Professional Development

The idea of ‘belonging’ in STEM education is one that is not frequently discussed but is of paramount importance. For women and other underrepresented groups especially (ie. racial, ethnic, first-generation students), a sense of belonging often dictates whether an individual remains in their field of interest. This program will provide discussion of "belonging uncertainty" and […]

Learn how to sell yourself and make a positive first impression through your job application materials. The structure, formatting, and content of CVs and cover letters will be discussed along with samples for analysis. Apply lessons learned from this workshop to your own job application materials. REGISTER: http://tinyurl.com/ydxepg2p

This meetup will feature a few 5-minute lightning talks followed by a hands on workshop on tibbles. If you're interested in giving a 5-minute lightning talk featuring your work in R (ideally related to the workshop topic, but we're flexible), please email and/or with your brief pitch. Agenda: • 6:00pm - 6:15pm - Networking • […]

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Crystal Nguyen will introduce you to the professional typesetting system LaTeX.

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PhD and postdoctoral trainees will hear from new and seasoned faculty and administrators on a range of topics related to pursuing careers within higher education. Two concurrent STEM- and Humanities/Social Sciences-focused academic faculty panels will be offered. The event format will include 90-minute panel presentation with Q&A facilitated by student leaders on campus, lunch and […]

After briefly telling her own post-PhD story, Dr. Chambers will unmask the real PhD career pipeline and reveal contrasting notions of “results” inside and outside the academy. Then she will lead attendees in a well-organized sequence of hands-on activities in which they will identify their own most valuable accomplishments from this new perspective and learn […]