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Tap the potential of PhD students

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PhD students can face many challenges, such as a lack of confidence in their newly acquired skills or the uncertainty about which career path to choose. We highlight some ways to empower students in their doctoral journey.

The overall development of PhD students during their doctoral studies is important for their personal and professional growth, as well as for the success of their project. However, they are often encouraged to focus on their research project, with other aspects of academic and professional training receiving less attention. As a result, many students face difficulties in moving forward after finishing their doctoral studies. Thus, a well-rounded approach is necessary to empower PhD students with the abilities to confidently choose their career path.

A lack of research autonomy can stifle creativity and hold PhD students back in their development. By granting them control over certain aspects of their research — for example, by allowing them to steer parts of their projects or by encouraging independent exploration within the broader scope of their work — students will learn to become more self-reliant researchers.

Supervisors can further promote their students’ independence by encouraging them to propose their own hypotheses or conduct additional simulations or laboratory-based experiments. In this way, PhD students learn how to develop a research problem and how to tackle it — an invaluable skill not just in academia but in all walks of life.

In addition to conducting research, students must also learn to communicate their findings and develop presentation skills. Universities can facilitate training programmes on soft skills, such as writing research articles and presenting research to a broader audience. This will enhance students' ability to convey their ideas with confidence. It is particularly important when they present posters or give oral presentations in larger forums, such as conferences or seminars, or when they engage with their peers in the research field.

Networking is a vital component of a successful academic and professional career. It allows students to find collaborators, seek advice, and discover new research and job opportunities. However, many PhD students struggle to build and maintain professional relationships, often because of a lack of guidance on how to approach networking effectively. It is not uncommon for PhD students to be unaware of the research activities of their colleagues, whether from other departments or even the same department.

Institutions can help in this regard by organizing frequent workshops or seminars in which students can engage with peers and experts in their field. Conferences and summer schools also offer invaluable networking opportunities, while commonly providing students with the chance to present their research, which in turn enhances their presentation skills. Universities should actively support their students' participation in such events through travel grants. In addition, organizers of conferences and schools should also provide funding opportunities, especially for PhD students from developing countries where principal investigators may not have enough resources to support their students’ travel.

Another crucial aspect of a PhD student’s journey is the process of publishing their work. However, many students feel ill-equipped to handle the steps of academic publishing. They often rely on their supervisors to lead the process, which can leave them unprepared for the demands of publishing as they transition to more independent roles.

To address this, supervisors should actively involve students in every step of the publication process, from the discussion of a suitable target journal to the writing of a manuscript’s first draft and cover letter, to the actual submission and preparation of the response to reviewers' comments. Although this may require additional back-and-forth, it is an invaluable learning experience that prepares the students for future academic challenges and enhances the quality of their research output. These skills are also transferable and will undoubtedly benefit students in any future career path, whether in academia, industry or other sectors.

Uncertainty about future career paths is a common concern among PhD students. Many are unsure whether to pursue research positions or explore opportunities outside academia. Unfortunately, students often lack access to adequate career training, which hinders their ability to prepare for future employment. For example, many students don’t know how to tailor CVs for future employment options or are unsure for which non-academic positions their skills make them suitable applicants.

By facilitating career-oriented workshops, seminars and mentoring programmes, institutions could help guide PhD students on their career path. For example, students would benefit from the interaction with alumni, sharing their career stories. Career counselling and interactions with industry panels can provide insights into possible career choices, helping students understand the range of opportunities available to them. Additionally, workshops on CV writing, interview preparation, and transferable skills, such as project management and data analysis, can boost students' confidence in their abilities and prepare them for diverse career options.

Although the majority of the suggestions discussed above are well known within the academic community, they have not always been given the attention they deserve. By providing the necessary tools and opportunities to PhD students, we can tap their full potential and put them in a better position to contribute to the advancement of knowledge, to drive innovation and to make meaningful contributions to society.

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Sandro Capo Chichi

Sandro Capo Chichi is a PhD candidate studying historical African arts with a focus on the Bight...

