The University System of Maryland's AGEP Promise Academy is hosting an inaugural postdoc conference for future faculty on Friday, September 24, 2021 and Friday, October 8, 2021 from 10:30am-2:15pm. This virtual conference is being held during the National Postdoc Appreciation Week, and is focused on professional development, encouragement, motivation, career advice, peer support, and camaraderie, particularly for underrepresented postdocs from the University of Maryland System (USM) in STEM fields. While the main focus is transitioning from a postdoc into tenure track faculty positions, all postdocs are invited to attend. The event is sponsored by the NSF AGEP Promise Academy Alliance, which is composed of the University of Maryland, Baltimore; University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Salisbury University and Towson University.
***UMBC Registrants have the option to submit any of their tenure track application materials (i.e. CV, research statement, teaching statement, diversity statement) by September 17th. A review team of experts will add comments, and will give registrants a 1:1 15 minute meeting with a reviewer during the conference ***
Day 1 Agenda – Friday, September 24, 2021 (register here)
10:30-10:45 – Welcome
10:45-11:45 – Developing Collaborations
Developing collaborations can be pivotal for academic research, but we often don't know where or how to begin building these relationships. This session will begin with a panel of experts in creating research teams, providing tips on how to establish successful collaborations. The session will continue with practicing networking and how to talk about yourself and your research with new people. We’ll challenge you to practice talking about your research interests with a broad, multidisciplinary audience--other graduate students and postdocs!
12:00-1:00 – Damani White-Lewis Keynote
Prioritizing Racial Equity throughout the Faculty Hiring Process
1:15-2:15 – Faculty Interview Panel
A strong faculty interview is key to landing a tenure-track faculty position. This session will guide you to best practices for preparing to meet students and future faculty colleagues, delivering your research and teaching presentations and debriefing with the search committee. Attendees will learn how to prepare for and complete the faculty interview with professionalism and poise.
10:30-10:45 – Welcome Back
10:45-11:45 – Expectations for Publications
12:00-1:00 – Negotiating Start Up
1:15-2:15 – Grant and Editorial Board Reviews
Please join us. Register for Sept 24 sessions and the keynote talk.
About Keynote Speaker Damani White-Lewis:
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]]>Registration for Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs) is now open!
If you would like to establish a GSO this year and be eligible for GSA funding, please fill out this form so that your group will be properly registered (whether the group is new or existing).
The deadline to register a GSO for the 2021-2022 academic year is Monday, September 20th 2021.
Note that only those programs or groups whose registration is completed and approved will be eligible for funding from the GSA for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at gsa@umbc.edu
This survey will help the UMBC Writing Center understand the writing needs of graduate students. Please complete this short survey with information about your knowledge of and experience with seeking writing support at UMBC. Thank you for completing the survey no later than Friday, October 15th
The Writing Center at the Academic Success Center would like to collect some data from graduate students in order to assess their experiences with the UMBC Writing Center, the Graduate Writing Advisor, and the ELI Writing Advisor. The ASC has put together this great survey to help us gather more information and maybe fill some gaps.
Please take this survey, it will take 5 minutes max
https://forms.gle/FWgQrnzr7b3H2RLFA
Do you know an advanced-degree/graduate student who is attending the upcoming Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education (GCSHE)? Are they also doing interesting sustainability/environmental research or leading an exciting campus sustainability project? The session is looking for 8 graduate students to give super short 3min. presentations on their sustainability/environmental work as part of the live Sustainability on Tap (SoT) networking session I'm hosting at the conference. SoT is designed to be a fun, informal opportunity for grad students to present their research or projects to a supportive audience. Students can submit their presentation proposal here, preference given to proposals received by Sep. 19. More details below – please spread the word to any grad students you work with!
· Session title: Sustainability on Tap! at the Global Conference on Sustainability in Higher Education
· Date/Time: Thursday, Oct. 14 at 3-4pm (Eastern)/2-3pm (Central)
· Description: Busting through academic silos can be tough. Enter - Sustainability on Tap! For the past 4 years, this University of Texas at Austin event has brought together graduate students from every college on campus (yes, all of them!) to network and learn about sustainability research and initiatives that are typically buried inside an institutional silo. In this session, we'll give attendees the opportunity to experience the fun of a virtual Sustainability on Tap. Enjoy speedy student presentations, a beverage of your choice, and more cowbell! By the end, you'll not only learn a bit about sustainability initiatives across the nation, but you'll also have all the knowledge and experience you need to bring this event to your own campus. Cheers!
· Ask: We're looking for advanced-degree/graduate students to present during this session. Use this form to submit a proposal to present your sustainability or environmental research, project, or passion to your peers in 3 easy minutes. All you need is 5 slides, an environmental/social sustainability angle, and a sense of fun. Any and all presentation ideas are welcome! Priority given to submissions received by Sep. 19. Sustainability on Tap will be limited to approximately 8 graduate/advanced-degree student presenters who will be selected to best showcase the diversity of sustainability and environmental fields and to represent a range of universities/colleges. Remember, you must be registered to attend GCSHE in order to present at or attend Sustainability on Tap.
· Don't want to present? Not a grad student? That's OK! All GCSHE attendees are invited to join the Sustainability on Tap session! It'll be fun (did we mention the cowbell?)!
For more information please contact:
Brianna Duran | Campus Environmental Center Coordinator | Office of Sustainability
The University of Texas at Austin | 512-232-7840 office | 512-906-5503 cell
Pronouns: she/her/hers
FB: Texas Sustainability | IG: texassustainability | @KeepTexasGreen
https://sustainability.utexas.edu/
The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) is available to students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and STEM education (includes some social sciences and psychology fields), and come with a 3-year stipend, worth more than $100,000 for your graduate education (Master's or PhD).
Online
This event is a two day workshop, Part 2 will be hosted on Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 3PM - 5PM.
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September 1st, 2021 |
Introducing Sunday Study Hall! |
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We’re thrilled to announce that starting this Sunday, September 5th, OCA Mocha will be holding study hours right in their community meeting room! Stop by during Sunday Study Hall to catch up on your work, study for that big exam, or prep for the week ahead while enjoying our food and your favorite coffee, tea, and smoothies. Also be sure to stay on the lookout for our Study Hall Weekly Specials! Sunday Study Hall will be effective between 12-4 p.m. every Sunday. |