Fall 2024 Preparing Future Faculty and Professionals Seminar (PFFP) Topics
Each semester, the Graduate School hosts three LIVE events as part of the Preparing Future Faculty & Professionals Seminar series. These are offered virtually, unless noted, and will be live-streamed via Microsoft Teams live events. UWM log-in required. If you are unable to attend the live event, these will be archived for later viewing and available typically within two weeks of the event.
November
Managing Unstructured Time to Support Scholarship
Wednesday November 6, 2024, 2:00-3:00PM
Speakers:
Richard Leson, PhD – Associate Professor, Department of Art History
Scott Strath, PhD, FACSM – Professor, Kinesiology, Director, Kinesiology Graduate Programs Zilber College of Public Health
This session is a discussion among two faculty members, one in the sciences and one in the humanities, about approaches and insights for managing unstructured time to support scholarship/creative work. We discuss the challenges and opportunities of unstructured time, intentionality in prioritizing time for scholarship/creative work, strategies used by the speakers, and insights they have gained that will help graduate students cultivate skills and strategies to support their own professional development.
Watch this Teams Live event: Managing Unstructured Time to Support Scholarship
Navigating Conflict Well in Graduate School
Tuesday November 19, 2024, 1:00-2:00PM
Speaker:
Sarah MacDonald, PhD – Training & Dispute Resolution Specialist, Division of Community Empowerment and Institutional Inclusivity, Facilitator, Inclusive Teaching Toward Justice, Instructor,Master of Sustainable Peacebuilding (MSP) program
This session introduces conflict transformation as a framework for engaging conflict constructively. You’ll learn concrete strategies to help you assess conflict dynamics, prepare for difficult conversations, and de-escalate tensions in the moment.
Watch this Teams Live event: Navigating Conflict Well in Graduate School
New PFFP Events coming in Fall 2025.