Dear IAC Friends,
Kristie Macrakis' new book, Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies, has been named one of Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014 for Non-Fiction.
Congratulations and all good wishes, Kristie !
-Mary
Deans and ADVANCE Professors,
My attention has recently been drawn to the ELATE program at Drexel University, a program for developing women leaders in STEM fields in higher education. The deadline for applications has recently been extended to February 5.
Here is the link: http://www.drexel.edu/engineering/programs/special-programs/ELATE/
Dear IAC Friends,
Appreciation goes to you in sharing multiple journeys through academic pathways and passages in today's IAC ADVANCE Lunch Discussion. Thanks to panelists Susan Cozzens, Narin Hassan, and Katja Weber, to Dean Jackie Royster, and to all for sharing experiences and ways-sand-means for successful academic pathways.
Your commitment and community in shared goals of equity, diversity, and inclusion are at-core of the ADVANCE initiative !
With thanks and regards - Mary
So that we may better understand Ivan Allen College (IAC) faculty members’ interests in participating in IAC groups that provide feed-back and support on writing for publication, we would like to know more about your preferences. Please answer the questions in this short survey (taking one or two minutes).
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G9QYF2N
Ivan Allen College Writing Groups: Survey of Interests
With thanks,
Jacqueline Jones Royster
Dean, Ivan Allen College
Dear IAC Friends,
Our colleague, Kristie Macrakis (HTS) has been awarded a fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC for the upcoming academic year. She will be doing research on technology and the rise of the US Security State.
Congratulations, Kristie - and all good wishes !
-Mary
Dear IAC Friends,
Our colleague, Anne Pollock (LMC) has received a Lavender Award, honoring faculty and staff members who have made Georgia Tech a safer and more inclusive environment for LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and asexual) students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
Congratulations, Anne - and all good wishes !
-Mary
Dear IAC Friends,
In an IAC Advance project, I developed a listing of professional development opportunities for faculty.
We can consult these on the IAC Resources Page for Faculty: https://intranet.iac.gatech.edu/faculty-resources
with good wishes - Mary
EXAMPLES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY
1. American Association of University Women Resources
Resources are available for developing leadership skills among women – including webinars and on-line forums: http://www.aauw.org/
Toward the upcoming dates for research proposals:
Strongly substantive recommendations on the Broader Implications Section (and relationship to Intellectual Merits).
With good wishes ! -Mary
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>From the Grant Writers Application Workbook
Writing the Broader Impacts Section of Your Research Proposal
Early Career Work and Family Fellowships - Call for Applications
The Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) is seeking applicants for 2016 Early Career Work and Family Fellowships. The goal of the program is to help promising young scholars establish career successes, as well as connect them to the WFRN community. Fifteen scholars will be selected for the program.
Women, Science, & Technology (WST)
Student-Faculty Research Partnerships
WST continues the very successful initiative supporting Georgia Tech faculty research partnerships with undergraduate students in research on gender, science, and technology, providing hourly funding for undergraduate research assistants. This is Georgia Tech's first --inaugural-- undergraduate student-faculty research program.
In this way, WST continues to engage students and faculty in active and cooperative learning outside as well as inside the classroom.
