Ph.D. Expectations
For Annual Review
| CATEGORY |
YEAR 1 |
YEAR 2 |
| RESEARCH |
- Submit one paper to a national conference
- Present one accepted conference paper (if applicable) at colloquium
- Perform RA duties effectively
- Pass preliminary exam
- Choose advisory committee
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- Submit two papers to national conferences
- Submit two papers to journals
- Present one accepted conference paper (if applicable) at colloquium
- Perform RA duties effectively
- Complete coursework
- Pass comps
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| TEACHING |
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- Attend teaching workshop
- Audit class to be taught in the future
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| SOCIALIZATION |
- Attend all departmental colloquia
- Attend all student defenses
- Attend all job talks
- Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
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- Attend all departmental colloquia
- Attend all student defenses
- Attend all job talks
- Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
- Review for national conference
- Attend one developmental seminar at national conference
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| CATEGORY |
YEAR 3 |
YEAR 4 |
| RESEARCH |
- Submit two papers to national conferences
- Submit two papers to journals
- Present one accepted conference paper (if applicable) at colloquium
- Perform RA duties effectively
- Choose dissertation committee
- Create research statement
- Defend proposal
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- Submit two papers to national conferences
- Submit two papers to journals
- Perform RA duties effectively
- Practice job talk at colloquium
- Defend dissertation
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| TEACHING |
- Attend teaching workshop
- Overall teaching rating above the college mean
- Create teaching philosophy
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- Attend teaching workshop
- Overall teaching rating above the college mean
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| SOCIALIZATION |
- Attend all departmental colloquia
- Attend all student defenses
- Attend all job talks
- Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
- Review for national conference
- Attend one developmental seminar at national conference
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- Attend all departmental colloquia
- Attend all student defenses
- Attend all job talks
- Attend all meetings with guest faculty or job candidates
- Review for national conference
- Attend one developmental seminar at national conference
- Volunteer for ad hoc reviewer
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GOAL UPON GRADUATION: Well socialized, two papers in press, four conference presentations, four papers under review.