Permanence in the STEM Workforce: The Route to Tenure in Academia and Promotion in Industry/Government

Friday, October 17, 2014: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
LACC 305 (Los Angeles Convention Center)
Chair:
Karen Ríos-Soto, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
Presenters:
Karen Ríos-Soto, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez , Ricardo Cortez, PhD, Professor, Tulane University , Sara Del Valle, PhD, Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Talitha Washington, PhD, Associate Professor, Howard University

Description: Once you are in your chosen profession, how can you make sure you are climbing the promotion or tenure ladder? This session will help to understand the culture and institutional expectations behind academic departments and industry/government settings. The session will be interactive, through narratives of personal experiences from the presenters.