Tentative Agenda for the 2019 ACT Workshop
DAY 1- June 24, 2019
| Session | Cohort Audience | Faculty | |
| Arrivals | |||
| 4:30-5:00 pm | Welcome Reception | All Cohorts | All |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | Welcome, Orientation, Introductions | All Cohorts | All |
| 6:00-6:30 pm | Elevator Speeches | All Cohorts | Erika Shugart, ASCB Executive Director |
| 6:30pm | Dinner at Rizzo Center |
DAY 2- June 25th, 2019
| Session | Cohort Audience | Faculty | |
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00-10:00 am | Mentoring in the Face of Bias | All Cohorts | Kelly Andrews (Diggs-Andrews Consulting) |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Networking break | ||
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm | Parallel Session 1: Securing a Faculty Position and Obtaining Tenure | ||
| Obtaining a Faculty Position at a research-intensive institution | Postdocs | Jim Vigoreaux (UVermont) Moderates
Guests: Richard Chi (UNC Charlotte), Simone Smith (NCA&T), Katherine Cook (WakeForest) |
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| Obtaining a Faculty Position at a PUI | Postdocs | Christina King Smith (St.Joseph’s) Moderates
Guests: Mike Grider (High Point University), Lina Dahlberg (Western Washington University), Brett Woods (High Point University), and Patricia Koplas (Queens University) |
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| Preparing a tenure portfolio at a research-intensive institution | Jr. Faculty | Mike Boyce (Duke) Moderates
Guests: Patrick Martin (NCA&T) |
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| Preparing a tenure portfolio at a PUI | Jr. Faculty | Leticia Vega (BarryU) Moderates
Guests: Karen Bernd (Davidson), Brian Augustine (High Point University), MariaElena Zavala (CSUN), and Yuko Miyamoto (Elon) |
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| 12:00-12:30 pm | Active Career Management: Preparing for the Practicum | All Cohorts | MAC members, other ASCB member volunteers & Guests |
| 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm | Parallel Session 2: Setting up your Lab for Success | ||
| Setting Up and Managing a Lab at a Teaching Intensive Institution | Postdocs and Jr. Faculty | Lina Dahlberg (Western Washington University) Moderates/Leads
Guests: Karen Bernd (Davidson) , MariaElena Zavala (CSUN), Christina King Smith (St. John’s), and Yuko Miyamoto (Elon) |
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| Setting Up and Managing a Lab at a Research Intensive Institution | Postdocs and J. Faculty | Bob Goldstein (UNC Chapel Hill) Moderates
Guests: Richard Chi (UNCC), Mike Boyce (Duke), Jim Vigoreaux (UVermont), Patrick Martin (NCA&T), Katherine Cook (WakeForest) |
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| 3:00-3:30 pm | Networking Break | ||
| 3:30-5:30 pm | Entrepreneurial Skills | All Cohorts | Surya Raghu, Founding Partner – Advanced Fluidics |
| 5:30-6:30 pm | Group work on practicum | ||
| 6:30 pm | Dineabouts | All Cohorts | |
DAY 3- June 26th, 2019
| Session | Cohort Audience | Faculty | |
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00-10:00 am | Getting to Yes: Managing Challenging Conversations and Difficult Decisions | All Cohorts | Dr. Qualls, Entropia Consulting |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Networking Break and Refreshments | ||
| 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Negotiation Fundamentals: Know Your Value; Know Your Worth | All Cohorts | Dr. Qualls, Entropia Consulting |
| 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm | Lunch | ||
| 1:30 pm- 3:00 pm | Teaching the DIBS way (Data In Biological Sciences) | All Cohorts | Malcolm Campbell, Davidson |
| 3:00-3:30 pm | Networking Break | All Cohorts | |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | Work on practicum | ||
| 4:30-6:30 pm | Time Management: Time is the Currency of Life | All Cohorts | Dr. Qualls, Entropia Consulting |
| 6:30 pm | Dineabouts | All Cohorts |
DAY 4- June 27th, 2019
| Session | Cohort Audience | Faculty | |
| 7:00-8:00 am | Breakfast | ||
| 8:00-10:00 am | The Whole You: Work-Life Integration | All Cohorts | Dr. Qualls, Entropia Consulting |
| 10:00-10:30 am | Networking Break and Refreshments | ||
| 10:30 am-12:00 pm | Parallel Session 3:
Funding Opportunities |
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| Funding Opportunities for Emerging Independent Scientists | Postdocs | Funding Organizations | |
| Funding Opportunities for Independent Academic Scientists | Junior Faculty | Funding Organizations | |
| 12:00 am-12:30 pm | Wrap-up: Sharing Practicum Ideas | All Cohorts | IPERT PIs |
| 12:30 pm- 1:30 pm | Lunch | All Cohorts | |
| Departures | |||