Self-Care
November 30, 2017
Managing stress – a lifelong pursuit!
No question about it, being a postdoc is stressful. Academic life is stressful. Your future is uncertain, you are under pressure to produce, you may have family and life circumstances that add to the joy – and the stress – of your experience. Given the data on mental health among graduate students and postdocs, we at…
May 15, 2017
Digging Deep for the Final Push
Spring is the time of year where several big projects come to the fore. Your to-do lists may include one—or more—of the following: doing a job search, writing up your thesis or capstone summary, continuing work on that dissertation, defending your dissertation, or making arrangements to move with your family after graduation. And by no…
May 5, 2017
When Things Don’t Go As Planned… Now What?
As we’ve noted in past newsletters, this is the time of year where it seems everyone around you is hitting milestones, getting summer internships or jobs, being awarded fellowships, or graduating. What happens when you find yourself in the midst of setbacks or what feel like roadblocks to your progress? Maybe you’ve been applying for…
February 16, 2017
Working With Our Global UW Community
At UW, we are a global community. Our graduate students are engaged in global health, global affairs, diplomatic relations, cultural exploration, and more. And 20% of our graduate student population are international students! Our international students and collaborators are key to our innovative, impactful university. In this Core Programs newsletter, we wanted to focus on…
February 9, 2017
It’s a Long Road: Take Care of Yourself
Winter quarter is often a time when energy can get low and isolation can get more intense. This year especially there are more events and unknowns that can add to the already high anxiety of being a postdoc. At the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, along with Core Programs in the Graduate School, we’ve been pulling…
August 18, 2016
Making the Most of Seasonal Transitions
Greetings! How has your summer been? If it’s been like ours, there’s been some hard work, some good play, and continual reminders of why we do student affairs work in the Graduate School. Every time we have the privilege of talking with graduate students, we are in awe of your tenacity and creativity. Some of…
May 26, 2016
Ground Yourself These Last Few Weeks of the Quarter
We see how hard you’re working. You’re running here and there, juggling multiple responsibilities related to all aspects of who you are as a graduate or professional student. In the midst of this spring quarter chaos, we want to offer you some tips to help ground you in these last few weeks of the quarter….
April 15, 2016
Getting Unstuck, Moving Forward
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill We know what you’re thinking: why are you already giving me tips on how to move forward from feeling stuck so early in the quarter? Well, we thought we’d offer you some preventative tips to help…
March 16, 2016
Break?! Making Time For Yourself
We know that depending on your graduate or professional degree program, “spring break” looks very different from your days as an undergraduate–at least in terms of the work. You may be doing fieldwork locally or globally, applying for funding, preparing for job searches or qualifying exams, writing your thesis or dissertation, or working at a…
March 3, 2016
Building and Maintaining Momentum
It’s nearing the end of winter quarter, and we know it can be difficult to keep your spirits and energy up as you work to fulfill on and off campus responsibilities. We are right there with you. Here are five tips to help keep you going: Set achievable goals. Rather than promising yourself that you’re…
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