Please see below for activity details and registration links. The deadline to register for these activities is Monday, February 22nd. First come first serve, these spots will go fast!
Office Hours with Program OfficersWednesday, March 10 Sign up for a 15 minute chat with a Program Officer from NIH, ACS, or PCORI. Click here to register.
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ECP Career FairWednesday, March 10 We would like to extend an invitation for you or a representative from your institution to come and discuss your program to the future of the field. Please come meet students, interns, and early career professionals beginning their careers with interests in obtaining more information about your training programs and job opportunities. Click here to register.
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Virtual Wine TastingWednesday, March 10 Our virtual tasting guides will introduce you to the world of wine! Join us in discussing the wines included in your kit, trivia on the regions that the grapes are harvested, as well as tips on how to select the best wines.* *Please note, we are unable to ship wine to the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, Rhode Island, and Utah. Pricing: $65.00 per person (tax and S&H not included) Register and purchase your flights: Please click the link below and use code APOS2021 to purchase your flights and register. https://ingoodtaste.com/products/variety-pack
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Virtual Happy Hour with TriviaWednesday, March 10 Mix up your APOS themed cocktail or beverage of choice and join us for a fun night of travel themed trivia! Click here to register.* *Recipe card for APOS themed cocktail will be sent prior to event.
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Career Coaching Series for ECPsThursday, March 11 Join Dr. Paul Jacobsen to learn more about NIH funding! Click here to register. Limited Attendance: 20 Max
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Noontime(ish) KnowledgeThursday, March 11 APOS is excited to bring back the ever-popular Noontime Knowledge: Intentional and Relevant Roundtable Discussions. Since this will be held virtually this year we have named it Noontime-ISH Knowledge since it won’t be noon for everyone that attends! Click here to register. Limited Attendance: 20 Max
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Career Coaching Series for ECPsFriday, March 12 Join Vicki Kennedy, LCSW, Michelle Bishop, PhD, and Alexandra Zaleta, PhD to discuss different career paths! Click here to register. Limited Attendance: 20 Max
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Book ClubsThursday, March 11 Join a Book Club on Thursday evening for an intimate discussion with the authors. Please see options below.* Limited Attendance: 35 Max Per Book Club *Please note, book must be purchased separately. The book is not provided.
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Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I've Loved by Kate BowlerClick here to register. Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God’s disapproval. At thirty-five, everything in her life seems to point toward “blessing.” She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. The prospect of her own mortality forces Kate to realize that she has been tacitly subscribing to the prosperity gospel, living with the conviction that she can control the shape of her life with “a surge of determination.” Even as this type of Christianity celebrates the American can-do spirit, it implies that if you “can’t do” and succumb to illness or misfortune, you are a failure. Kate is very sick, and no amount of positive thinking will shrink her tumors. What does it mean to die, she wonders, in a society that insists everything happens for a reason? Kate is stripped of this certainty only to discover that without it, life is hard but beautiful in a way it never has been before.
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The Gift of Gerbert's Feather by Lori Wiener and Meaghann WeaverClick here to register. Gerbert the gosling is strong and brave and has fun times with his family and friends but knows that, one day soon, he won’t be able to keep up with them anymore. As Gerbert prepares for his final migration, he finds a way to show his flock that he will always be with them. Includes a one-page Note to Readers and an online Note with additional information useful for parents, caregivers, grandparents, siblings, and teachers.
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The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagined Life by Donald L. Rosenstein and Justin M. YoppClick here to register. The Group offers a singular perspective on grief by weaving together the latest thinking on bereavement, resiliency and post-traumatic growth with the true story of seven men who were raising children on their own after the deaths of their wives. The men connected with each almost immediately, and over the next several years forged a deep bond as their monthly meetings evolved into a forum for healing and personal reinvention that transformed them in unexpected ways. The authors co-led the support group and partnered with the men to write their story, which is interspersed with the latest in bereavement research conveyed in an easily relatable way. The fathers' touching efforts to care for themselves, their families, and each other offers a gripping narrative that shows how each of us has the potential to rebuild new and meaningful lives.
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