Join the Council of Graduate Students in Education & Dr. Ortiz, sponsored by the Office of Student and Career Services, to prepare for the faculty job market.
This retreat will take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Center for Urban Education (4th floor of Posvar Hall).
Lunch will be provided.
This event is for PhD, EdD, and Master's students interested in becoming faculty members.
Agenda:
10-10:50 am: Welcoming remarks & beginning the job market process
Lisa Ortiz
10:50-11:00 am: Break
11:00 am- 12:30 pm: What to know about cover letters, research statements, and teaching statements
Lisa Ortiz & Sabina Vaught
12:30-1:30: Networking Lunch
Deanna Ibrahim, HHD
Cesar Briones, HHD
Shanyce Campbell, EFOP
Sergio Gonzalez, EFOP
Bea Dias, TLL
Tinukwa Boulder, TLL
1:30-3:00 pm: Quiet Writing Time (Writing Center staff will join us for the 1:30-3p session, in case anyone wants to ask questions about their writing or talk through ideas for a document)