Thursday, 27 March 2014 – Sunday, 30 March 2014
The Allen Center at Northwestern University
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Workshop Agenda

Workshop Agenda
Thursday, 27 March 2014 | |
3:00 – 6:00 pm | Workshop Check-in |
6:00 – 8:00 pm | Dinner and Elevator Pitches |
Friday, 28 March 2014 | |
7:00 – 8:00 am | Breakfast |
8:00 – 8:10 am | Welcome from Northwestern University – Larry Henschen |
8:10 – 8:30 am | Welcome and Information about Different Types of Universities Moderator: Nayda Santiago (UPRM) |
8:30 – 10:00 am | Panel: Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process Moderator: Richard Ladner (Washington) Panelists: Manuel Perez-Quinones (VaTech, PDF), Ann Gates (UTEP, PDF), Russ Joseph (Northwestern, PDF), Bryant York (Portland) |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Panel: Launching a Research Program Moderator: Timothy Pinkston (USC, PDF) Panelists: Charles Isbell (GaTech), Jose Martinez (Cornell, PDF), Nayda Santiago (UPRM, PDF), Jeanine Cook (Sandia, PDF) |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 – 3:00 pm | Panel: Effective Teaching Moderator: Dan Garcia (Berkeley, PDF) Panelists: Christina Alvarado (PDF), Ann Gates (UTEP, PDF), Mark Moss (CyberEd, PDF) |
3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Brief Session on Networking Moderator: Illya Hicks (Rice, PDF) Panelists: Valerie Taylor (TAMU), Jose Martinez (Cornell), Jeanine Cook (Sandia, PDF) |
4:30 – 6:00 pm | Networking Time |
6:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner and Panel on Entrepreneurship Moderator: Ann Gates (UTEP) Panelists: Dina Requena (BoomZip & Toshiba), George K. Thiruvathukal (Loyola), Lawrence Birnbaum (Northwestern) |
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Saturday, 29 March 2014 | |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 – 10:00 am | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 1: Affinity Group Model Presenter: Ann Gates (UTEP) | |
Panel: Alternative Careers Moderator: Dan Garcia(Berkeley, PDF) Panelists: Mark Moss (CyberEd, PDF), Keith Marzullo (NSF), Jose Morales (UTSA), Jeanine Cook (Sandia, PDF)) | |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 – 11:30 am | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 2: Affinity Group Model Presenter: Ann Gates (UTEP) | |
Panel: Joys of AdministrationModerator: Richard Ladner (Washington) Panelists: Charles Isbell (GaTech), Valerie Taylor (TAMU), Manuel Perez-Quinones (VaTech, PDF) | |
11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch and Networking |
1:00 – 2:30 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 1: Proposal Writing WorkshopPresenter: Timothy Pinkston (USC, PDF) | |
Panel: Promotion to Full Professor Moderator: Bryant York (Portland, PDF) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami), Richard Ladner (Washington), Valerie Taylor (TAMU), Ann Gates (UTEP) | |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Break |
3:00 – 4:30 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
Part 2: Proposal Writing Workshop Moderator: Timothy Pinkston (USC, PDF) | |
Discussion: Promotion to Full Professor – Case Studies Moderator: Bryant York (Portland) | |
4:45 – 6:15 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
Networking Time | |
Panel: Applying and Interviewing Academic Positions Moderator: Timothy Pinkston (USC, PDF) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami), Nayda Santiago (UPRM , PDF), Charles Isbell (GaTech), Dan Garcia (Berkeley, PDF) | |
6:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner and Panel on Funding Agencies Moderator: Bryant York (Portland, PDF) Panelists: Keith Marzullo (NSF, PDF), Dan Ragsdale (DARPA, PDF), Dina Requena (BoomZip & Toshiba, PDF), Venkatram Vishwanath (Argonne, PDF) |
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Sunday, 30 March 2014 | |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 – 10:00 am | Part 1: Mock Review Panel Panelists: Ann Gates (UTEP), Bryant York (Portland), Richard Ladner (Washington), Illya Hicks (Rice) |
10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Part 2: Mock Review Panel Panelists: Ann Gates (UTEP), Bryant York (Portland), Richard Ladner (Washington), Illya Hicks (Rice) |
12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Focus Group Discussions |