The Global Futures Office of Research Development and Strategy was invited by Kiki Jenkins, the Associate Director for Research in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society, to present a workshop for the school's Collaborative Research Series. The workshop was titled Level Up Your Research Funding Strategy with Pivot, led by Michelle Schwartz with support from Leah Gaines-Sewell and Shaundiin Yazzie. We had nine SFIS faculty members in attendance. Participants were very engaged throughout, and when they left, all seemed excited to continue refining their profiles and searches on their own.
Event host Kiki Jenkins reports that she received positive feedback from every faculty member who attended, including these paraphrased comments:
- I already messaged two other faculty members and told them they need to sign up for Pivot, because it has funding in their areas.
- This is exactly what we should be doing with this time as faculty
- I understand how to move forward now
- This was great. I’m excited to keep working on this.
Lekelia Jenkins, thank you for inviting GFORDS to lead this workshop; we are happy to be a partner in empowering CGF faculty with the tools for success in their research. Darshan Karwat and Dean Frias, thank you for your help fitting this into the schedule and sharing it with SFIS faculty. Molly Dean, thanks for your great service in handling all the event details so professionally and proactively, and Cindy Dick, thank you for stepping in on event day to get us across the finish line. Loren Lullo, thank you for your calm guidance in navigating the technology in the room. Leah Gaines-Sewell and Shaundiin Yazzie, thank you for your partnership and expertise in walking our participants through today’s working sessions, helping them navigate the unique and powerful functions of Pivot.
