACLS Fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is proud to announce the addition of a significant new fellowship program, the Andrew W. Mellon/ACLS Early Career Fellowships, which will provide support for young scholars to complete dissertations and to advance their research after being awarded the Ph.D.
Deadline: November 15, 2006
Information: http://www.acls.org/ecfguide.htm
East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Fellowship Grant
The East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes provide U.S. graduate students in science and engineering: 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-sponsor the Summer Institute in Japan.
Deadline: December 12, 2006
Information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=NSF06602
Additional Funding Resources
Individuals looking for funding opportunities are usually best served by starting with the Funding Sources for Individuals category in the Grants Information Center. 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
Locating Grant Funding using the SPIN Database
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
3:00 - 4:00 p.m., 3190 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
SPIN is an up-to-date listing of national and international funding sources for research. It is the number one database of its kind, used by over 800 institutions worldwide. This session will introduce you to SPIN's powerful search capabilities. Sponsored by the School of Business Dean's Office.
Contact the presenter, Peter Barcher, Assistant Dean for Research, at pbarcher@bus.wisc.edu or 608-263-2085 for more information.
Grant Proposal Preparation Tips
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
3:00 - 4:00 p.m., 3180 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
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Wednesday, November 1, 2006
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., 4151 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
Techniques for writing competitive grant proposals will be the focus of this session. Sponsored by the School of Business Dean's Office.
Contact the presenter, Peter Barcher, Assistant Dean for Research, at pbarcher@bus.wisc.edu or 608-263-2085 for more information.
Writing with Confidence
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., On Wisconsin Room AB, Red Gym
Are you asked to write papers for classes? Are you working on one now or on a thesis or dissertation? Would you welcome tips for writing stronger papers in English? Attend this workshop presented by Writing Center staff and discover techniques for making your papers more dynamic, interesting, and powerful. Sponsored by International Student Services and intended primarily for ESL students. Contact issprograms@redgym.wisc.edu or 608-262-2044 for more information.
Networking: The Swiss Army Knife of Career Planning
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
12 - 1:30 p.m., Bascom Hall, Room 260
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Monday, November 6, 2006
4 - 5:30 p.m., Bascom Hall, Room 260
This workshop will give an overview of the career development process, describe how networking can be used in each phase, and show you how to network effectively. Intended audience: PhD students pursuing non-academic careers. Presented by Sheila Jensen, Career Advisor, Letters & Science/School of Human Ecology Career Services.
Registration: click on "Prof Dev Workshops" at http://www.wisc.edu/grad/.
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship Orientation
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Noon to 1 p.m., Room 117 Old Genetics, 445 Henry Mall
Mark your calendar for this presentation describing the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships. Daniel Poux of AAAS Headquarters will share with grad students, post docs, staff and faculty an overview of the Congressional Science Fellows program and the Executive Branch Fellows program. Fellows work for a year (in some cases, for two years) as a staffer for a member of Congress or as a staffer in a range of Executive departments. This orientation happens only once every two years, so now's the chance to find out more about this opportunity to combine science and public policy, even if you're still early in your grad program.
Information: http://fellowships.aaas.org/.
Delta Program: Peer Review of Your Teaching Portfolio/Philosophy
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
9:00 - 11:00 a.m., Science House (1645 Linden Drive)
In this workshop, participants are given the opportunity to get peer review on their teaching and learning portfolios, philosophies, artifacts, and reflective statements in a one-on-one format. Registration is required for this session.
Email info@delta.wisc.edu for more information.
Interview Prep for Academic Positions
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Noon - 1 p.m., Bascom Hall, Room 350
Gain experience handling interview questions for academic positions in this small group workshop. Facilitated by Eileen Callahan, Ph.D., Director of Outreach and Graduate Student Professional Development, Graduate School.
Registration: click on "Prof Dev Workshops" at http://www.wisc.edu/grad/.
Interviewing for Faculty Positions - Perspectives from the Chairs of Search Committees: Online Workshop
In November 2005, several campus units organized and taped a panel discussion for graduate students and postdocs on interviewing for faculty positions. The panelists, four recent chairs of search committees, offered very practical and candid advice and answers to questions from the audience.
Visit info.gradsch.wisc.edu/admin/outreach/gspd/careerpresentation.htm to view the workshop. After viewing, please also fill out the short evaluation form to tell us what you think.
Jumping Through Hoops: Advice from Dissertators on Preliminary and Qualifying Exams
Wednesday, November 15, 2006,
4:00 - 5:00 p.m., Memorial Union (check TITU)
Prelim preparations getting you down? Looking for an opportunity to discuss the exam process with others and hear advice from dissertators who have already gone through it? Join us for a peer-led discussion for graduate students on taking preliminary and qualifying exams. Facilitated by Aili Tripp, Associate Dean of International Studies, Professor of Political Science and Women’s Studies.
Registration: click on "Prof Dev Workshops" at http://www.wisc.edu/grad/.
Preparing Grant Proposal Budgets
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
3:00 - 4:00 p.m., 3180 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
3:00 - 4:00 p.m., 4151 Grainger Hall, 975 University Avenue
Creating an appropriate budget for your project is an essential and sometimes difficult task. Sponsored by the School of Business Dean's Office. For more information, contact the presenter, Peter Barcher, Assistant Dean for Research, at pbarcher@bus.wisc.edu or 608-263-2085.
Effective Job and Internship Search Strategies
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Memorial Union - check TITU
Want to find your dream job without the hassle and hours of endless searches? Learn how to make your job or internship search more effective. Sponsored by Letters & Science/Human Ecology Career Services. For more information, call 608-262-3921 or email careers@lssaa.wisc.edu.
