Building Mentorship Skills for Academic Careers
2021-02-11 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-02-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-03-11 11:00 - 13:00, 2021-03-25 11:00 - 12:30, 2021-04-08 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Online
This 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 shared by email to participants.
In this series of remotely delivered workshops designed for current graduate students and postdocs and open to those in all fields, you will develop essential research mentoring skills, particularly in disciplines where research is conducted collaboratively and in teams. Effective mentoring of student research is a key skill influencing everything from research productivity to personal satisfaction. Learn best practices for mentoring undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers, and develop advising and communication skills needed to lead a research team.
All sessions will be practical in nature and feature short pre-readings or videos, case studies or discussion with panelists, and self-assessments to help identify your strengths and desired areas for improvement.
Interested participants should apply prior to the start of the series with the expectation of attending all workshops and actively participating in small and large group discussions online. Building Mentorship Skills program completion certificates will be provided for fully participating in at least 4 of 5 sessions.
Registered participants will receive connection details for each session.
Schedule of Topics for Spring 2021
All sessions are on Thursdays from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm*
February 11, 2021 – What Makes a Good Mentor and Mentee? Exploring Learning, Motivation, and Values
Understand key principles of learning and theories of motivation that can help you build a strong research group, and even learn more about yourself and values you wish to communicate to mentees.
February 25, 2021 – Aligning Expectations and Guiding Doable Projects
How do you design a doable project with a defined timespan for a relative novice in your discipline? Learn how to set expectations for mentor and mentee to make sure the project and relationship stay on track.
March 11, 2021 – Creating Inclusive Research Settings, featuring My Voice, My Story: Lived Experiences of Graduate and Professional Students
*Meets 11:00-1:00 this week.
Create and sustain a research group and academic climate in which each individual feels safe and supported. We will discuss how to create a welcoming environment for groups typically underrepresented in higher education, while reflecting on our own identities and experiences and how they may be strengths or blind spots in our mentoring. Guest presenter: Associate Dean Sara Xayarath Hernández.
March 25, 2021 – Handling Tricky Mentoring Situations
Learn how to address some of the trickiest situations you might encounter when mentoring undergraduate researchers or graduate students, from modeling appropriate research ethics to sharing co-advised students. We will also discuss how you might solicit feedback and turn around projects that aren’t going as planned (from the mentor’s perspective).
April 8, 2021 – Supporting Mentees’ Professional Development: Helping Students Present and Publish, and Writing Fair Letters of Recommendation
Revisit some key ideas about effective communication to introduce your students to writing about and presenting their work. Learn how to write a fair letter of recommendation, and what not to say.
Questions?

Contact Dr. Colleen McLinn, futurefaculty@cornell.edu or 607-255-2030

“Equity in Science” Book Talk with Author & Prof. Julie Posselt
2021-02-17 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
The 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 Education at the University of Southern California, on her recent book, Equity in Science: Representation, Culture and the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education.
About “Equity in Science: Representation, Culture, and the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education”
“STEM disciplines are believed to be founded on the idea of meritocracy; recognition earned by the value of the data, which is objective. Such disciplinary cultures resist concerns about implicit or structural biases, and yet, year after year, scientists observe persistent gender and racial inequalities in their labs, departments, and programs. In Equity in Science, Julie Posselt makes the case that understanding how field-specific cultures develop is a crucial step for bringing about real change. She does this by examining existing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts across astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, and psychology. These ethnographic case studies reveal the subtle ways that exclusion and power operate in scientific organizations and, sometimes, within change efforts themselves. Posselt argues that accelerating the movement for inclusion in science requires more effective collaboration across boundaries that typically separate people and scholars—across the social and natural sciences, across the faculty-student-administrator roles, and across race, gender, and other social identities. Ultimately this book is a call for academia to place equal value on expertise, and on those who do the work of cultural translation. Posselt closes with targeted recommendations for individuals, departments, and disciplinary societies for creating systemic, sustainable change.”
Unlimited copies of the e-book of “Equity in Science” is now available through the Cornell Library system at http://proxy.library.cornell.edu/login?url=http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cornell/detail.action?docID=6221309. A special thank you goes out to Graduate Field Assistant and CALS Diversity & Inclusion Committee member, Casey Moore who took the initiative to explore opportunities to make this e-book accessible for free for our broader community!
About the Author
Julie Posselt is an associate professor of higher education in the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education and author of Equity in Science: Representation, Culture and the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education and Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping. Rooted in sociological and organizational theory, Posselt’s research program examines institutionalized inequalities in higher education and organizational efforts aimed at reducing inequities and encouraging diversity. She focuses on selective sectors of higher education— graduate education, STEM fields, and elite undergraduate institutions—where longstanding practices and cultural norms are being negotiated to better identify talent and educate students in a changing society. Posselt’s current scholarship, funded by five grants from the National Science Foundation and one from the Mellon Foundation, examines movements for equity and inclusion in graduate education and the humanistic and physical science disciplines. Explore the resources available from Posselt’s projects on the Equity in Graduate Education website: bit.ly/GradEdEquity.
Sponsorship
This event is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1647094 (AGEP CIRTL). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Safer Science: Strategies to Protect At-Risk Researchers When Conducting Fieldwork
2021-02-17 13:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
Join 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 create change and best practices, everyone within the scientific community will benefit from learning more about the risks some colleagues face performing fieldwork. Join this live webinar to learn more.
At this event, Amelia-Juliette Demery and Monique Pipkin will present their Nature Ecology and Evolution paper titled, “Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and their institutions” (link to summary story). The paper presentation will be followed by a moderated discussion with inter-disciplinary experts in fieldwork and diversity and inclusion. Participants are encouraged to submit questions upon registration.
Panelists

