This week, spring programming starts with an online event on writing academic cover letters on Thursday. Registration also opens for two more spring offerings - a workshop on caring for yourself as an instructor, and a 5-week seminar on research mentor training; both have limited capacity and will fill up quickly, so sign up early for a chance to take part.

Read more about this week's highlights below, and see a full list of spring programming on the Center for the Integration of Research, Teach, and Learning website.

Thursday, Jan. 18 | Writing Your Cover Letter for the Academic Job Market

Get an introduction to the academic cover letter: learn the basic structure of an academic cover letter, how to tailor it to your target institution, and how to include the information that will make you a compelling candidate. 

This is the first event in our eight-part series "The Joyful Journey" - come back for more professional development throughout the spring term!

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Thursday, Feb. 8 | Caring for Yourself as an Instructor: Applying Rest in the Classroom

Develop strategies for self-care as an instructor in this one-part workshop. Working off of Tricia Hersey’s (2022) Rest is Resistance framework, participants will explore Hersey’s “Rest” component to identify tools for self-care, rest, and protection as an instructor existing and working in academic spaces.

Cap: 15. Registration opens Tuesday, January 16 at 11am Central Time and closes when capacity is reached; given the popularity of this topic, we expect registration to close within 1-2 days.

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Wednesday, Feb. 21 to March 27 | Research Mentor Training

Work with a community of peers to develop and improve your research mentoring skills in this 5-week seminar-style course. Students will develop their personal mentoring philosophy, learn how to articulate that philosophy across a variety of disciplines, and refine strategies for dealing with mentoring challenges.

Cap: 20. Registration opens Tuesday, January 16 at 11am Central Time and closes when capacity is reached; given the popularity of this topic, we expect registration to close within 1-2 days.

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