Rachel Hirsch

Rachel Hirsch studies the cultural history of early...

Trevor Menders

Nora Rosengarten

Nora Rosengarten (she/her) studies the history of printmaking from the 19th C to the present in Europe and the Americas. Her scholarship is animated by...

Colin Sanborn

Colin Sanborn received his B.A. in Art History from Oberlin College in 2019, where he concentrated on the art of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century...

Rebecca Selch

Rebecca Selch is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Harvard University. Her research concerns the production and...

Rachel M Tang

Rachel M. Tang studies the history and theory of socially engaged art practices, with a particular interest in artists who touch upon issues of pedagogy...

Gabriella Wellons

Gabriella Wellons ’ research examines the visual and material cultures of Pre-Hispanic Latin America with a particular interest in polychrome mural...

Joseph Mizhakii Zordan

Joseph Mizhakiiyaasige Zordan is a doctoral candidate in the History of Art and Architecture department at Harvard...

Victoria Andrews

Victoria just completed her MA at the University of...

Alexandra Dennett

Alexandra Dennett studies modern art and the history of photography. Her dissertation examines how photographs both represent and misrepresent the...

Kéla Briana Jackson

Kéla Briana Jackson is a PhD student studying...

Elena Janney

Elena Janney works on the visual culture of the early modern Age of Encounter, with a particular focus on...

Tai Mitsuji

Tai Mitsuji is a writer and curator who is...

Sarah Molina

Sarah Molina graduated from the University of North...

Alejandro Nodarse

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Michael Norton

Ji Mary Seo

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Yingxue Wang

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Tuğrul Acar

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Rachel Burke

Rachel Burke is a PhD student studying American art and visual culture, with a focus on...

Bay Byrnesim

Aimé Cichero

Aimé Cichero received her BA in Art History from Brown...

Sarah Lund researches the visual culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, with a focus on female artists and works on paper. Her...

Sarah Mallory

Isabel McWilliams

Isabel received her Bachelor’s degree in the History of Art and Architecture with minors in French and Chinese from...

Vaishnavi Patil

Sarah C Rosenthal

Sarah primarily studies early modern northern European art. She is currently writing a dissertation on early-16th-century, Swiss...

María Salvador

Yue Xie received her B.A. in History of Art and Fine Arts from Bryn Mawr College. In 2015 she studied Arabic language and Islamic art at the American...

Isabel Bird

Isabel studies modern and contemporary art, with a focus on the relationship between art practice and pedagogy. She holds a BA in Art and History of Art...

Kirsten J. Burke

Hollie Buttery

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Louis Copplestone

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Destiny Crowley

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Helen Swift

Helen’s research focuses on early-modern and modern Japanese art with an emphasis on painting and prints. Her dissertation on Meiji period (1868–1912)...

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Linda Mueller

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Student health care

The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) provides general, mental and oral health care services for students of universities and other institutions of higher education. You can use student health services if you are studying for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree at a university or other institution of higher education and you have paid your student union membership fee to a student union that is affiliated to the FSHS. Those studying for a Licentiate of Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine degree are also entitled to use the FSHS’s services ( www.fshs.fi) .

Pay the healthcare fee to Kela if you have registered as attending and you are completing a bachelor’s or a master’s level degree in higher education at a Finnish university. In 2024, the student healthcare fee in higher education is EUR 36.80 per term. The fee is paid to Kela once per term, i.e. twice a year. You are not billed for the fee but are expected to pay it unprompted. The due date of payment is determined based on the date on which you have registered as attending. For the autumn term, the healthcare fee must be paid by 30 September at the latest, provided the student has registered as attending by then. For the spring semester, the healthcare fee must be paid by 31 January at the latest.

The healthcare fee is confirmed on a calendar year basis. However, in autumn you can only pay the fee for the autumn term, because the amount of the fee due for spring term will be decided on November/December.

The healthcare fee can be paid using a payment application in Kela's e-service or as a bank transfer. Instructions for payment of the healthcare fee are available on Kela’s website.