Dr. Meredith Hastings, Associate Professor of Environment & Society, Brown University. Women’s Network President, PI for AdvanceGeo. Earth Science Women’s Network and AdvanceGeo.
Dr. Christopher J Schell, Assistant Professor of Urban Ecology, University of Washington Tacoma. Author of Recreating Wakanda by promoting Black excellence in ecology and evolution.
Dr. Hendratta Ali, Associate Professor of Geosciences, Fort Hays State University. Author of Ten Steps to protect BIPOC scholars in the field.
Sara Souza, Field Safety Specialist, University of California. Field Research Safety Center of Excellence.

Moderators
Amelia-Juliette Demery: PhD Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. Amelia-Juliette is a 3rd year PhD candidate and Sloan Foundation Scholar. She is interested in the genomic mechanisms underlying avian phenotypes and their evolutionary patterns across space and time.
Monique Pipkin: PhD Student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. Monique is a 2nd year PhD student and Sloan Foundation Fellow. Her research focuses on the ultimate and proximate mechanism behind social behavior and social signaling, and the use of art in science education and outreach.
Event Sponsors
This event is co-sponsored by Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Graduate School Office of Inclusion & Student Engagement. This event is supported through funds from the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1647094 (AGEP CIRTL). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors/organizers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Cornell University is committed to providing universal access to all of our events. Please contact Hillary Creedon, hwc37@cornell.edu to request disability accommodations. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

2021 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
2021-03-18 16:15 - 17:30 | Zoom
Three 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 18, 2021. Register to attend and you can vote on the People’s Choice Award Winner from among the eight finalists!
3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

Job Search Virtual Discussion Group
2021-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
The 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. Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration. After this information is shared, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them. We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other!
Register for March discussion
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 23 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET
Location: Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Postdoctoral Studies Director, Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director of Careers Beyond Academia, Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact al546@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

NCFDD: Mastering Academic Time Management
2021-04-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
New 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 in their desire for work-family balance and without the skills to achieve it
Wondering whether the academic path is the right career choice

This webinar is specifically designed to address these issues and provide participants with concrete skills to successfully transition from graduate student to professor. Specifically, participants will learn:

The three biggest mistakes that new faculty make in managing their time
Why and how to align work time with institutional and personal priorities
How to create time for academic writing and research
How to organize a network of support and accountability for writing productivity and balance

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff
Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

CIRTL Network Teaching as Research Presentations
2021-04-15 15:00 - 16:30 | NY
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 teaching and learning, including assessing the effectiveness of specific learning activities and tools, examining the learning process about a specific topic, or characterizing the student experience in the classroom.
Cornell TA Janani Hariharan from Soil and Crop Sciences will present during panel 1, and Dr. Colleen McLinn from the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office will moderate this panel. Additionally, there will be four total concurrent panels after the event introduction.
This online event takes place on Thursday, April 15 at 3-4:30PM ET. This year’s presentations feature 17 students from 11 institutions presenting across 4 concurrent panels:
Panel 1: Online learning & flipped classrooms

