UpComing Events Spring 2012

 

The Women’s Faculty Network and
The ADVANCE Center for Women Faculty
invite you to attend the annual

Women Faculty’s Spring Luncheon
Thursday, April 19
11:30am – 1:30pm

Sbisa Dining Hall (Quiet Room)

Programming includes:


Q&A with Campus Administrators

R.Bowen Loftin, President
Karan Watson, Provost and Exec VP for Academic Affairs
Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Dean of Faculties & Associate Provost
Christine Stanley, VP & Associate Provost of Diversity
 

Academic Journeys

Mary Alfred, Associate Dean, College of Education
Marcetta Darensbourg, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Blanca Lupiani, Associate Dean, Dean of Faculties

 

Registration Required by 10AM Monday, April 16

$10/Person - Pay at the door (cash, check, or account #)

The first 10 post-docs to register will get in free

 

Buffet service begins at 11:30am
Programming begins at 12:00pm

Buffet lunch includes vegetarian tortilla soup, balsamic grilled vegetables, Caesar salad, grilled chicken, rolls, fresh fruit salad, coffee and tea.


(More details will follow soon.)

 

Past Events

 

lOOKING aFTER yOURSELF- a TALK ON wOMEN'S hEALTH AND nUTRITION

sPEAKER: kAREN kUBENA, pH.d.

tHURSDAY mARCH 22, 2012

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

rOOM 311, gLASSCOCK cENTER.

 

 

 


WFN FALL LUNCHEON: (CO-SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF FACULTIES:
Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy Editor, Gender & Society at University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Gender, Work-Time, and Care Responsibilities Among Faculty

Friday November 11, 2011
11:30-1:00
SBSA Quiet Room

.wfn lunch

 

 

WFN COFFEE: WHAT IT TAKES TO BECOME A FULL PROFESSOR AND HOW TO GET THERE

 

Please come and meet a distinguished panel of faculty who will offer valuable insight for associate professors at all levels.  The Dean of Faculties, Dr. Antonio Cepeda-Benito, will provide opening comments and the panel will discuss what is expected in a full professor package and provide practical advice on how to get there. 

To see the video ot this coffee please click here:

Panelists:

Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Dean of Faculties, Texas A&M University

Mary Alfred, Professor and Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Development

Patricia Hurley, Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Programs, College of Liberal Arts

Eluned Jones, Professor and Director, Master of Agribusiness Program, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Helen Reed, Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Dwight Look College of Engineering

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Harrington Tower, Room 503
Refreshments will be provided.
All interested participants are welcome to attend.

For more information, please contact:

Ginger Carney (gcarney@bio.tamu.edu) or Mary Beth Hueste (mhueste@tamu.edu).

COFFEE HOUR: HOW TO BE A GOOD MENTOR TO YOUR FACULTY COLLEAGUES

Friday, September 2nd, 9:00 - 10:30
Harrington Tower, Room 569

Panelists:

Karan Watson - Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Recipient of the WFN Outstanding Mentoring Award

Sherry Yennello - Professor of Chemistry, Recipient of the WFN Outstanding Mentoring Award

Jane Welsh – Professor in Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Recipient of the WFN Outstanding Mentoring Award

Malatesha (Malt) Joshi - Professor of Teaching, Language, and Culture, Recipient of College of Education and Human Development Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award

Rafael Lara-Alecio - Professor of Educational Psychology, Recipient of College of Education and Human Development Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award.

Please come and meet a distinguished panel of faculty who have been recognized as Outstanding Faculty Mentors by Texas A&M University.  Ask questions and learn tips about how to become a successful faculty mentor yourself or working effectively with a faculty mentor.

To view this talk please visit the following links:

https://mediamatrix.tamu.edu/streams/449259/Faculty_Coffee_Hour_-_part_1

https://mediamatrix.tamu.edu/streams/449260/Faculty_Coffee_Hour_-_part_2

GOING INTO ADMINISTRATION - MOVING TO THE OTHER SIDE

Friday, February 20th, 11:30 - 1:00
Evans 204

Panelists:
Sumana Datta, PhD, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Research Dept. Biochemistry and Biophysics College of Science
Douglas J. Palmer, PhD, Dean of the College of Education and Human Development
Christine A. Stanley, Ph.D., Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Professor, Higher Education Administration College of Education and Human Development
Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni, PhD, Department Head Veterinary Integrative Biosciences Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Mark J. Zoran, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology and Neuroscience Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Women's Faculty Network in conjunction with Black History month but would like to encourage any faculty members to join us for a frank discussion of the pros and cons of going into administration.

ASSESSING YOUR OPTIONS AND DEFINING YOUR GOALS

The 17th Annual Career and Professional Development Conference hosted by Women in Science & Engineering (WISE)
Saturday, February 21 Memorial Student Center

The conference takes place Feb. 21 at the Memorial Student Center, with a pre-conference reception held Friday evening (Feb. 20) at the University Club. Deadlineto register for the conference is Feb. 17. Conference speakers are from diverse fields of science and engineering and will address topics related to networking, setting personal goals, transitioning from grad school to the professional world and pursuing dreams. The keynote address, "Strategies for Career Success: New Models of Flexibility forAcademia," will be delivered by Mary Anne Holmes, Associate Professor ofPractice, Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska - Lincoln and the Director of Advance-Nebraska. The registration fee is $15 for students and $25 for non--students, and includes the reception Friday evening, a conference packet and lunch on Saturday. Free childcare will be provided upon request. For more information, a complete schedule of events, and additional speaker presentation descriptions, visit http://outreach.science.tamu.edu/wise.asp or contact the College of Science Educational Outreach and Women's Programs at 845-7363.


 

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