If you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you can to use the FSHS’s services. Visit Kela’s website for information about how to proceed if you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country or in Switzerland or the United Kingdom .  

Familiarise yourself also with information about tuberculosis screening for degree students

For information regarding exchange students , please read: Exchange student’s health services and well-being .

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can a PhD student get KELA unemployment benefit

Post by newborn » Thu Mar 17, 2016 2:48 pm

Re: can a PhD student get KELA unemployment benefit

Post by Marsh04 » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:17 pm

Post by betelgeuse » Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:32 pm

newborn wrote: My question is: if I am still a PhD student (will get certificates in 2 months maybe), will I get unemployment benefits from KELA or not?If not, is it because I am a PhD student and I will need to apply for KELA student benefits and they will give me student benefits?

Post by newborn » Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:16 pm

Marsh04 wrote: As far as I know you don't get any of them. You are considered employed when you are doing PhD.

Post by newborn » Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:23 pm

Your PhD studies can be considered to prevent you from taking up full time employment in which case you would not be eligible for unemployment benefits. Whether this applies to you so close to graduation depends on your individual circumstances. PhD students are eligible for 9 months of student benefits if the reason for your residence permit or registration of right of residence is not studies.

If you don't have assets, apply for income support from the municipality. In the process they have an incentive to make sure you get all the other benefits because it means less income support for them to pay.

Post by nihil0 » Fri Mar 18, 2016 10:36 am

Post by Zwagger » Fri Mar 18, 2016 11:04 am

Post by Rip » Fri Mar 18, 2016 12:44 pm

newborn wrote: How can I apply to this support if I need to?

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Nadia Abdallah

Graduate Student (Ph.D)

Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Mohammad Aghajohari

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Mary Ayobami Akinde

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   706-765-5788   [email protected]

Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant

Human Development and Family Science

  114 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   773-456-8448   [email protected]

Habibur Rahman Anik

Graduate Research Assistant

  Riverbend North 110 Riverbend Road Athens , GA 30605   +1 435 340 0   [email protected]

Megan Appelbaum

PhD/DI Student

Nutritional Sciences

  219 Hoke Smith Annex 300 Carlton St. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Peter Raymond Attridge

Graduate Student

  373 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Rabeeh Azarmehr

PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Zach Bailey

  218 Hoke Smith Annex 300 Carlton St. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Ruchika Bansal

  [email protected]

Evelyn Barrales

  261C Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Michelle (Shelley) Barth

  [email protected]

Kevin Bayani

  Charles Schwab Financial Planning Center 407 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Jordan Bell

PhD Candidate & Graduate Assistant

  Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Aminah Bradley-Pikes

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Rachel Brown

  261E Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Rebekah Carnes

PhD Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant

  118 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Cory Carvalho

Ph.D Student, Graduate Research Assistant

  Pound Hall Athens , GA 30605   [email protected]

Michael Cataluna

PhD Student

  261 D Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Ravisha Chutani

Ph.D. Student & Graduate Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Camryn Cobb

  262-1 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Christopher Collins

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Noel B Corbin

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors, Dawson Hall, UGA Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Shuangyue "Tracy" Cui

Graduate research assistant

  Lab 218 Hoke Smith Annex 300 Carlton St. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Sitara Cullinan

  [email protected]

Camden Cusumano

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

  118 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Malika Dhakhwa

Ph.D. Student, Graduate Assistant

  [email protected]

Avik Kumar Dhar

PhD Student & Research Assistant, Vice President TMI/GSC

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   706-254-0880   [email protected]

Francisco Diaz

  262 Dawson Hall Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Yixuan Dong

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   585-719-7636   [email protected]

Kiana Drummond

Ph.D. Student

  [email protected]

Stephanie Dubrof

PhD Candidate

  280 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Solmaz Es'haghloo-Galougahi

PhD Candidate & Graduate Teaching Assistant, President TMI/GSC

  312- Dawson Hall Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Avary Ionie Evans

  [email protected]

Adriana Garcia

PhD Student, Graduate Teaching Assistant

  [email protected]

