Events for Faculty Development
September
September 13, 2-3:30 pm (ET), Online
NCFDD Guest Expert Webinar: Setting the Stage for Success: Preparing for Your Academic Career from Day 1 of Graduate School
Do you struggle to share your writing at its early stages? Do you find yourself feeling frustrated by criticism or by anything that goes wrong? Join Rachel McLaren (PhD, University of Iowa) in reflecting on how to navigate the causes and tendencies of perfectionism.
September 18, 4:15 - 5:45pm, Alexander Hall Holmes Room and Outdoor Classroom
Sage Flock Reception
September 19, 2-3 pm (ET), Online
NCFDD Guest Expert Webinar: Setting the Stage for Success: Preparing for Your Academic Career from Day 1 of Graduate School
Join Drs. Nelson O. O. Zounlomè (PhD) and Lei Wang (PhD) from Liberate The Block (www.LiberateTheBlock.com) in an engaging and transformative webinar designed to equip graduate students with essential strategies and tools for a successful academic career right from Day 1.
September 20,12 - 12:45 pm, Alexander Hall Spalding Room
FPC Reviews
If you have questions about compiling your dossier, time-management, or anything else about what to expect, please join us for lunch and a casual conversation with folks who have recently completed the process.
Lunch will be provided
October
October 3, 12 -12:45 pm, Alexander Hall Holme's Room
Making the Most of Your Steele Leave
If you have questions about how your near-peers prepared for their Steele Leave or managed their time and productivity while on leave, or anything else about the sabbatical, please join us for a casual conversation with folks who have recently returned from leave.
Lunch will be provided
October 9, 12 - 12:45 pm, Alexander Hall Holme's Room
Grants, Sabbatical & SURP
Join Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure Pierre Englebert to learn more about support for research at Â鶹´«Ã½, including sabbatical planning, funding, and engaging students in your research program.
Lunch will be provided
October 9-22, Online
NCFDD 14-Day Writing Challenge: an opportunity to experiment with daily writing, online community, and supportive accountability
Ready for a challenge? Set aside at least 30 minutes each day to just writing for 2 weeks.
October 12, 2-3:30pm (ET), Online
NCFDD Core Curriculum Webinar: How to Engage in Healthy Conflict
Conflicts can be a headache. Join Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha (PhD, Tufts University) in this webinar to learn how conflicts can be managed and resolved with your colleagues.
October 18, 2-3:30pm (ET), Online
NCFDD Faculty Success Program Preview Webinar: 5 Secrets to a Super-Productive Semester
Feeling unmotivated to work on your writing and research? Rachel McLaren (PhD, University of Iowa) is hosting a webinar to address productivity during the academic term.
October 23, 4:15-5:45pm, Alexander Hall Holmes Room and Outdoor Classroom
Sage Flock Reception
October 24, 2-3:00pm (ET), Online
NCFDD Guest Expert Webinar: Dynamic Presentations: How to Engage Audiences at Conferences, in the Classroom, and Beyond!
Marnel Niles Goins (Phd, Marymount University) will discuss the importance of audience engagement for public presentations and provide strategies for keeping the attention of an audience in various contexts.
November
November 1, 12 - 12:45 pm, Alexander Hall Spalding Room
Faculty Governance and Committee Service
Join the Faculty Executive Committee (aka Pomona's " Committee on Committees") to learn more about how committee service shapes the future of the college and communicates our community values of shared governance. If you'd like, please review the Faculty Committees section of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Faculty Handbook (p 50) ahead of time, and bring your questions about how the charges to committees inform their work.
Lunch will be provided
November 2, 2-3pm (ET), Online
NCFDD: Knowing Your Worth: How to Approach Negotiations in Academia
In this webinar, Dr. Flores and Dr. Olcott will discuss how to negotiate salaries, leave, and other elements of employment at an academic institution. They will consider how to assess academics' leverage, what elements might constrain possibilities for obtaining a better offer, and how to know when you've exhausted the negotiating process.
November 9, 2-3:30pm (ET), Online
NCFDD: Dynamic Presentations: How to Manage Stress, Rejection, and the Haters in Your Midst
Rosemarie A. Roberts (PhD, Connecticut College) will be sharing strategies for identifying and managing stress in academic life.
November 15
NCFDD: Faculty Success Program: Achieve Academic Success and Better Work-Life Balance
Online program to help faculty develop the skills necessary to increase research and writing productivity while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. $400 registration discount ends November 15th. Spring session runs from January 22, 2024 - March 31, 2024.
December
December 12, 2-3:00pm (ET), Online
NCFDD: Guest Expert Webinar: Supporting Academic Parents: Recommended Policies and Practices
Join Cleopatra Abdou Kamperveen in learning how to navigate academic careers as a parent.
January
January 11, 2-3:30pm (ET), Online
NCFDD: Core Curriculum Webinar: Every Semester Needs a Plan
Mindi Thompson (PhD) will be facilitating this webinar on how to create a strategic plan to identify and accomplish your goals.
January 11-12, 9:00am-3:00pm, HMC Shanahan 3481
Claremont Colleges NSF Proposal Workshop
The Claremont Colleges Offices of Sponsored Research are pleased to announce a series of grant writing workshops and afternoon writing groups for faculty. You may attend as many or as few sessions as you choose. Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided.
See Dean Gerstein email for full workshop agenda
January 26, 12-1:30pm, SCC208
ID1
Learn more about ID1, Pomona's Critical Inquiry Seminar. In Critical Inquiry seminars, students collaborate with peers to revise, develop and refine their drafts, incorporating feedback from their professors and ID1 interns as well. Critical Inquiry students read deeply, discuss actively, and engage in independent research.
February
February 12, 4:15 - 5:45pm, Alexander Hall - Holmes Room and Outdoor Classroom
Sage Flock Reception
February 13, 12:10-12:55pm, Alexander Hall - Holmes Room
Grants, Sabbatical Planning, and SURP
Join Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure, Pierre Englebert, to learn more about support for research at Â鶹´«Ã½, including sabbatical planning, funding, and engaging students in your research program.
RSVP for lunch count via calendar invite
February 21, 12:10-12:55pm, Alexander Hall - 2nd floor, Spalding Room
FPC Reviews: Compiling your review packet and other topics
If you have questions about compiling your dossier, time-management, or anything else about what to expect, please join us for lunch and a casual conversation with folks who have recently completed the process.
RSVP for lunch count via calendar invite
March
March 20, 4:30 - 6:00pm, Benton Museum - Pavilion & Outdoor Space
Happy Hour for Assistant Professors
Sponsored by the Dean's Office
March 25, 4:15 - 5:45pm, Alexander Hall - Holmes Room and Outdoor Classroom
Sage Flock Reception
March 26, 12:10 - 12:55pm, Alexander Hall - Holmes Room
Making the Most of Your Steele Leave
If you have questions about how your near-peers prepared for their Steele Leave or managed their time and productivity while on leave, or anything else about the sabbatical, please join us for lunch and a casual conversation with Malte Dold and Ryan Engley, who have recently returned from their leaves.
RSVP for lunch count via calendar invite