Faculty Mentoring Circles—Spring 2009 Schedule:

Designing your Vitae

Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Place: To be announced

Panelist: Krista Ratcliffe, Associate Professor and Chair of the English Department

Dr. Ratcliffe will illustrate how to construct a vita according to Marquette guidelines.  Samples from various disciplines will be given.  Bring questions and/or your own vita.

Book Publishing
Date: Friday, February 20, 2009
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Place: To be announced

Panelists: Steve Franzoi, Professor of Psychology, and Jim Holstein, Professor of Sociology in the Dept of Social & Cultural Sciences

Both panelists have published several types of books and will discuss the how-to's of book publishing (when & how to write a prospectus, what to expect in a book contract, etc.).  The benefits and disadvantages of writing books before tenure will be addressed. 

Writing your Sabbatical Proposal
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009
Time: 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Place: To be determined

Panelists: Julius Ruff, Professor of History

For most faculty, their first sabbatical comes up a year after receiving tenure, which means being ready with a sabbatical proposal soon after the tenure process.  Sabbatical is not automatic.  Dr. Ruff served on the Sabbatical Review committee and will give you guidelines on how to write an approvable proposal.