Events

Explore events below for participants in The NAVIGATE Project. Interested in attending these events? Apply now for The NAVIGATE Project.

NAVIGATE Retreat

Sept. 13-16, 2018 | Beaver Hollow Conference Center | Java, NY

This free, three-day professional development conference at Beaver Hollow Conference Center will feature invited speakers on topics that pertain to gender bias, inequity and discrimination in STEM fields. Cases studies, designed to grow the participant's abilities to overcome gender-related career obstacles, will be presented.

Location

Beaver Hollow Conference Center,
1083 Pit Rd, Java Center, NY 14082
(about 1 hour drive from UB)

Situated on 300 scenic acres of natural woodland in beautiful Wyoming County, Beaver Hollow Conference Center offers a breathtaking backdrop for meetings and conferences.

Take advantage of the outdoor pool or the new indoor Independent Health Aquatic Center for a workout or just to relax and unwind.

Work out in Beaver Hollow's Biggest Loser Resort Niagara fitness facilities, including an equipment gym and an aerobics gym.

Double rooms have two full-size beds and a large private bath. Free high-speed internet access, cable TV, worktable, phone with voicemail, radio alarm clock, data port, in-room climate-control, terry cloth bathrobe, iron, ironing board, hairdryer, and shampoo are standard amenities.

Beaver Hollow meeting rooms and conference rooms are equipped with ergonomic chairs, high quality conference tables, appropriate and flexible lighting, state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and tackable wall surfaces.

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Beaver Hollow is a unique resort, set in over 300 acres of private natural woodlands, and is the ideal location for our retreat. Students will be accommodated in double rooms with full sized beds and en suite bathrooms. Hairdryers and irons are provided in all rooms. Downtime will be included in the retreat program so that students can take advantage of the resort facilities, including access to outdoor activities such as walking and hiking, and indoor facilities such as the gym and the salt-water pool and jacuzzi. In the evenings, participants can relax by the outdoor bonfire over s’mores.

Transportation to and from Beaver Hollow will be provided using UB’s Stampede Buses. Buses will take participants to the retreat, which will take place between 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 13 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 16. Please note that you will need to miss classes on Friday.

Who can Attend:

Attendance at this retreat is required for all UB graduate women in STEM fields who are enrolled in NSF’s NAVIGATE Project. (Learn more or apply here.)

Cost of Attendance:

All meals and accommodations will be provided at no cost to UB graduate women enrolled in NSF’s NAVIGATE Project.

Room Arrangements and Dietary Needs Form:

To provide you with a positive experience, we ask that you fill out the following form as soon as possible. The purpose of this form is to provide us with details and information about yourself that will us to organize room arrangements, dietary requirements and other needs.
Form Link: https://ub-gradeng.formstack.com/forms/2018_sept_navigate_retreat_preferences

For questions or concerns, please contact Shannon Carlin-Menter at scarlin@buffalo.edu.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The NAVIGATE Project will cover the following topics during the course of the 3-day retreat and 1-day workshop events.

Building your professional support network for career resilience
Communicating your impacts
Managing conflict
Managing your manager
Becoming a change agent in your organization
Cultivating resilience in the face of adversity
Forming alliances with other women
Organizing with other women across difference (in race, sexuality, class, ability status)
Respectful confrontations
Working smarter, not harder
Negotiating employment conditions

Event Date: September 13, 2018 at 4:00 PM

NAVIGATE Workshop

2019 NAVIGATE Workshop

1/25/19

This one-day workshop will take place on January 25, 2019 in Hayes Hall on UB's South Campus. Attendance is free to NAVIGATE participants.