Academic and Research Leadership Symposium

The Academic and Research Leadership (ARL) Symposium is co-located with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Annual Convention. The ARL Symposium has two threads: (1) a faculty development thread, and (2) a research networking thread. The faculty development thread hosts workshops organized by members of the ARL network that strengthen and demystify fundamental components of academia. Past topics include: Obtaining a Faculty Position, The Ins and Outs of the Tenure Process, How to Write a Successful Proposal, How to Successfully Manage a Research Group, Strategies for Diversifying your Research Funding Portfolio. The researcher development and networking thread is critical to the goal of a self-sustaining ARL ecosystem. This year, topics will include Lessons Learned from Winning Grant Recipients, Creating a Thriving Research Enterprise: Developing a Research Agenda, and Moving Beyond Service: Engaging in Strategic Mentoring Relationships.

The ARL Symposium provides an opportunity for seasoned researchers (university, corporate, government) to nurture connections with their peers, and be excited and inspired by the latest discoveries and technical advances across many disciplines of engineering and science. Opportunities for new collaborations and strategic career advancements are anticipated. The researcher development and networking thread consists of a networking reception with a keynote presentation by a leader in the engineering field, a session on career development in an R&D centric environment, and a poster session organized by members of the ARL network for more in-depth technical discussions.

About ARLS and NSBE

The choice to locate the ARL Symposium at the NSBE annual convention is strategic. Currently, minimal programming is available at the NSBE National Convention for senior graduate students focused on academic careers, and researchers in academia and industry who may have participated in previous K-12, undergraduate and graduate NSBE activities. The ARLS will improve membership retention and help other minority engineers matriculate successfully through the academic and research workforce in universities, national laboratories and industry. The impacts of the ARL Symposium are many-fold, and include the following: this symposium serves as a (1) meeting place for minority researchers to share and gain new ideas leading to new intellectual products and technologies that benefit society; (2) constant pool of diverse faculty candidates for universities and researchers for government/industrial laboratories; (3) pool for funding agencies’ program managers needing to diversify their review panels; (4) pool of qualified senior Ph.D. students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty that can develop content for and teach workshops that are of critical importance to the success of the current NSBE graduate school conference (GSC); (5) critical mass of engaged minority researchers that can introduce ideas for increasing minority interest in the Ph.D. in ways not currently possible; and (6) “showcase” of minority researchers on scales that have never existed, that is also strategically placed in a venue with a built in audience of emerging minority engineers.

2017 Venue

NSBE’s 43st Annual Convention in Kansas City, MO

Address
Kansas City Convention & Entertainment Center
301 West 13th Street, Suite 100
Kansas City, MO 64105
Accomodations

NSBE 43rd Annual Convention Registration: http://convention.nsbe.org/ (early registration ends 11/30/16)
Apply for Travel Grant: https://assisttravelgrants.org/ (due 12/30/16)
ARLS 2017 Registration https://www.arlnetwork.org/symposia/ (due 01/31/17)
You must submit the following as part of the travel grant application. If selected, you will be reimbursed for travel and conference registration costs.

Application
Statement of Interest
Statement of Diversity Impact
NSF Biography

Additional Information

To register to attend this symposium, please fill out the form here.

Information regarding the speakers for this symposium will be made available here soon.

March 31, 2017
7:30 am
Registration, Breakfast, Poster Set Up
8:30 am
Welcome, Introduction, Ice Breaker
9:30 am
Research Track I – PRESENT
Title: “Lessons Learned from Winning Grant Recipients: Faculty Early CAREER and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Panel”
10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am
Research Track II – PRESENT
Concurrent Sessions Session A: Creating a Thriving Research Enterprise: Developing a Research Agenda Session B: Expanding Your Research Enterprise: Identifying Relevant Partnerships and Resources
12:00 pm
Affinity Groups
Title: More than a Carnegie Classification Affinity Groups
1:00 pm
Leadership Track – FUTURE
Title: Keeping Your Sanity and Your Job: Perspectives from University Administrators
2:00 pm
Development Track – FUTURE
Concurrent Sessions Session A: Establishing a Mentoring Network Session B: Moving Beyond Service: Engaging in Strategic Mentoring Relationships
3:00 pm
Networking Track – FUTURE
3:15 pm
Networking Track – PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Poster Session
4:15 pm
Networking Track –PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
6:30 pm
Pioneer’s Ball – Red Carpet Gala – PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

April 1, 2017
8:00 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Leadership Track – FUTURE
Title: Standing Out in a Crowded Room: Reaching the Pinnacle of Your Career
10:45 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am
Research Track III – PRESENT
Speed Networking: Creating Professional Collaborations Beyond the Symposium
12:00 pm
Breakout Groups – PRESENT
Professional Perspectives by University Type, Profession, Career Level, & Discipline
1:00 pm
Development Track – PRESENT
Keynote Luncheon Speakers Title: Black Engineers Matter
2:00 pm
Wrap Up/Summary/Evaluation/Action Items
Wrap Up/Summary/Evaluation/Action Items
2:30 pm
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