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Princeton Prospective Newsletter
Vol. 1, Issue 5, June 2022
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Dear Brigid,
Summer it’s here, this is a great time to recharge after a long semester and I hope you have a few good plans. I want to highlight for you our Summer Virtual Series, an open registration opportunity that will be packed with events for you to take advantage of and work on your professional development, in an easy-going environment.
Some of you will be completing summer research programs and in Dean VGPs Advice column, I have included some advice on how to make the best of the summer research experiences. One last thing: the application for our visitation Prospective PhD Preview (P3) is open, with a deadline of June 15. This application will give you an opportunity to visit our campus and interact with students and members of academic departments, and Princeton will cover all expenses! You still have time to apply and I hope to see your application.
Cheers,
Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez, Ph.D. (she|her|ella)
Assistant Dean for Access, Diversity, and Inclusion
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Join our Summer Virtual Series
During June and July of the summer of 2022, the Deans from the Access, Diversity and Inclusion team will guide participants into a great series to cover some of the fundamentals needed for networking with graduate programs, requesting letters of recommendation, and optimizing the professional development preparation needed to be successful in this process.
Join us and meet the ADI Deans and network with scholars just like yourself. The series kicks off with a Grad Info Session and introduction to campus visit program on Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00pm (EST)
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The Princeton Prospective Ph.D. Preview (P3) is a fall visitation program for prospective graduate students that focuses on engaging scholars from historically underrepresented groups. P3 runs concurrently with fall visit programs in the departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Biology, and Quantitative & Computational Biology
(See below for details)
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Making the best of your summer research experience
You are about to travel to a new state or school, or work for the first time on research during the summer. This can be a nerve-wracking experience and it could be challenging at times, especially if you are away from home for the first time. I have many years of experience mentoring undergraduates and below are a few tricks to make the best of this experience:
- Take advantage of all the professional and personal events organized by your program director
- When navigating your training experience, make sure to write notes. Take some time to digest the information and ask questions
- Not everything will work. When that happens, take some time to revisit your process, ask yourself what would you do differently, re-organize and try again
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Ask for help, ask for help and ask for help (yes it is that important)
- Not everyone gets results, and that is OK. The important thing is that you understand the science and are able to walk away with ideas on how would you proceed in the future.
- Connect with your advisor at the beginning and end of the experience. Share what you learn, and your growth, and leave the door open for future connections.
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Vanessa Gonzalez-Perez, PhD | Assistant Dean, ADI
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ADI Spotlight: Meet Jorge!
"I learned that in certain situations, when people look down on you or your perceived skills, attitude is critical to changing those perceptions and that no one will have your back like you will. Now I am the biggest believer in myself and in my abilities to accomplish tasks that seem almost impossible..."
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Jorge Moreno
4th Year Graduate Student & PhD candidate, Molecular Biology
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IA Symposium
The inaugural Inclusive Academy (IA) Symposium, an in-person two-day diversity conference focused on supporting graduate students and post-doctoral scholars from underrepresented backgrounds, on an array of topics related to success in the academy and on the job market, took place on May 11th & 12th.
We hosted panels, speakers, and workshops that enhance scholars knowledge and understanding of topics related to academic entrepreneurship, cultivating joy, interviewing, salary negotiations, and financial literacy in addition to strengthening their leadership, public speaking, networking, and storytelling skills.
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Recruitment Calendar
- Princeton Virtual Workshop: Grad Info Session and Visitation Programs, June 1, Virtual
- Leadership Alliance National Symposium (LANS), July 29-31, Hartford, CT
- SACNAS, October 27-29, San Juan, PR
**Look for us if you are attending any of these conferences**
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