Monika Filipovska, Northwestern: Fostering Student Motivation in a Blended Remote Learning Setting
Janani Hariharan, Cornell University: Impact of Modality and Camera Usage on Student Performance in a Microbiology Classroom
Sheeraz Akram, Pittsburgh: Impact of Video Resources on Student Learning
Mi Sun An, TAMU: Improving Visualization Capability in Construction Education (Plan Reading)
Shawn Schwartz, UCLA: College Students’ Anxiety, Preparedness, and Perceptions of Remote Learning Effectiveness During COVID-19: A Classroom Study

Panel 2: Student attitudes & active learning
Panel 3: Teaching key skills and concepts
Panel 4: Student motivation, engagement & retention
See full agenda and register

Picture a Scientist – Film Viewing Available
2021-04-16 00:00 - 2021-04-18 23:30 | Online
From 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 Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries – including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists – who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
The film is available for virtual screening from April 16-18. On Monday, April 19, 2021 from 3:30-5:00pm ET, a related panel discussion will be held featuring faculty and staff who will discuss bias and harassment in academic environments, and strategies for driving positive systemic and structural change within and beyond Cornell.
This public event is open to all and registration is required. Real-time captioning will be provided for the panel discussion.

Cornell Events Calendar listing
Office of Faculty Development and Diversity resource page

Sponsorship
This film screening and panel discussion are co-sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Office of Inclusion and Academic Excellence, HHMI-Cornell University Research Transfer (CURT) program, Cornell University-Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, Program for Achieving Career Excellence and Cornell Rising Stars, the Center for Bright Beams, in collaboration with the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Physics Women in Physics, and Project Biodiversify/QGrads and the Paleontological Research Institution/Museum of the Earth.
This webinar is in part supported through funds from the National Science Foundation Grant Nos. HRD-1647094 and PHY-1549132. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors/organizers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Picture a Scientist – Panel Discussion
2021-04-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Zoom
From 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 Nancy Hopkins, chemist Raychelle Burks, and geologist Jane Willenbring lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, ranging from brutal harassment to years of subtle slights. Along the way, from cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we encounter scientific luminaries – including social scientists, neuroscientists, and psychologists – who provide new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all.
The film is available for virtual screening from April 16-18. On Monday, April 19, 2021 from 3:30-5:00pm ET, a facilitated discussion will be held featuring panelists who will discuss navigating bias and harassment in academic environments, approaches for practicing critical forms of allyship, and strategies for driving positive systemic and structural change within and beyond Cornell.
April 19 Panel Information
Panelists:

Dr. Cynthia Leifer, Professor of Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine (Moderator)
Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno, Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine
Lauren Branchini, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Cornell University
Dr. Kelly Kryc, Director of Ocean Policy, New England Aquarium
Christopher Lujan, Associate Dean of Students and Director, LGBT Resource Center
Dr. Corrie Moreau, Martha N. and John C. Moser Professor of Arthropod Biosystematics and Biodiversity, Department of Entomology
Dr. Marjolein van der Meulen, James M. and Marsha McCormick Director of Biomedical Engineering and Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering

This public event is open to all and registration is required. Real-time captioning will be provided for the panel discussion.

Cornell Events Calendar listing
Office of Faculty Development and Diversity resource page

Sponsorship
This film screening and panel discussion are co-sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Office of Inclusion and Academic Excellence, HHMI-Cornell University Research Transfer (CURT) program, Cornell University-Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD), the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, the Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement, Program for Achieving Career Excellence and Cornell Rising Stars, the Center for Bright Beams, in collaboration with the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Department of Physics Women in Physics, and Project Biodiversify/QGrads and the Paleontological Research Institution/Museum of the Earth.
This webinar is in part supported through funds from the National Science Foundation Grant Nos. HRD-1647094 and PHY-1549132. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors/organizers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
2021-04-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
The 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. Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration within and beyond academia. After this information is shared, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them. We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other!
Register for April 20
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 20 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
Location: Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Postdoctoral Studies Director, Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director of Careers Beyond Academia, Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

NCFDD: Strategies for Centering Instructor Identity in STEM Education
2021-04-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
In 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 identity aligns with authority and how you can build trust and community with your learners. You will also leave with strategies to overcome common challenges you might encounter when promoting equity and inclusion in the STEM classroom and beyond.

