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Navigating the Professoriate Program 2009

"Networking and Leadership Development for Early Career STEM Women Faculty"

Program Overview & Mission
Schedule
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Program Overview & Mission

The Navigating the Professoriate Program recognizes and supports the great promise of women faculty members like you, who will make significant and long term contributions to Northwestern University. The program seeks to prepare early career women faculty for success as investigators, mentors, leaders, and educators by promoting core research and laboratory, management, and other professional skills. During the year, Navigating the Professoriate Fellows will participate in a monthly series of luncheons and afternoon skill-building workshops coupled with directed networking with women in diverse science, medical, and engineering fields. Speakers and panelists for the Navigating the Professoriate Program will be drawn from a pool of Northwestern senior science and engineering faculty and administrators.

Schedule

Printable Program Flyer

Date / Time

Topic / Speaker(s)

Location

1/12/2009

12:30pm
Registration & Lunch

1:00 - 4:00pm
Presentation

Goals/Objectives

The Art of Negotiating

Presentation

Speaker: Victoria Medvec (Bio)
Failing to negotiate leads to lower pay, fewer resources, and missed opportunities. This session will focus on when and how to negotiate in a wide variety of situations. Through a combination of lecture and case studies, participates will learn key negotiation strategies, such as setting high goals and making multiple equivalent offers.

Northwestern University
600 Foster Street
Chambers Hall
Lower Level Classroom
Evanston, Illinois 60208

2/10/2009

8:30 am
Registration & Breakfast

9:00am - 12:00 pm
Presentation

Goals/Objectives

The Tenure Process

Presentation

Speakers: Patricia Spear and Katherine Faber (Bio )
The general expectations and timetable for tenure will be reviewed. Strategies for building an international reputation and developing the tenure dossier will be covered. Family issues related to tenure (maternity leave, stopping-the-clock) will also be addressed. The structure of a Research 1 university, along with the resources available for the beginning faculty member, will be described. The service component of faculty life and issues related to balancing research, teaching, and service will also be discussed.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Prentice Women's Hospital
250 E. Superior, 3rd Floor
Conference Room L (North)
Chicago, IL 60611

3/10/2009

8:30 - 9:00am
Registration & Breakfast

9:00am - 12:00pm
Presentation

Goals/Objectives

Grantsmanship and Identifying Funding Opportunities

Presentation

Speakers: Teresa Woodruff, Jian Cao & Holly Falk-Krzesinski (Bios)
This session will address an optimized strategy for obtaining research funding in today's financial landscape. Tools for finding funding opportunities and grant-writing resources will be presented along with advice from senior faculty with successfully funded research programs. Emphasis will on the NIH R01 and program project (P01) and NSF individual investigator grant mechanisms.

Northwestern University
600 Foster Street
Chambers Hall
Lower Level Classroom
Evanston, Illinois 60208

4/17/2009

8:30 - 9:00 am
Registration & Breakfast

9:00am - 12:00pm
Presentation

Goals/Objectives

Expanding Your Network to Create Opportunities and Gain Information

Speaker: Sara Soderstrom (Bio)
An effective network is an enormous source of advantage. During this session, participates will learn what qualities make a network most powerful. They will discover practical techniques for expanding and improving their networks, even in challenging situations.

Northwestern University

339 E. Chicago Avenue

Wieboldt Hall

Room 406, 4th Floor

Chicago, IL 60611

*please note new location change

5/7/2009

8:30 - 9:00am
Registration & Breakfast

9:00am - 12:00 pm
Presentation

Goals/Objectives

Teaching at the University

Speakers: Alan Sahakian, Greg Light & Martina Bode (Bios)
This session focuses on the importance of scientific teaching, teaching students at different levels, curriculum design and development, and using student evaluations productively. Fellows will identify various approaches to teaching and learning commonly taken in the sciences, and consider how their own teaching approaches may influence student learning.

Northwestern University
600 Foster Street
Chambers Hall
Lower Level Classroom
Evanston, Illinois 60208

5/28/2009

5:30 - 6:00pm
Reception

6:00 - 7:00pm
Presentation

7:00 - 8:30pm
Dinner

Networking Dinner with Senior Faculty

Keynote Speaker: Alice Eagly (Bio)

Invitation

Open to all faculty and presenters who have participated in any of the Navigating sessions, senior women faculty in science, medicine, and engineering, Provost and Vice President for Research

Northwestern University

James L. Allen Center
2169 N. Campus Drive

Evanston, Illinois 60208

Reception:

EMP Lounge (First Floor)

Presentation:

Tribune Auditorium

Dinner:

Park Dining Room

6/12/2009

9:30 - 10:00am
Registration & Breakfast

10:00am - 1:00 pm
Presentation

Goals/Objectives

Mentoring and Management Skills for Scientists and Engineers

Presentation

Speakers: M. Kathleen Rundell, Karen Smilowitz & Jerilyn Logemann (Bios)
This session introduces strategies for directing research and people in the laboratory. The use of project planning and effective time management in a day-to-day operation of an early scientist's lab will be described. Fellows will learn how to achieve an effective, productive, and loyal workgroup. Strategies for mentoring to optimize the professional development of individuals in and out of your lab will also be discussed.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Prentice Women's Hospital
250 E. Superior, 3rd Floor
Conference Room L (North)
Chicago, IL 60611