The Midstates Consortium for Math and Science is hosting a workshop for early career faculty, post-docs and advanced graduate students in St. Peter, MN on the beautiful campus of Gustavus Adolphus College on the weekend of July 14-16, 2023.
DESCRIPTION:
A primary goal for the weekend is to help each participant generate a strategic action plan for the next 2-3 years of their career. Everyone will have time to focus on their personal goals, strategies and actions while creating a flexible and completely individualized plan. Other outcomes are to facilitate networking among colleagues at different institutions and in different disciplines, learn from both the successful and challenging experiences of others, and to encourage each other in all aspects of personal and professional development. The weekend will include group discussions and presentations about teaching, pedagogies, establishing a research group, writing proposals for external funding, collegial interactions, college service, finding a mentor and life beyond work, all within the context of a liberal arts setting. There will be time for individual reflection and strategic planning, as well as time in small groups for giving and getting feedback on your evolving strategic action plan. Given the small-group nature of many of the activities, enrollment is limited to approximately 20 participants.
The Consortium will reimburse travel expenses and provide lodging at Gustavus Adolphus College and meals from Friday dinner through Sunday noon. A stipend of $200.00 will be paid to each attendee. Accommodations can be made for family members who accompany the attendee to Gustavus Adolphus.
LEADERS:
Workshop leaders Dr. Scott Bur and Dr. Brandy Russell are experienced presenters of programs on professional development, leadership, and teaching as a vocation. Dr. Bur, an organic chemist, and Dr. Russell, a bioinorganic chemist, are both faculty members at Gustavus Adolphus College.
THE APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:
Admission is rolling and the deadline is midnight (EST) on June 10, 2023. The Consortium is committed to broad, equitable participation of member schools. Each member school will have two open spots initially and the first two applications from the school will be considered first. If not all campuses use their two spots, the remaining spots will be allocated to applicants from other campuses. As such, early application is encouraged. You will be notified of the status of your application no later than June 13, 2023.
Click here for link to early-career application
TRAVEL AND SCHEDULE:
After your acceptance, you will be contacted regarding your travel arrangements and any special requests regarding local accommodations. In brief, plan to arrive on campus in time for the start of the first session at 3:00 pm on Friday and remain through Sunday noon. On Friday, the opening session will begin at 3:00 pm in the Interpretive Center at the Linnaeus Arboretum. If you arrive at Gustavus close to 3:00 pm there will be time to check into the campus accomodations during a break before dinner. The Friday dinner on campus and the evening session will end at 8:30 pm. The Saturday program starts at 8:00 am and continues through dinner. On Sunday, the program runs from 8:00 am to noon.
Upon confirmation of travel arrangements for all participants, those who are flying will be contacted to coordinate transportation between the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport and the Gustavus Adolphus campus on Friday and Sunday afternoons. The final schedule for the meeting, directions and campus map will also be sent out at this time.
Please contact Dr. Ed Hansen (midstatesdirector@gmail.com) with any questions about the application or the workshop. Midstates Assistant Ann Schutt (midstatesassistant@gmail.com) can provide information on travel, lodging and meals.