Jyotsna Ghimire

  262-3 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   706-206-7091   [email protected]

Joyjit Ghosh

  312 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7064619580   [email protected]

Emily B Goldstein

PhD Student & Graduate Teaching Assistant

  261B Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   661-932-6926   [email protected]

Alyssa Guadagni

PhD Candidate/DI Student

  161 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

  Food Science Building ,   [email protected]

Benjamin Hampton

Ph.D. Student & Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Housing and Consumer Research Center (House C) 415 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Kathryn (Katie) Harmeyer

  River’s Crossing 850 College Station Rd. Athens , GA 30602   513-373-0977   [email protected]

V. Elizabeth Hoggard-King

  River’s Crossing 850 College Station Rd. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Lauren Holley

Graduate Student- Child and Family Data Collection Specialist

  River’s Crossing 850 College Station Rd. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Hannah Holshue

  158 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Cullin Howard

  375 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Yating Huang

Graduate Research Assist

  375 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7372819339   [email protected]

Renee Hutton

  169 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Sara Idacavage

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Tarikul Islam

Ph.D. Student | Graduate Teaching Assistant

  321 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7067655667   [email protected]

Julia Janeczko

  Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Danah Jeong

  Charles Schwab Financial Planning Center 407 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Hye Seung Jeong

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Ziyou Jiang

  301 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Sheldon Uriah Kay

PhD Student in Couple and Family Therapy, Working as a Teaching Assistant

  McPhaul Center 202 Carlton St Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Graduate Teaching Assistant / Graduate Research Assistant

  Housing and Consumer Research Center (House C) 415 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   415 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Jiyoung Kim

  [email protected]

Samantha "Sammie" Lancaster

Ph.D Student in Human Development & Family Science, Couple and Family Therapy

  McPhaul Center 202 Carlton St Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Heejae (Hannah) Lee

Ph.D. Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Ph.D Student

  158 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Ph.D Student & Graduate Assistant

  118 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Wang Shin (Ann) Lei

  279 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

  Charles Schwab Financial Planning Center 407 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Laura Loera-Lopez

  128 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Magen N Lord

  Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Grace C Madu

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Mallika Mahida

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

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Lindsay J. Mapes

Graduate Teaching Assistant | Graduate Financial Advising Assistant

  River’s Crossing 850 College Station Rd. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Austin Mills

  [email protected]

Seyedali Mirmohammadsadeghi

Research Assistant - Teaching Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Vijay Mohakar

GRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENT (Ph.D.), Social Programming Coordinator/Treasure TMI/GSC

  360 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Ivan Moldavchuk

  110 Riverbend Rd. Athens , GA 30605   706-461-5584   [email protected]

Heidy Montes

  [email protected]

Claire Mouser

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Kavyashree Mruthyunjaya swamy

Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant

  312A/360 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   9732347239   [email protected]

Morgan Muñoz

Ph.D. Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant

  101 McPhaul Center 202 Carlton St Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Sarah O'Neal

PhD Student, Graduate Assistant

  Housing and Consumer Research Center (House C) 415 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Rachel Okamoto

PhD Student, Graduate Research Assistant

  Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Prince Kwabena Osei

  132 Barrow Hall 115 DW Brooks Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7062549434   [email protected]

Kristina Peranidze

Research Assistant

  467 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7064250107   [email protected]

Nikia M. Pinson

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7065424831   [email protected]

Roshaye B. Poleon

Ph.D. Student & Graduate Research Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Kellsie L Prather

Doctoral Student, Graduate Research Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

  205 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   706-461-5787   [email protected]

Gene Rodrick

  279 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Hofner Doydora Rusiana

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Juan S Sandoval H

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Mia D. Sawyers

  373 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

JeongAh Shin

  304 E.Y.E Lab Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Leticia Soares

Ph.D. Student, Nutritional Sciences

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Mozhgan Soltanisehat

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   305 Sanford Dr. Athens, GA 30602 ,   [email protected]

Sloane Stoklosa

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Katharine A Suma

Research Specialist

  114 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   404-805-2830   [email protected]

