Fall 2011 Professional Development Lunches
For Women in Science and Engineering
CU-ADVANCE offers professional development events throughout the year to gain skills useful in a faculty career. CU-ADVANCE Networking Lunches are designed to increase opportunities for collaboration and interdisciplinary networking among women faculty in the physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences and engineering. Networking lunches are from 11:30-1:30, with speakers beginning at 12:00.
| August 29 | Welcome Event for New Facultyand Happy Hour Join the ADVANCE team andProvost Fuchs in welcoming our new women faculty to Cornell! Statler Hotel, Taylor Room A B 4:00-6:00 p.m. |
| September 12 | What I wish I knew when I started this job. Panelists: Rachel Bean, Associate Professor, Astronomy Lara Estroff, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Cynthia Leifer, Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology Connie Yuan, Assistant Professor, Communication 226 Weill Hall 11:30-1:30 p.m. Notes (PDF) |
| October 24 | Findings from the 2010 Faculty Work Life Survey Presenters: Marin Clarkberg, Director, Institutional Research and Planning; Kim Weeden, Associate Professor, Sociology and Evaluation Director, CU-ADVANCE. Dr. Clarkberg will provide an overview of the 2010 results from the FWLS with emphasis on gender; Dr. Weeden will highlight some findings linking ADVANCE to change in faculty satisfaction between 2005 and 2010. 226 Weill Hall 11:30-1:30 p.m. |
| November 14 | Hazel Sive, PhD, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Professor,
MIT Dept. Biology Associate Dean, School of Science Location: Statler Hotel Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m. |
| December 1 | What I wish I knew before I took this administrative position. Panelists: Michael Kotlikoff, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine Melissa Hines, Director, Cornell Center for Materials Research Ritchie Patterson, Chair, Physics Sheila Danko, Chair, Design and Environmental Analysis Kim Weeden, Former Chair, Sociology 401 Physical Sciences Building 11:30-1:00 p.m. |
CU-ADVANCE Special Events
| October 13 | Robert L. Harris, Jr., ADVANCEments in Science Lecture "Re-Envisioning the Academy for Women (and Men)" Nan Keohane, former president of Wellesley College and Duke University and the current Laurence S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs and the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University. Location: AD White House 3:00-4:00 p.m., reception to follow |
If you are planning to attend our events, please RSVP by emailing us at advance@cornell.edu
We do not wish to discourage other interested parties from attending ADVANCE events. Our lectures are generally open to the public. Please notify advance@cornell.edu of your interest in attending our events.
* Note: Lunch is offered at 11:30am. Presentation start at noon, and usually end by 1pm.
