BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250906T082433EDT-9907fggDKv@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250906T122433Z DESCRIPTION:Academic Careers Series:  Designed for PhD’s\, Academic Career Series will provide a series of panels and presentations addressing key el ements of the doctoral process and the academic job search. Join us for co nversations and workshops on preparing your teaching portfolio\, exploring careers in CEGEPs\, defending your thesis online\, and equity\, diversity \, and inclusion in your research program.\n\n\nCEGEP Panel: Faculty Caree rs\n April 1\, 2021\n 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nAre you cu rious about teaching careers in postsecondary institutions in Quebec? Join a panel of CEGEP professors for a discussion\, tips and tricks for applyi ng for (and landing!) a job teaching in CEGEP.\n\nLearning objectives:\n\n \n Learn about teaching careers in CEGEP\n Learn strategies for applying for teaching jobs in CEGEPs\n\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nSean Hughes\, PhD.\, Department of Chemistry\, John Abbott College\n\nSean Hughes has been a teacher in t he department of chemistry at John Abbott College since 2006. In 1999\, Se an earned his B.Sc. in Biology from Concordia University and was a graduat e of their Science College program. He stayed at Concordia University to p ursue his Ph.D. in Chemistry.  Prior to joining John Abbott College\, Sean taught classes at Dawson College as a member of their continuing educatio n department and assisted an e-course for non-science students at Concordi a University. At John Abbott College\, he became Pathways Coordinator in 2 010 and has been an active member of several program committees (Pathways\ , Crossroads\, Science and Nursing) as well as a long-standing member of t he Student Success Committee. He became a member of Academic Council in 20 20 and he has recently become the Science Program Coordinator. For more de tails\, please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-rashad-hughes-3b062a 186/\n\nEsther Szeben\, M.A.\, ‎Instructor\, Information and Library Techn ologies Department · ‎CEGEP - John Abbott College\n\nEsther Szeben\, MLIS ( School of Library and Information Studies Class of ‘99) has worked in Libraries for over 20 years and in the CEGEP system for the last ten y ears. She discovered her love of teaching as Reference Librarian at Marian opolis College and went on to teach in the classrooms and labs at John Abb ott College in the professional program in Information and Library Technol ogies.\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course start time. Please note that these sessions may be recorded . To qualify for CCR recognition\, you must register for and sign into the online zoom event using your email address.\n\n\nCEGEP Panel: Non Faculty Careers\n April 7\, 2021\n 11:00 am - 12:00 pm\n RSVP through myFutur e\n\nAre you interested in non-faculty careers in postsecondary institutio ns? Join us for a conversation about opportunities in higher ed administra tion at the CEGEP level\, how to prepare an application and strategies for navigating the hiring process.\n\nLearning objectives\n\n\n Learn about no n-faculty careers in CEGEP\n Learn strategies for applying for non-faculty careers in CEGEPs\n\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nValerie McDonnell\, M.A.\, OCCOQ\, Ada pted Services Counsellor\, John Abbott College\n\nValerie McDonnell works at John Abbott College as an Adapted Services Counselor and Chairperson in the Access Centre. She oversees operations including clinical activities. She completed her BA in Honors Psychology at Concordia University and an MA in Counselling Psychology at . She is a member of the Ordre des Conseillers et Conseilleres d’orientation du Québec (OCCOQ). She is currently completing a 3 year mandate with the Commission de l’enseign ement et de la recherche au collégiale (CERC)\, a sub-committee of the Con seil Supérieur de l’Éducation (CSE). Prior to joining the John Abbott Coll ege Access Centre in 2016\, Valerie worked as a Bilingual Client Care Coun selor at Shepell-FGI\, an employee assistance program offering telephone a nd in-person counselling as well as a specialized Career Counselor for SEM O Montérégie\, a community organization financed by Emploi-Quebec which of fers career counseling services for adults presenting with medical conditi ons and resulting limitations.\n\nAzra Khan M.Sc.\, Professional and Pedag ogical Development Specialist\, Human Resources Department\, Dawson\n\nA c onsummate ‘academic’ with a passion for cities\, social justice and educat ion\, Azra has worked as a teacher\, researcher\, and human rights fieldwo rker in educational institutions and international organizations. Azra wor ks at Dawson in the department of Human Resources\, where she aims to conn ect people and innovative initiatives across the college through organizin g things such as pedagogical days for teachers and professional staff\, an d support staff training. She has completed her Sustainable Happiness Faci litator training certification and has co- lead a peer to peer SH introduc tory course for Dawson support staff. She is friendly\, curious\, and is m other to two boisterous young people that keep her laughing.