NSF Minority Faculty Development Workshop presents the 2016 Symposium:

21st Century Mindsets & Strategies for Career Advancement

Preliminary Agenda

September 21st -24th, 2016

Berkeley, California

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Berkeley, California

Arrival Day

Thursday, September 22, 2016

University of California, Berkeley

7:30 am - 8:15 am

Breakfast and Registration

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Welcome, Symposium Overview, and Introductions

Participant Introductions: Strength and Growth Mindset

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

View from the Top: Real Talk from Senior Administrators

Moderated by Gilda Barabino, Berg Professor and Dean of The Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York

12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Working Lunch

Affinity Group Discussions

2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Workshop Session: Managing Unconscious Bias

4:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Break

4:15 pm – 5:45 pm

Concurrent Sessions (Guided by Participant Response)

Early Career Faculty

Mid-Career Faculty

6:30pm

Dinner

Friday, September 23, 2016

University of California, Berkeley

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Racial and Ethnic Identity, Education, and Research

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Entrepreneurial Mindset

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Working Lunch

Affinity Group Discussions

2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Research and Career Advancement

Pairing with Berkeley faculty and Lab Visits

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Networking Dinner

Saturday, September 24, 2016

University of California, Berkeley

8:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:30 am

Research Connections/ Social Creativity Mindset

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Break

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Participant Partnership Workshop (Guided by Participant Response)

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Keynote Lunch

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions (Guided by Participant Response)