Eighth Annual Academic Career Conference: September 24

• Issues Facing Graduate Education; how changes in higher education will affect your academic career; Janice Madden, vice provost for graduate education, 4-4:15 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room.

• Applying for Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowships; writing a strong funding application; understanding what funding organizations want to fund; and funding resources on campus; Rebecca Huss-Ashmore, associate professor of anthropology; Ann Kuhlman, associate director, Office of International Programs; Ellen DeMarinis, reference librarian, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library; Julie Vick, graduate career counselor, Career Planning & Placement Service; Ben Franklin Room.

• The Insiders' Guide to Graduate Education at Penn: A Program for First-Year Students; what you and your department can expect from each other: panel of advanced doctoral students moderated by Dr. Madden will give first-hand advice on managing relations with your advisor and choosing a committee; and completing your program successfully and expediently; 4:15-5:30 p.m.; Smith-Penniman Room.

• Academic Job Search Strategies; evaluating one-year positions and/or postdocs; presenting yourself to different kinds of institutions; working with your recommenders; preparing for the job market; Nancy Hornberger, associate professor of education; Alan Filreis, professor of English; Robin Leidner, associate professor of sociology; Scott Poethig, associate professor of biology; Emily Thompson, assistant professor of history and sociology of science;5:15-6:30 p.m.; Ben Franklin Room.

Please sign up by calling 898-7530 or sending an e-mail message to vick@pobox.upenn.edu.

--Julie Vick, Graduate Career Counselor, Career Planning and Placement

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Volume 43 Number 4
September 17, 1996

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