[Air-l] Call for AoIR Grad Panel Volunteers

[Mark Bell]

Ted,

I would be happy to help out. I also think Sarah Robbins would be interested
also.

M

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On 6/26/07, Ted M Coopman <coopman at u.washington.edu> wrote:
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> Hello All,
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> Every AoIR conference, the Graduate Student Representative is given a
> panel slot to address issues or potential interest or benefit to graduate
> student members.
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> This year the panel is: Survivor: Graduate School
>
> When my father in-law, who got his Ph.D. in the 1950s, hears my laments he
> comments on how little graduate school has changed since he went through the
> process. Often, the experiences and lessons learned from our own experiences
> as graduate students are lost to those who come after us or at least
> filtered through subsequent experiences as faculty. This panel is an
> opportunity for us to share tips and advice on surviving a process that is
> estimated by the Chronicle of Higher Education of having a 50%
> non-completion rate.
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> So, this is an invitation for current graduate students and especially
> recent grads in all fields to come and share their wisdom, experiences, and
> tips for success. This is not intended to be a "whine and cheese" event
> (altho it is a part of a grad students job to complain!) but a forum for
> sharing our collective intelligence on time and stress management,
> productivity strategies, faculty interaction, funding, balancing life and
> school, and other challenges.
>
> Please email me off list if you are interested participating in a more
> formal capacity, but as always, these roundtables are open discussion forums
> in which all are welcome.
>
> -TED
>
> Ted M. Coopman
> Department of Communication
> University of Washington
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