ANNOUNCEMENTS
ASM Bus Passes
Don’t forget to pick up your new bus pass for the semester. Spring 2010 Passes are now available.
Free H1N1 and seasonal flu shots
Flu shots are available for students by appointment at University Health Services. www.uhs.wisc.edu/display_story.jsp?id=1011
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Seminar/internship program in Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) announce an intensive scholarship-supported summer seminar/internship program in Berlin for American journalism and communications students. Deadline: January 31
http://www.daad.org/page/internxchange/
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) Fellowship Program
The (NNEMS) Fellowship Program provides students an opportunity to participate in a fellowship project that is directly related to their field of study. Typically, the research is conducted at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office or laboratory
Deadline: February 5
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/NNEMS/2010pm.html
Weinstein Distinguished Graduate Fellowship
The Weinstein Distinguished Graduate Fellowship supports the work of exceptional students pursuing full-time graduate study in a UW masters or doctoral program and working in the area of “Education and Jewish Studies,” broadly conceived.
Deadline: February 15
http://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/scholarships/wdgf/
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Summer 2010 and Academic Year 2010-11
FLAS fellowships are to assist students in acquiring foreign language and either area or international studies competencies. FLAS awards are only available for specific languages, and are contingent on federal funding Deadline: February 19
http://flas.wisc.edu/
The Graduate & Young Professional
Fellowship Program
The Program offers Latino graduates and young professionals experiences in public policy areas of health, housing, law, international affairs, and science, technology, engineering and math. The fellowship in Washington, D.C. includes placement at a congressional office or federal agency. The International Affairs Fellowship includes three months abroad in Mexico.
Deadline: February 19
http://www.chci.org/fellowships/page/chci-graduate--young-professional-fellowship
Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
The National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship is for students who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The program matches graduate students with "hosts" in the legislative and executive branch of government located in the Washington, D.C. area, for a one year paid fellowship.
Deadline: February 19
http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/knauss
Morris Udall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Morris Udall Foundation Dissertation Fellowship is for doctoral candidates whose research concerns U.S. environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation.
Deadline: February 24
http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/ECRFellowship/ECRFellowship.aspx
Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships
Global Studies is accepting applications for two graduate fellowships: Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Internship fellowship for doctoral students interested in undertaking practitioner internships on social justice issues and Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Pre-Dissertation Travel fellowship to support summer travel for doctoral students exploring potential field research sites.
Deadline: February 26
http://www.global.wisc.edu/skj
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship
The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) is organized to help early-stage graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate effective doctoral dissertation proposals.
Each year, the program offers training within different interdisciplinary fields of study under the leadership of senior faculty. Administered by the Social Science Research Council and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Deadline: January 29
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/dpdf-fellowship/
Scholarships for nontraditional and adult students
The Division of Continuing Studies administers a number of scholarships specifically designed for nontraditional and adult students. While the eligibility criteria vary, there are two main categories of scholarship awards: 1) Returning Adult Student Scholarships and 2)Single Parent Scholarships. Applications accepted December 1–March 1.
Financial Assistance for Childcare Fees:
Are you a UW-Madison student parent and have your child (children) enrolled in a licensed childcare center, licensed in-home provider or a licensed after-school program?
You may be eligible for financial assistance toward childcare costs while you attend classes at the UW-Madison during the Fall 2009 semester. For more information, eligibility, deadlines and an application, visit the CCTAP Web site and click on financial assistance.
Additional Funding Resources:
Individuals looking for funding opportunities are usually best served by starting with the Funding Sources for Individuals category under the Grants Information Collection. 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 OPPORTUNITIES
Seminars and Workshops
Graduate Student Professional Development Events
The Graduate Student Collaborative (GSC) coordinates with the Office of Professional Development and Engagement and campus partners for a variety of seminars and workshops specifically geared toward graduate students.
Many new events are now scheduled, especially during Professional Development Week, which is the week of February 8th. During that week, you can learn how to strengthen your CV, Research Career options, Identify Transferable Skills and Keep Current with the Literature.
The following list of events is being offered in January and February. For event descriptions, go to the GSC Events calendar. Separate registration is required for each seminar. To register, click here.
All events are sponsored by the Graduate Student Collaborative and the Office of Professional Development and Engagement of the Graduate School.
Compiling a Lit Review: Social Science
Tuesday, January 26
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Memorial Library - Room 126
Sponsored with the University Libraries Graduate Support Series
Compiling a Lit Review: Engineering and Technology
Tuesday, February 2
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Wendt Library - Room 108
Sponsored with the University Libraries Graduate Support Series
First Impressions: Developing Your CV and Cover Letter
Monday, February 8
Noon - 1:00 p.m. Educational Sciences - Room 228
Sponsored with Educational Portfolios and Career Services
Researching Career Options: Forging an Alternative Academic Career
Monday, February 8
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Bascom Hall - Room 260
Keeping Current with the Literature
Tuesday, February 9
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Wendt Library - Room 108
Sponsored with the University Libraries Graduate Support Series
Identifying Transferable Skills for Careers Outside the Academy
Wednesday, February 10
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Bascom Hall - Room 260
Relaxation Strategies for Graduate Students
Thursday, February 11
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Memorial Union - TITU
Sponsored with University Health Services
Film Screening Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist
Thursday, February 11 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. UW Biotechnology Center Building - Room 1111
Family Matters: The Unique Challenges of Balancing Parenthood and Academics
Monday, February 15
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Eagle Heights Community Center - Rooms 135 &139
Sponsored with the Office of Child Care and Family Resources and University Housing
Compiling a Lit Review: Humanities
Tuesday, February 16
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Memorial Library - Room 126
Sponsored with the University Libraries Graduate Support Series
Take Control: Budgeting 101 for Families - CANCELLED DUE TO LOW REGISTRATION.
