CU-ADVANCE Special Events Spring 2008
Please email us at advance@cornell.edu to let us know you are planning to attend our events.
Wednesday January 16 – 225 ILR Conference Center 9:00-1:30
"Navigating Your Career - a Professional Development Workshop for Assistant Professors"
This half-day workshop included sessions such as “Finding Your Voice: an Introduction to Breath Connection and Vocal Power” and “Creating your professional persona in your department.”
Friday January 25 – McManus Lounge, Hollister Hall
“Effective Search Practices—Avoiding Unconscious Gender Bias in the Search Process”
Two 2-hour sessions will be held on this day: The first session will include breakfast at 8:00, with the program taking place from 8:30-10:30. The second session will include lunch at 11:30, with the program taking place from 12:00-2:00.
Thursday April 3 – [Special dinner event 6:00-8:30]
“10 Lessons Learned about how to Make Things Happen in Academia”
Sally Blount-Lyon, Abraham L. Gitlow Professor of Management and Organizations and Dean of the Undergraduate College at New York University
Wednesday, May 28 –“Career Proposal Clinic”
8:30 Breakfast
9:00-12:00 Workshop and panels on preparing Career Proposals
CU-ADVANCE Lunches Spring 2008
CU-ADVANCE Networking Lunches are designed to increase opportunities for collaboration and interdisciplinary networking among women faculty in the physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences and engineering. Networking lunches are from 11:30-1:30, with MWF speakers beginning at 12:15 and T/TH speakers beginning at 12.
Thursday February 7 – 225 ILR Conference Center
"Dealing with Difficult People and Conflict"
Joe Thomas, Interim Dean of Johnson School of Business
Wednesday March 5 – Rushmore Room (Martha van Rensellaer)
“Being an effective Mentor”
Al George, JF Carr Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Associate Director Systems Engineering
Networking Lunches Fall 2007 PDF
Highlights from Past Networking Lunches:
- "Strategies for an effective grant proposal" — A conversation with Steve Kresovich, Vice Provost for Life Sciences and Department of Plant Breeding and Plant Biology PDF
- "Women who lead: Building and negotiating power" Elizabeth (Beta) Mannix, Director, Institute for the Social Sciences and Johnson Graduate School of Management Powerpoint Show
- "Successfully managing undergraduate research" Marjolein van der Meulen, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- “The Tenure and Promotion Process" Kraig Adler, Former Vice Provost and Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
- General Tenure and Promotion Procedures* PDF
(* There is some variation between colleges)
Special Events Fall 2007
- Friday, September 21 - Conducting Effective Searches: Reducing Stereotypic Biases in Hiring
The CU-ADVANCE Center and the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble conducted a session for department and search chairs on effective search practices for faculty positions. To accommodate busy schedules, this session was held twice on September 21 in McManus Lounge (Hollister Hall).
- Friday, October 12 - Barbara McClintock Distinguished Lecture
215 McGraw Hall: 3:30-5:00 pm
"Nature Conquest and White Imperial Debris" presented by Yuka Suzuki of Bard College Bio here
- Wednesday October 17 -ADVANCEments in Science Lecture
David L. Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall, 3:30-4:30 pm
"How Bad (Stereotyping) Things Happen to Good People"
Joan Williams, U.C. Hastings College of the Law, Distinguished Professor of Law, 1066 Foundation Chair, and Director of the Center for WorkLife Law Bio here