There will be two professional development programs, on June 16-17 and July 11-12. The June 16/17 event will focus on professional skills directly related to the math community (applying for jobs, preparing for quals, developing a website, etc.). The July 11/12 seminars will focus on more general professional / life skills (time and stress management, eating healthy on a grad student budget, how to manage your finances, etc.) which will be led by several speakers from different departments across campus. Schedule: UGA Math Department Bootcamp I June 16-17, 2016 | Boyd 328 June 16: • 12-1pm: Lunch (in the Matrix) • 1-1:30pm: An Overview of the UGA Math Graduate Program • 1:30-3pm: How to Give a Good Mock AMS Talk • 3-3:15pm: Coffee break (in the Matrix) • 3:15-4pm: Website Workshop • 4-5:30pm: Office Hours to build or improve website June 17: • 9-9:30am: Website feedback • 9:30-10:30am: Being Part of the Broader Mathematical Community •10:30-11:30am: Concurrent panels – Preparing for Quals and Orals (Room TBA) – Going on the Job Market (Room TBA) • 11:30-12:30pm: Lunch (in the Matrix) • 12:30 - 1:30pm: Applying for Grants and Positions at the Math Institutes • 1:30-2:30pm: How to Prepare and Present a Mathematical Poster • 2:30-3pm: Refreshments and Poster Presentations UGA Math Department Bootcamp I July 11-12, 2016 | Dawson 110 July 11: 10-11am: Stress, Wellness, and CAPS Services (S. Bosshardt, UHS) 11-12pm: Time Management Skills (Leigh Anne Aaron, FACS County Extension) 12-1pm: Lunch (provided by department) 1-130pm: Behind the Scenes in the UGA Math Department (Bill Graham) 130-2pm: Math papers and journal submissions (Angela Gibney) 2-3pm: Strategies for Technical Writing (Robby Nadler, UGA Writing Center) 3-330pm: Tea & refreshments (provided by department) 330-430pm: Stress management (Mike Friedline, UHS) July 12: 10-11am: Financial Wellness (Kelly Truesdell, UHS) 11-12pm: Techniques for Good Teaching and Good Learning (Eddie Watson, CTL) 12-1pm: Lunch (provided by department) 1:15-2pm: Programming in Math Research (Luca Schaffler and Ken Jacobs) 2-3pm: Nutrition for Health and Wellness (Ben Gray, UHS Nutrition Kitchen)
