Each month iEMBER will host a coffee hour. It is our intent that these hours serve our members and help build the iEMBER community. If you would like to host or suggest a topic for a coffee hour, please email Michael Moore @ memoore5@ualr.edu.
Upcoming Coffee Hours
| Month | Day | Time | Topic(s) | Host(s) | Virtual Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 4 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Shifting Institutional and National Contexts | iEMBER Steering Committee with special guest speaker Dr. Adrienne Dixon | |
| February | 1 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Broader Impacts and Innovation in Dissemination | iEMBER Steering Committee with special guest speaker Dr. Craig Ogilvie | |
| March | 7 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Budget Building, and Sponsored Project Office perspectives | iEMBER Steering Committee with special guest speaker Dr. Sharon Kaufman | |
| April | 4 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Navigating Internal Policies and Politics | iEMBER Steering Committee with special guest speaker Dr. Charles Henderson |
Previous Coffee Hours
| Month | Day | Time | Topic(s) | Host(s) |
| December | 7 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Building a Team, and Writing to the Call | iEMBER Steering Committee |
| November | 2 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Project Ideation/Contacting Program Officer | iEMBER Steering Committee with special guest speaker Dr. Bonnie Green |
| October | 5 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Grant Evaluation: Choosing an evaluator for your grant and why it is important. | iEMBER Steering Committee with special guest speaker Dr. Ellen Puccia |
| April | 28 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Grantwriting Coffee Hour: Intro to the iEMBER Grant-writing Community of Practice | Gary McDowell |
| March | 5 | 2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 12:00 pm MT, and 11 AM PT | Grants Discussion with NSF Program Director Mary Crowe | Michael Moore and Gary McDowell |
| Dec. | 16 | 12:00 PM ET, 11:00 AM CT, 10 am MT, and 9 am PT | The 2022 iEMBER Conference Continues | iEMBER Steering Committee |
| Sept. | 30 | 2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 12:00 pm MT, and 11 AM PT | Opportunities to get involved in iEMBER | iEMBER Steering Committee |
| August | 27 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Going Back to In Person Education: A Pandemic Discussion | Michael Moore and Emily Weigel |
| Sept. | 30 | 8:00 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT, and 5 PM PT | Social-Emotional Learning | Rachel Tennial and Kaycie Marler-Rush |
| Oct. | 28 | 1:00 PM ET, 12 PM CT, 11 AM MT, and 10 AM PT | Antiracist Opportunities in Biology Education: Considerations for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | Chelsey Nardi |
| Nov. | 19 | 8:00 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT, and 5 PM PT | Fostering ideological awareness in postsecondary biology through open-source course modules | Abby Beatty and Team |
| Dec. | 16 | 8:00 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT, and 5 PM PT | Holliday Connections | Michael Moore |
| Jan. | 27 | 8:00 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT, and 5 PM PT | State of iEMBER and Making Connections | Michael Moore and Jana Marcette |
| Feb. | 25 | 2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 12:00 pm MT, and 11 AM ET | Sharing ideas and strategies you are using to teach your students and improve learning in 2022 | Michael Moore |
| March | 24 | 8:00 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT, and 5 PM PT | Check-In and Chat | Michael Moore |
| April | 29 | 2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 12:00 pm MT, and 11 AM ET | Building sustainability in iEMBER and beyond | Gary McDowell and Michael Moore |
| May | 26 | 8:00 PM ET, 7 PM CT, 6 PM MT, and 5 PM PT | Check-In and Chat | Michael Moore |
| June | 24 | 2:00 PM ET, 1:00 PM CT, 12:00 pm MT, and 11 AM ET | iEMBER Conference Preview and Pre-kickoff | Michael Moore and Jana Marcette |
If you would like to chat with any of our coffee hour hosts or presenters, please email Michael Moore @ memoore5@ualr.edu.