RUA Fall 2022 Conference: Celebrating the Whole Self

Attention:  Enrolled GT 4th/5th Ph.D. candidate or Post-doc in the areas of Mathematics, Physical and Environmental Sciences, and Engineering (MPESE)

I am one of the Georgia Tech Primary Investigators (PIs) for the NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Research University Alliance (RUA) grant aimed at diversifying the professoriate of the future, focused on developing and operationalizing interventions to recruit, support, and advance postdocs from backgrounds historically underrepresented in academia in the Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences, and Engineering fields. The 9 institutions in this alliance are Berkeley, CalTech, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Michigan, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, and Washington, which together constitute over 27% of postdocs in these fields.

RUA Fall 2022 Conference: Celebrating the Whole Self

Date: September 12th and 13th, 2022

Location: CalTech

Participant Requirements:

–        Enrolled GT 4th/5th Ph.D. candidate or Post-doc in the areas of Mathematics, Physical and Environmental Sciences, and Engineering (MPESE)

 Goal: To create a vibrant, connected community of RUA grad students and postdocs and provide safe spaces to discuss and learn about tough topics facing underrepresented academics. 

 

Topics:

  • Dealing with the URM tax
  • Being the only in your department
  • Building a support network, etc.
  • Managing service and outreach as faculty

If interested, please complete the interest survey by April 1st.

 

*Interested parties who meet the NSF AGEP population definition will be prioritized for full funding support to attend the conference (NSF AGEP eligible populations: African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders).