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You did it - you got tenure! Now what? These resources address what happens after tenure, including post-tenure performance reviews and promotion. There are also resources about changing career paths, post-tenure.

Juggling teaching, research, publishing your work, service, and personal commitments can be a big challenge. That said, taking time out for yourself is important in preventing burn-out. These resources offer tips and advice for effectively managing your time, including balancing personal and professional commitments.

Publishing your work is key to disseminating your research and developing your reputation as a researcher. The pressure to publish can be daunting, especially when combined with balancing your time among teaching, research, and your life outside of work. These resources aim to address common challenges related to writing a paper and the submission/review presses.

Funding is vital for setting up and running a lab and for attracting and maintaining student research as well as your own. These resources offer guidance in finding funding, writing a successful grant proposal, and the general funding process.‍

Starting a research program at your new institution can be exciting, but daunting. These resources are designed to give you information and advice on building on or moving beyond your graduate research and on starting up a new lab. This includes setting up your lab space and getting instruments/equipment as well as attracting quality graduate students. Subsequent pages provide information and tips on finding funding and on getting published.

The 2012 Minority Faculty Development workshop focused on engineering enterprise and innovation. These presentations are designed to assist those interested in entrepreneurship, industry, or patenting their work in their endeavors.

The representation of women in STEM fields and in academia has been growing for decades, but is still far from 50%. These resources offer perspectives on why this gender gap persists and what can be done about it.

Mentoring from experienced faculty, whether from within or outside of one's own department or institution, can be beneficial to faculty at any career stage. Effective mentors can answer questions, offer guidance and perspective, and suggest additional resources.

Getting tenure is a major concern for most new faculty in tenure-track jobs. The tenure process need not be mysterious and the resources below are meant to shed light on tips and considerations to guide you through the tenure process.

As educators, we strive to teach so that students learn and internalize the material rather than memorize it and forget it. Extensive research shows that teaching for learning requires actively engaging students in the learning process, and that fostering their metacognitive skills can make a big difference as well. These presentations and resources can help you engage your students in their own learning.