  Housing and Consumer Research Center (House C) 415 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   7062480071   [email protected]

Morrighan Surrett Wingate

Graduate Student - Data Collection and Analysis Assistant

  River’s Crossing 850 College Station Rd. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Amit Talukder

Graduate Assistant

  360 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Rachel M. Taylor

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Shariful Islam Tushar

Doctoral Student and Graduate Assistant

  104 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Md Mazbah Uddin

Ph.D. Student | Graduate Assistant

  104 | 360 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   +17063409713   [email protected]

Tianli Wang

PhD/DI student

  307 Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   [email protected]

Hsuan-mein (Regina) Yang

  [email protected]

Linhao Zhang

Ph.D. Student and Research Assistant

  Dawson Hall 305 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   4088868374   [email protected]

  Charles Schwab Financial Planning Center 407 Sanford Dr. Athens , GA 30602   585-260-5738   [email protected]

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Meet the Equity, Inclusion, and Employee Well-being (EIEW) Team

This month we have the pleasure of learning more about the Equity, Inclusion and Employee Well-Being (EIEW) team within the Office of Human Resources (OHR).

In Spring 2021, the Office of Human Resources (OHR) established the Office of Equity, Inclusion & Employee Well-Being . This shift in OHR’s organizational structure recognizes the inextricable link between equity, diversity and inclusion and employee well-being. Employees who are not emotionally, mentally, physically, and socially well are unable to engage in their work authentically and successfully; cannot grow and thrive on campus; and are more likely to leave the institution. This is particularly true for marginalized and/or underrepresented employees on campus.

Mission: To provide high-level consultation, support and resources to schools, colleges, divisions and units to support the creation and sustainability of healthy, equitable and inclusive policies, systems, and environments for employees to engage, grow, and thrive on campus.

  Vision: To center the humanity of our employees through holistic, whole-person and whole-body approaches to create and sustain equitable and healthy work policies, work environments, and work practices.

Over the past two years, the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Employee Well-Being has focused on establishing an organizational mission, vision and core values. In collaboration with key stakeholders across campus, the team identified strategic priorities and developed a new website to establish EIEW as a critical campus partner and resource. In addition to laying the foundation for this new office, the EIEW team continues to respond to campus requests for ongoing support and resources to transform current process, practice and culture to center employee experiences. Now fully staffed, EIEW is currently engaging in strategic planning for the coming year to align priorities with OHR and the wider campus.

MEET THE TEAM

Ankita Bharadwaj joined the team in November 2022. As the BIPOC employee retention specialist, Ankita engages in creating programs, events and strategies to cultivate a sense of belonging for and with BIPOC employees on campus. Ankita graduated from the UW–Madison Law School in 2020 as an international student; served as the Vice President of Middle Eastern Law Students Association from 2016-2017; and served on many non-profit boards—including the Madison Community Coop, North American Students of Cooperation and as one of the inaugural members of the City of Madison’s Police Civilian Oversight Board that oversees the Madison Police Department (tasked to address instances of civilian dissatisfaction or complaints against the department). Recently, Ankita was appointed by Governor Evers to serve on the State Council on Affirmative Action to ensure the state’s compliance to affirmative action policies and laws.

Before joining EIEW, Ankita served as the Democratic Party’s Community Organizing Director of Dane County. Ankita worked to get Governor Evers re-elected for a second term with a record breaking voter turnout for Latino, Black, AAPI, Youth and Women in the 2022 midterms. Ankita also has their own show called Subtle Desi Traits that strives to amplify BIPOC, women and youth voices and talks about world affairs with a Desi perspective.

David Sparkman joined the team in October 2022. The primary function of his role is to support the assessment, analysis, and communication of insights on diversity, equity, inclusion, and well-being among UW employees. Originally from the metro Detroit area, David earned his PhD in psychology from the University of Arkansas, with a background in social psychology, research design and measurement, and data analysis. In 2018, David started his career as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, where he researched and taught courses on topics related to the psychology of diversity, social identity, and intergroup relations. David has also spent time as a research partner at the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, where he developed, analyzed, and communicated insights on a community survey measuring residents’ beliefs about diversity, feelings of belonging, and other topics.

