Dear Colleagues,
The applications for CTL-TEN mentors, mentees and participants are now OPEN! Please see key dates and requirements below.
Here are the key links to fill out before July 18th:
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Dear Community of Teaching and Learning Participants,
Applications are open for the CTL TEN pre-conference workshop on Saturday, October 25th, 2025, prior to the INFORMS Annual Meeting! As part of the community, you can engage in this year’s events in four different capacities, each requiring varying levels of commitment:
Mentors
In this role, you will be paired with an early career mentee (PhD student interested in a teaching-stream position or junior faculty in the first couple of years of a teaching focus position). Your responsibilities will include supporting this individual’s journey through teaching stream OR/MS/Analytics positions, at any stage of their career. We ask that you maintain open communication throughout the year with your mentee.
Eligibility: 3+ years in a OR/MS/Analytics teaching-stream role and demonstrated commitment to OR/MS/Analytics teaching
Required Documents:
Commitment:
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Commitment to serve as an CTL TEN mentor for at least 1 year
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Must register for and attend the 2025 INFORMS Annual Meeting, including the pre-conference CTL TEN workshop
Fee:
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The fee to attend the workshop is $150. This includes breakfast, lunch, and a reception at the end of the day.
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After filling out the application form, if you are selected to be a mentor, you will receive an email to make the payment.
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Mentees
Eligibility: Currently in the last two years of PhD program and plans to focus on a teaching stream career or received a PhD within the last three years and has accepted or holds a teaching stream position.
Required Documents:
Commitment:
Fee:
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The fee to attend the workshop is $50 for students and $150 for non-students. This includes breakfast, lunch, and a reception at the end of the day.
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After acceptance to the CTL TEN workshop, you will receive a link to make the payment.
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Participant (not be included in the mentorship program)
If you would like to attend the workshop without any responsibilities but still want to stay connected with your community and attend the panels, this option is for you.
Commitment:
Fee:
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The fee to attend the workshop is $50 for students and $150 for non-students. This includes breakfast, lunch, and a reception at the end of the day. After filling out the registration form, you will receive an email to make the payment.
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Panelist / Speaker
If you are interested in serving as a panelist, we would like to hear from you. Some of the topics we are considering for this year are:
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Ethical usage of AI in teaching
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Writing Teaching Statements (for Early career participants)
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Navigating the new era of belongingness
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Teaching Research - How to, Where to, etc..
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Learning and teaching with games
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Managing the classroom (for Early career participants)
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Securing teaching positions -- Finding, Applying, and Knowing your Rights (for Early career participants)
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Mid Career Job Turmoil? Maintaining teaching positions -- Changing Jobs, post-Promotion/Multi-year contract, Updating Teaching Statements? (for mid career participants)
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Course design: helpful tips – data analytics and OR curriculum
We welcome your suggestions as well!
If you would like to be a panelist or a speaker, please https://forms.gle/R8LsAE2FPTUkh87h6. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="x_OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FR8LsAE2FPTUkh87h6&data=05%7C02%7Cg.gongorasvartzman%40northeastern.edu%7C68952934ed9c44eb76db08dda9c99723%7Ca8eec281aaa34daeac9b9a398b9215e7%7C0%7C0%7C638853405468735371%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2FRm1xQxiALn2kDN0x%2BqsdICvwMI2l5c%2FraOGXPuAOuw%3D&reserved=0">Fill out this form by July 18th
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Warm regards,
Yaren Bilge Kaya (ybk2105@columbia.edu)
Mariana Escallon Barrios (mescallo@andrew.cmu.edu)
CTL-TEN Co-Chairs
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Gabriela Gongora-Svartzman, Ph.D.
Committee on Teaching and Learning (CTL) INFORMS Chair
PSOR Sr VP of Meetings
Director of Computing Programs and Associate Teaching Professor
Khoury College of Computer Science
Northeastern University - Miami Campus
Email:
g.gongorasvartzman@northeastern.edu------------------------------