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SLiThEr #60: "A Scientist's Guide to Social Media"

Submitted by Matt Cranswick / Oregon State University on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 10:07

Please join us on Wednesday, April 3rd at 12:00 pm Eastern (9:00 am Pacific) for a presentation and workshop by Jen Heemstra (Washington University in St. Louis) titled "A Scientist's Guide to Social Media". This workshop will highlight the basics of social media and provide practice for drafting posts on topics that interest you. Please register here:https://forms.gle/6PN5CX9Pb4FKkfFF9

SLiThEr #59: Inclusive leadership: Your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive

Submitted by Matt Cranswick / Oregon State University on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 18:17

Please join us on Thursday, March 7th at 7:15 pm Eastern (4:15 pm Pacific) as Marilyn Mackiewicz (Oregon State University) presents "Inclusive leadership: Your role in creating cultures of belonging where everyone can thrive". Professor Mackiewicz is a recent awardee (2020) of the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences from the ACS. Her unique story and experiences will be presented, along with how faculty can make their spaces and themselves more welcoming.

SLiThEr #58 (Ce): Embracing the maker culture in chemistry research and instruction

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Tue, 02/13/2024 - 14:30

On Wednesday February 21 at 3 pm eastern, join BoB LeSuer (Associate Professor at SUNY - Brockport and President of IBiB) for a discussion on using a maker space for teaching chemistry. Topics include: digital fabrication of pedagogical materials (models and periodic tables); instrumentation (potentiostat and liquid dispenser); and upcycling plastics into functional materials. Of special interest to this group will be work BoB has done on making the ICE solid state model kits (see below) available to anyone.

SLiThEr #57 next Thurs, Feb 8th at 4pm EST

Submitted by Kyle Grice / DePaul University on Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:04

Welcome to 2024!

Team SLiThEr has been hard at work arranging SLiThErs for this spring, and our first one will be in one week's time! 

The presenter will be friend of IONiC George Stanley, and the title is "What to do when your published results are questioned". We will meet at 4pm Eastern (1 pm Pacific, 2 mountain, 3 central) on Thurs Feb 8th, a week from today. 

Join us for SLiThEr #57 on November 16th at 4:00pm EST (1:00 pm PST)

Submitted by Matt Cranswick / Oregon State University on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 21:57

Please join us on November 16th at 4:00 pm EST (1:00 pm PST) for a presentation and discussion with Professor Marilyn Mackiewicz from Oregon State University titled “Inclusive Leadership: Your role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive”.

SLiThEr #56: What can CUR do for you? on October 26th!

Submitted by Sarah Shaner / Southeast Missouri State University on Thu, 10/19/2023 - 10:31

Please join us for SLiThEr #56: What can CUR do for you? on October 26th at 4:00pm EST. 

Have you ever wondered what resources are available to you at the Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR)? Come out and join us as Bridget Gourley (DePauw University), Joe Reczek (Denison University), and Kari Stone (Lewis University) discuss getting involved in CUR from the perspectives of a long-time representative, the chair of the chemistry division of CUR, and a fairly new division representative. Sign up here.

 

Join us for SLiThEr #55 on October 12th!

Submitted by Matt Cranswick / Oregon State University on Thu, 09/28/2023 - 14:10

Please join us on October 12th at 2 pm Eastern for SLiThEr #55 presented by Judith Currano titled "Chemical information meets artificial intelligence: The continued need for information literacy training". This presentation will be an abridged-version of Judith's recent fall ACS meeting presentation which explores how research search engines perform searches and how to train students to better utilize these resources. Please share this event with your students and register here for the Zoom link:  https://forms.gle/G5DsS4YRpN14hA2j8

SLiThEr #54: Applying for Faculty Positions at PUIs

Submitted by Sarah Shaner / Southeast Missouri State University on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 10:36

Join us for SLiThEr #54 with Amanda Reig (Ursinus College), Caleb Tatebe (Presbyterian College), and Ariela Kaspi-Kaneti (University of La Verne) on August 28rd at 3:00pm EST.

In this SLiThEr, our presenters will discuss the process of applying for PUI faculty positions. Our panelists will share their experiences from the points of view of those who have been on search committees and those who have been recently hired. Come learn more about what to expect and bring your questions! Please share this event with anyone you think may be interested!

Last SLiThEr of the summer!

Submitted by Chip Nataro / Lafayette College on Mon, 08/14/2023 - 12:49

Join us for SLiThEr #53 with Rebecca Jones (George Mason University) and Joanne Stewart (Hope College) on August 23rd at 3:00pm EST.

Beyond Lecture: Helping Students Get and Stay on the Alternative Pedagogy Bus

SLiThEr #52: Warming up for Inorganic- Helping students remember what we think they should already know

Submitted by Taylor Haynes / California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo on Tue, 07/18/2023 - 15:15

Join us on Thursday July 27th at 4 PM EST for our 52nd Slither!

Sarah St. Angelo from Dickinson College will share some of her strategies for helping students remember concepts and skills from prior coursework that they "should" remember before her junior/senior inorganic course. Student-led review presentations, LMS-based warm-up topics and quiz, and a rapid collaborative recollection of models of bonding help Sarah's students remember important ideas and take ownership of their learning from early in the semester.

Please register for the event using the following form: