Graduate Workshops
During each academic year the Department of History offers a number of Graduate Student Workshops. Each workshop is a discrete session designed to address the needs and concerns of graduate students at particular stages of the graduate program. Taken as a whole, however, it is expected that the Graduate Student Workshops encourage professional development among the graduate students as they move from course work to job market and that the Workshops inspire discussion and collegiality among students in the Department's distinct fields of study.
Below is a brief description of each Graduate Student Workshop and relevant documents from previous years' workshop sessions.
Comprehensive Exam Workshop
The Comprehensive Exam Workshop is held during each fall semester and is designed to help students plan for the comprehensive exam study period. This workshop addresses the concerns of students in the first three years of the program. First-year students are especially encouraged to attend, as it is never too early to begin building reading lists and shaping one's fields of study. A panel of professors selected for their differing views on the comprehensive exam process discusses reading lists, methods of study, examination criteria for the written exam, what constitutes a good oral examination, and what the "point" of the comprehensive exam process is.
This year's Comprehensive Examination Workshop is tentatively scheduled for
Thursday, November 15, from 12:45-2:30. Room and professors are TBA. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to
Kevin Powers.
Documents from previous Comprehensive Exam Workshops:
Graduate Student Research Series
The Graduate Student Research Series provides the Department's advanced ABDs a chance to present a chapter or other coherent unit from their dissertation and to solicit comments and critiques from an audience of their peers. The Research Series is of obvious interest to ABDs seeking to refine their ideas before a friendly audience. The Series is also of great use to students not yet in the dissertation phase of the program, as it exposes them to the challenges and issues confronting dissertators.
Most recently, during the Spring 2007 Luis Granados presented a chapter from his dissertation, "Adobes in Flux, Entrenched Tributes: Explorations on the Barrios of Late Bourbon Mexico City," and Andy Wackerfuss presented a chapter from his dissertation, "The Stormtrooper Family: How Sexuality, Spirituality, and Community Shaped the Hamburg SA." Both sessions were well-attended.
We are looking to continue the Series with two presentations each in the Fall 2007 and Spring 2008 semesters.
Would you like to present a portion of your research? Please contact
Kevin Powers.
Grant Writing Workshop
The Grant Writing Workshop is held during each fall semester and is designed to assist students secure funding for dissertation research. This workshop is open to all students, but typically addresses the concerns of second- and third-year students. A panel comprised of faculty and ABD students discusses the grant writing process and offers detailed critique of several successful grant proposals recently submitted by GU students. A question and answer session follows. Copies of successful grant proposals are distributed.
The next Grant Writing Workshop is scheduled for
Thursday, September 6, from 12:45-2:30 in ICC 662. Professors Alison Games and Christine Kim will examine successful Fulbright applications submitted by GU students in the past two years. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to
Kevin Powers.
Documents from previous Grant Writing Workshops:
Academic Job Market Workshop
The Department of History's Academic Job Market Workshop is offered early during each fall semester and serves as the initial meeting for what is the year-long job search process. This workshop concerns itself with the needs of advanced ABDs entering the job market, but all students interested in learning about the job market process are encouraged to attend. Issues discussed include the dossier, cover letters, CVs, teaching statements/philosophies, interviewing, "job talks," and on-campus visits. Examples of successful application materials are provided.
Follow-up meetings during the October-February period include mock interviews and practice job talks.
This fall's Academic Job Market Workshop is tentatively scheduled for
Thursday, September 27 from 12:45-2:30 in ICC 662. Professors Alison Games, and Chandra Manning, and Adam Rothman will preside. Professors Rothman and Manning will supervise the interview and job talk events for the remainder of the semester. Lunch will be provided. Please send RSVP to
Kevin Powers.
Documents from previous Academic Job Market Workshops:
Publishing Workshop - Publishing Your Dissertation
Publishing Workshop - Publishing Journal Articles
Both Publishing Workshops are held during the spring semester. Check back later in the fall semester for further details.
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