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March 9, 2004

AWARDS

Student Affairs Recognition Awards
The Student Affairs Peer Recognition Awards recognize a Student Affairs employee who has done an outstanding job in providing services or programming to students in support of the primary purpose of the division and the university. Nominated candidates are evaluated based on key factors that include promotion of the department’s image, excellence within the work unit, innovative ideas, positive attitude and efforts to make the workplace more positive and pleasant. Visit the Division of Student Affairs Web site for details: http://www.studentaffairs.wisc.edu/.

Penn Scholarship Fund
The Raymond J. Penn Scholarship Fund provides financial support to dissertators at UW–Madison. Penn, professor of agricultural economics and internationally recognized scholar of land economics, was the founder and first director of the Land Tenure Center. Small grants will be given as funding permits to a student or students whose program(s) and dissertation(s) relate to institutional and policy aspects of development, resource conservation and environmental protection. To qualify, a student must be in good standing in a social science department. Awards will be based on scholarly merit and financial need. Interested students should send a letter and indicate whether the application is for the fall or spring semester. Application should include official transcripts and a letter from the applicant’s adviser that addresses the student’s academic status, financial need and scholarly performance. Deadline for applications is Thursday, April 15. Recipients will be notified May 15. Send materials to Penn Scholarship Committee, Land Tenure Center, 1357 University Ave.

Washburn Willets Award for Excellence in the Social Studies
The women’s studies program is accepting nominations for the Mary Washburn Willets Award for Excellence in the Social Studies, for $100.

Ph.D. students who have been admitted to candidacy and who have completed an option A or B minor in women’s studies are eligible for the award. The student’s dissertation topic must be relevant to women and in social sciences (e.g. psychology, economics, history, geography, sociology, etc.).

To nominate students, faculty should write a brief letter of nomination and enclose a curriculum vitae and copy of the student’s relevant written work (e.g. class papers, research or dissertation proposals). The deadline for nominations is Thursday, April 1.

For more information: Women’s Studies Research Center, 263-2053, wsrc@uwmadmail.services.wisc.edu.

Hyde Dissertation Research Award for Graduate Students
The Women’s Studies Research Center, with the generosity of Janet S. Hyde, professor of psychology and women’s studies, offers a competitive award (maximum amount $400) to support social science dissertation research on women/women’s studies. Hyde has made this award possible through royalties from her book, “Half the Human Experience: The Psychology of Women.”

Ph.D. students who have been admitted to candidacy are eligible. A women’s studies Ph.D. minor is encouraged, but not necessary. The student’s dissertation topic should be relevant to women and in an area of social science (e.g., psychology, economics, history, geography, sociology, political science).

Faculty may nominate a student with a brief letter of nomination. Enclose a copy of the student’s curriculum vitae and dissertation proposal (six-eight pages only). The student should also submit a one- page budget and budget justification. Graduate students may nominate themselves and have two letters of support sent to the Women’s Studies Research Center. Deadline is Thursday, April 1.

Information: Women’s Studies Research Center, 263-2053 or wsrc@uwmadmail.services.wisc.edu

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

Honorary Fellows Program
The Women’s Studies Research Center invites applications to its Honorary Fellows Program, a one-year unfunded position for 2004-05. Fellows will have access to research space, library privileges, e-mail and a personal computer. They are encouraged to attend events sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program and Research Center and are expected to give a lecture about their research.

The program is open to applications from all disciplines that propose research projects in women’s and gender studies. Criteria for selection include: Ph.D., another terminal degree or the equivalent in research experience; demonstrated research productivity; and a proposed project of relevance to women’s studies. Applicants need not have a current academic affiliation. U.S. and foreign scholars are welcome.

Applications, due April 1, should include a five-page double-spaced description of the research that explains its significance, a curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation and copies of one or two of the applicant’s most significant recent publications.

Applications should be submitted to: Women’s Studies Research Center, 108 Ingraham Hall. Selected fellows will be announced May 1. For information: 263-2053 or wsrc@uwmadmail.services.wisc.edu.

WAGE Research Assistantships
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy will grant two nine-month doctoral research assistantships for 2004-05. Applications due Monday, March 29, via e-mail to David M. Trubek, dmtrubek@wisc.edu, with subject line “WAGE Research Assistantship” and applicant’s last name.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Notice Regarding Sexual Assault and Campus Safety Information
As required by the Jeanne Clery Act, the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, and Wisconsin Statutes 36.11[22]

The safety of all members of the campus community is a high priority at UW–Madison. The university, and the state and federal governments, want you to know that the following important information is available from the Offices of the Dean of Students’ Web site: http://www.wisc.edu/students/campus_safety.htm.

There are direct links to documents containing the following:

  1. The annual security report, as required by the Clery Act;
  2. Statistics on sexual assault and sexual harassment, as required by Wisconsin Stats 36.11(22); and
  3. Information on Alcohol and Other Drugs, as required by the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act.

Also available on the Web site, http://www.wisc.edu/students/facstaffresource.htm, are resources for faculty and staff on the following topics:

  • investigating academic misconduct,
  • helping students through end-of-semester stress,
  • responding to and assisting disruptive, threatening or troubled students, and
  • multicultural teaching and learning strategies.

Copies of the information can be downloaded as pdf files directly from the Web, or can be requested from the Offices of the Dean of Students, 263-5700, 75 Bascom Hall.

Stormwater Permit and Pesticide Use Policy
In accordance with the university’s stormwater permit and Pesticide Use Policy, pesticide applicators are to notify Central Answering and Response Service at 263-3333 prior to using a pesticide. In addition, applicators are to notify faculty, staff, students and visitors of their pesticide use by a reasonable and effective means, such as posting signs where pesticides have been applied and/or distributing posters, flyers or electronic mail to people who may frequent the application area. Notices may be published on the safety department’s Web site: http://www.fpm.wisc.edu/safety. The policy is also posted there.

The Pesticide Use Policy encourages best management practices that maximize effectiveness and safety, and minimize environmental impact. Pesticides used in research and teaching are expected to abide by the policy’s objectives, although alternative procedures may be allowed for the purposes of academic study.

For pesticide label information, information about hazards and exposures to using pesticides, or information regarding pollutants in stormwater, visit the Web site or call Sally Rowe, safety department, 262-0979.

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