Thursday, 30 April 2015 – Sunday, 3 May 2015
Mays Business School’s CityCentre Campus
Houston, Texas!
Workshop Agenda
Workshop Agenda
| Thursday, 30 April 2015 | |
| 3:00 – 6:00 pm | Workshop Check-in |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Reception and Elevator Pitches |
| Friday, 1 May 2015 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome and Information about Different Types of Universities Moderator: Valerie Taylor (TAMU) |
| 8:30 – 10:00 am | Panel: Demystifying the Promotion and Tenure Process Moderator: Bryant York (Portland) Panelists: Dan Garcia (Berkeley), Ann Gates (UTEP),Ron Metoyer (Oregon State), Valerie Taylor (TAMU) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Panel: Launching a Research Program Moderator: Bryant York (Portland) Panelists: Jeanine Cook (Sandia), Keith Marzullo (NSF), Timothy Pinkston (USC) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Panel: Effective Teaching Moderator: Dan Garcia (Berkeley) Panelists: Jeffrey Forbes (Duke), Ann Gates (UTEP), Bryant York (Portland) |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm | Break |
| 3:30 – 5:00 pm | Panel on Funding Agencies Moderator: Valerie Taylor (TAMU) Panelists: Frederica Darema (USAF), Keith Marzullo (NSF), Dan Ragsdale (Formerly DARPA/currently TAMU) |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Networking Time |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | Dinner and Brief Session on Networking Moderator: IlIya Hicks (Rice) Panelists: Jeanine Cook (Sandia), Jose Morales (Carnegie Mellon) |
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| Saturday, 2 May 2015 | |
| 7:30 – 8:15 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) Panelists: Jose Morales (Carnegie Mellon), Jeanine Cook (Sandia), Jeffrey Forbes (Duke) | |
| 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: Bryant York (Portland) Panelists: Charles Isbell (GaTech), Valerie Taylor (TAMU), Brian Blake(Miami), Timothy Pinkston (USC) | |
| 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch and Networking |
| 1:00 – 2:30 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
| Part 1: Proposal Writing Workshop Presenter: Timothy Pinkston (USC) | |
| Panel: Promotion to Full Professor Moderator: Bryant York (Portland) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami), Charles Isbell (GaTech), 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) | |
| Discussion: Promotion to Full Professor – Case Studies Moderator: Bryant York (Portland) Panelists: Brian Blake (Miami), Charles Isbell (GaTech), Valerie Taylor (TAMU), Ann Gates (UTEP) | |
| 4:45 – 6:15 pm | Parallel Sessions: |
| Networking Time | |
| Panel: Applying and Interviewing Academic Positions Panelists: Dan Garcia (Berkeley), IlIya Hicks (Rice), Valerie Taylor (TAMU) | |
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Dinner at Seasons 52 |
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| Sunday, 3 May 2015 | |
| 7:30 – 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 10:00 am | Part 1: Mock Review Panel Panelists: IIlya Hicks (Rice), Bryant York (Portland), Valerie Taylor (TAMU) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Part 2: Mock Review Panel Panelists: IIlya Hicks (Rice), Bryant York (Portland), Valerie Taylor (TAMU) |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch and Focus Group Discussions |