3 professional development workshops you won't want to miss this spring
Start 2020 with fresh skills and a new outlook on your career! Join PFx, a nationally recognized professional development program, at these upcoming workshops.
Academic Introvert, No More: Building Authentic Professional Relationships (Brown Bag)
Do you shudder at the thought of starting a conversation with a peer or colleague you don’t know? Do you avoid introducing yourself to faculty, peers, or esteemed professionals because you have no idea what to say? If you answered yes to either question, or just want to learn a few general tips about how to cultivate professional relationships, then join us to learn more.
Annie Maxfield, Director, Graduate Center & Professional Development, University of Texas, Austin, and Renee Klug, Senior University International Educator, ASU Office of the University Provost, are joining forces to offer an easy framework to help you build long-term professional relationships.
Date: Friday, February 21, 2020
Time: 12:00-1:30
Location: Ross-Blakely Hall 117
Designing Your Teaching Portfolio (Brown Bag)
Learn what to include in your teaching portfolio, how to structure those documents, and what hiring committees expect from your portfolio. Duan Roen, Dean and Professor, ASU will discuss expectations for your teaching portfolio, provide you with quality examples, and offer formative feedback on yours – so bring a copy of your teaching portfolio with you to workshop the materials with your peers during the event.
Date: Friday, March 20, 2020
Time: 12:00-1:30
Location: Ross-Blakely Hall 117
Graduate College Professional Etiquette Dinner
There are many pressures when interviewing for a coveted position, whether inside or outside of the academy. Knowing how to behave and converse over a formal dinner, business lunch, or reception should not be one of them.
During this four-course dinner, ASU etiquette expert Melissa Wernerhttps://isearch.asu.edu/profile/93027 will offer tips on navigating professional-social situations that are often a part of interviewing processes and likely will be an integral part of your future career.
You’ll also receive an attendance gift, The Little Book of Etiquette, to help you remember what you learned in the course of the evening.
This event is open to currently enrolled ASU doctoral and MFA students and ASU postdocs. Hurry, it fills up quickly!
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2020
Time: 4:30-8:00 p.m.
Location: STPV 121B Senita
Attendance Fee: $15.00 (non-refundable)*
*A $100 value, specially priced at $15 for ASU students and postdocs. Space is so limited, if you purchase a ticket and find you cannot attend please email gradinfo@asu.edu to elect someone take your place or forfeit your spot to someone on the waitlist. Again, all tickets are non-refundable.
If you experience problems while making a payment, please contact keith.chandler@asu.edu.