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NCFDD: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
WebinarDo you often feel drained by departmental drama? Do feel unclear how to handle conflicts that arise in your department? Are you unsure when, where, and how to manage conflict…
Making Online Presentations Accessible
ZoomYou need to make your online presentations accessible to all participants. Join us to learn how to do just that with guest speaker and communications assistant Katya Hrichak.
Job Search Virtual Discussion Group
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Chat is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward.…
Presenting Research Effectively at a Distance: Technology and You
ZoomThink you need help using technology more effectively for presentations, job talks and other virtual academic and professional opportunities. Join the club! And join us for this session to talk…
Slide Design and Graphics
ZoomJoin us to focus on the important role that well-designed slides and graphics play in effective job talks, teaching and conference presentations. We’ll demonstrate good ones as well as pitfalls…
Introducing Teaching as Research: A Systematic Approach to Improving Your Teaching
OnlineHear Teaching as Research (TAR) program leaders from around the North American CIRTL Network describe Teaching as Research, a mentored experience that applies the process of inquiry to teaching and…
NCFDD: How to Manage Stress, Rejection and the Haters in Your Midst
WebinarAre you stressed? Do you feel devastated when your articles and/or grant proposals get rejected? Is the pressure of publishing/funding your work making you sick? If any of this sounds…
Overcoming Stage Fright and Improving Your Presence
ZoomWho doesn’t get at least a little nervous when preparing and presenting for audiences of any size when the stakes are high? (No one!) Thinking about a class presentation? A…
How Completing a Teaching as Research Project Impacted My Career: Reflections from CIRTL Alumni
OnlineAre you thinking about taking on a Teaching as Research (TAR) project? Join us to hear from a panel of CIRTL Network alumni who will share their experience doing a…
Back to Basics: Self-Care 101 Refresher
ZoomWhile it is not the most glamorous nor the easiest, self-care is foundational to be able to function, and, most importantly, manage stress. And there is an abundance of stress…
Job Search Virtual Discussion Group
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Chat is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward.…
Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
ZoomAn important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Grab a snack and come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions from…
Writing and Publishing Workshop Series – Peer Review and Journal Decisions
Join us to learn about peer review roles, responsibilities, and process and how editorial decisions to publish are made. Register Here Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to…
Strategies for Managing 2020 Anxiety – Individually and Collectively
ZoomWe recognize that the lead up to this election cycle and the current post-election period coupled with everything else that has come along with 2020 are contributing to heightened feelings…
NIH: Academic Job Interviews
GoToWebinarSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows. After you submit your academic job package, the job interview is the next major hurdle to…
NCFDD: Engagement Matters – Developing a Career as a Community Engaged Scholar
WebinarDrawing on studies of exemplar, highly impactful engaged scholars, Dr. KerryAnne O’Meara shares examples of high impact community engaged scholarship and strategies adopted by engaged scholars to succeed in reward…
NIH: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Self-Advocacy and Assertiveness
GoToWebinarSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Summer Interns; Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician. Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1716077475889396750 We all need to develop the skills…
International Student / Postdoc Job Search Discussion
ZoomThe International Students/Postdocs Job Search Virtual Chat is designed to get international students/postdocs who are seeking for jobs together to talk about questions and concerns that all share, and strategize…
NIH: Workplace Dynamics – Diversity in a Multicultural Society
GoToWebinarSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows. Diversity…. difference…. post-racial….. multicultural – all buzzwords we regularly hear. But how often do we…
NIH: Interviewing Skills
GoToWebinarSpeaker(s): Lori Conlan, PhD, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Services This event is recommended for: Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows. Join us to see how to navigate an interview for industry, non-profits, government,…
NIH: Becoming a Resilient Scientist – Developing Feedback Resilience
GoToWebinarSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Summer Interns; Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician. Register We all need feedback to grow and learn…
2021 Winter Pathways to Success Symposium
ZoomDates: January 27 – 28, 2021 Registration: https://www.bit.ly/2021WinterP2S Zoom: Complete registration to receive session Zoom links Pathways to Success is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and…
2021 Winter Pathways to Success Symposium
Zoom2021 Winter Pathways to Success (P2S) Symposium Dates: January 27 - 28, 2021 Registration: https://www.bit.ly/2021WinterP2S Zoom: Complete registration to receive session Zoom links Pathways to Success is the Graduate School's framework…
2021 Winter Pathways to Success Symposium
ZoomDates: January 27 – 28, 2021 Registration: https://www.bit.ly/2021WinterP2S Zoom: Complete registration to receive session Zoom links Pathways to Success is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and…
2021 Winter Pathways to Success Symposium
