Sample Schedule of Program Activities

*During the retreat at the beginning of the fellowship year, each cohort modifies the schedule
according to their particular interests and needs.

FELLOWS’ RETREAT at the Acorn Inn
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“QUICKSTARTERS”
Fellows’ lunch discussion about Robert Boice’s strategies for new faculty
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CHALLENGES & REWARDS OF NON-TRADITIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
Four-part lunch series for Fellows to share their research and strategies for effectively promoting it.
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INTENTIONAL LIVING: TIME MANAGEMENT FOR ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS
Workshop with Susan Robison, Ph. D.
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SOLO FACULTY: JOB STRESSES AND HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM
Workshop with JoAnn Moody, Ph.D., J.D.
*For current and former EDF Fellows
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TEACHING AND DIVERSITY
Fellows’ lunch discussion about strategies for reaching all students.
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NEGOTIATION SKILLS: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATING CAREER CHALLENGES
Workshop with Sherwood Frey, Ethyl Corporation Professor of Business Administration, Darden
*For current and former EDF Fellows
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FAMILY POTLUCK
*For current and former EDF Fellows and current Consultants
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JANUARY TEACHING WORKSHOP
*For all U.Va. Faculty and Teaching Assistants

Followed by “FOR FELLOWS ONLY” EDF LUNCH
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WRITE MORE, STRESS LESS: TOOLS FOR BUSY ACADEMICS
Workshop with Rina Seltzer, LMSW
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TEACHING WHILE FEMALE: MANAGING GENDER IN THE CLASSROOM
Panel discussion with Hilary Bart-Smith (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering), Andrea Larson (Darden), Stacey Sinclair (Psychology) and Rina Williams (Studies in Women and Gender)
*For current and former EDF Fellows and participants in Tomorrow’s Professors Today Program
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PLANNING AHEAD TO THE TENURE REVIEW
Panel discussion with Angeline Lillard (Psychology) and John Lach (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Tuesday, March 11, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m., Newcomb Hall Board Room
*For current and former EDF Fellows
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DINNER MEETING WITH SENIOR ADMINISTRATORS
Q & A with Dr. Tim Garson (Executive Vice President and Provost), Gertrude Fraser (Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement), and Milton Adams (Vice Provost of Academic Programs)
*For current EDF Fellows and Consultants
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PROVOST’S RECEPTION
Vice President and Provost Dr. Tim Garson
*For everyone involved in the EDF Program