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Notes and handouts from past meetings
2013
January 11, 2013 Merrideth Holub, One Health Program Coordinator at TAMU.
March 8, 2013: General meeting-Business events (
Agenda
)
May 10, 2013: Panel of Successful Grant Writers-DVMs and Post Docs.
2012
February 13, 2012 General meeting (
meeting minutes
)
April 20, 2012
GSA/PDA Symposium
May 11, 2012 Presentation by Drs. Ruth Schemmer and Valerie Balester: Application packet, personal statement, and teaching philosophy. Dr. Schemmer's handouts (
CV
,
Teaching Philosophy Articles
,
Academic Job Applications
) and Dr. Balester's handouts (
Personal Statement
and
Teaching Philosophy
)
June 8, 2012 Grant Writing Tips by Dr. Bhanu Chowdhary (
handout: 1-pager
)
July 13, 2012 Peer Review by Dr. Mark Westhusin
(slides)
August 10, 2012 Recent experiences in the job quest by Drs. Ashlee Watts and Sarah and Gabe Hamer (
Meeting minutes
and
handout
)
September 14, 2012 Bridging the gap: Scientists and Clinicians in research by Drs. Weston Porter and Heather Wilson-Robles. (
Meeting Minutes
)
October 12, 2012 Alternative Career Paths. Dr. Samantha Wilson from the TAMU Career Center (
Meeting minutes
)
November 9, 2012 Representatives from the GTA: From the Lab Bench to the Classroom: how the Graduate Teaching Academy Can Help you. (
Meeting Minutes
)
December 14, 2012 Fran Ortiz discussed the details of veterinary licenses and animal research laws.
2011
January 18, 2011
Presentation: Postdoc Association Plans for 2011
February 15, 2011 Dr. John Ivy
Fellowships for Postdocs
March 4, 2011 Seminar by Dr. Ruth Schemmer: Salary Negotiation and Interview Skills -
notes
and
presentation
2010
January 19, 2010 handout
February 16, 2010 handout
March 23, 2010
meeting notes
/
Presentation by Dr. Long
No meeting minutes for April 20, 2010 meeting
May 18, 2010
meeting notes
/
Presentation by Dr. Ivy (grant writing seminar)
June 22, 2010 mock review panel
meeting notes
August 24, 2010 Dr. Ruth Schemmer -
The Academic Job Interview
Chronicle of Higher Education:The Academic Job Interview Revisited
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Academic-Job-Interview-/44607/
Campus Visit: Tips and Tricks
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Campus-Visit-TipsTricks/23013/
Academic Job Interview Advice (Mary Corbin Sies):
http://otal.umd.edu/~sies/jobadvice.html
http://otal.umd.edu/~sies/jobquess.html
December 7, 2010 Drs. Dorothy Shippen and Daria Panina presented Building and Leading a Research Team workshop.
2009
December 8, 2009 handout