ZoomDates: January 27 – 28, 2021 Registration: https://www.bit.ly/2021WinterP2S Zoom: Complete registration to receive session Zoom links Pathways to Success is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and…
Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
ZoomAn important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions from your own laptop or…
Information Session on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
ZoomLearn about the Three-Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in an all-virtual competition in…
NIH: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Building Mentor Networks
GoToWebinarSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientist/Staff Clinician. Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3222926275919384846 We all need mentors to support and encourage us…
Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
OnlineThis is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be…
“Equity in Science” Book Talk with Author & Prof. Julie Posselt
ZoomThe Graduate School Offices of Inclusion & Student Engagement and Future Faculty and Academic Careers invite you to join us on Wednesday, February 17 for a discussion with Julie R. Posselt, Associate Professor of Higher…
Safer Science: Strategies to Protect At-Risk Researchers When Conducting Fieldwork
ZoomJoin the conversation: #SaferScience As a result of identity prejudice, certain individuals are more vulnerable to conflict and violence when they are performing scientific work in the field. To help…
Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
OnlineThis is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be…
Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
OnlineThis is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be…
2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
ZoomThree Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for doctoral students to develop and showcase their research communication skills. Cornell’s 2021 3MT final round competition will be held on Thursday, March…
Job Search Virtual Discussion Group
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Chat is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward.…
Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
OnlineThis is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be…
Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
OnlineThis is an invitation-only event for registrants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s Building Mentoring Skills cohort, and will be held online. A Zoom link will be…
NCFDD: Mastering Academic Time Management
OnlineNew faculty members commonly describe: Working long hours but making little progress on their research and writing A sense of loneliness that stems from limited mentoring and community Feeling unsupported…
CIRTL Network Teaching as Research Presentations
Hear graduate students and postdocs from across the CIRTL Network share the results of their Teaching as Research (TAR) projects in this online presentation session. TAR projects investigate questions about…
Picture a Scientist – Film Viewing Available
OnlineFrom April 16-18, the Cornell community is invited to screen the award-winning documentary film, Picture a Scientist, chronicling the groundswell of researchers writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist…
Picture a Scientist – Panel Discussion
ZoomFrom April 16-18, the Cornell community is invited to screen the award-winning documentary film, Picture a Scientist, chronicling the groundswell of researchers writing a new chapter for women scientists. Biologist…
Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward.…
NCFDD: Strategies for Centering Instructor Identity in STEM Education
OnlineIn this webinar, we will talk about how to productively center and leverage your social identities in your role as a STEM instructor. We will unpack problematic assumptions about how…
CNY Humanities Corridor: Supporting Multilingual Student Writers in the U.S. University – Whose Labor and What Kind?
ZoomThis event is a CNY Humanities Corridor panel with two second language writing scholars presenting on how faculty can support multilingual student writers. Language Ideology, Multilingual Identities, and the Division…
CNY Humanities Corridor: Workshop on Multilingual Writers, Support, and Labor – Practice and Vision
ZoomThis is the second CNY Humanities Corridor event by the Composition, Labor & Embodiment Working Group on supporting multilingual student writers in the U.S. university. Open to administrators, program directors,…
NCFDD Webinar: Every Summer Needs a Plan
WebinarDo you often start the summer with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity? Do you desperately want (or need) to write a lot…
Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward.…
NCFDD Webinar: Strategies for Academics Managing Careers and Caretaking during the Pandemic (and Beyond…)
WebinarThis session focuses on the barriers and strategies that academics with caregiving responsibilities are using to survive academic careers and personal life during COVID. Academics who are caregivers have been…
Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom Begins
OnlineRunning from June 1-30, 2021, Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom is a four-week, instructor-paced online course for anyone with teaching responsibilities at Cornell, at any level of diversity…
2021 Summer P2S Symposium: Executive Presence in a Virtual World
ZoomPathways to Success is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars be successful in their research and scholarship, and establish necessary skills for their future…
2021 Summer P2S Symposium: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity as Critical Assets
ZoomPathways to Success is the Graduate School’s framework for helping graduate and professional students and postdoctoral scholars be successful in their research and scholarship, and establish necessary skills for their future…
Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching Begins
