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January 2019
Disability Awareness
This workshop aims to increase baseline knowledge, initiate discussion, and clarify myths and facts about people with disabilities. Participants will gain a better understanding of disability issues and the disability community as a whole. It will also address how to best serve individuals with disabilities and provide suggestions on etiquette that you can use in your everyday life. Pre-registration is requested at https://myumi.ch/6vEAr.
Find out more »Women in Engineering Panel
Data tells us that women are underrepresented in many engineering fields. During this event, panelists will discuss their strategies for career success. Panelist include: Tershia Pinder-Grover, CRLT Engineering Anne Juggernauth, UMOR Office of Tech Transfer Carolyn Kuranz, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Constance Savander, Maritime Research Associates Pre-registration is requested at https://myumi.ch/aMjoN.
Find out more »February 2019
Procrastination: How to Recognize It and How to Manage It
We have all been in situations where procrastination has hurt our productivity. This panel of graduate students and postdocs will discuss and share best practices on how to identify, prevent, and manage procrastination. If you attend this event, consider taking the time management workshop on March 14. Pre-registration is requested at https://myumi.ch/65ZGd.
Find out more »DEI Conversation: Intersectionality
Join your Rackham peers for a DEI conversation about intersectionality. Everyone has multiple visible and invisible identities that influence their experiences and create a lens in which they view others and perceive themselves. During this session, we will discuss identities in the context of intersectionality. During this DEI Conversation, we will 1) define intersectionality and discuss how we experience it, 2) talk about how DEI initiatives at U-M can enhance students’ understanding of intersectionality, and 3) discuss how moving forward…
Find out more »Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Have you often succeeded on an academic task even though you were afraid you wouldn’t do well? Do you dread others evaluating your work? Do you tend to remember incidents when you haven’t done your best more than those when you have? Thoughts such as these are the hallmark of imposter syndrome thinking. This interactive session will share insights from the scholarship on imposter syndrome and related psychological constructs and provide strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome. Pre-registration is requested at…
Find out more »Designing Your Curriculum Vitae
Do you need a Curriculum Vitae (CV), but all you have is a resume? CVs are required to apply for research and academic positions, and very often for fellowships and scholarships. If you've had a resume for a while, but you are now pursuing research and you need to develop a CV, this workshop is for you. If you have a resume, bring a printout to the workshop. Bring a laptop if available. Pre-registration is requested at https://myumi.ch/Jm05y.
Find out more »March 2019
Big-Picture Time Management
You've probably heard of life hacks that help you use your time more efficiently. Why not think about managing your time in the bigger picture? How are you actually using your time? This workshop is based on the book 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam. You will complete a time-tracking exercise prior to the workshop to help you understand how you actually use your time. During the workshop, we will discuss our results in…
Find out more »Interviewing for Non-Faculty Jobs
Interviewing for the non-faculty job search can differ greatly from the academic job search process. This workshop will focus on helping master's and Ph.D. students to navigate the interview process, and strategize on how to effectively answer questions by articulating strengths and skills. Pre-registration is requested at https://myumi.ch/6kEM8.
Find out more »Revising Your Diversity Statement
Increasingly, hiring committees are interested in how prospective faculty job candidates will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a result, many academic employers have begun to request a "diversity statement" as part of the faculty job application process. In this interactive session, you will bring a draft of your diversity statement and spend time giving and receiving feedback on it with your peers using a rubric. If you have not yet written a draft diversity statement, you will be…
Find out more »April 2019
Positive Leadership
Incorporating elements from Positive Organizational Scholarship, Design Science, and the Student Leadership Challenge, this workshop will provide participants the opportunity to view leadership from both a pragmatic and theoretical lens. Participants will also assess their own leadership styles prior to the event, and receive direct feedback on how to improve their ability to inspire and connect with others while driving results. Pre-registration Is requested at https://myumi.ch/Lzb7b.
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