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff
Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

CNY Humanities Corridor: Supporting Multilingual Student Writers in the U.S. University – Whose Labor and What Kind?
2021-04-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This 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 of Labor in Educational Practice
Gail Shuck is Professor of English at Boise State University, where she has directed English Language Support Programs since 2001. Her research focuses on language ideologies, language identities, and linguistically inclusive writing program administration. She is currently editing a collection with Kay Losey on plurilingualism in U.S. writing classrooms.
Talk Abstract: Drawing on research on language identities and on her experience as English Language Support director for a university in a refugee resettlement city, Dr. Shuck will discuss the complexities of “multilingual student” identity and how those complexities are erased in pedagogical and institutional practices. Who do we mean when we talk about multilingual students, ESL students, English learners, bilingual students? What assumptions do instructors and institutions make about multilingual students’ educational and linguistic backgrounds, residency or visa status, rhetorical abilities, and first-language literacy? How do such assumptions change the distribution of labor–of students, faculty, staff, different offices/units–throughout an institution? What are some points of tension around redistributing such labor?
Landscapes of Labor and Visions of New Lands: Supporting Multilingual Writers
Angela Dadak is the second language writing specialist for the Writing Studies Program at American University in Washington, DC. She teaches first year writing courses to linguistically diverse undergraduates, supports writing faculty in their work with multilingual writers, and participates in university-wide initiatives related to multilingual students.
Talk Abstract: From language support offices, to writing centers, to individual professor’s offices, the landscape of support for multilingual writers is rarely simple, reflecting or even erasing their complex multilingual identities. Dr. Dadak will begin by illustrating the difficulty for students and mentors in navigating this territory and then consider the underlying ideological, financial, structural forces shaping it. How do current models of support respond (or not respond) to those various forces? How do these models distribute labor across multilingual writers, faculty, staff, and other actors on and off campus? How might we envision alternative structures and paradigms for supporting writers of all backgrounds on our campuses?
This event is supported by Kate Navickas and Michelle Cox of the Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines, and is open to interested instructors, including future faculty.

CNY Humanities Corridor: Workshop on Multilingual Writers, Support, and Labor – Practice and Vision
2021-04-30 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
This 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, and instructors (including future faculty) interested in creating more linguistically and culturally inclusive programs and practices for multilingual writers, this interactive workshop will use case studies to focus on practical strategies for addressing these critical questions at our respective institutions:

Who are our multilingual students? What does linguistic diversity “look like” on our campus? How would we find out?
Where do students currently find writing and other academic support?
What does this mean for student labor, faculty labor, and administrative labor?

Participants will learn approaches for investigating linguistic diversity on their own campuses, mapping available campus support for multilingual writers, and identifying avenues for developing a campus-wide, shared sense of responsibility for linguistic inclusion and educating students from all backgrounds.
Workshop Facilitators:
Gail Shuck is Professor of English at Boise State University, where she has directed English Language Support Programs since 2001. Her research focuses on language ideologies, language identities, and linguistically inclusive writing program administration. She is currently editing a collection with Kay Losey on plurilingualism in U.S. writing classrooms.
Angela Dadak is the second language writing specialist for the Writing Studies Program at American University in Washington, DC. She teaches first year writing courses to linguistically diverse undergraduates, supports writing faculty in their work with multilingual writers, and participates in university-wide initiatives related to multilingual students.
This event is supported by Kate Navickas and Michelle Cox of the Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines.

NCFDD Webinar: Every Summer Needs a Plan
2021-05-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Do 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 this summer?
Do you want to figure out how to be more productive AND enjoy your life this summer?

Join us for a hands-on planning webinar! We offer our planning webinar at the beginning of each term so that you can take time out of your schedule to identify your personal and professional goals for the summer, create a strategic plan to accomplish them, and identify the types of community, support, and accountability you need to make this your most productive and balanced summer ever! Get ready to create a work-plan for your summer that you can immediately share with your mentors.
Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff

Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

Job Search Virtual Monthly Discussion
2021-05-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
The 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. Each session will begin with a brief introduction that includes tips, perspectives, and thoughts from staff who support career exploration within and beyond academia. After this information is shared, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions they have and share best practices that work for them. We want to create a safe space for everyone to talk and listen. Please come join us and hear from each other!
Register for May 25
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 25 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
Location: Zoom link to be provided upon registration
Facilitators: Christine Holmes, Postdoctoral Studies Director, Caleb Yu, Graduate and International Student Career Advisor, Colleen McLinn, Executive Director of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Denise DiRienzo, Experiential Program Director of Careers Beyond Academia, Susi Varvayanis, Executive Director of Careers Beyond Academia
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact gradcareers@cornell.edu.We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

