Photo: Club members discuss HHMI Professorship with Manuel Ares, Jr., Ph.D. from UC Santa Cruz.
Fall 2010 Seminars
Nov 5 3:30 p.m. Mellon Institute, Lane Center Conference Room |
Dr. Valerie Bennett Topics that will be covered include developing skills and experience as a graduate student, post-doc'ing, temporary or adjunct positions, the job search, marketing yourself to undergraduate teaching universities, and the road to tenure. Contact: Emily Furbee (efurbee@cmu.edu) |
Spring 2010 Seminars
Jan 25 4 - 5:15 p.m. MI Social Room |
Assessing Your Approach to Teaching Contact: Emily Furbee (efurbee@cmu.edu) |
Mar 23 4 - 5 p.m. MI Social Room |
Achieving Tenure Contact: Melissa Krajcovic (mwitzber@cmu.edu) and Emily Furbee (efurbee@cmu.edu) |
May 4 3 - 4 p.m. MI Social Room |
Discussion Panel on the Pathway to Obtaining a Tenure-track Job We have invited faculty from various disciplines to share their experiences of the application and interview processes that they have gone through, and that you may one day encounter (and you thought grad school applications were hectic...). Contact: Ming Zhang (mingruiz@andrew.cmu.edu) |
Fall 2009 Seminars
Oct 20 5 - 7 p.m. MI 448 |
Deanna Matthews |
Nov 4 5 - 6 p.m. MI Social Room |
Jennifer McFann |
Dec 8 4 - 5 p.m. MI 409 (Lane Center Conference Room) |
Ethics Round Table Workshop |
Spring 2009 Seminars
Jan 16 5 - 6 p.m. MI Social Room |
Panel Discussion on Teaching Careers Panelists: |
Fall 2008 Seminars
Nov 24 4 - 5 p.m. MI Board Room |
Ethics Training: Case Studies for New Faculty Members Ethics training is a necessary condition for receiving and maintaining grants from outside organizations such as the NIH and NSF. We will be discussing case studies that involve scenarios that may happen to you when you are hired as a new faculty member. We will have experienced faculty on hand to help guide us through this session. |
Nov 11 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Using Case Studies to Actively Engage Students Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Oct 28 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Conducting Productive and Engaging Discussions Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Oct 21 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Working Well One-on-One Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Oct 14 5 - 7 p.m. |
Inclusive Teaching for Our Queer Students Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Oct |
Finding a Light Guided Discussion |
Sept 23 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Reflecting on Your Teaching Style: Microteaching Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Sept 16 |
Encouraging Intellectual Development and Critical Thinking Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Sept 16 5 - 6 p.m. MI Social Room |
Millenial Generation Michael Bridges, Associate Director for Educational Support Eberly |
Sept 9 5- 7 p.m. |
Overview of Student Cognition Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Sept 2 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Fostering a Comfortable Learning Climate Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Aug 21 1 - 3 p.m. MI Conference Room |
Overview of Student Cognition Michele DiPietro, Associate Director of Graduate Student Support from the Eberly Center |
Aug 14 5 - 7 p.m. MI 355 |
Microteaching Workshop Deanna Matthews Support from the Eberly Center |
Spring 2008 Seminars
Jan 29 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Overview of Student Motivation Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Feb 5 5 - 7 p.m. |
Assessing Your Approach to Teaching Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Feb 20 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Mellon Institute Board Room |
Faculty Recruiting and Hiring (Application Process at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions) Candy DeBerry, Washington and Jefferson College |
Mar 13 5 - 6 p.m. Mellon Institute Board Room |
Process for Applying to Faculty Positions Mark Macbeth, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon |
Apr 1 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Planning and Delivering Effective Lectures Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Apr 2 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Following the Departmental Seminar Mellon Institute Board Room |
HHMI Professorship Discussion Manuel Ares, Jr., Ph.D. |
Apr 8 5 - 7 p.m. |
Promoting Deeper Learning through Active Learning Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Apr 15 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Course and Syllabus Design Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Apr 25 4 - 5 p.m. Mellon Institute Social Room |
Small Science? The Facts and Myths about Science Careers in Liberal Arts Colleges Karen Greif, Bryn Mawr College |
Fall 2007 Seminars
Sept 25 Noon - 2 p.m. |
Teaching First Year Undergraduates Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Oct 4 9:30 - 11 a.m. |
What the Eberly Center Can Do For You Michele Dipietro, Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Oct 23 5 - 7 p.m. |
Developing and Using Visual Aids and Handouts Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Nov 13 5 - 7 p.m. |
Responding to Student Diversity Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence |
Dec 4 5 - 6 p.m. |
Letters of Recommendation John Woolford, Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon |