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October 2016
Industry Job Series: Creating a Career Strategy
Dr. Isaiah Hankel (The Cheeky Scientist) Creating career strategy. This topic will cover the entire transition workflow and how it should be approached. It will also cover the psychology of a person in transition and how to overcome imposter syndrome. Lastly, taking into consideration personality, lifestyle considerations and individual career goals will also help a job seeker transition into a role that is more fulfilling. To register for this event please click on the link below: https://orgsync.com/39017/forms/211994
Find out more »Versatile PhD Graduate Student Roundtable
Versatile PhD: Industry Careers with Dr. Paula Chambers Dr. Paula Chambers is Founder and CEO of Versatile PhD, a leading web-based career resource that helps graduate students and new PhDs envision, prepare for and excel in nonacademic careers. Dr. Paula Chambers will meet with a handful of graduate students for an industry careers roundtable discussion. Grad students: Worried about the job market? Wondering what else you could do besides be a professor? Struggling with how to articulate your value on a resume? Help…
Find out more »Versatile PhD: Industry Careers with Dr. Paula Chambers
Grad students: Worried about the job market? Wondering what else you could do besides be a professor? Struggling with how to articulate your value on a resume? Help is coming your way from Paula Chambers, Founder and CEO of Versatile PhD. Dr. Chambers will describe her own bumpy journey from graduate student to grant writer to business owner, describe the current academic job market, and demystify how to identify and articulate your transferable skills, so that you are demonstrably “versatile”…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series: Project Management
Writing a dissertation or thesis is a long, slow slog, and it's very easy to stray off the path during the process. This workshop will review strategies for managing your work, and help you create a personalized project plan and timeline. To register for this event please click on the link below: https://orgsync.com/39017/forms/211995
Find out more »November 2016
Understanding Diversity in the Workplace and in Academia
Rochelle Thompson is an Access Advisor at the Access Center at WSU, Kimberly Anderson, J.D. is the Executive Director for Compliance, Title IX Coordinator, and ADA coordinator and Holly Ashkannejhad, J.D. is the Assistant Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity. An introduction to various federal civil rights regulations that impact faculty, staff, and students at universities. This will include information about accessibility, discrimination, Title IX, and affirmative action, and specifically, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the…
Find out more »Fall Faculty Academic Technology Forum
Join fellow faculty on all WSU campuses Wednesday, Nov. 9 for a day of professional development. Hear how your colleagues are using technology in their courses to increase access and engagement, reduce student costs and promote learning. Faculty presenting from their WSU campus include: Brett Atwood, Everett Mike Caulfield, Vancouver Brian Collins, Pullman Rebecca Cooney, Pullman Willy Cushwa, Vancouver Sabine Davis, Pullman Erin Gallagher, Pullman Bill Griesar, Vancouver Robert Keegan, Pullman Paul Krouss, Vancouver Phil Mixter, Pullman Julie Noyes, Pullman Connie Remsberg,…
Find out more »SciTech Northwest 2016
SciTech Northwest ’16 is the region’s first science and technology expo that highlights the latest innovations in cyber/data analytics, clean energy, and biotechnology from three premier Washington research institutions. Inventors and commercialization experts from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington, and Washington State University will showcase more than 15 exciting new technologies with hands-on demonstrations. Attendees from businesses, industry, and universities will learn about opportunities for collaboration and technology licensing. This Technology Alliance event includes featured speaker Matt McIlwain,…
Find out more »Writing Workshop Series: Literature Reviews
Literature reviews provide a framework for critically situating your research in the larger scholarly conversation. This hands-on workshop will review resources and strategies for conducting literature reviews. To register for this event please click on the link below: https://orgsync.com/39017/forms/211997
Find out more »WSU I-Corps Info Session
Join us on November 17th or 18th at 11AM in Paccar 202 to learn about WSU I-Corps. Refreshments will be provided; the information sessions will also be accessible via AMS. Please RSVP by email. AMS locations will be determined by RSVP responses. We are now accepting applications for the Spring and Summer cohorts which means YOUR ideas could become the next great business opportunity, and WSU I-Corps can help you succeed! Applications are currently open to all WSU faculty, faculty and students, and we are now accepting applications from ALLWSU…
Find out more »Career Paths in Teaching
Pursuing a teaching-focused career within higher education is often considered a road less traveled within hard sciences such as engineering. Consequently, there are often relatively few programs and opportunities to prepare students with this passion. This talk will highlight the broad teaching, professional development, and job searching opportunities that may be available to undergraduate and graduate students. Some specific teaching strategies such as Team-Based Learning (TBL) and large-enrollment courses (500+ students) will be discussed, in addition to suggestions for successfully…
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