COPFFN Forum 2013

8:30 – 9:00 AM

Benson 185

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Benson 180

Welcome

Laura L. B. Border, Director, Graduate Teacher
Program & Collaborative Preparing Future Faculty
Network, University of Colorado Boulder

9:15 - 10:30 AM

Benson 180

Balancing Faculty Work & Life in
Postsecondary Institutions

Colleen Jorgensen, Vice President, Work Force
Development, Red Rocks Community College
David Kendrick, Director, Center for the
Enhancement of Teaching & Learning, University of
Northern Colorado
Lunden MacDonald, Interim Director, Center
for Faculty Development, Associate Professor,
Spanish, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Graduate students often ask how faculty can
balance all of their responsibilities. The panelists
share their perspectives on life and work, how to
balance work time and family time, and how to
balance research, teaching, and service.

Finding the Perfect Fit for You as an Academic

Courtney A. Rocheleau, Assistant Professor,
Psychology, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Alleluiah Rutebemberwa, Research Associate,
University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical
Campus
Nancy Sayre, Program Coordinator, Department
of Health Professions, Metropolitan State University
of Denver
Lauren Scharff, Director for the Scholarship of
Teaching & Learning, USAFA

Around 80 research institutions prepare future
faculty for jobs in postsecondary institutions.
Graduate students are often curious about the
different types of postsecondary institutions
and how academic jobs differ in these
different environments. The panel will provide
their perspectives on faculty work within the
institutions they represent on the panel.

1:15 – 2:30 PM

Benson 180

Can Academic Skills (Teaching, Research & Service) Transfer to Positions in Business, Government or Industry?

Erica Dawson, InDevR, the Kathy Rowlan Lab, Boulder
James Dorris, Dean, School of Management, Regis
Heather Macauley Lazrus, Postgraduate Scientist, Mesoscale & Microscale Meterology, NCAR
Cynthia Cycyota, USAFA

Have you ever considered applying for a non
academic job that would engage the disciplinary
knowledge and skills that you developed in your
graduate program? Have you ever wondered if
the “academic faculty track” is really for you?
The panelists discuss opening up options
in your career plannning.