David is especially passionate about understanding people’s experiences as they navigate their social world. This includes how our individual and social identities, interpersonal relationships, work environments, and the broader society impact who we are and how others perceive us. In his role, David thinks of data around employee’s experiences at UW as small pieces to a larger story, and is especially excited about uncovering and sharing this story in a way that promotes greater equity, inclusion, and well-being for all employees on campus.

Jay Botsford (ze/zir or they/them), LGBTQ+ Employee Retention Specialist

Jay Botsford joined the team in February 2023. Jay has been advocating with LGBTQ+ communities in WI since 2002, providing equity & justice-focused training/consulting to service providers and institutions, supporting the leadership of students and youth to make change in their communities, and organizing for justice. After graduating from college in Milwaukee, Jay worked in the nonprofit world in a variety of roles, including as a sexual health educator, youth program manager, LGBTQ+ advocate, and social justice trainer/consultant. Recently, ze completed zir MPH (Master in Public Health degree) with a focus on health equity and social justice.

Since 2016, Jay has held several roles at UW–Madison, including as an advocate for health justice for transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive communities with the School of Medicine and Public Health and as an antiracist learning community facilitator with Learning Communities for Institutional Change and Excellence (LCICE) before joining the Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Employee Well-Being. For the last 6 years, ze has also served on the LGBTQ+ Shared Governance Committee, including several years as co-chair.

Ze is passionate about community care/mutual aid, building solidarity and accomplices (not just allies), and centering health and healing in social justice work. In zir role as the LGBTQ+ Employee Retention Specialist in EIEW, Jay is excited to build resources and support for LGBTQ+ employees at UW, and to work collaboratively to transform the institution into a place where all LGBTQ+ employees can thrive.

Kela Caldwell joined OHR in October 2019 as a graduate assistant to support the Engagement, Inclusion and Diversity (EID)  initiative. Since joining OHR, Kela has learned so much about campus structures, systems, and what it means to advocate for change from inside an institution. Over the years Kela has supported the assessment, design, and delivery of employee learning around anti-racism practices and transforming campus culture, facilitated a campus-wide EID community of practice , and supported the development of a recruitment through racial equity learning series for departments and units across campus.

Kela has been a member of the UW–Madison community since 2018 as a PhD student in the Department of Geography. Kela’s research focuses on African American vulnerabilities to displacement, citizenship, migration and racial violence. Kela’s commitments to research, community, and her students emerge from the connections she makes between her own lived experiences and the inequities she observes around her. Kela is excited to continue her work with OHR by actively promoting and building anti-racist practices on campus in a multitude of ways.

Nandi joined the team in June 2022. Nandi is responsible for providing consultation, convening stakeholders, assessing needs, and identifying gaps to guide/lead the campus employee well-being strategy to enhance the health outcomes, experiences, and well-being of UW-Madison employees through population-level and public health approaches. Nandi has been working in the fields of social justice and holistic health for over a decade prior to starting this role and has a background in cross-cultural research, teaching, and training. Nandi received a BS in Psychology & Biology and a MS in Counseling Psychology from UW-Madison. Nandi is also a licensed psychotherapist and has previously served as a clinical supervisor who specializes in working with marginalized populations using ancestral somatic healing modalities. Nandi’s lived experiences as a queer, trans, woman of color is something that motivates them in engaging in this work.

Nandi is most excited to provide healing and systemic change to the lives of UW employees. Nandi’s goal is to improve the well-being of the campus community by engaging with campus stakeholders and using population-level data to prioritize, design, implement, and evaluate strategies to achieve measurable health improvements by creating health-supporting systems, policies, and environments. This past spring, Nandi launched a new and innovative emergent learning series, Rejuvenation through Decolonization . The series centers learning theories and histories of health equity and healing justice concepts and provides meaningful dialogue around healing and growth.

