What. SICSFLAGS is the Seminar In Career Skills For Life After Graduate School, a professional development seminar.
Who. In Fall, 2019, SICSFLAGS is organized by Marie Coppola and Jim Magnuson. SICSFLAGS serves trainees in the SLAC, NBL and CNC-CT training programs at UConn. Anyone affiliated with these programs is welcome to drop in for sessions they are interested in (with the exception that you must register for the 9/17 event in advance).
Where. Arjona 307 almost every week -- but in Student Union 428 on 9/17.
When. Tuesdays 10-11 almost every week -- but 10-12:30 in Student Union 428 on 9/17 (lunch provided).
8/27: Introductions
9/3: Preregistration and replicability (Rachel Theodore)
9/10: How to give an effective talk (Inge-Marie Eigsti)
9/17: Diversity and inclusion (Angela Rola, Director, Asian American Cultural Center)
9/24: The new faculty experience -- transitioning from student to postdoc to starting a lab (Alex Paxton)
10/1: IDPs (Individual Development Plans)
10/8: IDPs, continued
10/15: Networking (Inge-Marie Eigsti)
10/22: Grantspersonship 101, Part 1 (Emily Myers)
10/29: Grantspersonship 101, Part 2 (Emily Myers)
11/5:Julie Sedivy: Cultivating scientists as authors: Rewards, challenges, and techniques
** 10-11:30 , HUMANITIES INSTITUTE CONFERENCE ROOM, 4TH FLOOR BABBIDGE LIBRARY **
** LIGHT BREAKFAST 9:30-10 **
This is an interactive session for scientists who are interested in writing for general audiences, whether in the form of blogs, articles, books, or other media. We will discuss some of the practical aspects of learning to write for a nonacademic audience and of accessing channels for disseminating your writing more broadly. We will also address some of the obstacles experienced by scientists who would like to invest time and energy into science communication. We’ll explore the supports that scientists need from inside and outside their institutions and the potential payoffs of such investments for individual scientists and their institutions.
11/12: Andrew Stokesbury, Magnolia Innovation: Non-academic careers and resumes for non-academic careers
**10-11:30**
11/19: TBA
11/26: Thanksgiving, no class
12/3: TBA