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Student Concerns

SWS Student Concerns Committee

SWS Student Representative/ Chair of the Student Concerns Committee (SCC)
Rachel Allison: (rallis2@uic.edu )

• See below for New Graduate Student Resources
• Coming soon- The SWS Graduate Student Resource wiki!

• Hand Program - connects newer members with more established members
• Professional Needs Mentor Program

• Hey Jane! Column One - Student Edition (more Hey Jane! articles)
• Student Concerns Committee: A Brief History
• SWS Student Representation Survey (PDF)*
  
• Questions to ask your mentors
• Student mentor resources

The SWS, especially thanks to the Career Development Committee, provides workshops and session to help women graduate students for their graduate experiences and their professional development. The followings include the workshops provided by the SWS in the past and the ones that are suggested for future meetings. When concrete plans are made, they will be indicated.

• Orientation for New Members and First-Time Winter Meeting Attendees
• Navigating the Job Market (Summer 2003.)
• Interviewing for Academic Jobs (Summer 2004,Winter 2007.)
• Mentoring 101: Negotiating the Mentor/Mentee Relationship (Summer 2005.)
  See Hey Jane! issues 5 (PDF)* & 6 (PDF)* on the Mentor/Mentee relationship
• External Funding Workshop (Winter 2005.)
• The Basics of CV Writing (Summer 2004.)
• Balancing Personal Life and Academia (Winter 2004)
  (including the issues related to graduate students with full-time or part-time work)
• Getting Articles Published (Winter 2004, Summer 2006)
• Mentoring across Race and Gender Lines
• Qualitative Research Methodology
• Tips for Attending Professional Conferences
• The Dissertation Process: Things You Need to Know, but Haven't Wanted to Ask (Summer 2006)
• Research Abroad/International Fieldwork (Summer 2007)
• Dealing with Dissertation Committee Members
• And more resources...

If you have any more ideas or would like to have certain sessions at SWS meetings in near future, please let us know.

• Research & Teaching Resources
• SWS Fact Sheets
• Sociology Films
• Professional Resources
• Hey Jane advice column
• Resources on race and inequality
• Issues facing women in academia

• Call for Papers: 4th Annual SWS-ABS Student Roundtable: Emerging Scholarship in Sociology
• Call for Discussions: 4th Annual SWS-ABS Student Roundtable: Emerging Scholarship in Sociology
• Call for the SWS Meeting Registration: Scholarship for Students of Color


• See the Summer Meeting Information & Check out Tips on How to Navigate Your First Conference.


• Connecting at the regional meetings

If you are on Facebook (www.facebook.com) please join us by searching for "Sociologists for Women in Society (SWS)" or clicking this link.

The SCC has begun to provide bridges to the SWS for students attending regional meetings. Please come and join the SWS-sponsored sessions and meetings and look for us if you have any questions about the SCC or the SWS or if you need any assistance regarding getting involved in the SWS as students. This could be a great opportunity for you to get involved and to have a better student representation.

Contact the Student Representative – Rachel Allison for more info!

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If you are an undergraduate or graduate student and would like to know more about the SWS, or get more involved with the SWS, please contact Rachel Allison: (rallis2@uic.edu ), SWS Student Representative / Chair of the Student Concerns Committee.

To join the graduate student listserv, email SWS-Grad-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

* These files are Adobe PDF Files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.