FFAR Director and Graduate Director

FFAR Director and Graduate Director- Rebecca Dunning

 

Overall Responsibilities 

  • FFAR FELLOWS PROGRAM
    • Recruitment of participants
    • Application process
    • Financial transfers
    • Allocation of program funds
    • Training workshops, face-to-face and virtual
    • Information flow and relationship with funder
    • Website presence
    • Communication to students, mentors, advisors
  • CALS GRADUATE PEER MENTORS PROGRAM
    • Recruitment of participants
    • Application process
    • Training workshops, face-to-face and virtual
    • Communication to peer mentors
  • GRADUATE STUDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
    • Teach ALS602
    • Liaison with and support graduate school professional development staff
    • Available to support CALS program-level professional development needs
  • MISCELLANEOUS
    • Graduate student data and recruitment:
    • Obtain, summarize, and distribute data on graduate student completion and prof dev activities
    • Create program-level recruitment cards
    • Attend graduate student recruitment events as needed (upcoming: REEU July 30, 2020)

 

January – DecemberMonthly webinars for each FFAR Fellows cohort (arrange and manage)
January – AprilALS602 Course
March-AprilSelect FFAR Fellows
March
FFAR Year 3 Residential session (beginning 2021)
Manage 360 assessments for FFAR Fellows
April
Recruit/select CALS Peer Mentor group
FFAR Year 1 UIC session
May – October Solicit documents for fellows sponsorships
June FFAR Year 2 Residential session
July REEU grad student recruitment event
August FFAR Year 1 Residential session
October FFAR Year 2 UIC session