RISE UPP Events
myPDO Monthly Webinar: Inter-Institutional Mentorship and Mentor Training
myPDO Monthly
Inter-institutional Mentorship and Mentor Training
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
1 p.m. ET
Register HERE
Postdoctoral scholars traditionally receive mentoring from a single research mentor, but research suggests this exacerbates isolation felt by postdocs and that a dyad alone can't meet a postdoc's full mentoring needs. This is particularly worrying for minoritized scholars, who often experience racial/ethnic isolation and increased negative experiences within academic climates. The NSF-funded Promise Academy in the University System of Maryland (USM) has been working to provide multiple mentors in a myriad of formats (staff, peer, sustained and short term) to help postdocs from minoritized backgrounds have more robust academic, professional, and support networks. Inter-institutional collaboration also has led to collaborative mentor training across participating campuses. Through funding through the NSF, Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES program, USM is working with three other university systems (the University of North Carolina, University of Texas, and Texas A&M University systems) to develop more state system approaches to postdoctoral mentorship, as well as collaborative approaches to acknowledge and support mentors since this critical activity is not often supported sufficiently.
Webinar Series: May 30, 2023 - Increasing Faculty Diversity Initiatives at UMBC & UMCP
Many universities are creating programs to increase faculty diversity on their campus. This webinar will provide an overview of two faculty hiring initiatives focused on increasing diversity and inclusion. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Fellows for Faculty Diversity Program was created to support promising scholars, artists, and creative practitioners, who are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in the academy and to prepare those fellows for possible tenure track appointments at UMBC. Similarly, the University of Maryland, College Park's FAMILE (Faculty Advancement at Maryland for Inclusive and Learning Excellence) faculty hiring initiative was launched in April 2021 as a three pronged approach to increasing diversity and retention at UMCP. Learn about these programs and how they are approaching this important topic.
DATE: Tuesday May 30, 2023
TIME: 3:00-4:00 PM EST
VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING HERE.
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RISE UPP Cross Alliance Leadership Team Meeting and NPA Annual Conference
Members of the RISE UPP Alliance will meet in-person on Thursday, April 20th, 2023. The meeting takes place immediately preceding the 2023 NPA Annual Conference.
The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., followed by a working dinner from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Register for the CALT Meeting is closed.
Date: Thursday April 20, 2023
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM ET, working dinner 6 PM - 8 PM ET
Professional Development: Special Invitation to CGS Webinar on SCOTUS Admissions Cases
Many of us in the graduate community are closely following the SCOTUS cases on higher education admissions and their potential implications for graduate admissions processes. Join CGS for a special, 90-minute webinar designed to prepare graduate schools for multiple possible outcomes of the cases. Please join CGS and our distinguished speakers on Tuesday, April 18 by registering at the link below. Please note that this is a members-only webinar.
The SCOTUS 2023 Decisions and the Future of Graduate Admissions
Tuesday, April 18, 2:00-3:30pm ET
Webinar Series: March 28, 2023 - UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Learn about the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which established in 1984 to support and promote women and minority scholars from underrepresented groups who wish to pursue academic careers at the University of California (UC). The program has operated under pre-and post-affirmative action environments and has adapted to include approaches that promote hiring of fellows into ladder-rank faculty positions at the UC. It has grown to be one of the largest and longest standing programs of its kind in the US and serves as a model program for supporting diversification of faculty as well as a network of similar programs at institutions across the US.
DATE: Tuesday March 28, 2023
TIME: 3:00-4:00 PM EST
VIEW THE WEBINAR RECORDING HERE.
Webinar Series: February 28, 2023 - Aspire Alliance
Learn about the The NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance and their work towards increasing the diversity of STEM faculty across the nation. This session will introduce participants to the Inclusive Professional Framework (IPF), a research-informed, holistic, professional development model created by the NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance.
DATE: Tuesday February 28, 2023
TIME: 3:00-4:00 PM EST
