‘Professional Skills’
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Preparing to Mentor
Jul. 20, 2022—Thursday, March 21, 2024 11am Light Hall 411 Join Ashley Brady, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships and Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration, as she shares tips and strategies for mentoring undergraduate and rotation students. Learning how to help others learn, grow, and be more effective will also help you...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Let’s Rumble
Jul. 15, 2022—Thursday, May 4, 2023 11:00 am Location TBD RC Stabile, Ed.D. Associate Director of Trainee Well-being Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET) “Let’s Rumble” As authored by Dr. Brene Brown, A rumble is a discussion, conversation, or meeting defined by a commitment to lean into vulnerability, to stay curious and generous, to stick with...
Wond’ry Quantum Studio, fall 2022, applications now open
Jul. 12, 2022—Applications are now open for the Wond’ry Quantum Course! Quantum computing, as a domain, is currently experiencing a breakthrough as it is becoming applicable in sectors such as chemistry, finance, machine learning et al. Although the quantum industry keeps growing faster daily, there is a shortage of quantum talent in the world. Thus, the Wond’ry...
Janssen Scholars of Oncology Diversity Engagement Program (SODEP)
Jul. 12, 2022—We are delighted to announce the launch of the Janssen Scholars of Oncology Diversity Engagement Program (SODEP): details are available at www.janssensodep.com. SODEP consists of three steps: Exposure to industry at the virtual Janssen Oncology Day (September 14, 2022 – 150 Participants), an all-day program that will provide an overview of the various opportunities within science and medicine, providing a...
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Leveraging LinkedIn
Jul. 5, 2022—Thursday, November 30, 2022 11:00am Location Light Hall 411 Ashley Brady, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration In this session, you’ll learn where to start in creating your own LinkedIN profile, and for those who already have a profile, we will discuss sections with...
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Informational Interviewing
Jul. 5, 2022—Thursday, November 10, 2022 11:00am Ashley Brady, PhD Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration Have you ever heard of an informational interview? Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you. Find out what an informational interview entails, how...
AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop – March 29th
Mar. 18, 2022—You are invited to attend an upcoming AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop. Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Time: 4:00–5:30PM CT Location: Zoom Registration link: Please register here.
Managing Money Confidently: Presented by Jen Hemphill on March 30
Mar. 18, 2022—Managing Money Confidently Presented by Jen Hemphill, author of Her Money Matters: The Missing Truths from Traditional Money Advice Date: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 Time: 4:00 p.m. CT Register for Zoom here.
Career Development Series for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows
Jan. 26, 2022—The Vanderbilt Career Center is featuring some great events for graduate students and postdocs this spring! For more information check out DoreWays **For Biomedical PhD students and postdocs, please register for Decoding Your Story: Networking and Interview Success through here
Decoding Your Story: Networking and Interview Success
Jan. 20, 2022—March 24, 2022 10:30am-12:00pm Vanderbilt Student Life Center Board of Trust Room Interested in developing your networking and interviewing skills? Join us for StoryMason, a card game designed to help students learn how to engage people, gain confidence in telling your story and navigating professional conversations. Part of the ASPIRE Job Search series and co-sponsored...
Opportunity for graduate students interested in consulting
Nov. 10, 2021—The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures hosts a Social Enterprise Consulting (SEc) group to provide concrete opportunities for graduate students to engage in consulting projects, creating business solutions for the problems facing local social enterprises in collaboration with other graduate students from diverse disciplines at Vanderbilt. Interdisciplinary teams of students will support the social enterprises with...
AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop–Tuesday, November 9
Nov. 1, 2021—AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop Presented by Rory Dicker and Brianna Nesbitt, Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center Tuesday, November 9 4:00–5:30 p.m. CT Zoom Please register here
Graduate Leadership Institute 2 part Workshop
Oct. 18, 2021—Sponsored by the Russel G Hamilton Graduate Leadership Institute Team Dynamics Tuesday, November 2nd & Tuesday, November 9th 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Alumni Hall, Rm 206 Register Here Facilitated by Nadine De La Rosa, Academic Life Coach Irene Wallrich, RGH Graduate Leadership Institute Whether you are preparing for a career within or beyond the...
ASPIRE Workshop: Creating Effective Scientific Talks and Delivering Them With Confidence
Sep. 28, 2021—Led by Kathy Gould, PhD, Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research, Education and Career Development Course Description: This workshop will provide basic instruction in strategies of engaging your audiences with maximally effective slide preparation and speaking techniques. Practice opportunities will also be made available with critical but...
Women in the Academy Fall 2021
Sep. 8, 2021—The Margaret Cunninggim Women’s Center has announced their Women in the Academy Series Schedule for Fall 2021, with the first session on Wednesday September 22.
Postdocs: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Thrive in the New Normal
Sep. 7, 2021—The Office of Faculty Affairs cordially invites you to attend the Thomas A. Hazinski Faculty Development Workshop on the Topic of “Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Thrive in the New Normal” on October 1, 2021. Session logistics and overview are listed below: Thomas A. Hazinski Faculty Development Workshop: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence to Thrive in the New Normal Date:...
2021 PhD Student ASPIRE Guide for Career Planning
Sep. 2, 2021— The ASPIRE Team is excited to provide PhD Students with the ASPIRE Guide for Career Planning. Plan your year and career goals, journal your career ideas, and sketch out a plan in the PDF guide for 2021-2022.
TikTok University: Can TikTok be a Tool for Students and Teachers?
Aug. 27, 2021—Webinar, September 30th, 3:00-4:30pm Pacific Time EVENT DESCRIPTION Why might a student or teacher become a TikTok creator? What are the opportunities and risks – professional and personal – of TikTok for grad students, postdocs, professors, and others in higher education? Academics, who have been using Twitter, Facebook, and academia.edu for year, are now increasingly using...
All of Us Researcher Workbench Onramp Event (virtual) sponsored by VICTR, Sept 28th, 3:30-5pm
Aug. 26, 2021—The Data & Research Center (at VUMC) have organized a virtual event on September 28, 2021, from 3:30 to 5 pm for VU/VUMC trainees (grad students and postdocs) to learn more about using the All of Us Research Platform. In Spring 2020, the All of Us Research Program launched the beta version of its Researcher Workbench–just two years out...
VU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office offering free workshops: RStudio, Python/Juypter notebooks, GitHub, data visualization etc…
Aug. 25, 2021—The Libraries’ Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) Office will be offering several series of free workshops and lessons to help you build your technical skills. There are beginner lessons in R using RStudio and Python using Jupyter notebooks. There is also an intermediate lesson series on data visualization using R and ggplot. For those interested...