NSF Minority Faculty Development Workshop Presents the:

2015 Symposium: 21^st Century Mindsets & Strategies for Career Advancement

Westin, Arlington, VA

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Check-in and Registration

6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Welcome Reception

National Academies, Washington, DC

7:15 am to 8:00 pm

Travel to National Academy Building

8:00 am to 8:45 am

Breakfast and Registration

8:45 am to 9:30 am

Welcome, Symposium Overview, and Introductions

9:30 am to 10:30 am

Plenary: Framing Your Career

10:30 am to 12:00 pm

Dean's Panel

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Lunch

    Affinity Group Discussions

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Workshop Session: Managing Unconscious Bias

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

    Early Career Faculty:Funding and Sustaining Research

    Mid-Career Faculty: Building Coalitions

National Academies, Washington, DC

7:15 am to 8:00 pm

Travel to National Academy Building

8:00 am to 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am to 10:30 am

Workshop Session: Developing Your Entrepreneurial Mindset

10:30 am to 11:00 pm

Break

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Concurrent Sessions:

    Early Career Faculty:Writing for Impact

    Mid-Career Faculty: Administrative Pathways

12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

Lunch

    Affinity Group Discussions

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Un-conference Session 1: Topic to be determined by participant response

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm

Break

4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Un-conference Session 2: Topic to be determined by participant response

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Sponsored Dinner

Virginia Tech Research Center, Arlington, VA

7:30 am to 8:30 am

Breakfast

8:30 am to 10:30 am

Workshop Session: The Imposter Syndrome

11:00 am to 12:30 pm

Workshop Session: Crafting Your Professional Brand

12:30 pm to 1:45 pm

Lunch

    Keynote: Work-Life Balance

1:45 pm to 2:30 pm

Evaluation and Wrap-Up