August 5, 2020
Conference for assistant professors to focus on navigating academia to achieve promotion; registration now open
As previously announced in Purdue Today, the Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence in collaboration with the Office of the Provost will hold the 11th annual Conference for Assistant Professors titled "Navigating Academia to Achieve Promotion: You Can Make It Happen!" on Oct. 6-7 in a live virtual format. Registration is now open.
The keynote presentation on Oct. 6 will be by Samantha Power, the Anna Lindh Professor of Practice, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School, Harvard University. The tentative title for the keynote is "Leadership That Makes a Difference." The program on Oct. 6 also will include five breakout sessions.
The keynote presentation on Oct. 7 will be by Cheryl Gittens, interim deputy vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The tentative title for the keynote is “Leading Diversity and Inclusion in Turbulent Times.” The program on Oct. 7 also will include a workshop titled “How Can Professors Practice Resilience with Vulnerability in the Academic Context?” conducted by Tanya Williams, curriculum specialist at LeaderShape.
Although this conference focuses on assistant professors, all faculty, postdocs and graduate students can benefit from the strategies and insights offered by the keynote speakers, the workshop and breakout sessions. The conference is free for Purdue faculty, postdocs and graduate students, who must email butlercenter@purdue.edu for the code before registering. Faculty, postdocs and graduate students from outside Purdue will pay a registration fee.
More information, including the conference schedule, workshop, and breakout sessions, is available on the conference webpage.