Dear Fellow Rhet/Comp Folks,
Thanks to everyone who turned up for the summer rhet/comp graduate student planning session at Twain’s on Friday, July 11. We had an excellent turnout and were able to throw around many professionalization ideas for the upcoming school year. Below is a list of agenda items we plan to enact:
Third Thursday Talks: we discussed the possibility of establishing a monthly, on-campus series of presentations and workshops geared toward professionalization based collaboratively on attendee and presenter needs. Topics may include:
- Upcoming conferences
- Comprehensive exams
- Prospectus writing
- Publishing
- Finding your research interest(s)
- Getting involved in committee work
- Research-driven GTA reflection
August 28th “Welcome Back” social event: we started planning an informal social for the Thursday at the end of the first week of school for some reflection and relaxation, especially welcoming new rhet/comp graduate students. More details forthcoming.
Facebook Group: Laura Anderson is going to start a graduate student rhet/comp Facebook group. Click here to join.
Informative Document for Newcomers: we discussed a desire to create a collective document that serves to answer frequently asked questions by new graduate students.
Again, thank you to those who were able to make it to Twains. Please let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions that may contribute to our ongoing planning for the 2014-2015 school year.
Sincerely,
Rhet/Comp Group