2006 Statewide Equity and Multicultural Conference
Thursday and Friday, November 16-17, 2006
Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells
The purpose of the Wisconsin State Human Relations Association (WSHRA) is to support and promote the development of educational programs in Wisconsin that recognize and value human diversity. WSHRA seeks to promote the concept of cultural pluralism in our schools and in our society, and to facilitate change in educational institutions in order to foster respect for the rights of human beings, human dignity and the promotion of human rights. To encourage UW-Madison students to attend this conference, a special student registration rate of $30, or $15 for groups of five or more, is available.
Information: www.wshra.org
Writing Center Workshops
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. More information: http://www.wisc.edu/writing or 608-263-1992.
A Dissertator’s Primer
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/DissPrimer.html
Improving Style - Writing Center Class
Monday, October 30, 2006 (first week of a four-week class)
3:00 - 4:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/ImprovingStyle.html
Grammar II: Grammar and Editing for Style and Clarity
Monday, October 30, 2006 (first week of a two-week class)
3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/Grammar2.html
Writing Research Posters
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/ResearchPostersGrad.html
Writing Graduate Research Proposals
Friday, November 3, 2006
1:00 - 3:00 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WGradResProps.html
Writing Critical Reviews of Nonfiction Books and Articles
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WBookReviewsGrad.html
The Basics of APA Documentation
Friday, November 10, 2006
1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/AccordingAPA.html
Developing and Delivering Conference Papers
Monday, November 13, 2006
4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/DevelopingConferencePapers.html
Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
3:30 - 5:00 p.m., Helen C. White Hall, Room 6171
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WLitReviewsGrad.html
Writing with PowerPoint
Thursday, November 16, 2006
5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Room 6171 Helen C. White Hall
Registration: http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Classes/WPowerPoint.html
Library Workshops
Campus libraries 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. Topics include: Grants Information, RefWorks & EndNote, Internet Searching, Libraries in a Nutshell, Map Tools for Demographic Data, Publishing Your Research, RSS Feeds and Alert Services, and Web Based Learning Tools.
Visit the Web site to find out more about the upcoming workshops and check out these highlighted sessions:
Funding for Individual Grantseekers
Friday, October 27, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Memorial Library, Room 436
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Thursday, November 2, 2006
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Memorial Library, Room 436
This free presentation is for those from the University community and the public at large who are looking for scholarships, fellowships, and grants available to individuals for education, research, travel, special projects, and related purposes. The focus will be on funding databases. Session is given by Elizabeth Breed, supervisor of the Grants Information Collection. For more information, visit http://grants.library.wisc.edu/seminars.html.
This Time It's Personal: Personalized Library Services for Grad Students
Monday, October 30, 2006
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Memorial Library, Room 436
The Graduate Student Collaborative invites you to attend this special workshop, where three librarians impersonate graduate students and use library services to save time and effort! Come to learn about RSS feeds/alerts, multi-database searching, and citation management. These tools are wonderful time-savers for graduate students and others doing research.
Registration: click on "Prof Dev Workshops" at http://www.wisc.edu/grad/.
Additional Graduate Information Resources
Want more? See the Graduate Student Professional Development Web site, the GSC Web site, the University Events calendar, and Software Training for Students for general and specialized workshops.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
2006 Wisconsin Book Festival
The fifth annual Wisconsin Book Festival will be a five-day celebration, in and around downtown Madison, from October 18-22, 2006. Designed to delight booklovers of all walks, tastes, and ages, the Festival features readings, lectures, book discussions, writing workshops, live interviews, children's events, and more.
Information: http://www.wisconsinbookfestival.org/index.php
7th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner
Saturday, October 28, 2006
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Madison Senior Center, 330 West Mifflin St. Madison
Choose a handmade bowl made by a local potter for a minimum donation of $15, and enjoy free entertainment, soup and bread donated by area restaurants. All proceeds support the Partner Shares Program, which subsidizes 50% of the cost of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm shares for households meeting Federal Poverty Guidelines.
Information: www.macsac.org
Fiesta Guatemala!
Saturday, November 4, 2006
8:00 - 11:00 p.m., Atwood Community Center, 2425 Atwood Ave.
"Fiesta Guatemala!" is a benefit organized by the nonprofit Madison-Guatemala Network for the Guatemalan Refugee Project (Efraín Bámaca Association), to raise money to help post-war Guatemalan refugees obtain water and electricity in their homes and schools in the town of Nuevo Amanecer (New Dawn), Guatemala. $10 suggested donation. The live, danceable Brazilian/Latin music by the "Pagee Go Go" band headlines. Fair trade Guatemalan textiles and crafts, as well as refreshments, will also be on sale.
Information: email Leila Lpine@tds.net or call 233-5566.
SOCIAL EVENTS
GSC Grad Student Social
Friday, October 20, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Genna’s Lounge, 105 W. Main St.
This Friday, the Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) will be enjoying the funky atmosphere, popular jukebox, and friendly staff at Genna’s Lounge from 5-7 p.m. Free snacks are usually available for early birds. Look for the red GSC signs - we’ll be upstairs!
Email GSC for more information.
Coffee and Conversation
Monday, October 23, 11:00 a.m. - noon, GSC Office, 408 Bascom
Join us in our "room with a view" for a casual coffee and conversation session. Beat the Monday "blahs" with a relaxing hour to enjoy some warm beverages and get to know other grad students. Bring a friend and your lunch, too, if you like!
Email GSC for more information.
GSC Graduate Student Bash
Friday, October 27, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Angelic Brewing Company, 322 W. Johnson St.
The Graduate Student Collaborative and our co-sponsor, Multicultural Graduate Network (MGN), invite you to attend this month’s Graduate Student Bash, Friday, October 27th, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Angelic Brewing Company, 322 W. Johnson Street (just off State Street). Come to mingle, meet other grads, and have a good time!
Email GSC for more information.
