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2017 Mentorship Workshop Schedule

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017: Day 1
Time (MST) Event Location
7:00 am - 8:00 am Registration & continental breakfast Sun Down Foyer
8:00 am - 8:30 am Welcome and introductions from leadership
  • Jayson Lusk (AAEA President),
    Oklahoma State University
  • Cindy Nickerson,
    USDA- Economic Research Service (ERS)
 Sun Down Room
8:30 am - 10:00 am Teaching
  • Andy Barkley,
    Kansas State University;
    2016 AAEA Teaching Award Winner
  • Rich Sexton,
    University of California, Davis;
    2015 AAEA Graduate Teaching Winner
 Sun Down Room
10:00 am - 10:15 am Compile Table “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break --------------------
10:30 am - 11:45 am Service: Learning when to say "NO"
  • Larry Van Tassell,
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln;
    Administrator’s Perspective
 Sun Down Room
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Compile Table “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch and break --------------------
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Grant Writing and Project Management
  • Robbin Shoemaker,
    USDA-NIFA;
    Program Manager Perspective
  • Dawn Thilmany McFadden,
    Colorado State University;
    Faculty Perspective
 Sun Down Room
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Compile “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Break --------------------
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Work-Life Balance
  • Cheryl DeVuyst,
    Oklahoma State University
  • Jill McCluskey
    (AAEA Past President)
    Washington State University
 Sun Down Room
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Compile “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
4:45 pm - 5:30 pm Networking Reception
(dinner on your own)		 Sun Down Room

Thursday, June 1, 2017: Day 2
Time (MST) Event Location  
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast Sun Down Foyer
8:00 am - 9:30 am Research and Publishing
  • Marc Bellemare,
    University of Minnesota
    and Editor of Food Policy
  • Tim Beatty,
    University of California, Davis
    and Managing Editor of AJAE
  • Craig Gundersen,
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    and Managing Editor of AEPP
 Sun Down Room
9:30 am - 9:45 am Compile Table “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
9:45 am - 10:00 am Break --------------------
10:00 am - 11:30 am Extension and Outreach
  • Damona Doye,
    Oklahoma State University
  • Deacue Fields,
    Auburn University
 Sun Down Room
11:30 am - 11:45 am Compile Table “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
11:45 am - 1:30 pm Lunch and break --------------------
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Successful Communication Strategies
and Working with the Media
  • Jayson Lusk
    (AAEA President),
    Oklahoma State University
  • David Just
    (AAEA Board of Director),
    Cornell University
 Sun Down Room
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Navigating Re-appointment, Promotion & Tenure
(Sabbatical Leaves, Outside Consulting)
  • Paul Patterson, Dean,
    Auburn University
  • Nicole Ballenger, 
    University of Wyoming
 Sun Down Room
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm Compile “Take-Aways” Sun Down Room
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm Break --------------------
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Advice on Careers Outside Academia
  • Andrew Muhammad,
    USDA-Economic Research Service
  • Jody Campiche,
    National Cotton Council
 Sun Down Room
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Goal Setting and "Take-Aways" Sun Down Room
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Evaluation and Adjourn --------------------

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