Professional and Career Development
Professional Development series
The primary purpose of these workshops is to connect AGEP graduate students with resources
and individuals who can help foster their professional development and entrance into
the professoriate. Examples of past workshops are:
- CV & Resume Writing
- When Professors Say "X", they Really Mean "Y"
- Money Management for Graduate Students
- Speaking About Science
- Secret Tips for Preparing a Winning Fellowship Application
Conference Travel Awards
Financial support to assist in meeting the allowable costs of enrolled eligible CIE
doctoral or master´s student´s attendance at an appropriate professional conference
or meeting related to his/her studies. Such travel and other conference expense support
under the program will be limited to a total of $1,200 in allowable costs per conference/meeting.
AGEP-T FRAME Conference Travel Support Site or
Turner Fellowship Conference Travel Support Site.
Diversity centered conferences & meetings
The CIE sponsors participation in the Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, a four-day
conference that has become the largest gathering of minority doctoral scholars in
the country. The Institute gives the issue of faculty diversity a national focus and
provides minority scholars with the strategies necessary to survive the rigors of
graduate school, earn the doctoral degree and succeed as a member of the professoriate.
Dissertation Writer’s Workshop
Provide graduate students affiliated with the Center for Inclusive Education an opportunity
to progress on their dissertation in a distraction-free environment. By offering the
proper environment and support for intense focused writing time, the camp provides
participants with the structure and motivation to overcome typical roadblocks many
graduate students face at this stage. Having this structure will make the students
accountable and can help them remain focused in order to complete their objectives.
Speaker series
The AGEP Program in conjunction with the Center for Inclusive Education hosts a speaker
series for our students and for the graduate student population as a whole.
Examples of past speakers are:
- Dr. Jorge Cham of Piled Higher and Deeper Comics "The Power of Procrastination"
- Dr. Desiree A. Byrd of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine "HIV Neuropsychology: Insights from biomarkers & health disparities"
- Dr. Bonita London of the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University "Navigating your Professional Career: Overcoming Imposterism, Embracing Success"
- Dr. Carlos Castillo Chavez, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Arizona State University “Building & Linking Communities through Mathematics: Adventures of a Mathematical Biologist?
- Dr. Mark Hernandez, Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder/Director of the Colorado Diversity Initiative “Leadership, Reciprocity and our Disappearing Mentors?
- Dr. Glake Hill, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Jackson State Mississippi “Growth of a Lion; Empowering the Next Generation of Scientists?
- Dr. Calvin Mackie, Tulane University, “Achieving Personal Greatness?Film Screening: "Naturally Obsessed; the Making of a Scientist"
Topic Based Lunches with Senior Administration
The goal of the Topic Based Lunches is to offer CIE students a glimpse into the professional
pathway of our senior university leaders. By doing so, we believe critical discussions
about the direction of this University as well as issues pertaining to diversity and
graduate education will emerge. This will ultimately foster a strong sense of school
spirit and provide valuable professional development advice to our students.
Writing-to-Win Workshop & Series
A service to enhance the writing skills of our students, as writing is deemed an essential
and fundamental skill for the successful acquisition of grants, which is central to
academic and scientific careers. Enhanced writing skills put CIE students at an advantage
for submitting competitive fellowships and research applications. Participants who
register for this workshop will be paired with a current NSF fellow to work one-on-one
on the application essays and submission process. We will establish an application
schedule and communicate via e-mail or personal appointments until your application
is submitted. Information sessions will be announced early in the fall semester.
Postdoc preparation
CIE students participate in postdoctoral preparation workshops that facilitate the
transition from the graduate school into the professoriate or professional life.
Writing Accountabila-buddy
APPLICATIONS OPEN
Accountability Buddy is a person or group of people that support you in making sure
you meet your commitments. The Writing Accounta-buddy Program at the CIE will support
you by providing the structure and environment that will help you stay motivated and
on task. Studies show that sharing your goals with others and working together to
achieve them will largely increase your chances of accomplishing said goals. We will
provide two 2-hour sessions (one in the morning 8-10am and one at night 5-7pm) for
writing time. Our only requisite is that you must attend all sessions.
Fellowship House
APPLICATIONS OPEN
This is an opportunity for our CIE students to work on their fellowship applications.
In addition to distraction free writing time we hope to give our students a chance
to receive helpful guidance on their application essays by inviting other fellowship
winners as well as faculty volunteers to join these sessions. By offering the proper
environment and support for personal and research statement writing, Fellowship House
offers participants the structure and motivation to overcome typical roadblocks many
graduate students face in applying for fellowships.