Events Calendar
VBRN Professional Development Workshop 2025
January 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
VBRN Annual Professional Development Workshop
Saturday, January 25, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Waterman Building, UVM Memorial Lounge (second floor)
85 South Prospect Street
Burlington, VT 05405
If you intend on attending in person you must first register for this event.
Tentative Program Agenda:
9:00-10:00 AM
Optional CURE Breakfast (in-person): Anyone interested in sharing ideas about experiential learning and bringing research into the classroom through Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE) are welcome to attend.
10:00-11:00 AM
NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows RII Program presentation (live webinar) and Q&A with Lisa Cliggett, VT EPSCoR Program Officer, and Hongmei Luo, Office of the Director, Office of Integrative Activities, Research Capacity & Competitiveness, U.S. National Science Foundation. The EPSCoR Research Fellows RII program provides awards to build research capacity in institutions and transform the career trajectories of investigators and further develop their individual research potential through collaborations with investigators from the nation’s premier private, governmental, or academic research institutions and/or centers.
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Strategic Career Planning Workshop (in-person):
The new year is a perfect time for reflection and planning your professional trajectory. In this workshop you will learn about strategic planning and practical tips to manage the research and scholarship, teaching, and service expectations of your appointment. This one-and-a-half-hour interactive workshop led by Jessi Waite and Scott Lewins of UVM’s Research Development office, will help you to align your values with your career goals, set priorities, and build connections. Materials will be targeted for early-career faculty at predominately undergraduate serving institutions, but being proactive in planning is important no matter where you are in your academic career, so all are welcome to join.