Proseminar in Sociology

Graduate Coordinator: Jody Clay-Warner

All students entering the graduate program in sociology must take during their first year SOCI 6190: Proseminar in Sociology. The purpose is to socialize students into the discipline and profession of sociology, as well as to acquaint students with sociology department faculty. Prior to each session, students are expected to review the vitae/web page of the professor who will be presenting. Students are also expected to ASK QUESTIONS and to BE INVOLVED. Between our faculty and grad students we have literally hundreds of years of collective experience. Take advantage of it!

Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will take place in G1 Baldwin Hall on Wednesday from 9:05pm - 9:55pm

Fall 2009 Schedule

August 19: Intro and Orientation

August 26: What I wish I knew my first year (2nd year cohort: Ashley Barr, Jesse Clark, Taylour Houston, Jamie Palmer, Karlo Lei)

Sept. 2: Teaching Session 1 - TAing for Intro (Dr. Jim Dowd)

Sept. 9: Teaching Session 2 - The TA Experience: Classroom organization and troubleshooting (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Tiffani Everett)

Sept. 16: Time Management (Sara Morris)

Sept. 23: Sociology: The Structure of the Discipline (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner)

Sept. 30: Choosing a Major Professor (Dr. Mark Cooney, Stephan Watts)

Oct. 7: Mentoring and Collaboration (Dr. Linda Grant, Christen Bradley)

Oct. 14: GRADUATE STUDENT MEETING

Oct. 21: Professional Membership, Conferences, and Presentations (Dr. Dawn Robinson, Daniel Shank)

Oct. 28: OPEN SESSION

Nov. 4: Constructing a Curriculum Vita (Dr. William Finlay)

Nov. 11: Choosing a Thesis Topic (Dr. David Smilde, Matt May)

Nov. 18: Writing Your Thesis (Dr. Tom McNulty, Mary Bond Edmund)

Nov. 25: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Spring 2009 Schedule

January 13: The Peer-Review Process (Dr. Jeremy Reynolds)

January 20: Writing Papers for Publication (Dr. Woody Beck)

January 27: Balancing Teaching and Research (Dr. Jim Coverdill)

February 3: Negotiating the IRB (Dr. Dawn Robinson)

Feb. 10: External Funding for Graduate School: NSF and Private Foundations (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Dr. Elizabeth Cherry, Jennifer McMahon-Howard)

Feb. 17: External Funding for Graduate School and Post-docs: NIH (Dr. Paul Roman, Dr. Amanda Abraham)

Feb. 24: Writing Successful Grant Proposals (Dr. Ron Simons)

March 3: OPEN SESSION FOR 1ST YEAR COHORT

March 10-14 : SPRING BREAK

March 17 : Sociology: The Structure of the Discipline (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner)

March 24 : Academic Careers in Sociology (Dr. Joe Hermanowicz)

March 31 : GRADUATE STUDENT MEETING

April 7 : Taking Comprehensive Exams (Dr. Tom McNulty, Dave Johnson)

April 14: Writing Your Dissertation (Dr. Joyce Bell, Heather Macpherson Parrott)

April 21: MEETING WITH 1ST YEAR COHORT

Fall 2008 Schedule

August 19: Intro and Orientation

August 26: What I wish I knew my first year (2nd year cohort: Sara Morris, Mary Bond, Katie James)

Sept. 2: Teaching Session 1 - TAing for Intro (Dr. Woody Beck)

Sept. 9: Teaching Session 2 - The TA Experience

Sept. 16: Teaching Session 3 - Classroom organization and troubleshooting (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Nichole Arnault)

Sept. 23: Sociology: The Structure of the Discipline (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner)

Sept. 30: Time Management (Kim Kelly)

Oct. 7: Choosing a Major Professor (Dr. Mark Cooney)

Oct. 14: GRADUATE STUDENT MEETING

Oct. 21: Professional Membership, Conferences, and Presentations (Dr. Linda Grant)

Oct. 28: FALL BREAK

Nov. 4: Choosing a Thesis Topic (Dr. David Smilde, Laura Aikens)

Nov. 11: Writing Your Thesis (Dr. Tom McNulty, Jackson Bunch)

Nov. 18: Constructing a Curriculum Vita (Dr. William Finlay)

Nov. 25: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Dec. 2 : OPEN SESSION

Spring 2008 Schedule

January 10: The Peer-Review Process (Dr. Jeremy Reynolds)

January 17: Writing Papers for Publication (Dr. Woody Beck)

January 24: Balancing Teaching and Research (Dr. Jim Coverdill)

January 31: Negotiating the IRB (Dr. Dawn Robinson)

Feb. 7: External Funding for Graduate School and Post-docs: NIH

Feb. 14: External Funding for Graduate School: NSF and Private Foundations (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Elizabeth Cherry)

Feb. 21: Writing Successful Grant Proposals (Dr. Ron Simons)

Feb. 28: OPEN SESSION FOR 1ST YEAR COHORT

March 6: GRADUATE STUDENT MEETING

March 10-14 : SPRING BREAK

March 20 : Academic Careers in Sociology (Dr. Joe Hermanowicz)

March 27 : Non-Academic Careers in Sociology (Dr. Lori Ducharme, IBR)

April 3 : Taking Comprehensive Exams (Dr. Tom McNulty, Meredith Huey)

April 10: Writing Your Dissertation (Dr. Joyce Bell, Meredith Huey)

April 17: MEETING WITH 1ST YEAR COHORT

Fall 2007 Schedule

August 17: Intro and Orientation

August 24: What I wish I knew my first year (2nd year cohort: Christen Bradley, Jackson Bunch, Daniel Shank)

August 31: Teaching Session 1 - TAing for Intro (Dr. Jim Dowd)

Sept. 7: Teaching Session 2 - The TA Experience (Erin Winter)

Sept. 14: Teaching Session 3 - Classroom organization and troubleshooting (Dr. Linda Renzulli)

Sept. 21: Sociology: The Structure of the Discipline (Dr. Jody Clay-Warner)

Sept. 28: Time Management (Kim Kelly)

Oct. 5: Choosing a Major Professor (Dr. Patricia Richards)

Oct. 12: GRADUATE STUDENT MEETING

Oct. 19: Professional Membership, Conferences, and Presentations

Oct. 26: FALL BREAK

Nov. 2: Choosing a Thesis Topic (Dr. David Smilde)

Nov. 9: Writing Your Thesis (Tiffani Everett)

Nov. 16: Constructing a Curriculum Vita (Dr. William Finlay)

Nov. 23: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

Nov. 30: OPEN SESSION