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Office of Professional Development grad.wisc.edu/pd Presented by: Eileen C. Callahan

2. Professional Development
Plan your time in graduate school
Build skills needed to succeed at UW-Madison and beyond
Communication
Teaching and mentoring
Leadership
And more…
Develop your career/Explore career options
Connect with campus resources
All students need to take responsibility or the initiative to plan their time in graduate school. To help you plan your time, read your program’s handbook for graduate students so that you know the deadlines you’ll need to meet. It is also important to talk with graduate students in your program that have been here for a year or two so that they can share their experiences.
Through the experiences of being a student in your program and participating in campus’ activities or professional organizations you will build the skills needed here and in your next career.

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Programming and other resources for students at different stages of graduate study
For example this welcome, organized by Amy Fruchtman from the OPD.
Messages that we sent to new students this summer – about living in Madison, registering for classes, and the Guide to Graduate Student Life.
OPD supports you throughout your time in graduate school by providing programming and other resources. We are located in Bascom Hall, but we hold our events throughout campus.

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Resources to help you make the most of your time in graduate school
Individual Development Plan (IDP)
Plan for developing skills to meet academic and career-related goals
Recommended for all graduate students
Required for graduate students supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (and by some graduate programs)
grad.wisc.edu/pd/idp
The Graduate School recommends that all graduate students create a plan for their time in graduate school, and to talk with faculty about their plan, and to update the plan annually.
Your program may have guidelines on how to create a plan, or may have specific requirements for you to complete a plan.
The OPD offers workshops and resources on our website on how to create goals that are realistic and attainable.

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But I Have No Skills! Debunking Myths and Exploring Career Options for PhDs, presented by Melanie Sinche, Director of the FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard University
Website, workshops, speakers, conferences to explore career options, learn new skills

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Programming that helps you build skills – Fall 2016
Creating an Individual Development Plan
Developing Your Digital identity with Karen Kelsky
Networking for People Who Hate Networking
Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile
Transferable Skills: What You Get When You get a Humanities PhD and What Employers Want

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Come to our table at the Resource Fair today to find out more about our events

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Learn about events
taking place
across campus
100+ events
grad.wisc.edu/pd/events
By date, as a list, or by topic

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10. I hope to see you at our events this year.
And that was just a glimpse of what we do.
I hope to see you at our events this year.
Eileen C. Callahan, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Development