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 114A Baldwin Hall on Thursday from 12:30pm - 1:45pm
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
