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The CPA was founded in 2001 by several enterprising
postdocs from the Division of Biology. These postdocs understood
the need to create an organization specifically designed
around postdoc issues, with a mission to bolster the postdoc
community by providing services not offered by CIT administration
and offering a collective voice for representation on campus.
The inaugural CPA Board worked to raise the necessary funds
for operations, construct the CPA bylaws, and begin work
on numerous projects. Now years later, with centralized
funding from the Office of the Provost, the current CPA
Board has matured to provide a high level of programming
and advocacy support to the postdoc community.
- working with Human Resources
to establish the Office of Postdoctoral Scholars/Visitors to provide
specific resources to each postdoc
- advocating positive change, such
as the successful push for the inclusion of postdocs into the
TIAA-CREF retirement plan and increased equity of health and
welfare benefits
- maintaining and growing relationships with
other groups and organizations on campus to increase campus awareness
of the CPA and postdoc issues
- maintaining continuous growth of our
career programming for professional development
- providing social
and cultural forums for postdoc community development
The CPA is grateful to the Office of the Provost for financial
and moral support. Indeed, all of our programming, activities,
and events are a direct result of the shared vision between
the CPA and Provost. We also thank the many faculty, administrators,
and staff who have continued to support our efforts. Yet
perhaps above all, the postdocs who serve the CPA and their
community deserve extraordinary praise for their work. With
their help, the CPA looks forward to many future successes.
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