<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Marcia Gumpertz</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gumpertz@ncsu.edu">gumpertz@ncsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 10:34 AM<br>Subject: [advance] Building Future Faculty program application window is now open<br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dear ADVANCE Community,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Please encourage your graduate students to apply for this program and also provide this information to your colleagues and networks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Thanks!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Marcia Gumpertz</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div>Greetings, </span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">I hope this message finds you in good spirits. As someone who connects with graduate students and post-doctoral students, I would like to draw your attention to a unique opportunity to engage future faculty members in an enriching, preparatory experience. </span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">The 2016 Building Future Faculty (BFF) program will be offered by NC State University on <b><span><span>Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - Saturday, April 2, 2016</span></span></b>. This all-expenses paid workshop is designed for diverse graduate students and post-doctoral students who are seeking a career as a faculty member. </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Workshop topics include information regarding what to expect as a faculty member, a discussion of the wealth of resources available to faculty for teaching, and expectations of productivity for faculty engaged in research. During the workshop, participants will spend time with current faculty and department chairs in their discipline discussing effective strategies to prepare for an academic career, and the realities of life as a faculty member, as well as receiving personal tips and feedback. This program aims to increase faculty diversity and inclusion, to create faculty that mirrors the increasingly diversified student populations, </span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Past participants had the following things to say about the program:</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><blockquote style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">"The BFF program provided me with a set of new ideas that I will use as a framework for preparing and positioning myself to be a competitive faculty candidate." </span><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">"This experience has certainly prepared me for the job market as a future faculty member. The knowledge I have gained and the contacts that I have acquired have been invaluable. I would recommend this program to anyone pursuing a career in academia." </span><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">"I believe this program is not only benefiting the participants, but the higher education community as a whole. There are experiences I have had in this program that will remain with me throughout my career."</span></blockquote><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">For the application for the 2016 Building Future Faculty program, please visit </span><a href="http://oied.ncsu.edu/faculty/building-future-faculty-program/" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://oied.ncsu.edu/faculty/building-future-faculty-program/</a>. <span style="font-size:12.8px">Applications are due by <b>Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:55 EST</b>.</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">To better </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">understand </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">this wonderful opportunity, v</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">iew our promotional video </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">The video can be accessed through the following link </span><a href="http://go.ncsu.edu/bffvideo" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">http://go.ncsu.edu/bffvideo</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">.</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Truly,</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Garry Morgan</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Associate Director for Diversity Programs</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">NC State</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity</span></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr">Stay informed!<div><a href="http://lists.ncsu.edu/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr?user=&passw=&func=lists-long-full&extra=ncsuwomen" target="_blank">Subscribe to NCSUWomen</a></div><div><a href="https://groups.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/forum/#!forum/group-multicultural-faculty" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Multicultural Faculty Google Group</a></div><div><a href="http://oied.ncsu.edu/oied/subscribe_diversity_digest.php" target="_blank">Subscribe to the Diversity Digest</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><div><br></div><div>Marcia Gumpertz</div><div>Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity</div><div>Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity</div><div>Campus Box 7530</div><div>Raleigh, NC 27695-7530</div><div><a href="tel:919-515-7826" value="+19195157826" target="_blank">919-515-7826</a></div></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><a href="http://oied.ncsu.edu/faculty" target="_blank">oied.ncsu.edu/faculty</a></div></font></span></div></div>
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