Actions & Activities
The Student Caucus produces sessions — and a Student Happy Hour — at every SWS conference. See “Past SWS workshops” below for further information. Between conferences, students in SWS stay in touch via listserv, facebook, and more.
Resources – Articles, Reports etc.
- Student Concerns Committee – A Brief History
- Hand Program – connects newer members at meetings with more established members
- Professional Needs Mentoring Program – matches junior and senior SWSers for professional development and mentoring
- Chow-Green Fellowship Application Sample– Submitted by Veronica Montes (will open as a PDF)
- “Mentoring 101” Handout – Negotiating the Mentor/Mentee Relationship
- Tips for Attending Professional Conferences
- Hey Jane! archives – a column that answers career-related questions, drawing on the expertise in SWS
- Past Workshops: SWS, especially thanks to the Career Development Committee, provides workshops and sessions to help SWS members for their graduate experiences and their professional development. For handouts from sessions on:
- Mentoring
- Navigating the Job Market, CV Writing, Job Interviews
- Turning Your Dissertation Into A Book
- Getting External Funding
- Earning and Preparing for Tenure
- Visit the Career Development Resources page
- Additional resources can be found on the main navigation bar under Resources> For Students
Subcommittees:
Summer Workshop/Roundtable Subcommittee:
Responsibilities include coordinating co-sponsored graduate student roundtables with ABS and working with the Career Development Committee to Assist with Critique Me!
Committee Members:
- Rosalind Kichler
Winter Workshop/Roundtable Subcommittee:
Responsibilities include organizing the Breakfast with Scholars
Committee Members:
- Sela Harcey
- Chriss Sneed
Social Chairs:
Responsibilities include organizing the reception for the winter meeting and helping coordinating the Hand Mentor Program
Committee Members:
- Kristin Kelley
- Emma Mishel
Social Media and Survey Research Subcommittee:
Responsibilities include helping work with the SWS website and social media manager, overseeing the SWS Student Caucus Facebook and Twitter accounts, and conducting the annual SWS graduate student survey
Committee Members:
- Jeff Lockhart
- Kaitlyn Root
Inclusivity and Diversity Subcommittee:
Responsibilities include overseeing the presence of gender neutral restrooms at the annual meetings, the making of preferred pronoun buttons, and other initiatives that encourage SWS to critically examine the ways in which our organize promotes the interests of all student members.
Committee Members:
- Chriss Sneed
Contact Info
Chairs:
This committee is chaired by the Student Representative and Student Representative-Elect