Cohort 4 Schedule

Click each month listed to see a drop-down schedule of events coming up per semester.

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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. 

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Fall 2024 Activities

• August

  August 21, 2024 (Wednesday, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.) - 2024 New Faculty & Staff Orientation

• September

  Thursday, September 12th, 12:00-2:00 PM -  Mentor/Mentee Seminars & Workshops

  "Optimizing Mentoring Relationship Kickoff"
   "Optimizing Mentoring Relationship—Mentoring Up Kickoff"

   

  Tuesday, September 17th, 11:30-3:30 PM - CSS  New Faculty Orientation

   

  Tuesday, September 17th, 5:30 - 7:30 PM - Welcome Reception

• October

  October 29, 2024 (Tuesday, 10:30 - 11:30AM) - Relax and Mingle with Dean Brent Donnellan

   

  Monday, October 14th 12-2PM - Seminar/Workshop

  "Optimizing Mentoring Relationships—Mentors and Mentees”  

• November

  November 4, 2024 (Monday, 1:30 - 5:00PM) - Seminar/Workshop
  

  "Resources for Success at MSU”
  “Preparing for Academic Careers”

   

  November 13, 2024 (Wednesday, 12:00 - 3:30PM) - Seminar/Workshop

  “Teaching in the Academy”

   

  November 18, 2024 (Monday, 2:00 - 3:00PM) - Relax and Mingle with Associate Dean Emily Durbin

• December

  December 2, 2024 (Monday, 1:00 - 4:30PM) - Seminar/Workshop

  “Research in the academy”

   

  December 4, 2024 (Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00PM) - Relax and Mingle with Senior Associate Dean Anna Maria Santiago

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Spring 2025 Activities

• January

  Date/Time TBD - Learning Lunch

  “Optimizing Mentoring Relationships check in mentors and mentees”

• February

  Date/Time TBD - Seminar/Workshop
  

  “Time Management”
  "Balancing Writing with Teaching and Life"

• March

  Date/Time TBD - Class Visits
  

   

• April

  Date/Time TBD - Seminar/Workshop
  

  “Annual Review Workshop"

  
  Date/Time TBD

  "End of Year Dinner"