Susan Degrand (she/her), Equity, Inclusion and Employee Well-Being Director

Susan Degrand joined OHR in 2018 and was initially hired to provide support to the Engagement, Inclusion and Diversity initiative. Since joining OHR, Susan has regularly engaged with OHR and campus partners to better support employees through a human-centered lens. In spring 2021, Susan was asked to serve as the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Employee Well-Being Interim Director to provide leadership and vision for this new office. In April 2023, Susan was named the Director of the office.

Susan has been a member of the UW–Madison community for over 16 years—as a student and as an employee. Susan has had a longstanding history working in equity-focused roles on campus in different campus contexts including academic, administrative, student-focused and employee-focused learning and working environments. She is excited to continue working in community and in collaboration with incredible thought leaders to ultimately transform organizational processes, practices and environments to better meet the needs of employees on campus.

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The Office of Equity, Inclusion and Employee Well-Being works in very close partnership with the Inclusion@UW Program Manager within OHR’s Learning and Talent Development team, Tamie Klumpyan . This key partnership allows us to thoughtfully engage and integrate employee learning into our collective work to support campus.

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Healthcare fee for students in higher education

Students attending a traditional university or a university of applied sciences must pay a healthcare fee to Kela. The fee must be paid for each term. Kela does not send a bill for the fee, so students must make sure to pay it on their own initiative. You can pay the healthcare fee via Kela’s e-service OmaKela (available in Finnish and Swedish only).

Kela sends a letter with payment instructions before the due date for payment to students who are required to pay the fee but have not paid it. This letter is sent twice a year, approximately three weeks before the due date of the fee. If you have updated your information in OmaKela to go paperless, you will receive a text message or email when the letter is available to read in OmaKela.

Learn more about letting Kela know that you want to receive the information letter in OmaKela only (in Finnish).

If you are completing a higher education degree and are registered as attending, you have the right to use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) .

Read more about the payment of the healthcare fee and the due dates for payment .

Who must pay the healthcare fee for students in higher education?

The obligation to pay the healthcare fee for students in higher education only depends on the degree/qualification pursued, registration as attending, and the country in which you have social security coverage. No other factors are relevant. You must pay the fee even if you do not receive student financial aid or if you use occupational or other health services instead of the FSHS.

You must pay the healthcare fee if you are registered as attending, and

• you study at a university of applied sciences and you are completing a bachelor’s or master’s level degree or a bachelor’s level degree at the Police University College
• you study at a university and you are completing a bachelor's or a master's degree
• you study in the Executive Assistance Programme at the National Defence University, i.e. you are a civilian student at the National Defence University.

The student healthcare fee and graduating midway through the academic year

If you graduate in the autumn term, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee for the following spring term. You are then not entitled to use the services of the FSHS in the spring term.

If you complete your studies in the autumn term but do not graduate and receive your diploma until the spring term, you do have to pay the healthcare fee for the spring term. In that case, you will be entitled to use the services of the FSHS until the end of the spring term.

See who must pay the healthcare fee .

Who does not have to pay the healthcare fee?

You do not have to pay the healthcare fee if

• you have registered as non-attending for the term
• you have come as an exchange student to Finland from another country and you are not completing a degree or qualification at a Finnish higher education institution
• you study at an open university of applied sciences
• you study at an open university
• you study at Högskolan på Åland
• you study for a postgraduate degree (for instance licentiate or doctor's degree)
• you study to become an officer at the National Defence University
• you complete non-degree oriented studies at a higher education institution (for instance continuing education or specialisation studies or a separate study module)
• you participate in a tailor-made, customer-specific training programme
• you complete a master’s level degree at the Police University College
• you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland
• you have social security coverage from the EU.

If you are not liable to pay the fee, you are also not entitled to use FSHS services. The exception to this is if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland. In this case, you can use FSHS services even if you do not pay the healthcare fee.

Find out how to proceed if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland .

Student healthcare fee and international situations

In international situations, the obligation to pay the student healthcare fee depends on whether you are completing a degree at a Finnish higher education institution or are an exchange student. The obligation to pay the fee is further affected by the country in which you have social security coverage.

