Managing Your Academic Mid-Career

Wed, 9 Oct 2024 3:00 PM - Wed, 13 Nov 2024 4:00 PM

Would you be interested in boosting your career by reframing it with feedback from colleagues? Join a community of learners to explore a definitive resource for mid-career professionals in the academy. Managing Your Academic Career: A Guide to Re-envision Mid-Career by Vicki Baker is a book that provides a step-by-step guide to re-imagining the mid-career stage, regardless of career goals, whether aiming for full professorship or an administrative path, drawing on higher education, organizational studies, and human resource fields.

Dates & Time: Wednesdays on 10/9, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, and 11/13 from 3:00 - 4:00 PM

Location: Online (The Zoom link will be provided either with the email registration confirmation or by email the day before the event.)

Facilitator: Kyle Gipson, CISE & CFI

Genre: Faculty Learning Community

Program Outcomes

Participants will make progress towards setting goals for the next stages of their careers;
Understanding the changed work environment that they can expect once they've been promoted; and
Making plans for achieving their career goals

**Attendance & Registration Information**
Our programs are intended for JMU faculty or staff only! If you are a student or administrator and would like to attend, please email cfi@jmu.edu with your request. Refer to the CFI Programs & Events webpage for detailed information and an instructional video on how to use the registration portal!
LOG IN: If this is your first time visiting the registration page, your account will be created automatically when you sign in with your JMU e-ID and password (DUO required). Be sure to clear your browser cache/cookies upon each visit to the registration page. Complete your profile information: Update your college/division and department (use the search feature and/or select from the dropdown) and enter your Mail Stop Code (MSC) for your department on-campus mail. Add comments about your dietary & accommodation needs at the bottom of the profile form. (This information is collected and stored with your online account for all future programs you may attend.) Once your profile is complete, you should see a status update as complete on your Dashboard (an overview of your account).

Register by Monday, 10/7, at 11:59 PM.

**Cancellations**
If you find that you are unable to attend a scheduled event prior to the registration deadline, please return to your CFI Program Account and cancel your registration. If it is after the event registration deadline email cfi@jmu.edu as early as possible. CFI programs will be canceled automatically if JMU is closed for inclement weather. We want this program to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. Please describe any considerations or accommodations (e.g., dietary, disability, wellness, cultural, etc.) you want us to know about in your account profile. You may also reach out to us at cfi@jmu.edu or (540) 568-4846.