All trainees will come together once a month for a “monthly meeting” led by the G-RISE leadership. These meetings have educational and community building goals. Faculty will periodically be invited to participate in discussions and journal clubs on various topics. Examples of activities and discussions that would take place during monthly meetings include: Overcoming imposter syndrome, “Picture a Scientist” movie and discussion (this movie addresses the prevalence of sexual harassment and gender inequality against women in science), discussion with UMBC’s i3B (Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging), journal clubs and discussions on a range of topics, publication workshop, presentation skills and 3- Minute Thesis elevator talks, work-life balance and presentations on G-RISE trainee-led outreach activities.
Monthly Meetings for the 2023-2024 Academic Year
Monthly Meetings for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
Additional Resources from Monthly Meetings
- Woolston, C. ‘I don’t want this kind of life’: graduate students question career options. Nature 611, 413–416 (2022).
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Cech, E. A. The intersectional privilege of white able-bodied heterosexual men in STEM. Sci Adv 8, eabo1558 (2022).
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Stachl, C. N. & Baranger, A. M. Sense of belonging within the graduate community of a research-focused STEM department: Quantitative assessment using a visual narrative and item response theory. Plos One 15, e0233431 (2020).
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University of Queensland. Three Minute Thesis. https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/.