Early Academics' Retreat

February 29, 2-6 pm

Location: LITE Center, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

New this year! The Early Academics' Retreat is for early career academics in tenure track, lecturer, instructor, and adjunct positions. We also welcome graduate and PhD students to this event, so please share with interested persons. We look forward to lively and collaborative discussion on building your brand, your pedagogy, and your network. 

This retreat is included with your registration if you have an accepted paper/project. If you will not be presenting a paper or project, the cost for registration is $150, which includes the opportunity to attend the remainder of the conference. If you are a continuing student, the cost is $50 for participation.

Schedule:

2:00 - 2:20p Introduction

2:20 - 3:20p Session 1 Your Brand: Shaping your research agenda around your interests

3:20 - 4:20p Session 2 Your Pedagogy: Teaching in 2024, across populations and in relation to changes to pedagogy in K-12

4:20 - 4:40p Break

4:40 - 5:40p Session 3 Your Network: Identifying and building relationships with mentors

5:40 - 6p Conclusion