News & Events
Highlights of Past Events
- 2009-2010
- Graduate Student Seminar, Friday, September 11, 1:00 - 2:30 pm, GLC F, Dr. Esther Takeuchi on research careers in industry and academe
- Welcome Reception for Women Faculty, Thursday, September 17, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, University Club
- Faculty Mentoring Workshops, September 23 - 24, Inn at Virginia Tech
- Leadership Lunch Monday, October 5, noon - 1:30 pm, Old Guard Room at the Inn, Dr. Paul Torgersen, President Emeritus, Virginia Tech.
- Graduate Student Seminar, Monday, October 12, noon - 1:30 pm, GLC F, Dr. Shelli Fowler, director, Graduate Education Development Institute, will discuss contemporary pedagogy.
- Leadership Lunch Tuesday, October 27, noon - 1:30 pm, Old Guard Room at the Inn, Dr. Cynda Johnson, founding dean, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
- Graduate Student Seminar, Wednesday, November 11, noon - 1:30 pm, GLC F, Drs. Mary Kasarda and Madeline Schreiber will discuss preparing for an academic job search.
- 2008-2009
- Tuesday, September 16, 2008, Welcome Reception for Women Faculty
- Wednesday, September 17, 2008, Graduate Student Seminar with NSF CAREER grant recipients Linsey Marr and Maura Borrego
- Thursday, September 25, 2008, Leadership Lunch with Provost and AdvanceVT PI Mark McNamee
- Friday, October 17, 2008, Leadership Lunch with Charlotte Borst, former Provost, Rhodes College
- Wednesday, October 22, 2008, Graduate Student Seminar on academic publishing with Martha Ann Bell and Elisa Sotelino
- Tuesday, November 18, 2008, Leadership Lunch with Peggy Meszaros, Director of the Center for Information Technology Impacts on Children, Youth, and Families and Professor of Human Development
- Sixth Annual Advancing Diversity at Virginia Tech Workshop, January 12, 2009
- Friday, January 23, 2009, Distinguished Lecture "Negotiating the Labyrinth: Women as Leaders" by Alice Eagly
- Wednesday, February 11, 2009, Networking Reception
- Thursday, February 19, 2009, Leadership Lunch with Associate Deans Jennifer Hodgson, Glenda Scales, Debra Stoudt, and Nancy Ross
- Monday, March 2, 2009, Geraldine Richmond, Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Women as Leaders in the Scientific Enterprise and Quilting Together a Career in Science
- Wednesday, March 18, 2009, Discussion of post-tenure career issues (with the Organization of Women Faculty)
- Thursday, March 19, 2009, Graduate Student lunch seminar on Academic Job Interviews with Roseanne Foti
- Wednesday, June 3, 2009, Promotion to Professor workshop
- 2007-2008
- 35th Anniversary of Title IX Celebration September 26
- Preparing for an academic job search, Oct 4, 2007
- Fifth Annual Workshop on Advancing Diversity at Virginia Tech, January 8, 2008
- Panel Discussion with Associate Deans, Jan 22, 2008
- The academic job interview, Feb 5, 2008
- Negotiating an academic job offer, Feb 20, 2008
- Panel Discussion with female department heads, Feb 25, 2008
- University of Michigan CRLT Players April 2, 2008
- 2006-2007
- 2005-2006
- 2004-2005
- 2003-2004
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