2017 Schedule

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

All Day Participants arrive and check in at the Graduate
5:00 pm -7:00 pm Opening reception (The Graduate Inn)
Welcome:  Jennifer Linderman; Director of ADVANCE

Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Today’s events take place at Rackham Assembly Hall, 4th Floor
Dinner at the Ruthven Museums Building

9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome/workshop convener:
Rebecca Lange (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:15 am – 10:30 am  Life in Academia
Moderator: Elizabeth Cole (Psychology, Women’s Studies, Afro-American & African Studies)
Panelists: Mary James (Reed College), Tim McKay (Physics), Keivan Stassun (Vanderbilt University)
10:30 am – 10:50 am Break
10:50 am – 12:15 pm The Faculty Search Process, Part 1: Making the Short List
Moderator: Pamela Raymond (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology)
Panelists: Edwin Bergin (Astronomy), Divakar Viswanath (Mathematics), Roseanne Sension (Chemistry)
12:15 pm -12:30 pm Break
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch Speaker:
Keivan Stassun (Vanderbilt University)
2:00 pm – 2:20 pm Break
2:20-3:30 Developing your Research Statement
Workshop Leader:
Larissa Sano (Sweetland Center)
3:30-3:50 Break
3:50-5:15 Talking about the Nature and Importance of Your Research
Workshop Leader: Sari van Anders (Psychology and Women’s Studies)
5:15-6:20 Break
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Evening reception/dinner/tours at the Ruthven Museums Building

Thursday, May 4, 2017
Rackham Assembly Hall through lunch; afternoon in departments

8:00 am – 8:30am Continental breakfast
8:30am – 9:00 am Opening Speaker:  LSA Dean Andrew Martin
9:00am – 9:15 am Break
9:15 am – 10:30 am Developing your Teaching Statement
Workshop Leader:
Nicole Tuttle (Center for Research on Learning and Teaching)
10:30-10:45 am Break
10:45am – 12:15 pm The Faculty Search Process, Part 2: The Interview
Moderator: Rebecca Lange (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
Panelists: Ann Miller (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology), Yves Atchade (Statistics), Jackie Li (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
12:15-12:30 pm Break
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch Speaker: Mary James (Reed College)
2:00pm – 2:15 pm Break