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Have you made a career change from industry to academia? This is for you...

  • 1.  Have you made a career change from industry to academia? This is for you...

    Posted 06-15-2013 13:54
    Hello GDO Listserv Members,



    If you have made a mid-career change from industry to academia, you may
    wish to attend the following PDW to be held at the Academy of Management
    Annual Meeting. This message is posted on behalf of Kathleen Buse, Case
    Western Reserve Univ., one of the session organizers.



    Doctoral/Early-Career Faculty Consortium for Mid-life Career Changers from
    Industry to Academia



    Industry-to-Academia Careers



    Program Session #: 201 | Submission: 11619 | Sponsor(s): (CAR)

    Scheduled: Saturday, Aug 10 2013 8:00AM - 11:00AM at WDW Dolphin Resort in
    Salon A3



    Individuals who join academia in their mid- or late careers face various
    institutional barriers and prejudices because they often lack traditional
    academic credentials such as long publication lists or a strong track
    record of scholarly presentations at national or global conferences. These
    men and women have professional expertise and practical insight that, when
    coupled with their research interests, can make them highly effective
    academics and bring increased credibility to their academic communities.
    However, their practical professional background is often undervalued
    within the academic community, and they have few role models to turn to for
    career guidance. Therefore, we offer this PDW as an alternative or
    additional professional development opportunity for doctoral students and
    early- career faculty whose profiles differ from that of the of the classic
    Academy consortium participant. This PDW is for designed for people who
    have significant work experience outside of academia, who made a midlife
    career change to pursue a doctorate, and/or who envision a career combining
    industry and academia. We also invite academic gatekeepers, such as chairs,
    deans, and provosts, to join this conversation about how to make a
    successful transition from practice to academia and how universities might
    better capitalize on the valuable experience of such individuals.



    Pre-registration is required for this workshop. To register online, please
    visit https://secure.aomonline.org/PDWReg. The deadline to register online
    is August 7, 2013.



    Search Terms: Careers , Non-traditional Student , Practitioner-Scholar



    Organizer: Kathleen Relihan Buse; Case Western Reserve U.;

    Organizer: Ruth Sessler Bernstein; Pacific Lutheran U.;

    Organizer: Martin Gubler; ETH Zurich;

    Panelist: Julia Richardson; York U.;

    Panelist: Glen J. Weaver; Hood College;

    Panelist: Ronald William Eastburn; U. of South Alabama;

    Panelist: Deborah Anne O'Neil; Bowling Green State U.;

    Panelist: Ellen Brooks Van Oosten; Case Western Reserve U.;

    Panelist: Margaret M. Hopkins; U. of Toledo;

    Panelist: Michael Dickmann; Cranfield U.;

    Panelist: Linda M Pittenger; Stevens Institute of Technology;

    Panelist: Torsten Weber; Bridging People and Ideas;

    Panelist: Jeffrey D. Yergler; Golden Gate U.;



    Best Regards,

    Dianne Murphy

    AOM GDO Listserv Manager

    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee