The Academic Life: Faculty-Development Workshops
Next scheduled workshop, April 22, 2023, in person at Boston College
Download slide set from the April 10, 2021 Workshop here
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Since 2018, we* have been offering Workshops on Gender and Diversity directed at helping those either in or seeking careers in academia to deal with some of the realities they encounter.
The centerpiece of the Workshop is a radio play, Anatomy of a Tenure Case, based on the novel, One Man's Purpose. The play deals with a razor-thin tenure case of a minority female aspirant, and ends at the point at which the Department Chairman must make a decision. This leads to a vote by the audience, and a follow-up discussion. A video of the presentation of this play at NWSCAS2020 is available for download and viewing here.
Depending on allocated time for the event, the Workshop may have additional modules, each consisting of a short presentation followed by discussion:
Why (and How) to Get Published: Wisdom from a Former Journal Editor
Power and Plagiarism: A Case Study
Microaggressions
The Imposter Syndrome: Vignettes
Events to date:
ISCAS 2018, Florence Italy
Hilton Head Workshop on Microsystems 2018, Hilton Head South Carolina
University of Pennsylvania, Emeritus Faculty Luncheon, 2019
MWSCAS 2020, Virtual thanks to Covid-19
Grace Hopper 2020, Virtual thanks to Covid-9
Open registration event, November 14, 2020
Open registration event, April 10, 2021
For information about arranging a Workshop at your organization, please contact us.
* Workshop leaders:
Prof. Pamela Abshire, University of Maryland
Prof. Jennifer Blain Christen, Arizona State University
Prof. Emeritus Stephen D. Senturia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. Nicole McFarlane, University of Tennessee
Prof. Maira Samary, Boston College.
Presentation of these workshops is now supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation (1844528: A Faculty Development Workshop for Junior Faculty in the Sciences and Engineering).
The centerpiece of the Workshop is a radio play, Anatomy of a Tenure Case, based on the novel, One Man's Purpose. The play deals with a razor-thin tenure case of a minority female aspirant, and ends at the point at which the Department Chairman must make a decision. This leads to a vote by the audience, and a follow-up discussion. A video of the presentation of this play at NWSCAS2020 is available for download and viewing here.
Depending on allocated time for the event, the Workshop may have additional modules, each consisting of a short presentation followed by discussion:
Why (and How) to Get Published: Wisdom from a Former Journal Editor
Power and Plagiarism: A Case Study
Microaggressions
The Imposter Syndrome: Vignettes
Events to date:
ISCAS 2018, Florence Italy
Hilton Head Workshop on Microsystems 2018, Hilton Head South Carolina
University of Pennsylvania, Emeritus Faculty Luncheon, 2019
MWSCAS 2020, Virtual thanks to Covid-19
Grace Hopper 2020, Virtual thanks to Covid-9
Open registration event, November 14, 2020
Open registration event, April 10, 2021
For information about arranging a Workshop at your organization, please contact us.
* Workshop leaders:
Prof. Pamela Abshire, University of Maryland
Prof. Jennifer Blain Christen, Arizona State University
Prof. Emeritus Stephen D. Senturia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Prof. Nicole McFarlane, University of Tennessee
Prof. Maira Samary, Boston College.
Presentation of these workshops is now supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation (1844528: A Faculty Development Workshop for Junior Faculty in the Sciences and Engineering).