\n\nThe Zoom m eeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course start time. Please note that these sessions may be recorded. To qualify for CCR recognition\, you must register for and sign into the online zoom event u sing your email address.\n\n\nBuilding Your Teaching Portfolio Work shop (in partnership with Teaching & Learning Services - TLS)\n April 15\, 2021\n 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nThis workshop will prov ide an introduction to the design and preparation of a teaching portfolio. In particular\, we will address how to document the diverse elements of y our teaching and effectively communicate your pedagogical skills to academ ic hiring committees.\n\nBy the end of this workshop\, you will be able to :\n - Identify content appropriate for inclusion in a teaching portfolio\n - Select content for your teaching portfolio that demonstrates the breadth and depth of your teaching experience for a specific audience\n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course star t time. Please note that these sessions may be recorded. To qualify for CC R recognition\, you must register for and sign into the online zoom event using your email address.\n\n\nGrad Chat - Strategies for your Virt ual Thesis Defense (in partnership with Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies - GPS)\n April 22\, 2021\n 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nIn t he early months of the pandemic\, PhD candidates had to go where no earlie r candidates had gone before – the virtual defense room. Join two newly mi nted PhDs online for a chat where they will share their experiences \, strategies for preparation\, and tips to crush your virtual defense.\n \nLearning objectives:\n\n\n Share strategies for preparing for virtual def ense\n Share experiences of defending PhD online\n\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nClaire M cLeish\, PhD (Musicology\, 2020)\, Instructor\, Concordia University\n\nCl aire McLeish earned a Ph.D. in Musicology from in 2020. Her dissertation research examines digital sampling and music copyright in golden age hip-hop. Claire was the recipient of a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bom bardier Graduate Scholarship. Along with her colleague Dr. Benjamin Duinke r\, Claire developed a new course entitled “Rap Music and Hip-hop Culture” in her final year at . Claire is based in Montréal\, where she work s as a course lecturer at Concordia University and a freelance forensic mu sicologist.\n\nChloe Garcia\, PhD (Integrated Studies in Education\, 2020) \, Academic Affairs Officer\, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies\, U niversity\n\n\nEquity in Research for Academic Career Planning \n May 3\, 2 021\n 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm\n RSVP through myFuture\n\nAcademia has experienced a major positive transformation over the past decades\, opening ranks to t hose who had previously faced many barriers to higher education. There is\ , however\, much more work to do to create truly inclusive and equitable s paces of learning and research.\n\nUnderstanding the place of equity\, div ersity\, and inclusion in academia\, and committing to practices promoting equity in research and innovation are vital parts of building your academ ic career in the 21st century\, starting with planning your graduate resea rch program.\n\nLearning objectives\n\n\n Understand place of equity\, dive rsity\, and inclusion in research\n Reflect on practices promoting EDI in r esearch in graduate school through an academic career\n\n\nSPEAKER:\n\nDr. Uzma Jamil\, Senior Research Equity Advisor\, Office of the Associate Pro vost (Equity and Academic Policies) \n\nThe Zoom meeting link will be sent to all registrants in advance of the course start time. Please note that these sessions may be recorded. To qualify for CCR recogn ition\, you must register for and sign into the online zoom event using yo ur email address.\n\n\nADDITIONAL BONUS EVENTS - Hosted by Teaching and Learning Services (TLS)\n\nDate and Time\n\nWednesday\, May 5 2021 at 3:00 PM EDT to\n\nWednesday\, May 5 2021 at 4:30 PM EDT\n\nAre you a grad uate student interested in teaching at the university level? Are you prepa ring to teach a course? Curious about what it's like to teach as a graduat e student? Register for this panel to hear from current grad students abou t their teaching experiences and learn about the successes and challenges of teaching during your degree.\n\nThe Teaching as a Grad Student panel wi ll\n\n\n Discuss the best ways to find\, apply\, and prepare for teaching o pportunities as a graduate student\;\n Identify challenges and strategies f or success as a graduate student instructor\; and\n Reflect on how remote l earning has shifted our teaching practices.\n\n\nIMPORTANT: Students must register with their official email address in order for the registr ation to be valid.\n \n No-Show Fee Alert: There are no fees associated with SKILLSETS webinars\; however\, registering for an online event is a commi tment to attend. If you can no longer attend\, make sure to cancel your re gistration. Otherwise\, a $25 No-Show Fee will be charged to your s tudent account. Exceptions will only be made for students in the case of e mergencies or “extenuating circumstances”. 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