2018 ASHS Annual Conference
Lessons Learned: A Forum on Communication, Funding, and Student Life By and for Graduate Students *CEU Approved*
To provide an opportunity for comfortable discussion of major challenges currently facing graduate students, as surveyed this past year, and more importantly, sharing of strategies for overcoming these challenges.
Schedule: Informal presentation by Shuresh Ghimire on his experience as a non-domestic Ph.D. student at Washington State University and his successful transition to the University of Connecticut as an Extension Specialist, followed by a Q&A session* (30 minutes)
Informal presentation by Jack McCoy on balancing funding with realized opportunities, followed by a Q&A (30 minutes)
Informal presentation by Sonja Birthisel on communicating effectively within and beyond science, followed by a Q&A session (30 minutes)
* Q&A sessions are intended to involve everyone in attendance, questions to be asked of the presenter and/or experiences shared by attendees. Often it takes a couple of individuals to speak up before a healthy conversation can really start.
An output will be a summary article in the ASHS newsletter, extending information gained to students unable to attend the annual conference.
Business meeting (30 minutes): Assessing the overall graduate student experience at the annual conference of ASHS.
Schedule: Acquire feedback on: Scholar’s Ignite, Poster Competition, Oral Competition (20 minutes).
Hold elections, address responsibilities, and wrap-up meeting (10 minutes).
An output will be a summary article in the ASHS newsletter, providing ASHS administration with a unified voice.