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Graduate Programs: E-Newsletter 04/22/2022
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SCHOOL OF HUMAN ECOLOGY: GRADUATE STUDENT E-NEWSLETTER
04/22/2022
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SoHE Grad Student Poster Session: TODAY!!
Friday, April 22nd, 2022 @ 3:00-4:30pm
3rd floor of Nancy Nicholas Hall (100 Women Indoor Terrace Area)
*Food, drinks, and conversation with graduate students, faculty, and staff in the SoHE community
SoHE Graduation Celebration for MS, MFA, PhD Candidates-All SoHE faculty, staff, and grad students also invited!
Friday, May 13th, 2022 @ 2:30-4:00pm
MS, MFA, Ph.D. graduates will be honored with a formal ceremony and a reception to follow. Graduates, friends, and family are welcome to attend. https://mailchi.mp/007d98978d14/human-ecology-graduation-celebration-invitation-2022?e=1e06eecba9
Celebrating APIDA Heritage Month with Courage and Community
University of Wisconsin–Madison dedicates the month of April to celebrating and uplifting the identities, histories, and cultures of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) identifying students, faculty, and staff on our campus and across the world for APIDA Heritage Month.
https://students.wisc.edu/news/celebrating-apida-heritage-month/
Graduate School Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding April Newsletter
Let’s Play! 2022: Grow Your Wellbeing
UHS Mental Health Services presents a free event for students featuring giveaways, games and activities, information on mental health resources, and strategies for self-care. The first 200 students to attend will receive a free succulent!
Let’s Play! 2022: Grow Your Wellbeing
Thursday, April 28 @ 11 am – 2 pm
East Campus Mall (outside of UHS)
University Health Services (UHS): Upcoming Spring Programming
Let’s Talk: Virtual, online versions of our informal one-on-one drop-in consultations with a counselor will run throughout the semester. Let's Talk will remain virtual for the rest of spring semester. Students will need to sign up for a time slot via an online form for virtual sections of Let’s Talk. New this summer, a reduced schedule of Let’s Talk will be piloted and will be a great option for students away from Wisconsin to get support. The summer schedule will be added to the Let’s Talk webpage after the spring schedule is over.
Day | Time | Population |
Mondays | 10a-12p | Focus: Graduate students |
10:30-12:30p | Focus: Engineering students | |
1-3p | Focus: LGBTQ students | |
1-3p | Focus: CAE/DDEEA students | |
3-4p | Open to all students | |
Tuesdays | 11-1p | Focus: Latinx students |
11-1p | Open to all students, biweekly | |
3-5p | Focus: Chemistry students, biweekly | |
Wednesdays | 10a-12p | Focus: Black students |
1:30-3:30p | Open to all students | |
3-5p | Focus: Engineering Students | |
Thursdays | 10:30-12:30p | Open to all students |
11:30-1:30p | Open to all students, biweekly | |
2-4p | Focus: APIDA students | |
Fridays | 11-1p | Open to all students |
1-3p | Focus: International students, biweekly |
Other Workshops and Groups: There are a variety of other workshops and groups available even at the end of the semester that students can sign up for directly. A few of these include:
- Drugs on Your Mind: A one session workshop that focuses on providing answers to questions about substances like alcohol or cannabis.
- Let’s F.A.C.E. It!: A 2-session workshop that develops new ways to manage the cognitive, behavioral, and physiological aspects of anxiety and depression.
- Grad Resilience: A series of rotating of one-hour virtual lunch discussions for current graduate students that presents strategies to navigate a feature of grad culture.
- Student Success: A series of single-session workshops that focus on providing information and strategies to confront common challenges and enhance academic success.
- Mindfulness Sampler: A multi-week workshop series that focuses on practicing mindfulness skills and applying mindfulness to different parts of life.