NCFDD Webinar: Strategies for Academics Managing Careers and Caretaking during the Pandemic (and Beyond…)
2021-05-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
This 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 particularly affected by the pandemic as the move to working from home, the shift to flexible teaching, and the isolation caused by the pandemic. This has been particularly acute for those with caregiving responsibilities – especially those with school aged and younger children and those taking care of elderly relatives. Based on interviews with faculty members who are in non-traditional family structures (i.e., single parents, LGBTQI* families, divorced and blended families, multigenerational families), this session will provide an understanding of why this has been so difficult, a discussion of how to manage the demands, and a discussion of personal and institutional strategies designed to help both in the immediate situation as well as with a longer term view.
Participant Outcomes:

An understanding that you are not alone and that there are others who are experiencing similar concerns
An opportunity to explore these issues for all caregivers with inclusion of those who are in single parent households, blended families, divorced parents, LGBTQI families
Discussion of both short and long term implications of COVID-19 on caregivers
Discussion of individual coping strategies as well as more systemic fixes for the problem (both short and long term)

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff

Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom Begins
2021-06-01 | Online
Running 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 expertise. Modules explore strategies for inclusive course design, social identity and self-reflection, and pedagogical practices that effectively support student engagement and a sense of belonging across difference.
The course includes videos, activities, readings, and opportunities for discussion with peers within the Cornell community. In addition to inclusive course design and teaching strategies, participants will be invited to reflect on their own formative experiences as learners, teachers, and members of disciplines.
You are welcome to take the course solo, or we also encourage you to take it with a friend or group of colleagues. If you would like to lead a learning community for your colleagues, please reach out to indicate your interest.
The Center for Teaching Innovation is also offering two online learning community options this summer:

Graduate Students & Postdocs may join the online Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching For Graduate Students & Postdocs co-sponsored by the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.
Faculty may join the online Faculty Learning Community for Inclusive Teaching

Register for Teaching and Learning in the Diverse Classroom in June 2021.

2021 Summer P2S Symposium: Executive Presence in a Virtual World
2021-06-02 11:00 - 12:30 | Zoom
Pathways 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 careers.
The Summer P2S Symposium is a professional development opportunity for doctoral, professional degree, and research master’s students and postdoctoral scholars that will provide participants with information and tools useful for their time at Cornell and beyond. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within this three-part symposium.
Plenary Session: Executive Presence in a Virtual World
Session Summary: Virtual meetings are here to stay. How do you put your best foot forward when you are presented to others in a 1” x 1” Zoom frame? Learn how what you say and how you say it can impact your ability to be seen as a capable professional when recruiting for jobs, meeting with others and presenting your ideas on camera or off. Prof. Noble-Grange will present 10 tips you can practice to present yourself better and make communication one of your strengths.
Plenary Speaker: Angela Noble Grange, Senior Lecturer of Management Communication, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
P2S Focus Area: Build Your Skills

2021 Summer P2S Symposium: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity as Critical Assets
2021-06-02 13:30 - 15:00 | Zoom
Pathways 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 careers.
The Summer P2S Symposium is a professional development opportunity for doctoral, professional degree, and research master’s students and postdoctoral scholars that will provide participants with information and tools useful for their time at Cornell and beyond. Participants may register for an individual session or all sessions offered within this three-part symposium.
Workshop: Linguistic and Cultural Diversity as Critical Assets
Session Summary: With a large proportion of Cornell’s postdoctoral and graduate student body hailing from other nations, it’s important to embrace the assets that this linguistic and cultural diversity brings to our campus community.
Presenter: Jonathan Rosa, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
P2S Focus Area: Navigate Academia

Learning Community on Inclusive Teaching Begins
2021-06-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
This 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 inclusive learning environments. Identify practical, evidence-based strategies appropriate for your discipline and future teaching plans.
Apply by May 29 to participate.
This program is a collaboration between the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Graduate School’s Future Faculty and Academic Careers office.

Who may apply?
Graduate students and postdocs at Cornell.
Details

Dates: June 3 – July 8, 2021
Meeting times: Thursdays, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Time commitment: Approximately 15-20 hours (6 total hours of virtual meeting time, plus coursework)
Apply for the learning community here
You must be enrolled concurrently in the asynchronous online course, Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom.

Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this program, you will be able to:

explain why social identities are salient in teaching and learning
identify learning strategies that foster inclusion

Getting a Faculty Position: Lessons Learned During the Academic Job Search
2021-06-09 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Join 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 the recent experiences of other Cornellians.
Meets online via Zoom meeting – a link will be shared by upon registration.
Register to attend June 9 panel
Panelists:

Dr. Angela Freeman, Postdoctoral Associate in Psychology
Dr. Harriet Okronipa, Postdoctoral Associate in Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Dr. Maxim Shcherbakov, Postdoctoral Associate in Applied & Engineering Physics
Dr. Zongjie Wang, Assistant Professor at University of Connecticut and previously a Postdoctoral Associate in Biological and Environmental Engineering and visiting lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Juan Manuel Aldape Muñoz, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Society for the Humanities and the Department of Performing and Media Arts

Co-sponsored by Future Faculty and Academic Careers and the Office of Postdoctoral Studies, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
Accommodations: We strive to make our events accessible to all community members. Individuals who would like to request accessibility accommodations should contact futurefaculty@cornell.edu. We ask that requests be made at least one week in advance to help ensure they can be met.

NCFDD Webinar: Moving from Resistance to Writing
2021-06-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
Have 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 and avoid your writing even though summer has arrived?
Have you ever wondered why it is that you really want to write, but just don’t do it until there’s a looming external deadline?

In this webinar, you will learn:

What resistance is and why academic writers experience it in pursuit of work we want and need to complete.
How to identify what’s holding you back from writing and completing your ___________ (article, dissertation, book manuscript, grant proposal, etc…).
The three most common types of writing funk and how to move around them.
How to create the types community, support and accountability for your writing that will help you to ride through whatever type of writing funk you are currently experiencing.

Free Individual Memberships for the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
Available to all Cornell students, postdocs, faculty, and staff

Cornell is an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD), a nationally recognized, independent organization providing online career development and mentoring resources. The NCFDD provides members with access to tools to increase research and writing productivity and improve work-life balance.
Activate your account by following the steps below:

Go to the NCFDD website
Under “Select Your Institution,” choose “Cornell University”
Select “Activate my Membership”
Complete the registration form using your Cornell email address
Check your Cornell email account to find a confirmation/welcome email. Click “Activate Account” in the email

The Application Process for an Academic Job
2021-06-16 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
To 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 required, and how long the process takes. Bring your questions for an interactive online discussion led by Christine Holmes, Director of Postdoctoral Studies.
Pre-registration is required in order to receive the link to participate via Zoom. Register for June 16 workshop
Co-sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Studies and Future Faculty and Academic Careers, as part of the Graduate School’s Academic Job Search Series.
For questions or accessibility needs to participate in the series, please contact the sponsoring Cornell Graduate School offices at: futurefaculty@cornell.edu or postdocs@cornell.edu

Future Professors Institute
2021-06-22 11:00 - 15:15, 2021-06-23 11:00 - 15:15 | Online
Institute 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 Professors Institute engages graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in workshops, panel discussions, and talks focused on preparing them for faculty careers across institutional types. The primary audience for the institute are Cornell University graduate students and postdocs from backgrounds historically excluded from and underrepresented in the professoriate, and/or those with a demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity, inclusion, access, and equity in academia.
Also invited to participate in the institute are scholars external to Cornell affiliated with the following programs and societies:

Sloan University Centers for Exemplary Mentoring
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnerships
Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
Scholars supported by CIRTL AGEP funded programs

Sponsorship
This is a collaborative initiative of the Cornell Graduate School Offices of Future Faculty and Academic Careers, Inclusion and Student Engagement, and Postdoctoral Studies, and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation (grant number 1647094; CIRTL AGEP).
Questions?
Please direct any questions to: futurefaculty@cornell.edu

Equity Changemaking in the Classroom and Beyond
2021-06-25 13:00 - 14:30 | Zoom
Graduate 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 to present four change-making projects and discuss the story of how they made these projects happen. Following the panel presentations, we will hold small-group discussions for self-empowerment, networking, and building collective capacity for action towards greater equity and inclusion.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching Innovation and the Graduate School.
Registration
Date & time: Friday, June 25, 2021, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
This event will take place virtually via Zoom.
Register for Equity Changemaking in the Classroom and Beyond
Goals
This is an opportunity for members of the Cornell community to take their knowledge about equity and inclusion in learning spaces and enter into a dialogue on how use it to work toward change. We hope that this event will:

demystify the process of moving from passive to active changemaking
support participants in inspiring others to care about equity and inclusion
give participants an opportunity to reflect on how to use their sphere of influence
help participants work to create a climate where people can learn and grow
provide an opportunity for discussion/community-building
