September 2, 2022

Join the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) in celebrating the 13th annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) and the significant contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to research and discovery at Drexel with events September 19-23, 2022.

The theme of this year's NPAW is postdoc mental health and wellness. Speakers will discuss the challenges early career researchers face, share tips they have learned from their struggles, and provide a framework for postdocs to build better balance in their professional lives especially as they navigate their next career step.

Click on the NPAW website for a complete list of virtual and in-person events, including the virtual kickoff event:

Finding Your Balance (Virtual)
Monday, September 19
1-2:30 p.m. ET

The national kickoff event to start National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The theme this year is on postdoc mental health and wellness. Speakers will discuss the challenges early career researchers face, share tips they have learned from their struggles, and provide a framework for postdocs to build better balance in their professional lives especially as they navigate their next career step.

Register via the NPA website (Free)

2022 Drexel OPA NPAW Event Highlights:

Volleyball Game (In-Person)
Monday, September 19
4-6 p.m. ET

Location:
Buckley Green
30 North 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join us in celebrating NPAW with a volleyball game! Attention Drexel Community! Got a nice serve? Set your alarms because you don't want to pass this up! We're starting National Postdoc Appreciation Week off with a volleyball game! Open to postdocs, PhD students, faculty, and staff! No experience is necessary. Join us on the Buckley Green Sand courts.

Register via Eventbrite (Free)

Mentors in Motion with Science Communications Professionals (In-Person)
Thursday, September 29
5:30-6:30 p.m. ET

Location:
Drexel University College of Medicine
2900 West Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week from Drexel's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs! Are you curious about the science communication career paths? Want to meet Drexel Alumni and local professionals who are science writers, technology transfer specialists, or medical science liaisons? Need an opportunity to get outside your lab? Join us for the Mentors in Motion program. You will meet and talk with seasoned professionals while enjoying a casual walk around our Queen Lane campus.

Register via Eventbrite (Free)

Green Cards for Scientific Researchers—How to Win Your EB-1/NIW Case! (Virtual)
Tuesday, September 20
2-3 p.m. ET

Register via Zoom (Free)

Postdocs, happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! This webinar, presented by Getson & Schatz, P.C. law firm, will help scientists learn how to obtain a green card in the U.S. through the EB-1A and NIW categories and how to avoid costly immigration mistakes. Learn about the U.S. immigration process and how to maximize your chances of immigration success. For more information, visit researchergreencard.com.

About the speaker: Brian Getson is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School with more than 25 years of experience. He is a leading U.S. immigration lawyer who represents scientific researchers in applying for green cards and is the principal of a boutique immigration law firm based in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Getson has given presentations on “Green Cards for Scientific Researchers” at numerous major scientific conferences, at the Wistar Institute, and at universities. Mr. Getson often provides a money-back guarantee to qualified applicants, giving clients confidence that they will get results.

For more information, email opa@drexel.edu.