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Cohort 1 Schedule

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Fall 2020 Activities

  • September

    September 8, 2020, 2:00-3:30 P.M.
    “Securing Grants During the Times of COVID 19” (Session 1)
    Anna Maria Santiago, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies  

    September 14, 2020, 12:00 P.M.
    September Dean’s Advisory Board on Diversity and Inclusion Meeting

    September 16, 2020, 2:00
    “Securing Grants During the Times of COVID 19” (Session 2)
    Lauren Aerni-Flessner, Ph.D., MBA, Research Specialist, Research and Innovation

    September 17, 2020 3:30-5:00 P.M.
    "Demystifying the Job Search"
    Presentations by Lisa Fine, Chair, Department of History and Aaron McCright, Chair, Department of Sociology

  • October

    October 5, 2020, 1:00-3:00 P.M.
    "Demystifying the Job Search" Mock Job Talk 

    October 7, 2020, 1:00-3:00 P.M.
    “Demystifying the Job Search” Mock Job Talk 

    October 9, 2020, 1:00-3:00 P.M.
    “Demystifying the Job Search” Mock Job Interview 

    October 12, 2020, 1:00-3:00 P.M.
    “Demystifying the Job Search” Mock Job Interview 

    October 23, 2020, 1:00-3:00 P.M.
    “Demystifying the Job Search” Mock Teaching Pedagogy Talk

  • November

    3rd week of November - Time/Date TBD
    Seminar/Workshop: “Demystifying the job search process: Teaching Pedagogy talk”
    Q & A—strategies for handling questions and answers during on campus interviews.

Spring 2021 Activities

  • January
    January 2021-Seminar/Workshop
    Time/Date TBD
    “Relax and Mingle” session with Interim Dean of College of Social Science
  • February
    February 2021-Seminar/Workshop
    Time/Date TBD
    “First Year in the Tenure Stream"—Chairs of History, Sociology, and Anthropology
    “First Year in the Tenure Stream”—Roundtable of Assistant Professors in History, Anthropology, and Sociology  
  • March
    No events planned yet.
  • April

    April 2020
    Time/Date TBA
    “How to Scale up Scholarship over 5 Years”--Various SSC Faculty Members
    “RPT at MSU”--SSC Faculty Member

Recurring Semester Activities 

Research Associates are encouraged to participate in DRN’s “Writing Spaces” in Olds Hall, Room 203. A full list of dates as well as more information can be found here. 

Research Associates are also encouraged to "Relax and Mingle" and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks with a targeted individual or group of MSU scholars/employees. For more information on these events, contact Nwando Achebe, Associate Dean for Access at achebe@msu.edu. 

Spring 2020 Activities

  • January

    January 21 2020 - Learning Lunch
    1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
    “Optimizing Mentoring Relationships check in mentors and mentees” (mentors, mentees, Melissa McDaniels)

  • February

    February 20, 2020 - Seminar/Workshop
    1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

    1 p.m. - “Time Management” (mini presentation—Terah Venzant Chambers)
    2 p.m. - Roundtable discussion "Balancing Writing with Teaching and Life" (Kaston Carpernter-Anderson, Eric Gonzales Juenke, Rashida Harrison, Heather McCauley).

  • March

    March 9, 2020 - Class Visits

    Class visit, teaching evaluation, Gabe Sanchez's course (Nwando Achebe)

    March 17, 2020 - Class Visits

    Class visit, teaching evaluation, Monique Kelly's course (Nwando Achebe)

    March 19, 2020 - Class Visits

    Class visit, teaching evaluation, Nikki Parker's course (Nwan

  • April

    April 20, 2020 - Seminar/Workshop
    1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

    “Annual Review Workshop," (with chairs of annual review committees in Anthropology, History, and Sociology--Linda Hunt, Kirsten Fermaglich, and Stephen Gasteyer)


    April 2020

    "End of Year Dinner"

Fall 2019 Activities

  • August

    August 20, 2019 - 2019 New Faculty & Staff Orientation
    7:45 a.m.-3 p.m.

    Information on this all-day university orientation for new faculty and staff can be found here.

  • September

    September 13, 2019 - Welcome Reception
    5 p.m.

    Welcome words from Dean Croson, Nwando Achebe, Aaron McCright, Cory Smidt, Todd Fenton, and Lisa Fine.

    September 17, 2019 - CSS Annual Town Hall Meeting
    7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

    Comments on current College of Social Science affairs from Dean Croson. Breakfast included.

    September 17, 2019 - Mentor/Mentee Seminars & Workshops
    11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

    11 a.m. - "Optimizing Mentoring Relationship Kickoff" (with Melissa McDaniels)
    12 p.m. - Lunch with Mentors and Mentees
    1 p.m. - "Optimizing Mentoring Relationship—Mentoring Up Kickoff" (with Melissa McDaniels)

    September 18, 2019 - CSS New Faculty Orientation
    8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

    New Faculty Orientation for all CSS faculty.

  • October

    October 10, 2019 - Seminar/Workshop
    2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

    "Optimizing Mentoring Relationships—Mentors and Mentees” (with Melissa McDaniels)

    October 24, 2019 - Seminar/Workshop
    2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

    2 p.m. - "Resources for Success at MSU” (short presentation—Ann Austin, AAN, Director of DRN Deborah Johnson)
    3:30 p.m. - “Preparing for Academic Careers” (roundtable discussion with academic scholars—Chairs of Sociology, History, Anthropology and Political Science)

  • November

    November 12, 2019 - Seminar/Workshop
    2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

    2 p.m. - “Teaching in the Academy” (short teaching presentation, Aaron McCright)
    3:30 p.m. - Roundtable discussion with award-winning CSS professors (Ryan Black, Pero Dagbovie, Mohammed Khalil, Rocio Quispie-Agnoli)

  • December

    December 2, 2019 - Seminar/Workshop
    1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

    1 p.m. - “Research in the academy” (mini presentation—Beronda Montgomery, AAN)
    2 p.m. - Roundtable discussion with exceptional research faculty (LaShawn Harris, Cathy Liu, Cory Smidt, Andrea Wittenborn).

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