The ASPIRE program provides many opportunities for career and professional development, but there are numerous other terrific opportunities at Vanderbilt and in Nashville to test your interests and build your skills and network. This list of potential activities to enhance your career and professional development was originally compiled by VU alumnus Teddy van Opstal, PhD Biological Sciences ’18, and we’ve added to it as we’ve learned of new developments. Have ideas for the list? Let us know!<\/p>\n
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\n-Certificate in College Teaching (1 semester coursework, 1 semester practicum)
\n-Certificate in Humanities Teaching and Learning
\n-Course Design Institute
\n-Graduate Teaching Fellows program
\n-An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching workshop
\n-Learning Communities
\n-Teaching statement revisions
\n-Become a staff member (several openings)<\/p>\n
\n-Teaching-as-Research Fellows program
\n-An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching workshop
\n-Tiered Mentoring Program
\n-Blended & Online Learning Design program
\n-Future faculty Classroom Experience<\/p>\n
\n-Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young instructor
\n-Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young instructor
\n-Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University instructor
\n-Vanderbilt Summer Academy instructor<\/p>\n
\n-Scientist in the Classroom program (for postdocs)
\n-Day of Discovery program lab visit
\n-Young Scientist Journal editor<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Science Policy and Advocacy<\/h3>\n
\n-Life Science Tennessee Mid-TN Academic Alliance
\n-Vanderbilt Science Policy Group<\/p>\nWriting & Communication<\/h3>\n
\n-department newsletters (i.e BioVU investigator, Results and Discussion, etc.)
\n– VUMC Reporter newspaper
\n-Vanderbilt Editors Club
\n-Vanderbilt Hustler news<\/p>\n
\n-Walk in appointments
\n-Dinner and a draft
\n-Dissertation Writers Retreat
\n-3 minute thesis workshop
\n-On Writing seminar series
\n-Become a staff member<\/p>\n
\n-English for Academics and Professionals Program
\n-1-1 speaking consultations
\n-1-1 writing consultations
\n-Effective Teaching Strategies for International Faculty
\n-Dissertation workshops<\/p>\n
\n-Graduate Student Council’s 3-Minute Thesis Competition
\n-Nashville Science Club<\/p>\n
\n-Project pyramid
\n-Regular lunch and learns
\n-TFC Summer Fellowships
\n-Advising hours with TFC director<\/p>\nScience Outreach<\/h3>\n
\n-BrainBlast event (every Spring)
\n-MegaMicrobe event (every Fall)
\n–Adventure Science Center<\/a><\/strong> volunteer
\n–Vanderbilt Aspirnaut<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\n-Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young instructor
\n-Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young instructor
\n-Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University instructor
\n-Vanderbilt Summer Academy instructor<\/p>\n
\n-Scientist in the Classroom program (for postdocs)
\n-Day of Discovery program lab visit
\n-Young Scientist Journal editor<\/p>\n
\n-Curb Scholars Program
\n-Public Scholars Program
\n-Racial Equity in Arts Leadership program<\/p>\nEntrepreneurship<\/h3>\n
\n-VINES or VEN organizations
\n-Life Science TN Academic Alliance Beer and Biotech events<\/p>\n
\n-Entrepreneur Prelaunch
\n-Entrepreneur Postlaunch
\n-Innovation Garage
\n-iCorps<\/p>\nData Science and Digital Scholarship<\/h3>\n
\n–Vanderbilt Data Science Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Leadership opportunities<\/h3>\n
\n-Graduate Student Council
\n-Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association
\n-Departmental student associations
\n-VU-WISE
\n-Organization of Black Graduate & Professional Students
\n-Society for the Advancement of Chicanos\/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science
\n-Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health Student Advisory Council<\/p>\n