On Getting Tenure

Thursday, October 3, 2013: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
214 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
David Burgess, PhD, Professor, Boston College
Presenters:
Maria Elena Zavala, PhD, Professor, California State University, Northridge and Luis Gonzalez, PhD, Professor and Chairperson, Department of Geology, University of Kansas

Description: This session is designed for graduate students and postdocs who are interested in an academic career, and for junior faculty on the tenure track. The goal of this program is to provide information about the factors weighed when an individual is considered for tenure and the process followed.