Monthly Archives: October 2021

CAS ProDev Workshop on Trans-Inclusivity & Pronouns

Workshop

The CAS Professional Development Committee is excited to announce an upcoming workshop next Tuesday, November 9th at 12PM via Zoom. We will be joined by Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, Dr. Cati Connell. Dr. Connell will be discussing best practices on working with trans and gender non-conforming students.  

We hope that you all will be able to join us next week. Please use the following link to register:  Register Here!

Program: Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Inclusivity 

Time: 12PM

Date: 11/9/2021

Location: Zoom (get the link after you register!)

Upcoming Podcast Club Event – 10/28/2021

Book Club

The CAS Professional Development Committee is excited to announce our upcoming Podcast Club. This month, we will discuss an interview with Jennifer De Leon, an author and professor at Framingham State University. Speaking with KQED, the San Francisco Bay Area NPR-member station, De Leon discusses many of the important topics she highlights in her most recent collection of essays, "White Space." 

Podcast Club will be hosted virtually on Thursday, October 28th at 11AM.

Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/FZe2C6PJJVcXJp24A

To listen to the interview, please use the following link:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jennifer-leon-dissects-white-space-through-essays-on/id73329719?i=1000516185785

Episode description

In her book of essays, “White Space,” writer Jennifer De Leon explores how she became a writer — a journey inextricably linked to her parents’ migration from Guatemala to the United States. Throughout her life, De Leon carved a place for herself in spaces that felt unfamiliar: in the private college where she didn’t feel wealthy or white enough; in Guatemala where she immersed herself in a culture and language locals expected her to already know. This is De Leon’s second book release during the pandemic — her young adult novel, “Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From,” came out last May. De Leon joins to talk about her Central American roots, her parents’ reservations about her career and writing in mostly white spaces.

 

We hope to see you all there!

FALL 2021 COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP) EVENTS

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We hope your fall semester is off to a great start! Please save the dates below for our CAS ProDev Community of Practice (CoP) events this fall. These meetings are casual discussions with fellow colleagues in similar roles to share tips, ask for advice, and build a sense of community. They will all be virtual this fall and you will find the zoom link in your emails. Please feel free to attend any of the CoPs even if you work in a different area! Get in touch with us at prodev@bu.edu for questions! 

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CAS ProDev Mentorship Program – AY2021-2022

Mentorship Program

We are excited to announce that applications are now open to be a part of the CAS/GRS Professional Development Mentoring Program for the 2021-2022 academic year! Please read the attached program overview for more information and fill out the application form below to apply. 

https://forms.gle/HsFh68TwQVywavgi9

The ProDev Mentoring Program was created to address the expressed need of our CAS/GRS administrative staff community for programming to support career development and professional relationship building. 

We will be accepting applications for both mentors and mentees through Friday, October 29th, and mentor-mentee matches will be notified by early November. The 2021-2022 Mentoring Program will run from the beginning of November 2021 - April 2022.

If you have any questions regarding the program, please reply to prodev@bu.edu.