Tuesday, February 16
Sponsored with UW Credit Union
Completion of the Ph.D.: Step-by-Step Guidance from the Graduate School
Thursday, February 18
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Bascom Hall - Room 260
How to Write an Effective and Fabulous Resume
Monday, February 22 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bascom Hall - Room 260
Sponsored with Letters and Sciences Career Services
Publishing Your Research and Managing Your Copyright: Engineering
Tuesday, February 23 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Wendt Library - Room 108
Sponsored with the University Libraries Graduate Support Series
Does Your Dissertation Have a Book in It?
Wednesday, February 24
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Bascom Hall - Room 260
Sponsored with the University of Wisconsin Press
Score High: Using Credit Wisely
Wednesday, February 24
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Memorial Union (TITU)
Sponsored with UW Credit Union
Job Hunting on the Internet
Friday, February 26
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.
Steenbock Library - Room 105
Sponsored with the University Libraries Graduate Support Series
Graduate School Seminar Series
The Graduate School offers many free seminars and workshops related to policies, procedures and regulations for research and graduate education throughout the year. The sessions are open to all members of the campus community.
Separate registration is required for all seminars. For details and registration information click here.
The following seminars will be offered in late January and
early February:
Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Human Subjects Research -
Thursday,
January 28
Community Based Research from Social and Educational Perspectives - Friday, January 29
IRB 101 for Education and Social & Behavioral Science Researchers - Thursday, February 11
Identifying Grants for Research and Project Funding
February 4, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
436 Memorial Library
This workshop is aimed at those who are interested in identifying grant opportunities for their research and special projects. Workshops generally exclude funding for for-profit enterprises and for personal welfare assistance. Registration is not necessary but space is limited.
Peace Corps Information Meeting
February 10, 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
Media Room, Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym)
Join the UW-Madison Peace Corps representative and other returned volunteers for photos, stories, and movie about Peace Corps. Find out how you could spend two years immersed in another culture, learning new languages and spreading friendship and peace.
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/IP/peace_corps/index.html
2010 New Future Faculty Partner Recruitment
The UW-Madison Teaching Academy is currently accepting nominations to become a "Future Faculty Partner" (FFP) of the UW Teaching Academy. Nominees are expected to have at least one-year residence status on the UW-Madison campus, three semesters of teaching experience (or comparable), have a deep interest in and commitment to higher education, and a willing to commit to one year (preferably two years) of active involvement in the Teaching Academy.
Deadline: February 28
tle.wisc.edu/teaching-academy/ffp/becoming
The Kauffman Entrepreneurship Community:
Internship Program 2009-2010
The Kauffman Entrepreneurship Internship provides UW-Madison students with the unique opportunity to become “social entrepreneurs.” By utilizing skills and knowledge gained in the classroom and identifying projects in communities within Dane County and Ashland, Wisconsin UW-Madison students will be a catalyst for social change.
Deadline: April 23
http://www.lssaa.wisc.edu/kecip/
Expeditions in Learning: Putting the OUT in Outreach
Facilitators: Dolly Ledin and Sarah Wright, Outreach Coordinators, UW Center for Biology Education
Day and time: TBD based on availability of participants. Experience the impact of building community relationships with kids, families and schools around science. Explore ways to impact - and measure the impact - of K-12 and informal science education outreach through the Delta Pillars of building learning communities, teaching-as-research and learning-through-diversity. For more information and to register, go to: www.delta.wisc.edu/Programs/EL/explrn.html or please contact Sarah Wright, sdwright2@wisc.edu with further questions.
Conferences, Symposiums and Lecture Series
International Opportunities Month (IOM)
February 2010 will be the tenth annual International Opportunities Month (IOM) on the UW-Madison campus, organized by a campus-wide committee of globally focused organizations, chaired by the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Throughout the month, all students are invited to attend IOM events to learn about global issues and to hear about ways to travel, work, study and volunteer abroad. Calendar of events will be posted at the end of January on the CIBER web site.
Doctoral Research Program Lecture Series: Forging Strong Professional Relationships as a Graduate Student and Beyond
January 19, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., 259 Educational Sciences
Damiana Gibbons, curriculum and instruction dissertator, will discuss the varied connections she has forged at UW-Madison and abroad. The benefits and limitations of graduate students developing a wide base of mentors will be considered.
drp.wceruw.org/200910.php
Students of Color of Rackham, (SCOR)
2010 Conference: 20/20 - Challenging our past, Researching the present, and Shaping our future
February 12-13, University of Michigan
The SCOR Conference is an annual opportunity for graduate students to present their research, network with professionals and future leaders, and to prepare for the future. Submit abstracts for presentations by
January 22.
www.umich.edu/~scorweb
National Black Graduate Student (NBGSC) 2010 Conference
March 10-14, Hilton San Diego/Del Mar
The theme for the 22nd Annual National Black Graduate Student Conference (NBGSC) is Pioneering the Change Within.
