EVENTS

State of Science

Wednesday, March 7th 2007, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Catalina Room, Student Union

ADVANCE's State of Science is a unique opportunity to hear University of Arizona President, Dr. Robert Shelton, Provost, Dr. George Davis, Vice President for Research, Dr. Leslie Tolbert, and Science Foundation Arizona President, Dr. William Harris talk about the state of science nationally and at the University of Arizona. Our focus will be on successfully moving towards a more multi-disciplinary team oriented research model. Successful interdisciplinary researchers at the University of Arizona will also share their insights into what makes a productive multi-disciplinary project.

Distinguished Lecturer – Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson

Career Discussion Session, Thursday, March 22nd 2007,
Time and Place TBA

Public Lecture, Thursday, March 22nd 2007, 4:00 PM, Place TBA

Dr. Mosley-Thompson is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Ohio State University and a Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Polar Research Center. She is a world renowned climate researcher whose research focuses on deciphering Earth's volcanic history, determining the mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet and understanding abrupt climate changes. For more information, please see her website.

Faculty Stewardship Workshop: Evaluation of Faculty

Monday, March 26th 2007, 1:30-3:00 PM, Sabino Room, SUMC

This workshop for Heads, Directors and Senior Faculty presents information on improving the effectiveness of annual performance, promotion and tenure and probationary reviews. Registration required, contact advance@vpr.arizona.edu.

Faculty Stewardship Workshop: Active Management of Departmental Climate

Monday, April 2nd 2007, 1:00-2:30 PM, Sabino Room, SUMC

This workshop for Heads, Directors and Senior Faculty presents best practices for managing workplace climate. Topics will include the factors that both create and threaten collegiality, productivity and retention as well as leadership. Registration required, contact advance@vpr.arizona.edu.

Leadership Lunch: Dr. Susan Beck, Head of the Department of Geosciences

Friday, April 6 2007, 12:00-1:00 PM, Sabino Room, SUMC

This brown-bag lunch for female Graduate Students, Post-docs and Junior Faculty in STEM fields is an informal opportunity to discuss strategies for success in academia. During the 2007-2008 academic year this will be part of a series of lunches featuring Senior Faculty in STEM fields discussing such things as their own pathway to leadership, career trajectory, and work/life balance. Dr. Susan Beck is a Professor of and the Department Head for Geosciences here at the University of Arizona. She has an active research program in Seismology and Tectonics and is well known and respected within her field. She has served on many national-level science committees, including the National Academy of Sciences, the International Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

UA ADVANCE: What do we know about subtle discrimination in the academy and what are we doing about it?

Wednesday, April 11 2007, 3:00-4:30 PM. Sabino Room, SUMC

In this lecture, a portion of the ADVANCE leadership team will review key research findings about subtle discrimination in the academy and present new studies ongoing at the University of Arizona that should result in greater inclusion of women and minorities in science and academic leadership.

Faculty Stewardship Workshop: Effective Faculty Mentoring

Monday, April 16th 2007, 2:00-3:30 PM, Rincon Room, SUMC

This workshop for Heads, Directors and Senior Faculty presents information on the benefits and best practices of effective mentoring. Registration required, contact advance@vpr.arizona.edu.

Data Blitz on Environmental Sustainability

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Ventana Room, Student Union

Five UA faculty members will be selected to talk about their research within the context of Environmental Sustainability. Each speaker will have five minutes to present their research, followed by a five minute discussion period. After the formal presentations their will be reception where speakers and the audience can mingle for further discussion.

Strategic Persuasion Workshop for Female Faculty, Post-Doctoral Candidates & Graduate Students

Junior Faculty: Friday, April 20th 2007, 8:00AM-12:00 PM, AME, N715
Senior Faculty: Friday, April 20th, 2007 1:00-5:00 PM AME, N715
Graduate Students & Postdocs: Saturday, April 21 2007, 8:00am - 2:30 pm (tentative), Ventana Room, SUMC

These workshops focus on negotiation, communication and conflict resolution skills. Through a variety of instructional and interactive approaches, the sessions promote individual success through successful negotiation at the departmental, campus, and professional organizational levels. The session for graduate students will include a panel discussion on equity issues for women in STEM. These workshops are free and open to female faculty, post-docs & graduate students engaged in all fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Registration required, contact advance@vpr.arizona.edu.

