From: Brothers, Ernest L
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 6:41 PM
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Cc: Peterson, Cynthia B; Haynes, Sekeenia
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Dear Directors,

 

Please circulate the communication below to your doctoral students and post the attached flyer at the appropriate locations.  The focus of the symposium is on those within Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines, but you will find some seminars that will benefit all doctoral students.  Please contact Dr. Cynthia Peterson ([log in to unmask]) or Dr. Sekeenia Haynes ([log in to unmask]) if you have any questions.

 

Ernest L. Brothers, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean

 

 

 

 

To graduate students in STEM disciplines,
 
The PEER program would like to invite all STEM doctoral students to attend our 1st Annual PEER Symposium on April 7th from1-6pm in the Shiloh room of the University Center. Our goal for the Symposium is to provide graduate students with tools for success in graduate school and to offer information and professional development opportunities to help students prepare for future careers.
 
Some features of this event are:
·     Keynote address by Dr. Clifton Poodry, Director of  the Division of  Minority Opportunities in Research at the National Institute of  Health
·     "Successfully Navigating Graduate Life" panel featuring experienced graduate students offering advice for being successful in graduate school
·     "Careers in STEM" panel featuring professionals who have earned their PhD's in STEM fields and have taken various career paths.  Our guests will be Maisha Gray-Diggs: Doctoral Recruiting Manager at Proctor and Gamble; Pat Marstellar: Director of the Emory College Center for Science Education; Louise Hainline: Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at CUNY Brooklyn College; Jason Williams: Staff scientist at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS); and Leon Duquella: Chemical Engineer at the Dept of Energy (ORNL).
·     Four workshops:  Building a Competitive Resume; How to Fund your Research; Taking Charge of your Research; Building Collaborations and Networking
 
Please see the attached flyer for some details.  Please feel free to post and circulate the flyer to interested individuals.  If you are interested in attending any of the above sessions, please register by March 24th using the link provided below.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG9WVWFITV81MGhOVXIxZUhZYjdvbmc6MQ

Thank you and we look forward to your participation in the 1st Annual PEER Symposium.  If you would like further information, please contact one of the student organizers (Lenora Pluchino, [log in to unmask]: Letitia Olson, [log in to unmask]; or Jerreme Jackson, [log in to unmask]) or the PEER Program Manager, Dr. Sekeenia Haynes ([log in to unmask]).

Cynthia B. Peterson, PhD ([log in to unmask])
PI. Program for Excellence and Equity in Research (PEER, NIH funded IMSD Program)
Kenneth and Blaire Mossman Professor of Biomedicine
Head, Department of Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology
M407 Walters Life Sciences Building
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN  37996
PH:  865-974-5148
FAX:  865-974-6306