Workshops, Seminars and Symposia - Office of Career Development & Outcomes Analysis

February 2009

MANAGEMENT OF TIME AND TASKS: DISPELLING CONFUSION AND INCREASING EFFICIENCY
Monday, February 3
12:00-1:00 PM, 350 Light Hall
Sponsored and presented by Darrell Smith, Ph.D., BRET Psychological Services
With all the life and work tasks confronting you, do you frequently find yourself behaving as a juggler who has more objects in the air than he/she can handle? If so, what confusion and frustration! Success in life and career depends to a large extent on how well a person budgets time and manages commitments and priorities. Let us help you improve your efficiency! Learn how to be more effective in budgeting time and managing prioritized tasks! Bring your lunch. Drinks will be provided to go with your lunch.

NASHVILLE AREA COLLEGE TO CAREER AND TEACHER RECRUITMENT FAIRS
Tuesday, February 10
10:00am – 3:00pm
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET TO ATTEND: Free tickets are available for undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni in the Vanderbilt Career Center. Over 400 employers from business, industry, government, and education will be represented at this annual Career Fair. Employment opportunities are offered exclusively to students and alumni from participating colleges. This is a chance to meet recruiters to learn about careers, internships and enhance your job search. A complete list of organizations attending the career fair can be found at www.nashvillefairs.org Please note: an alumnus of one of our PhD programs was successful in obtaining a federal job after she attended this career fair.

TAKING CARE OF NUMBER ONE (WOMEN IN ACADEME SERIES)
Friday, February 13
12:10 – 1:30 pm
Location: TBA
Sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the BRET Office of Career Development, the School of Engineering and the Warren Center for the Humanities
In the constant struggle to balance all that academia requires, women can often put themselves last on the list. At this session we will admit that we need to make time for ourselves and discuss some ways to cope with stress and take better care of ourselves. Dr. Linda Manning a clinical psychologist from the Center for Integrative Health at Vanderbilt will facilitate our discussion and also give us a glimpse into some new ways to cope with stress. This is a brown bag event, so bring your lunch and join us. This series of workshops, co-sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the BRET Office of Career Development, the School of Engineering and the Warren Center for the Humanities explores issues pertinent to women in the academy and aims to foster dialogue between women in varying locations within the academy. Sessions are open to all Vanderbilt graduate students, professional students, and post-docs. For more information, please contact stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.

PROF. 101: LAUNCHING SUCCESSFUL FACULTY CAREERS
Saturday, February 21 st
Buttrick Hall, 8:00am - 5:00pm
This event is sponsored by the Enhancing Graduate Education Initiative in the Office of the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School . For more information and to register for the event, please go to: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/prof101workshop
Prof. 101 is a daylong workshop held for PhD students who plan to pursue careers in the professoriate. This workshop will explore the roles and responsibilities of new faculty members. A variety of Vanderbilt professors and administrators, as well as successful Vanderbilt alumni, will share their perspectives and expertise on the following topics: Choosing A Job: Understanding The Differences Between College & University Types, Writing For Publication: Pleasures & Problems In The Academic Writing Process, How To Build A Class: Syllabus Construction & Course Design, All You Ever Wanted To Know About Tenure But Were Afraid To Ask, The Faculty Balancing Act: Balancing Teaching, Research, Service, & Life Register early as seats are limited. Priority will be given to PhD students. Students must be registered and receive confirmation no later than February 17 th.
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WRITING A TEACHING STATEMENT
Monday, February 2
4:10-5:30 pm, Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored and presented by the Center for Teaching
What is a teaching statement? What purpose does it serve on the job market and beyond? How to create such a statement? In this workshop, participants will identify core teaching values and determine how those values influence their teaching practice (current or anticipated) so that they can produce engaging teaching statements. Click on the title to register

A CONVERSATION ON GLOBALIZING YOUR CURRICULUM
Monday, February 9
12:15 - 1:30 p.m., Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Co-Sponsored by the Global Feminisms Collaborative
The Global Feminisms Collaborative’s 2008-2009 Brown-bag Series calls attention to critical intersections among factors such as race, class, sexuality, and gender in both local and global contexts. At this session, co-hosted by the Center for Teaching, faculty from various disciplines will discuss tools that educators can use to include often marginalized perspectives in their courses. Panelists will discuss: Why globalize the perspectives in a course? (How is it similar and different from attending to difference and diversity?) How to include global perspectives in a course? What difference does it make? How does it change learning goals and outcome measurements? What are some key texts for different disciplines? After each panelist’s short presentation, the conversation will open to those in the audience. Cookies and drinks will be provided. Click on the program title to register.

TEACHING CHALLENGING TOPICS
Thursday, February 19
4:10 - 5:30 p.m., Center for Teaching (1114 19th Avenue South)
Sponsored by the Center for Teaching, Facilitator: Patrick Ahern, CFT Graduate Teaching Fellow
Do you teach topics that may challenge your students’ beliefs and opinions? In this workshop, we will discuss how to assess the worldviews, knowledge and experience your students bring with them to class, and then how to build on their pre-existing foundations by exploring new perspectives. How can new, challenging information be presented so that it engages rather than thwarts students’ learning process? Click on the program title to register.

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