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PORTLAND, Maine

Gayle Brazeau provides career planning and development expertise through The Compass Program for Academic Advancement

Gayle Brazeau, Ph.D., dean of UNE’s College of Pharmacy, was one of four faculty members who offered professional development expertise through The Compass Program for Academic Advancement, an interprofessional online course that helps early and mid-career faculty to develop essential skills for academic advancement.

Brazeau was responsible for leading the Career Planning and Development section of the program. During this module, she guided participants through exercises and discussions related to:

  • Understanding higher education culture
  • Maintaining a work-life balance and coping with academic pressures
  • Function, structure and content of an academic portfolio
  • Improving CV content and style

The Compass Program is offered through the Academy for Academic Leadership. It provides training in the areas of educational research, grant application writing, article publication and academic career development. 

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.