Mentoring & Career Development: "Navigating the Tenure Process," Dr. Mike Evans, Associate Professor, Laboratory for Tree Ring Research

Friday, September 21, 2007, 10:00-11:00 AM, Sabino Room, SUMC

Each month ADVANCE will host an informal career development and mentoring session for female graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to discuss strategies for success in academia. These sessions are part of a series featuring senior faculty in STEM fields discussing their pathway to leadership, career trajectory, and work/life balance. This is the first session in this series.

Distinguished Lecturer: Dr. Margaret Murnane

Career Discussion Session, Thursday, October 4, 2007, 11:00-12:00 AM
Sabino Room of the Student Union

Public Lecture, Thursday, October 4, 2007, 4:00-5:30 PM
Kiva Room of the Student Union

Dr. Margaret Murnane will be the Fall 2007 ADVANCE Distinguished Lecturer. Dr. Murnane is a Fellow at JILA and a member of the Department of Physics at Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado. She received her PhD degree in physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989, and has been at the University of Colorado since 1999. She runs a joint research group and a small laser company with her husband, Dr. Henry Kapteyn. Her research interests have been in ultrafast optical and x-ray science. Dr. Murnane is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America. In 1997 she was awarded the Maria Goeppert-Mayer Award of the American Physical Society, and in 2000 she was named a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow. In 2006 she was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mentoring & Career Development: "Creating a Funding Roadmap" Dr. Linda Powers, Thomas R. Brown Chair, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thursday, October 18, 2007, 12:00-1:00 PM. Sabino Room, SUMC

Each month ADVANCE will host an informal career development and mentoring session for female graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to discuss strategies for success in academia. These sessions are part of a series featuring senior faculty in STEM fields discussing their pathway to leadership, career trajectory, and work/life balance.

Data Blitz on Nanotechnology

Thursday, November 1st, 2007, 4:00-6:00 PM, 408 & 410 Optical Sciences (Meinel)

Five UA faculty members will be selected to talk about their research within the context of Nanotechnology. Each speaker will have five minutes to present his or her research, followed by a five minute discussion period. After the formal presentations there will be a reception where speakers and the audience can mingle for further discussion.

Nominate a faculty member: [PDF]  [DOC]

Mentoring & Career Development: "Working with Governmental Agencies: Life as PI of a Big Project" Dr. Marcia Rieke, Professor & Astronomer, Astronomy, Planetary Sciences & Steward Observatory

Friday, November 16, 2007, 12:00-1:00 PM, Douglas 102

Each month ADVANCE will host an informal career development and mentoring session for female graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to discuss strategies for success in academia. These sessions are part of a series featuring senior faculty in STEM fields discussing their pathway to leadership, career trajectory, and work/life balance.

Mentoring & Career Development: "Leadership and Management - It's Up To All of Us" Dr. Mary Poulton, Professor and Department Head, Mining & Geological Engineering

Thursday, December 13, 2007, 10:00-11:00 AM, Santa Rita Room, SUMC

Each month ADVANCE will host an informal career development and mentoring session for female graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to discuss strategies for success in academia. These sessions are part of a series featuring senior faculty in STEM fields discussing their pathway to leadership, career trajectory, and work/life balance.

Mentoring & Career Development: "Crafting a Successful Grant Proposal" Dr. LouAnn Gerken, Director of Cognitive Science & Dr. Neal Armstrong, Professor of Chemistry and Optical Sciences

January 24 , 12:00 -1:30 PM, Presidio, SUMC

Each month ADVANCE will host an informal career development and mentoring session for female graduate students, post-docs and junior faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields to discuss strategies for success in academia. These sessions are part of a series featuring senior faculty in STEM fields discussing their pathway to leadership, career trajectory, and work/life balance.