2022-2023 Events

FALL 2022

How to Boost your Professional Visibility

Wednesday, December 7
1:00-2:00 pm, via Zoom
This workshop will be presented by Alessandro Catenazzi, Assistant Professor of Biology. 
Online visibility is essential to promote professional careers in academia and beyond. Join us as we provide a quick overview of low-cost tools to maximize professional visibility. 

How to Boost your Professional Visibility

Wednesday, November 9
2:00 pm, via Zoom
This talk will introduce practices that are crucial for the management of graduate students in a research lab, which includes numerous elements such as work ethics and research integrity, professional training, belonging and inclusiveness, and marketing.

Mentor Orientation

Friday, September 30, 2022, 2:00-4:00 pm, CG 355, MMC
Hosted by Dr. Suzanna Rose, AWED Associate Provost

It's Not All About Startups: Three Paths To Commercializing Research

Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 2:00-3:00 pm, via Zoom
This workshop will take a deep dive into three main pathways to commercialize your research.

Presented by Dr. Robert Hacker, Director of StartUP FIU. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. Hosted by StartUp FIU and co-sponsored by the Faculty Mentoring Program and the FIU Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Services.

Mentor Program Lunch Meeting

Wednesday, October 19, 2022 OR Thursday, October 20, 2022
12:00-2:00 pm, Faculty Club, MMC
Join us for the Fall 2022 Mentor Program Lunch. All faculty in the Faculty Mentor Program are invited to come with their mentors or mentees for a casual lunchtime gathering with colleagues. 

The Road from Lab to Market: It's About the Journey Not the Destination

Wednesday, October 19, 2022,  2:00-3:30 pm, via Zoom   
Join us as we navigate the journey from lab to market on a research commercialization visual roadmap.

Presented by Dr. Robert Hacker, Director of StartUP FIU. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. Hosted by StartUp FIU and co-sponsored by the Faculty Mentoring Program and the FIU Office of Postdoctoral Scholar Services.

SPRING 2023

UFF-FIU Tenure/Promotion and Instruction Workshops

Wednesday, February 8Non-tenure track promotion - 10:00am-noon, via ZoomTenure track promotion - 1:00pm-3:00pm, via Zoom

Please join the United Faculty of Florida(UFF) and Florida International University(FIU) in our annual Tenure & Promotion Workshop. Each year, individuals from the provost’s office, as well as deans and associate deans who examine promotion files, offer their advice regarding what’s expected at FIU with respect to promotions.

Feel free to come prepared with key questions regarding the processes and approaches administrators tend to take when reviewing files.