OnlineThis is a six-week online program that runs concurrently with the asynchronous Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom course. Participants meet weekly via Zoom to discuss how to create and sustain…
Getting a Faculty Position: Lessons Learned During the Academic Job Search
ZoomJoin us for a live online panel discussion featuring postdoctoral scholars and graduate students who were offered faculty positions this year! Bring your questions about the process and hear from…
NCFDD Webinar: Moving from Resistance to Writing
WebinarHave you been putting off your writing all year by promising yourself that summer is when you’ll buckle down and get it done? Are you finding yourself continuing to procrastinate…
The Application Process for an Academic Job
ZoomTo kick off the 2021-2022 Academic Job Search Series for Cornell graduate students and postdocs, come learn about when to apply for faculty and other academic positions, what documents are…
Future Professors Institute
OnlineInstitute Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22-23, 2021 Times: 11:00am – 12:30 pm ET; 1:30 – 3:15 pm ET Location: Zoom Registration: https://blogs.cornell.edu/futureprofs/registration-2021/ Registration Priority Date: June 18, 2021 The Future…
Future Professors Institute
OnlineInstitute Dates: Tuesday and Wednesday, June 22-23, 2021 Times: 11:00am – 12:30 pm ET; 1:30 – 3:15 pm ET Location: Zoom Registration: https://blogs.cornell.edu/futureprofs/registration-2021/ Registration Priority Date: June 18, 2021 The Future…
Equity Changemaking in the Classroom and Beyond
ZoomGraduate students and postdoctoral scholars have been contributing in meaningful ways to making teaching spaces across Cornell more equitable and inclusive during the challenging 2020-21 academic year. We have invited a panel…
Developing a Narrative for Your Teaching Statement
ZoomThrough presentation and discussion, we will explore essential elements of a teaching statement for an academic job application. You’ll leave prepared to start your first draft Teaching Statement or to…
Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get job seekers together to talk about concerns that graduate students and postdocs share, and strategize about how to move forward.…
Designing Your Research Statement Around Undergraduate Research
ZoomThrough an interactive online discussion, presenter Dr. Jeffrey Werner (Associate Professor of Chemistry at SUNY Cortland) will help job-seekers interested in seeking faculty positions at four-year colleges and universities (e.g.,…
Writing a Diversity Statement for an Academic Job Application
ZoomCome discuss how to approach writing the diversity statement sometimes requested as part of faculty or postdoctoral job applications. We will share examples and guidance from Cornell and other colleges…
CIRTL Network: Designing a Course Based on Your Research Expertise
OnlineAre you interested in learning more about course design? Have you ever wanted to turn your research topic into a course? Join us to hear a panel of grad students…
Transitions – Get the Mentoring You Need and Want
ZoomA mentor is the most critical relationship for a graduate student. Mentoring begins with understanding what mentoring is and what you hope to get out of the relationship. Through interactive…
NCFDD Webinar: Cultivating Your Network of Mentors, Sponsors & Collaborators
WebinarDo you have a reliable and strong network of mentors? Are you struggling to cultivate mentoring relationships? Do you know the difference between a mentor and a sponsor? Are you…
NCFDD Webinar: Supporting Trans* Scholars
WebinarIn this webinar, Dr. D-L Stewart will address the key questions and strategies needed to support trans* scholars, but also to reform and transform how we consider gender in the…
FiGLI: A Conversation with TC3 Faculty
Virtual SessionJoin the Cornell First Generation and/or Low Income Graduate Student Organization (FiGLI) for a virtual community conversation with three faculty members of the Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) on Friday…
NCFDD Webinar: Overcoming Academic Perfectionism
WebinarDo you struggle to share your writing at early stages because it’s not perfect? Do you find yourself devastated by criticism of your work? Do you beat yourself up every…
Building a Better Graduate Education
ZoomThe CNY Humanities Corridor “Humanities Beyond the Academy” working group hosts a series of mini-residencies for publicly engaged humanistic scholars, bringing together those interested in public humanities and careers outside…
Empowering Graduate Students to Advocate for Change
ZoomThe CNY Humanities Corridor “Humanities Beyond the Academy” working group hosts a series of mini-residencies for publicly engaged humanistic scholars, bringing together those interested in public humanities and careers outside…
NRMN Webinar: Re-Examining Your Mentoring Relationship in the Current Moment
The National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) Career Development Webinar Series presents "Re-Examining Your Mentoring Relationship in the Current Moment." The webinar presenters are Dr. Christine Pfund, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and…
NIH Webinar: Difficult Conversations, Conflict, and Feedback
ZoomThis workshop, led by Dr. Sharon Milgram, director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will discuss techniques for having difficult conversations,…
NCFDD Webinar: Teaching with Empathy and for Equity at the Graduate Level
OnlineThe incentive structures of academia discourage faculty from investing time and energy in being good teachers and good mentors for their graduate students. Meanwhile, the power dynamics in academia discourage…
NPA Webinar: Connecting for Career Success
ZoomLooking for tips to find and secure a job you will enjoy and thrive in after your postdoc? Want to learn about careers where you can apply the skills and…
NPA Webinar: Centering Your Identity and Interests While Preparing for Your Next Career Step