Deadline for discounted hotel reservations: February 5.http://www.nbgsa.org/
Taking The Next Step: 2010 Teaching and Learning Symposium
May 19-20, Pyle Center
This year's Teaching and Learning Symposium will provide answers to the
question: "What are next steps YOU can take to improve your teaching and the learning of your students here at the UW-Madison?"
The deadline for submitting a proposal is midnight, Friday, January 15, 2010.
http://www.learning.wisc.edu/tlsymposium/
2010 National Outreach Scholarship Conference: Sustaining Authentic Engagement
October 4-6, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Call for Proposals
The 2010 National Outreach Scholarship Conference will explore authenticity and sustainability as critical components of engaged scholarship. The important questions of what, where, who, how, and why will be the foci of the Conference reflected in five sections: Program, Place, People, Process, and Philosophy. These focus areas invite a diversity of perspectives and experiences reflecting the academy ’s authentic and sustained commitment to engaged discovery, learning, application, and integration.
Deadline proposal submission: February 1
http://www.uwex.edu/ics/nosc2010/
Writing Center 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. For more information visit the Writing Center Web site or call 608-263-1992.
The following courses are being offered through mid-February:
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
Friday, Jan. 15, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research
Thursday, Jan. 28, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Conferencing with Students about Papers in Progress
Friday, Jan. 29, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Writing Statements of Teaching Philosophy
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 3:30-5 p.m.
Writing an Effective CV
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Responding to and Evaluating Student Writing
Thursday, Feb. 4, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Writing Graduate Research Proposals
Friday, Feb. 5, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
The Basics of APA Documentation
Friday, Feb. 12, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Developing and Delivering Conference Presentations
Friday, Feb. 12, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Productive and Professional Blogging
Thursday, Feb. 18, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Communicating Your Message with PowerPoint: Livening Up Your Presentation
Friday, Feb. 19, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
A Dissertator's Primer: Pre-Proposal or Proposal Stage
Friday, Feb. 19, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Writing Literature Reviews of Published Research
Friday, Feb. 19, 1:30-3 p.m.
Library Workshops:
Campus libraries workshops and tours help you learn how to find what you need quickly and efficiently. Take advantage of these great workshops before classes start up again. Visit the library Web site to find out more about upcoming library workshops.
Free Instructional Workshops and Demos from Do IT:
Learn web development, Learn@UWtools and tricks, how to use clickers, and much more. See the DoIT Training Web site for details.
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.
ACADEMIC DEADLINES
Spring 2010 Degree Deadlines:
Dissertator eligibility |
January 15 |
Request for all master's and Ph.D. degree warrants |
April 23 |
Degree Deadline |
May 14 |
Summer degree "Window period"** |
May 17- June 11 |
** Important Note: The "Window Period" is the time between the end of one degree period and the beginning of the next. You must have been registered for the previous semester (Fall, Spring, or Summer). If all degree requirements are met by the end of the window period, your degree will be granted for the following semester. However, you will not have to register or pay fees for the next semester.
To view additional degree deadlines visit www.grad.wisc.edu/education/completedegree/mdegree.html#5a
Spring 2010 Enrollment Deadlines:
Monday, January 18 |
Holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) Last day to cancel enrollment without transcript record |
Tuesday, January 19 |
Instruction begins |
Friday, January 22 |
Last Day to Enroll without $25 Late Initial Enrollment Fee |
Wednesday, January 27 |
Last day to drop courses or withdraw without DR or W grade notation on Transcript |
Friday, January 29 |
Last Day for 100% tuition adjustment on dropped classes Last day to enroll for Spring semester |
Friday, February 5 |
Last Day to pay tuition and fees without $100 Late Payment Fee |
Friday, February 12 |
Last Day for 50% tuition adjustment on dropped classes |
Friday, March 19 |
Last Day to Drop courses Last day to apply for Pass/Fail Privilege Last day to convert from Credit to Audit |
Friday, May 7 |
Last Class Day |
For a list of all fall semester deadlines check registrar.wisc.edu/spring_deadlines_at_a_glance.htm
Reminder About Incomplete Grades:
If students are unable to complete course work by the end of the term, an instructor may enter a temporary grade of I for incomplete. If students have not resolved all incompletes by the end of the subsequent term in which they are enrolled, these grades are considered unsatisfactory. However, programs may impose more stringent rules for satisfactory progress. Students may be placed on academic probation or suspended from the Graduate School for failing to complete the work and receive a final grade in a timely fashion. Outstanding incompletes must be resolved before a degree is granted.
For questions about Graduate School policies and procedures, see the Academic Guidelines at http://www.grad.wisc.edu/education/acadpolicy/index.html
