Women's Mentoring Program: Programs and Events

Regularly scheduled events address topics requested by women faculty, particularly the assistant professors.  Programs may involve guest scientific speakers, panels or skill development workshop and are open to all who are interested. Past programs have included strategies for time management, graceful self promotion, and being a productive writer.  Social gatherings provide an opportunity for networking and sharing research endeavors and ideas.  Female graduate students are invited to one program annually.  In addition, select programs are also coordinated with the UMD Swenson College of Science and Engineering Women’s Mentoring Program. 

Program planning is done by the Steering Committee:  Lois Heller, Ph.D., Department of Physiology and Pharmacology; Barbara Elliott, Ph.D,, Department of Family Medicine; and Jean Regal, Ph.D. 

For additional information on the AHC Duluth Women’s Mentoring Program, contact Jean F. Regal, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical School Duluth, 1035 University Dr., Duluth, Minnesota 55812.  e-mail: jregal@d.umn.edu.

2009/2010 Schedule  Unless otherwise noted, all events take place from noon-1:00 pm in Room 165 Medical School Duluth.  

November 12, 2009, noon -1 pm, 165 SMed
Dialogue with the Dean
Medical School Women faculty lunch with Dean Gary Davis
 

October 1, 2009, noon - 2 pm, 165 SMed
Lunch with Visiting Scientist, Christi Patten, Ph.D., Nicotine Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Discussion of Strategies for a Successful Career

Seminar 12-1 pm, Rm 165; Lunch 1-2 pm
 

September 15, 2009, noon -1 pm, 165 SMed
Lunch with Visiting Scientist, Carol Lange, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Discussion of the Women’s Mentoring Program and Strategies for a Successful Career

Lunch 12-1 pm, Rm 165; Seminar 3 pm

Past programs have included:

Mentoring Seminar

• Jenn Sheridan, Ph.D., "More Women in Science:  The Institutional Challenge"

• Dr. Janet Bickel:  “You are the CEO of your own Career” 
   
• Dr. Elizabeth Lord, Vice Provost, University of California Riverside, and Dr. Ruth Shaw, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the University of Minnesota. Closing the Gap:  Gender Issues in Academic Science, University of Minnesota Duluth. Co-sponsored with the Commission on Women and the Department of Biology
   
• Dr. Barbara Baird, Cornell University, “Promoting women scientists in science, engineering and the health sciences”
   
• Dr. Alice Larson and Dr. Caroline Hayes, University of Minnesota, “Discussion of the Women’s Faculty Cabinet on the Twin Cities campus”
   

Strategies for a Successful Career: Discussions with visiting scientists:

• Dr. Margot Cleary, Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Pam Small, Microbiology, University of Tennessee
• Dr. Sonja Rasmussen Inductee into CSE Academy of Science
• Dr. Anja Bielinsky, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Betsy Seaquist, University of Minnesota
• Dr. Rita Valentino, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia