Making Connections Committee
An MCC PDW for every career stage at AOM 2026
The OB Division's Making Connections Committee built three professional development workshops for AOM 2026 in Philadelphia — one for each major career stage.
Whether it's your first AOM, your dissertation, or your tenure clock, there's a room waiting for you. Please register early and share with your students and colleagues — seats are capped.
New members · PDW #10138
New to OB? Navigating the OB Division and AOM
Fri, 31 July 2026 · 08:00–10:00 EDT · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 4
For members who joined the OB Division within the last three years. An interactive forum: a warm welcome and overview of the Division's scope, structure, and can't-miss AOM events; a networking icebreaker; a candid panel of established OB scholars who've been in your shoes; and intimate roundtables where you meet in small groups with a specific panelist and ask anything. Come with your questions. Leave with your people.
Panelists
Stephan Boehm, University of St. Gallen · Oscar Holmes, Rutgers University · Martin Kilduff, University College London · Kristie Moergen, Iowa State University · Enrica Ruggs, University of Houston · Laurens Steed, University of Cincinnati.
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Doctoral students · 18th annual · PDW #13102
Halfway There, But Now What? Advice for pre-dissertation doctoral students
Sat, 1 August 2026 · 13:00–15:00 EDT · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 5
For PhD students in their 3rd or 4th year — past comprehensive exams or at least one year in. This long-running consortium bridges the gap between the New Doctoral Student Consortium and the Senior Student Consortium, helping mid-program students establish themselves as independent scholars. The session covers crafting your research identity and impact, launching the dissertation, understanding the job market, and setting a sustainable academic path, plus roundtables with recent job-market candidates and early-career facilitators.
Speakers
Daniel Newton and Amy Colbert, University of Iowa · David Arena, University of Texas at Arlington · Allison Gabriel, Purdue University.
Panelists
Timothy Kundro, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Raquel Kessinger, Boston College · Darryl Rice, Miami University.
Pre-registration required · capped at 120 · no drop-ins.
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Junior faculty · Inaugural · PDW #12861
Halfway to Tenure, Already?! Advice for mid-tenure junior faculty
Fri, 31 July 2026 · 13:00–17:00 EDT · Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Level 5
A brand-new session closing a real gap: developmental support for junior faculty at the midpoint of the tenure clock, where far fewer resources exist. Across four hours you'll get practical guidance on using the halfway point well, launching and refining the tenure packet, finding letter writers, managing heightened service and mentoring demands, and weighing the advanced-assistant job market — plus a “Surviving the Second Half” panel, roundtable problem-solving, and a candid talk on rebounding from a difficult first half.
Speakers
Tiffany Johnson James and Katie Badura, Georgia Tech · Eean Crawford, University of Iowa · Shimul Melwani, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Panelists
Robert Bonner, San Francisco State University · Phillip Thompson, Virginia Tech · Brad Harris, HEC Paris · Melissa Chamberlin, Iowa State University.
Capped at 120 · first come, first served.
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