Formation of the Italian Art Society Graduate Student
Committee
We are writing to inform you of a newly-formed group within the Italian
Art Society community, the Graduate Student Committee (GSC). By
encouraging and fostering a stronger graduate student presence within
the IAS we intend to increase the scope and influence of the larger
organization for all of its members. In support of this goal, the
primary objectives of the GSC are:
to increase graduate student membership in the IAS and support the
retention of members as they transition from graduate school to
professional service;
to create and support an active and growing network of IAS graduate
students worldwide; to provide more opportunities for graduate students
and young scholars to share their research with each other, and to
alert them of conferences and publications where they may do so.
In the coming weeks we will begin to establish our online
presence—through such tools as a Facebook page and a listserv—in order
to create a virtual space to foster the relationships among graduate
students. This will be supplemented with the inclusion of useful
resources for graduate students, such as lists of funding sources and
calls for papers. Our real-world presence will be an extension of our
online one, and will encourage the communication of graduate students
at home and abroad. We anticipate a community in which graduate
students around the world can turn to each other for help and support
on issues such as archival and library work to something as simple as
meeting for coffee in a new and unfamiliar city.
It is our hope that the Graduate Student Committee will be a lively and
supportive community within IAS for new and emerging student-scholars.
We therefore encourage all interested individuals who are current or
recent graduate students to contact us for more information. Eligible
members include the following: anyone currently enrolled in a masters
or doctoral program; anyone who has received a master’s degree within
the past two years but who has not yet enrolled in a doctoral program;
and anyone who has received a PhD within the past two years.
The founding members of the Graduate Student Committee are: David Boffa
([log in to unmask]); Gilbert Jones ([log in to unmask]):
Rebekah Perry ([log in to unmask]); and Lisa Tom ([log in to unmask])
We welcome any questions or comments and look forward to working with
you all as we develop our community!
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