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By: Talitha Hampton, NOBCChE President
The board chair, president, and vice-president elect met for a 2 day strategic planning session in Cincinnati, OH (June 20-21) and a 1 day planning session in Huntsville, AL (July 18). The team outlined our organizational intent and the future state to which we aspire and that we can achieve with board alignment. We will refer to this as our NOBCChE Strategy. The strategy was presented to the NOBCChE Executive Board on July 28, 2015 for input. This strategic framework is still a work in progress and the team is actively working on a detailed communication plan. The NOBCChE board will finalize the strategy at its September 21, 2015 board meeting in Orlando, FL and it will be shared with all members at the conference. Our strategic priorities will be focused in 5 key areas outlined below. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, send an email to President@NOBCChE.org. We would love to hear from you. For more information, visit: http://www.nobcche.org/strategic-plan.
- Organizational Infrastructure, Policies and Governance: Our need for strong and effective governance and policies that are robust and relevant to enable swift and transparent decision making. We cannot advance our mission without this
- Strategies for Returning to Growth: Our focus on key national programs, initiatives, partnerships, and business ventures to drive organizational growth and generate long-term value for the communities we serve
- Talent Pipeline and Capability Development: Our strategy to attract, develop and retain great people. We are an all-volunteer organization, but in order to get people to volunteer their time, we must be a high-performing professional organization that provides a return on the investment of that time. Our members are our greatest asset and emerging talent will be the future of this organization.
- Membership Value Proposition: Our focus on providing value to our membership that is aligned with our mission.
- The NOBCChE Brand: We need to build a brand that is professional and will help us tell our customers and stakeholders how we are different from the way we were and from other organizations. We have a great story to tell!
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On July 3, 2015, President Talitha Hampton arrived at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD. She visited labs of some of the young professionals working there, toured some of the facilities, and met with a diverse group of scientists and engineers to understand their needs as professionals and what they would like to see from NOBCChE as current, former, or potential NOBCChE members.
She concluded the visit with a meeting with Dr. Laurie Locascio, Director, Material Measurement Laboratory and Dr. Mary Satterfield, the Chief of Staff in the Material Measurement Laboratory to discuss opportunities to strengthen the partnership between NIST and NOBCChE.
President Hampton says about her NIST visit, "The relationship between NIST and NOBCChE goes back a long time. Now, more than ever we are looking forward to opportunities to share some of the amazing science that is coming out of NIST, highlight the work of diverse professionals who can serve as role models, and expose more of our NOBCChE members to NIST through internships, post-docs, and other professional opportunities. There's definitely more to come!"
Your NOBCChE leaders are on the move and making moves for the organization! Check out the latest travels from NOBCChE President Talitha Hampton, Board Chair Malinda Gilmore, and Vice-President Kemal Catalan as they work to promote the organization and move it forward. Follow the hashtags #PresidentsPlaces, #VeepVisits, and #ChairsCorner on Twitter and Instagram to see the latest pics.
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| Conference highlight: Student Development Sessions
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The theme of the Student Development program is Paying it Forward. Utilizing the knowledge of previous Student Development participants, as well as established professionals we have put together a series of events that will Inspire STEM's Future and help each student participant leave the conference confident in their skills.
Highlights will include:
- Preparing for the Conference
- Funding your Education
- Elevator Sessions @ NOBCChE
- Giving an Effective Scientific Presentations: Interactive Session
- Put your elevator speech to the test! Compete in our Open Mic like elevator speech competition
- Hands–on practice for giving a technical presentation
- Learn more about grants and scholarships for undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral work
| Conference highlight: Transforming My Career Panel Symposium
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From David Banner to Incredible Hulk. Open dialog with professionals with various careers discussing the pathways, mentors and approaches they took to transform their careers.
| In case you missed it! NOBCChE webinars
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Have you missed any of NOBCChE's webinars? You can view them any time on
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If so, share it with us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. You can also send your story or video directly to NOBCChE Communications.
We look forward to hearing from you!
#MyNOBCChEStory
Science
Academic conferences are much more than just an opportunity to travel to new cities and score some swag at the exhibition hall. They are a chance to network with other researchers, pick up new ideas and present results. Despite all they have to offer, many of them have fallen victim to a critical failing: a lack of gender equity. Given that hiring, tenure and promotion decisions rely heavily on the types of opportunities that conferences can offer, it's crucial that they not be biased against women, says Jennifer Martin, a structural biologist at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia, in Australia. "I don't want the next generation to live with the stereotypes of the past."
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Forbes
Who knows where the crusty, traditional job search rules come from? We have no idea, but we blindly follow them anyway. Take the rule that says you can't use "I" in your resume. Who came up with that? It could have been a drunk guy in a bar. No one knows — and why would anyone care?
Of course you're going to use "I" in your resume — it's a document about you! It's your principal marketing document, so why would we follow an ancient rule from an unknown source telling us not to refer to ourselves in it?
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TIME
Encouraging more women to pursue careers in science, technology, education and math — the so-called STEM fields — is a worthy goal, given the potential payoff for our economy and for women who get jobs in these higher-paying fields. One surprising way to make it happen: Suffer through a recession. New research has found that increased unemployment leads both genders to move toward fields associated with better earnings and job prospects, and that women are more likely to shift their majors in that direction than men.
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By Michael S. Haro, Ph.D.
 When you encounter a challenge, do you find yourself angry and out of sorts? If so, you are "shadow boxing" with a condition over which you have little-to-no control. When shadow boxing, you are expending energy against an object that is not real or immediately present. Your blows are blasting air modules that offer no resistance. Initially, "nontoxic resistance" is harmless. But continuing to battle this nontoxic state over time with no management or resolve will wear you down.
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Forbes
As this year's incoming college freshmen get ready to hit the books, they face a really big question with long-term implications: What to study?
Should they go the route of languages, arts and social sciences — those right-brain disciplines that enrich our lives and play to our interests but may not pay the bills?
Or should they buckle down on science, tech, engineering and math — the so-called STEM majors that are on the front edge of today's consumer trends and global business needs?
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Business Wire via MarketWatch
The academic pillars of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, which are referred to as STEM, infiltrate every aspect of our lives and reflect a whole new way of living — from TVs to GPS systems and smartphones. Post-it Brand from 3M recently revealed results from a survey they commissioned that sheds light on the value of STEM education in the U.S., thus furthering the conversation around the need for student proficiency in these subjects. According to the study, parents of students ages 13-18 believe math and science are the subjects that will prepare students the most for the job market. However, nearly 70 percent of those parents surveyed admit they are not as prepared as they could be and state they frequently struggle to help their students with STEM-related homework.
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Entrepreneur
Job seekers can spend a lot of time trolling job sites and sending resumes en masse without culling much of an employer response let alone landing an interview. While the job market is rebounding, employers still receive between 102 and 137 applications per job from both social media networks and job boards, says a 2014 study from Brandon Hall Group.
Effective job search and generating employer interest requires careful thought, research and strategy. To help maximize your job search and get you on your desired career path, consider following these six steps.
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U.S. News & World Report
In many ways, Dianna Cowern is the quintessential role model STEM education advocates have been searching for.
She's young, female and a successful college graduate with a bachelor's degree in physics from a prestigious university. And she understands the urgent need to make science, technology, engineering and math fun and appealing to young students.
"The main reason it's important to have more women in the 'hard' sciences, like chemistry and physics, is that they're underrepresented now," Cowern recently told curiosity.com. "We're missing out on a huge portion of the population that could be contributing to research and engineering."
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