Virtual Resources

There are many resources available to graduate students during this uncertain time. While this is not an all inclusive list, these are some items that may be useful to graduate students in the Department of Physics. In addition, the following page on the UW-Madison Covid-19 resources website contains many items specific to graduate students: https://covid19.wisc.edu/graduate-students/

Helpful Links

Spring 2020 Disruptive Grading Option

https://registrar.wisc.edu/spring-2020-disruptive-grading/

Assistance

Graduate Program Coordinator, Michelle Holland, is available by phone, email, Webex, or Microsoft Teams (michelle.holland@wisc.edu or 608-262-9678)
Dean of Students Office (DoSO)-Graduate Student Assistance Specialist: Elaine Goetz-Berman https://doso.students.wisc.edu/contact-us/
International Student Services (ISS) Covid-19 resources https://iss.wisc.edu/students/current-students/health/covid-19-updates/
University Health Services (UHS): Mental Health Services https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/
COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Guide & Support: UW Department of Psychiatry https://www.psychiatry.wisc.edu/covid-19-mental-health-resource-guide-support/
Emergency student support: office of student financial aid https://financialaid.wisc.edu/

Health & Wellness

University Health Services (UHS): Wellness https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/wellness/
University Health Services (UHS): Silvercloud is an online, a self-guided, interactive mental health resource https://www.uhs.wisc.edu/mental-health/silvercloud/
University Health Services (UHS): YOU@WISC is an online portal to foster student success in 3 domains-succeed, thrive, matter; many helpful resources for wellness, communicating, productivity, online learning, specifically during the pandemic https://you.uhs.wisc.edu/
Healthy minds program: https://mailchi.mp/centerhealthyminds/d_mar2020?e=28e427fd2e
Inside UW: Center for Healthy Minds Calms an Anxious World with Live YouTube Meditations guided meditations from the Healthy Minds program https://news.wisc.edu/center-for-healthy-minds-calms-an-anxious-world-with-live-youtube-meditations/
Inside UW: getting by with a little help https://news.wisc.edu/getting-by-with-a-little-help/
Inside UW: getting by with a little (more) help https://news.wisc.edu/making-work-at-home-work-a-little-more-help/
UW RecWell: offering free online group fitness classes, at-home workout tips, and well-being resources https://recwell.wisc.edu/

Learning, collaborating, teaching, and working online

Instructional Continuity at UW https://instructionalcontinuity.wisc.edu/
Department of Physics: Video Conferencing https://www.physics.wisc.edu/computing/video-conferencing/
Get Started with Microsoft Teams & Google Hangouts https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/99419
Learn@UW: Features of various web conferencing platforms https://kb.wisc.edu/45390
Telecommuting Resources: Office of Strategic Consulting https://strategicconsulting.wisc.edu/organizational-effectiveness-at-a-distance/
Beware of the Security Risks in using Zoom https://kb.wisc.edu/100196