[CCoE Notice] NSF-Sponsored Workshop for Career Development in Academia

[Grayson, Audrey A]

Dear all,

Dr. Claydon and Dr. Rodrigues are organizing with Mississippi State and Akron University a FREE workshop for minorities (e.g. Hispanics/Latinos, African Americans, native Americans....) and females. This workshop is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

In this workshop snacks and lunch will be provided. But, to participate, it is necessary to register online. Please see the attached flyer for more information on the location, days and times of the workshop and how to register.

We strongly encourage junior (first 2 years as a faculty) assistant professors, post-doctoral, graduate and senior undergraduate students to participate in this workshop. This workshop aims to create a network among our minority peers, but also discuss in a friendly environment the career paths in academia. In this workshop, we will have round tables and networking activities, we will also discuss about mentoring (for faculty and students), tools for teaching in engineering, expectations in academia, places to look for funding and resources for student's scholarships, how to apply and advise students on how to apply for graduate schools, etc... We will be inviting people not only from UH but also Rice and TSU. So, there will be a lot of networking going on!

Besides the workshop participants, we also would like to invite all the Engineering faculty for lunch on the last day of the workshop (Friday, June 5th) to network with all of us and to show your support to female and minorities in academia. Please let us know if you plan to attend, so that we can order enough food for you and the participants.

We are looking forward to seeing you there,
Debora F. Rodrigues and Fritz Claydon




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