Workshop THU (3 Nov)

SPEL Workshop reminder:

"Interviewing"

3 November
11:45-1:00
usual place

MANDATORY FOR 2ND YEAR STUDENTS and anyone who expects a mock interview or real interview anytime soon.

deserves a link, already

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/10/is-philosophy-the-most-practical-major/246763/#

it's not easy being green

or maybe it is, I don't know. that really isn't an informative post title.

http://www2.binghamton.edu/academics/provost/undergrad/faculty-masters/ciw.html

Tessman's moral failure

that is, about moral failure

http://discovere.binghamton.edu/faculty-spotlights/tessman-4045.html

award reminder

those who wish to be nominated for the Graduate Student Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Teaching/Service/Research Excellence, the packets are

- still due to me on Monday
- still must be submitted electronically

there was a post about this last month that was probably more accurate about the award title

library book sale

it's actually pretty good this year.

http://library2.binghamton.edu/news/blog/2011/10/06/2011-annual-book-sale-oct-20-23/

Workshop THU (20 Oct)

Workshop this Thursday (20 Oct 11)

"Developing a Reflective Teaching Practice"

starring Randy L. Friedman

LT 1210
11:45-1:00
do your homework!

on not-being

from the Graduate School's new brochure:

liberal arts suck

at least in Florida.

3 takes:

http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/10/rick-scott-liberal-arts-majors-drop-dead-anthropology

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/10/11/340824/why-liberal-arts-professors-should-learn-to-love-quantitative-assessments-of-student-learning/

http://wonkette.com/454567/non-human-rick-scott-launches-jihad-against-people-who-study-humans

seems like good advice

read this online, seemed like good advice for those applying to 'teaching schools' (esp. since it is pretty much the opposite from what goes on w/ research institutions):

"Speaking from my experience, one thing that is extremely important is a good cover letter. (Some of my colleagues will just toss aside an application that doesn't have one.) This should not just discuss your research or talk in very general terms about how much you love teaching; instead, it should explain how these two main elements of your work as a teacher-scholar relate to one another, and - even more importantly, at least in some cases - what makes you a "fit" for the particular institution in question. The more specific you can be on the latter question, the better - though it should go without saying that you shouldn't misrepresent yourself, as this will come back to bite you."

found it here:

http://leiterreports.typepad.com/blog/2011/10/departmental-placement-officer-seeks-advice.html

SPEL workshop reminder

THU 13 OCT

DOSSIERS, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE RESEARCH STATEMENT

USUAL TIME

USUAL PLACE

MANDATORY FOR 1ST YEARS AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS ME TO LOOK AT THEIR RESEARCH STATEMENT

graduate community of scholars

more workshops, like the SPEL workshops, but run by the Graduate School:

FRI 14 OCT
GRADUATE WRITING AND CITING IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
12:30-1:30PM
UU 206

FRI 18 NOV
ENGAGING IN THE COMMUNITY
12:00NOON-1:30PM
UU 206

www.binghamton.edu/gcos

Happy JFP day

it's online ... #191 ... at new and buttugly APA website.

I hope there are a lot more jobs on #192, because there ain't a whole lot in #191.

SPEL colloquium

first of the new academic year!

Jennifer Uleman

SUNY Purchase

"No King and No Torture: Making Sense of Kant on Suicide"

THU 6 OCT

5:30pm - 7:30pm

UU 102

commentary by the illustrious Sean Bustard

note the time, note the room.