"When and Where I Enter...": A FORWARD to Professorship Program

August 10-12, 2011

Wednesday August 10

6:00 - 8:00 pm / Registration
7:00 – 10:00 pm / Welcome Dinner
Welcome and Statement of Purpose
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, PhD, University of Toledo Associate Professor, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry and Chemistry
Greetings from the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women
Shanda Gore, EdD, University of Toledo Assistant Vice-President, Equity and Diversity
Welcome to The University of Toledo
Lloyd A. Jacobs, MD, University of Toledo President
Remarks and Introduction
Jeffery P. Gold, MD, University of Toledo
Chancellor and Executive Vice President for Biosciences
Dean, College of Medicine
Keynote Address
Vivian Pinn, MD, National Institutes of Health
Director, Office of Research on Women’s Health
Associate Director for Research on Women’s Health
Thursday August 11
8:00 – 9:00 am
9:00 – 9:10 am / Breakfast and Networking
Continental Breakfast and Ice Breaker
Workshop Opening and Logistics
9:10 – 10:30 am / Planning and Funding Research
Session Introduction
Isabel Escobar, PhD, University of Toledo
Past Acting Director, Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women
Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Interim Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
Panel Members:
Joan Frye, PhD, National Science Foundation
Office of Integrative Activities
Sheila Caldwell, PhD, National Institutes of Health
National Center for Research Activities, Research Centers in Minority Institutions
Christine Chow, PhD, Wayne State University
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Science
Professor, Chemistry
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, PhD, University of Toledo Associate Professor, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry and Chemistry
10:30 – 10:45 am / Break
10:45 – 12:45 am
10:45 – 10:50 am
10:50 – 11:45 am
11:45 – 12:45 pm / Writing in the Profession
Session Introduction
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, PhD, University of Toledo Associate Professor, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry and Chemistry
Presentations
Advancement: Promotion and Tenure
Maria Coleman, PhD, The University of Toledo Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
The Job Search
Juanita Merchant, MD PhD, The University of Michigan Professor, Internal Medicine and Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Publish or Perish
Isabel Escobar, PhD, University of Toledo
Past Acting Director, Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women
Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Interim Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
Break Out Sessions
Research Proposals
Advancement: Promotion and Tenure
The Job Search
Publish or Perish
12:45-2:00 pm
2:00-3:05pm
2:00-2:05 pm
2:05 – 2:35 pm
2:35-3:05 pm / Lunch and Networking
Buffet Lunch
Service Without over Commitment: The Burden of Being a Double Minority
Session Introduction
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich, PhD, University of Toledo Associate Professor, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry and Chemistry
Community Outreach
Christine Grant, PhD, North Carolina State University Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
The Right Kind of Service
Kelly Mack, National Science Foundation Program Director, ADVANCE Program
3:05 – 5:30 pm
3:05 -3:10 pm
3:10 – 3:40 pm
3:40 – 4:10 pm
4:10 – 4:40 pm
4:40 – 5:30 pm / Communicating in a Majority-Dominated Environment
Session Introduction
Lesley Berhan, PhD, University of Toledo Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Creating Your Network
Nancy Collins, PhD, University of Toledo
Professor, Medicine
Break
Effective Communication as the Minority in the Room
Joan R. Griffith, MD, MPH, MHA, University of Toledo Medical Center
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Communication in the Classroom
Lesley Berhan, PhD, University of Toledo Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
5:30 – 6:30 pm
5:30 – 5:35 pm
5:35 – 6:30 pm
6:30 -7:10 pm
7:10 – 7:30 pm / Negotiation: Getting What You Want!
Session Introduction
Charlene Gilbert, MFA, University of Toledo
Past Director, Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women
Chair and Professor, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
Jennifer Atkins, Northern Division-Catholic Health Partner Division Director, Managed Care Operations
Free Time!!!!
Transport to the Zoo
7:30 – 10:00 pm / Dinner and Networking
The Toledo Zoo
Keynote
Dr. Christine Grant
Friday, August 12
7:45 – 9:00 am
9:00 -10:45 am
9:00 – 9:15 am
9:15 – 10:45 am / Breakfast and Networking
Having it All: Creating Strategies for Work/Life Satisfaction
Session Introduction
Charlene Gilbert, MFA, University of Toledo
Past Director, Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women
Chair and Professor, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
What are the Real Issues for Women of Color?
Who are women of color?
Geographical Isolation
Gender and/or Ethnic Discrimination
Family and Community Structure
Economics
You as a role model
Time Management
How to Say NO!
10:45 -11:15 am / Break
11:15 – 12:30 pm
12:30 – 2:30 pm / Having It All: Break Out Sessions
Working Lunch
Development of A Personalized Plan
2:30 – 3:00 pm / Wrap Up