ZoomAttend a professional development online workshop from the team behind The Postdoc Academy courses offered via EdX from Boston University. The focus of the workshop is Centering Your Identity and…
NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – An Introduction to Resilience and Wellness
ZoomSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians Register for Session 1 Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and…
Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get graduate students and postdoctoral scholars together to talk about concerns that job seekers share, and strategize about how to move forward. Each…
NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Exploring Our Self-talk: Cognitive Distortion and Imposter Fears
ZoomSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians Register for Session 2 Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and…
NYAS Webinar: Career Paths: Academic Workforce Development
ZoomThe growth and prosperity of society depends on nurturing intellectual STEM talent that drives innovation and solves real world problems, This requires creating a culture that nurtures, fosters and accepts…
NCFDD: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
WebinarDo you often feel drained by departmental drama? Do feel unclear how to handle conflicts that arise in your department? Are you unsure when, where, and how to manage conflict…
NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Self-advocacy and Assertiveness
ZoomSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians Register for Session 3 Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and…
NextGen Professors: October Cohort Meeting
This is an invitation-only event for applicants who have been accepted to participate in this year’s NextGen Professors cohort. NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral…
NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Developing Feedback Resilience
ZoomSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians Register for Session 4 Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and…
Interviewing and Negotiation for Academic Positions
ZoomAn important part of the academic job search is interviewing and then negotiating the offer. Come learn about the art of interviewing for faculty positions from your laptop or mobile…
NCFDD Webinar: How to Manage Stress, Rejection and the Haters in Your Midst
WebinarAre you stressed? Do you feel devastated when your articles and/or grant proposals get rejected? Is the pressure of publishing/funding your work making you sick? If any of this sounds…
NextGen Professors: November Cohort Meeting
NextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in…
Ivy+ Three Minute Thesis Competition
ZoomIn this virtual event, Ph.D. students from Yale, Cornell University, Princeton University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, University of Chicago, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will present their thesis…
NIH Webinar: Becoming a Resilient Scientist Series – Managing Up to Maximize Mentoring Relationships
ZoomSpeaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE This event is recommended for: Postbacs; Graduate Students; Postdocs/Fellows; NIH Staff Scientists/Staff Clinicians Register for Session 5 Accessibility Information: Sign language interpreting services and…
NCFDD Webinar: Overcoming by Understanding Academic Writer’s Block
WebinarIn this webinar, Dra. Aurora Chang addresses the state of immobility and powerlessness when writing feels impossible – also known as writer’s block. She focuses on the stories we tell ourselves…
NextGen Professors: December Workshop
ZoomNextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in…
CIRTL Network: Registration for Spring Courses and Workshops
OnlinePre-registration opens for Spring 2022 CIRTL Network courses and workshops on Monday, December 13 at noon ET, including Research Mentor Training, a postdoc teaching practicum, and workshops on disrupting bullying…
CIRTL Network: Information Session for Postdoc Practicum
ZoomConsidering taking the CIRTL Network's Postdoc Practicum in the spring? Come to this information session to learn more about what the practicum entails, what's expected of participants, and how to…
NCFDD Webinar: Every Semester Needs a Plan
WebinarDo you often start the semester or term with high hopes for your writing projects, but end disappointed by your actual productivity? Do you desperately want (or need) to write…
NCFDD Webinar: Presumed Incompetent II: Lessons from the Struggles and Victories of Women of Color in Academia
WebinarPresumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia (Utah State University Press, 2012) provided a window into the working lives of female faculty of color in a…
Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
ZoomThe Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion is designed to get graduate students and postdoctoral scholars together to talk about concerns that job seekers share, and strategize about how to move forward. Each…
NextGen Professors: January Cohort Meeting
ZoomNextGen Professors is a career-development program focused on preparing Cornell doctoral students and postdocs for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for this program is doctoral students (in…
Information Session on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
ZoomLearn about the Three-Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in an all-virtual competition in…
Graduate School Primer Series: Get the Mentoring You Need and Want
ZoomA mentor is the most critical relationship for a graduate student. Mentoring begins with understanding what mentoring is and what you hope to get out of the relationship. Through interactive…
Information Session on the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
ZoomLearn about the Three-Minute Thesis competition: history, format, judging, prizes, and how Cornell offers the chance to participate. Organizers will field your questions about competing in an all-virtual competition in…