Foreign students in Finland

If you are enrolled in a degree programme at a Finnish higher education institution and have registered as attending, you must pay the healthcare fee. You must pay the fee even if you are studying remotely and are not based in Finland. The exception to this is if you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland. In this case, you do not have to pay the fee, but you can still use FSHS services. However, in such cases you should contact Kela.

Find out how to proceed if you have social security coverage in another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland .

If you are a foreign exchange student, you are not completing a degree at a Finnish higher education institution. In that case, you do not have to pay the healthcare fee. However, you are not entitled to use the services of the FSHS.

You must pay the healthcare fee if you come to Finland from a country outside the EU to complete a degree here This applies even if you have taken out private health insurance to satisfy the requirements for obtaining a residence permit, for instance health insurance from Swisscare. If you have a private health insurance taken out for the purposes of obtaining a residence permit, that does not mean that you have social security coverage in the EU.

Going abroad as an exchange student

If you are completing a degree at a Finnish institution of higher education, have registered as attending, and go on a student exchange abroad, you must pay the healthcare fee for the duration of the study abroad.

If you visit Finland during the study abroad, you can use the services of the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS).

Amount and payment of the healthcare fee

In 2023 and 2024, the student healthcare fee in higher education is EUR 36.80 per term.

The fee is paid to Kela for both the spring and the autumn term. You are not billed for the fee, but are expected to pay it unprompted. The amount that must be paid is defined in a Government Decree and may vary from year to year.

You can pay the fee even if you have not yet registered as attending.

The healthcare fee is confirmed on a calendar year basis. This means that, in spring 2024, you can pay the fee for both the spring and the autumn term 2024.

The healthcare fee can be taken into account in connection with the basic social assistance or as a rehabilitation expense

If you receive social assistance, the healthcare fee can be counted as an expense for purposes of basic social assistance. Learn more about basic social assistance awarded for healthcare costs .

If you have been granted access to education in the form of vocational rehabilitation provided by Kela, you can be granted reimbursement for the healthcare fee for students in higher education as a necessary educational expense. You must first pay the healthcare fee yourself. You can then apply for reimbursement for the healthcare fee as a rehabilitation expense.

Apply for reimbursement by sending a message in the OmaKela e-service. Under ‘Aihe’ select Kuntoutus (rehabilitation) and then under ‘Tarkenne’ Kuntoutusmaksu (rehabilitation expense). You do not have to submit a proof of payment. If you cannot use the OmaKela e-service, you can apply for reimbursement by calling Kela’s customer service number for rehabilitation matters 020 634 2650.

What if you don’t pay the fee?

If you do not pay the healthcare fee by the due date, Kela will send you a reminder. If you pay the fee after the due date, Kela will charge a fixed late-payment fee of EUR 5.

If you still do not pay the healthcare fee after having received a reminder, Kela can withhold the fee and the late-payment fee from your study grant payments without first consulting you. If the healthcare fee cannot be withheld from the study grant payments, it will be referred to the enforcement authority for collection.

If you have received a letter reminding you to pay the healthcare fee but you have social security coverage from another EU/EEA country, Switzerland, Great Britain or Northern Ireland, contact  Kela’s Overpayment Recovery Centre (About Kela section) .

See how to pay the healthcare fee .

Student health services for students in higher education

The Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) provides student healthcare services for higher education students in Finland. For more information on the services available from the FSHS, see its website (yths.fi) .

You are entitled to use the student healthcare services to the end of the term for which you have registered as attending. If you graduate during the term, you are entitled to use the student healthcare services to the end of the term in question.  See who are entitled to use the FSHS services .

You can apply to Kela for reimbursement for travel costs for trips that you have made to an FSHS service point in order to get student healthcare services. Read more information about the reimbursement of travel costs .

• How to pay the healthcare fee in higher education
• FAQ about the healthcare fee in higher education
• Act on Student Health Services for Students in Higher Education (in Finnish, finlex.fi)
• Privacy statement for the collection of the healthcare fee payable by higher education students (About Kela section)

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