Connecting Badgers Podcast: Connecting Badgers is a podcast hosted by Mental Health Services staff discussing topics relevant to our campus communities. Listening to this podcast is an easy, immediately accessible way students can care for their mental health when they are short on time. Check out these episodes that are great for the end of spring semester:
- Episode 209 Finals and End of Semester Stress
- Episode 124 Finals, Graduation, and Summer Activities in a Pandemic
- Episode 126 Summer Mental Health
SilverCloud and YOU@Wisc: These online resources are always available to students, even those not enrolled in summer courses, or are away from Wisconsin this summer. SilverCloud is an online, self-guided, interactive mental health resource that provides students with accessible cognitive behavioral interventions 24 hours a day. YOU@Wisc is a student connection portal with tools, content, and resources specific to UW–Madison student life designed to build resilience within students and foster campus connections.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tuesday, April 26, 10:00am–11:00am (Online)
Learn what Delta’s Internship Program entails and how you can use a real-world project to advance your evidence-based teaching skills and to create an impressive artifact perfect for your teaching portfolio.
Panel on Interviewing for Teaching-Related Positions
Friday, April 29, 12:00pm–1:00pm (Online)
Come to this panel discussion to get real-life tips on what search committees are listening for at different types of institutions and academic roles.
Workshop Your Answers to Interview Questions for Teaching-Related Positions
Friday, April 29, 1:15pm–2:45pm (Online)
Shine at your interview! Learn what you need to successfully communicate the skills and experience you've developed in teaching and mentoring.
UPCOMING EVENTS
How Policy-Making in the Capitol Happens: Association for Graduate Engaged Scholars (AGES) and Catalysts for Science Policy (CaSP) Panel discussion
Monday, May 2 from 4-5pm in Memorial Union (TITU)
Are you interested in engaging the state legislature on policy affecting your community and the state of Wisconsin? Interested in insider perspectives about how the Wisconsin State Legislature works? We are co-hosting a panel of Wisconsin state representatives, senators, and their staff who will provide insights into how policy making in the Capitol happens and give their advice, tips, and tricks for getting your foot in the door to engage on state-level policies. Join us to hear these insider perspectives and have your questions about the Wisconsin state government answered. https://uwmadison.box.com/s/2djcnp6xjc5cb8943czvs1ntxltzklby
CCWT Upcoming Webinars
Transformational learning through high school internships, Wednesday, April 27, 11am-12pm CST. https://uwmadison.box.com/s/j43ptqk0ua9kgfr5qrn1ojrjoot3rilw
Familia/Family as Counterspace for Students of Color in Postsecondary STEM Contexts, Wednesday, April 27, 12pm-1pm CST. https://uwmadison.box.com/s/x8jkq52xquw1w7s5ksqn6gsf0pxwf7g3
School of Human Ecology News & Events Calendar https://humanecology.wisc.edu/news-events/
School of Human Ecology Advanced Professional Development Seminar (ADV-PDS) Spring 2022 Schedule https://kb.wisc.edu/sohe/114033
Graduate School Professional Development Events Calendar http://grad.wisc.edu/pd/events/
Student Affairs: Campus Happenings- See the UW Student Affairs news website and scroll to the "current happenings" listing each week. https://students.wisc.edu/category/news/
Social Justice Hub Upcoming Events https://inclusioneducation.wisc.edu/social-justice-hub/about-us/#upcoming-events
Today.wisc.edu event calendar https://today.wisc.edu/
FUNDING & JOB OPPORTUNITIES
RESOURCES
Graduate School Guide to Completing your Degree https://grad.wisc.edu/current-students/doctoral-guide/
Graduate School Degree Deadlines https://grad.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/329/2021/08/Degree-Deadlines-2021-2022.pdf
Dean of Students Office: Graduate Student Assistance Specialist-Elaine Goetz https://doso.students.wisc.edu/staff/goetz-elaine
International Student Services (ISS) https://iss.wisc.edu/
University Health Services (UHS) https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/
Office of the Registrar https://registrar.wisc.edu/
IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES
4/22/2022: SoHE In Person Grad Student Poster Fair TODAY!
4/22/2022: Last day to request a Spring 2022 degree warrant TODAY!
5/13/2022: SoHE Graduation Ceremony
5/13/2022: PhD and MFA Commencement Ceremony at Kohl Center
5/13/2022: Graduate School deadline for Spring 2022 Master's degree
5/14/2022: Master's Commencement Ceremony at Camp Randall
5/15/2022: Graduate School deadline for Spring 2022 PhD degree
6/17/2022: Graduate School dissertator eligibility deadline for Summer 2022
6/19/2022: Graduate School deadline for Summer 2022 window degree
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