CIRTL Online Coffee Hour Series: Fostering Critical Thinking in the STEM Classroom

April 12, 2013 — Fostering Critical Thinking Wednesday, April 17th 1-2 pm National polls indicate that over 90% of faculty believe critical thinking is the most important part of undergraduate education, yet how do we foster critical thinking in our teaching? Identifying what it...... KEEP READING »

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Teaching Demonstrations: Advice and Strategies

March 29, 2013 — by Adam Wilsman, Graduate Teaching Fellow If you’re on the academic job market, you may be hearing back from more schools each week as many start to make decisions about their open faculty positions.  If you’re among the lucky ones,...... KEEP READING »

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gradLEAF pools resources from throughout the VU community

February 12, 2013 — gradLEAF is designed to be a one-stop shop for graduate student professional development needs. Drawn from offerings by schools and departments across the Vanderbilt community to provide students a matrix of offerings, the topics and resources have been vetted by...... KEEP READING »

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High Demand for gradSTEP Session Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices

January 19, 2013 — Careers – academic and otherwise – are on the minds of many Vanderbilt graduate students this winter as they begin applying for positions, interviewing and awaiting offers. At the CFT we can tell because the career-focused session “Beyond the Ivory...... KEEP READING »

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CIRTL Online Coffee Hour Series: Building an Academic Career

January 17, 2013 — Alternative academic career (alt-ac) opportunities appear to be increasing in both number and prominence. What are these positions, and how can you pursue them? How can your teaching or research experience be an asset in these positions? What are the...... KEEP READING »

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Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices

January 4, 2013 — GTF Adam Wilsman discusses the upcoming gradSTEP session: Beyond the Ivory Tower: Alternative and Non-Academic Career Choices. Held in January each year, GradSTEP provides several workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. This year’s...... KEEP READING »

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BRET Event: PhD Career Connections – Research Development and Administration

September 24, 2012 — PhD Career Connections: Research Development and Administration Tuesday, September 25 4:00-5:00PM 415A-D Light Hall Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development; advance registration is requested Panelists for this seminar include Vanderbilt PhD and postdoctoral alumni Dr. Julie Koh, Director...... KEEP READING »

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BRET event for those in biomedical sciences: Launching Your Academic Job Search

September 19, 2012 — Launching Your Academic Job Search & Preparing Your Application Materials Friday, September 21 2:30-4:00PM Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development and Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association and presented by Dr. Cynthia Furhmann, Assistant Dean, Career and Professional Development, University of...... KEEP READING »

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Registration available for the Professional Skills for Industry Careers BRET Symposium

July 31, 2012 —   Time and Date: Monday, August 13, 1:30-5:00PM (main workshop) Tuesday, August 14, 9:00-10:30 (follow-up Q & A with workshop leaders) Location: Light Hall, room # TBA   Who should attend the Professional Skills for Careers in Industry workshop? The workshop...... KEEP READING »

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CIRTL Coffee Hour 4/17: Alternative academic careers

April 13, 2012 — The 2011-2012 CIRTL Coffee Hour Series provides an opportunity for STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) graduate students and post docs to get together online and talk about careers and the academic job search. The series is facilitated by a mix...... KEEP READING »

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