Past Events

The Professional Development Initiative and ADVANCE present:   BUILDING A PUBLISHING PIPELINE Erin Furtak, PhD from the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity   As academics, we have been told to write often and as much as we can, but no one teaches us how to keep track of the many different projects that we may be working on at any given time. As a result, we are pulled in multiple directions, and incremental progress made on multiple manuscripts…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   DATA LITERACY: BUSTING MYTHS OF BIG DATA -PART 1 Dr. Nairanjana Dasgupta, Boeing Science/Math Education Distinguished Professor in Mathematics and Statistics In this workshop we will focus on learning about the what, when, how and whys of data.  Data is pervasive these days and like it or not we have to use data to make decisions or others will make them for us.  In this workshop we will start from the basics and talk…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES: WRITERS BLOCK AND WRITING STRATEGIES Consultants from the Graduate Writing Center   For this highly hands-on workshop, expect to learn strategies to employ while pre-writing, writing, and revising documents, such as journal articles, your thesis, or even a short email. This workshop is intended for students who know what they need to write and have done the necessary research but may be struggling with getting words on paper or making sure…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Event and Online Networking Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist) This --VIRTUAL-- event is free for graduate and undergraduate students, as well as for faculty Description Here **This event will be offered via Zoom only  Please register for this virtual event by clicking the link below. The PDI will email you a web link before the event.

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Professional Headshot Photoshoot   Make a great first impression with your profile picture on LinkedIn, ResearchGate, or any other career network platform. The PDI is offering FREE professional headshots. Meet us at CUB 204 at 2:00 pm to take your professional headshots. Make Sure You Are Dressed Appropriately for your industry.   ***Participants are highly encouraged to attend the workshop Event and Online Networking on March 6th at 12:00 pm

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   One-on-One Event & Online Networking with The Cheeky Scientist Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist) Dr. Isaiah Hankel will be offering private sessions on March 6th.  If you would like some feedback and assistance with event & online networking, and/or your resume and LinkedIn profile, complete the survey by clicking the link below. We will do our best to select the participants based on your answers to this survey. ***Participants SHOULD bring a hard…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   Imposter Syndrome in Academia Dr. Wipawee "Joy" Winuthayanon, Professor School of Molecular Biosciences What is Imposter Syndrome? How does it affect our career in the academic field? How can we overcome this? In this seminar, Dr. Winuthayanon will share her personal experience regarding the topics.   **Appetizers will be provided Please register for this event by clicking the link below: Event Live-streaming: Please make sure to register using the link above. The PDI will…

THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE PRESENTS:   DATA LITERACY: BUSTING MYTHS OF BIG DATA -PART 2 Dr. Nairanjana Dasgupta, Boeing Science/Math Education Distinguished Professor in Mathematics and Statistics In this workshop we will focus on learning about the what, when, how and whys of data.  Data is pervasive these days and like it or not we have to use data to make decisions or others will make them for us.  In this workshop we will start from the basics and talk…