OFD Newsletter: June 1, 2020
Messages from Chancellor Woodson and Vice Provost Schwab
We encourage the campus community to read messages from Chancellor Randy Woodson (link) and Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity Sheri Schwab (link) regarding the death of George Floyd one week ago in Minneapolis and the events in Raleigh over the weekend.
“As the state’s largest public university, we have the responsibility to educate ourselves and those who pass through our doors to overcome ignorance, unite against intolerance, model inclusivity, and advance the dignity and power of diversity.” – Chancellor Woodson
“I also wish to acknowledge and embrace that some of us may need help to process these very difficult events, and some may be seeking ways to educate and inform yourselves about these issues and how you can take positive, informed action or seek support. Below we offer some resources available online. Many of us are working to bring even more resources and action steps to our community soon. Those of us in OIED — including myself personally as vice provost — as well as partners across our university, are here now, and will continue to be here, working on this commitment, every day.” – Vice Provost Schwab
Developing your Impacts Identity
Tuesday/Thursday/Thursday, June 23, 25, July 2, 1-2:30 p.m.
Every researcher worth their salt has a sense of their research identity–the long-term goals they want to achieve, the community they want to join, and a rough map of the way forward. The purpose of this workshop is to help you develop an equally clear understanding of your impact identity–your sense of who you are as a scholar-citizen, engaging with other members of the public in ways that benefit all. This workshop will give you a rare opportunity to step back and think big, together with your peers. We’ll help you find the sweet spot where society’s needs intersect with your personal motivation and capacities, your expertise, and your institutional context. By the end you’ll formulate career-long goals for the kinds of social impacts you hope to achieve, inventory the personal and institutional assets that will help you achieve them, and create a plan for taking the next step towards your goals, for seeking support, and for developing your capacities.
The workshop is open to faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students at NC State. You do not have to have your project worked out; you do need to care about the social impacts of your research career. There will be three, one-hour sessions, with “homework” assignments in between; attendance at all is required. You’ll have opportunities for mentor and peer feedback, and we’ll have a Happy Hour in the Fall semester to get caught up on everyone’s progress.
For more information, contact Jason Painter (jlpainte@ncsu.edu), The Science House or Jean Goodwin (jegoodwi@ncsu.edu), Leadership in Public Science Cluster.
Application Deadline: Monday, 8 June
Upcoming Events
Friday, June 5
- Fulbright Friday: Book a one-on-one advising appointment with Dr. Maria Almanza
Monday, June 8
- Mindful Mondays, 9:00 a.m.
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