Schedule
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Monday, August 26
9 am to 10: 30 am: Welcome and Introductions with Bagels and Coffee/Tea in 3401 Sterling Hall
10:30 am to 11 am: Meet GWS Department Chair and Staff in 3401 Sterling Hall
- Department Chair’s welcome and staff introductions: Judy Houck, Jamie Gratrix, Christine Garlough, Nina Valeo Cooke, Stephanie Rytilahti, and Joslyn Mink
11 am to 12 pm: General Onboarding part 1 in 3401 Sterling Hall
12 pm to 1 pm: Lunch in 3401 Sterling Hall
1 pm to 1:45 pm: Program Requirements in 3401 Sterling Hall
1:45 pm to 2 pm: Break
2 pm to 2:45 pm: Hang out with L&S Learning Support Services in 3401 Sterling Hall
- Get connected to the shared department printer and copier; learn about free equipment rental from the LSS AV Pool; troubleshoot questions about University email, DUO app, etc.
Graduate School Events (please register by clicking on the blue title links):
- Enhancing Your Degree with a Certificate
- Monday, August 26 | 3 – 4:30 pm | Online
- Faculty and staff representing several graduate certificate programs will discuss the multiple benefits to grad students, including fulfilling breadth requirements, expanding interdisciplinary knowledge, mastering new skills, creating community and networking opportunities, and more.
Tuesday, August 27
9 am to 9:40 am: Pedagogy Workshop for Incoming PhD Students and New GWS TAs in 3306 Sterling Hall
9:40 am to 10:40 am: Pedagogy in Practice: Workshop for all students Ta-ing in GWS
10:40 am to 10:55 am: Coffee Break in 3331 Sterling Hall
11 am to 12:30 pm: Flourishing in Graduate School: How to Manage Stress and Maintain Your Mental Health in 1310 Sterling Hall
- This workshop will focus on promotion of psychological well-being in graduate school. Topics covered will arm graduate students with strategies to thrive through the challenges of graduate school, including managing the transition/adjustment process, coping with stress, promoting work/life balance, and establishing habits to maintain or improve mental health. Meet other graduate students at the post-event reception.
12:45 pm to 1:45 pm: Lunch with your faculty advisor in 3331 Sterling Hall and/or in the Sterling Courtyard
- Food will be located in 3331 Sterling Hall
2 pm to 3 pm: The GWS Teaching Compact: An Introduction in 3401 Sterling Hall
Graduate School Events (please register by clicking on the blue title links):
- Time Management for Graduate Students
- Tuesday, August 27 | 3 – 4:15 pm| 1310 Sterling Hall
- In this interactive workshop, you will learn tips and techniques for staying on track and managing your time. We’ll cover goal-setting, minimizing distractions and staying focused, and overcoming some of the most common challenges to staying on task. Participants will leave with strategies that they can apply immediately. The strategies we’ll cover are appropriate for students in any discipline. Meet other graduate students at the post-event reception.
Wednesday, August 28
11 am to 4:30 pm: New Graduate Student Welcome in Varsity Hall at Union South
The Graduate School invites all newly admitted graduate students to participate in the New Graduate Student Welcome event each year.
New Graduate Student Welcome is an opportunity to hear from the Graduate School and campus leaders, get advice from a panel of current students about grad student life, learn about the many campus and community resources available to you, and meet other new graduate students from across campus.
New students received an email invitation July 9 with information about registering for New Graduate Student Welcome.
View or download the New Graduate Student Welcome visual agenda.
Thursday, August 29
L&S TA Training and Orientation (required)
- You should have already registered for the L&S TA training. You can find the details here.
Friday, August 30
10:15 am to 11:15 am: General Onboarding part 2 in 3401 Sterling Hall
- This is optional. If you have any lingering questions from this week, any questions about onboarding, about the department, and more, feel free to drop by.
11:15 am to 11:45 am: Coffee Break with Janet Hyde in 3331 Sterling Hall
12 pm to 12:15 pm: Teaching Assistant’s Association
- A TAA representative will stop by to speak about student’s right and responsibilities as graduate student workers, an overview of the Graduate Assistant Policies and Procedures (GAPP), and any recent changes to working conditions that might impact you
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm: New and Returning GWS Graduate Student Lunch/Peer Discussion at Union South
1:45 pm to 2:45 pm: Debrief and Goal Setting
Welcome Week Notes
ASM Student Bus Pass:
Starting this fall, students will need to order bus passes online before picking them up. Students will receive an email with pickup instructions after their order has been processed. Students may order online beginning August 12. Visit transportation.wisc.edu/bus to learn more and order your pass.
Additionally, student bus passes will now be reusable tap-fare cards that will be valid for the entire time a student is enrolled and eligible for the bus pass program. This means the passes will only need to be ordered and picked up once.