ASA Student Forum

1) Student Forum Nominees!
We have an impressive number of terrific Student Forum nominees for the upcoming election!  Please stay tuned for more information about our nominees: Erica Carlino (Anglo-American College), Catherine Connell (University of Texas at Austin), Audrey Devine-Eller (Rutgers University), Michael S. Evans (University of California, San Diego), Camonia Long (Howard University), Lisa M. Nunn (University of California, San Diego), Josh Packard (Vanderbilt University), Judith Perez (Fordham University), and Bin Xu (Northwestern University).
 

2) Student Forum events at the ASA 2007 Meetings in New York:
This year, the SFAB is organizing a number of exciting events: a publishing workshop, Graduate Student Roundtable Session, and three paper sessions.  We are very excited about our Professional Workshop, titled, Demystifying the Publication Process: Editors of Sociology Journals Speak With Students. At this workshop, Karen Cerulo (Sociological Forum), Dana Britton (Gender and Society), Gary Alan Fine (Social Psychology Quarterly), and Simon Gottschalk (Symbolic Interaction) will provide graduate students with an inside look at the publication process. The editors will discuss what first-time submitters should anticipate when submitting manuscripts and common problems with student submissions. The panel will describe, in general, what students can do to increase their chances for publication and answer questions from workshop attendees.
 

3) ASA seeks applications for student travel to 2007 Annual Meeting
The American Sociological Association (ASA) Student Forum is pleased to announce that the ASA Council is making funds available to support student travel awards to the ASA Annual Meeting. ASA anticipates granting approximately 25 travel awards in the amount of $200 each. These awards will be made on a competitive basis and are meant to assist students by defraying expenses associated with attending the 2007 ASA Annual Meeting in New York. All applicants are encouraged to seek additional sources of funding to cover expenses associated with attending the Annual Meeting.  To apply, complete and submit four (4) copies of the 2007 Student Forum Travel Award Application form no later than April 1, 2007.  Decisions will be announced by May 15, 2007. No part of the application may be submitted by fax, and only applications from individuals on their own behalf will be accepted.  Applicants must be students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate sociology degree in an academic institution and a current student member of ASA at the time of application. Participation in the Annual Meeting program (e.g., paper sessions, roundtables), purpose for attending (e.g., workshop training, Honors Program participation), student financial need, availability of other forms of support, matching funds, and potential benefit to the student are among the factors taken into account in making awards. A travel award committee of the ASA Student Forum convened especially for this purpose will select awardees.  For more information, and an application for the 2007 Student Forum Travel Award, please contact the ASA Executive office at studentforum@asanet.org or (202) 383-9005, ext. 322. The award application form can also be found both on the ASA website (here) (you can also apply on-line) and on the Student Forum website (www.socstudentforum.org). 
 

4)Things to do and places to stay in NYC
Have any ideas about cheap places to stay and fun things to do in NYC?  If so, send your advice and ideas to Danielle Hidalgo at daniellehidalgo@mac.com.  Please look for NYC updates on our website: http://socstudentforum.org.
 

5)Improving Our Websites
If you have questions and/or suggestions regarding how to improve our sites, please contact us and let us know (again, contact Danielle at daniellehidalgo@mac.com). 
Also, get involved!  Please feel free to add comments, suggestions, and any other relevant issues to our wikipedia site at http://wiki.socstudentforum.org/index.php?title=Main_Page.  This web site is for you and other graduate students, so please feel free to use it!
 

The Student Forum Advisory Board is a student run committee comprised of nine elected members.  If you would like to know more about the members and the activities of the Student Forum please visit http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?section=Students&name=Student+Forum and http://socstudentforum.org.
 

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