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School Daze

I work 20 hours a week at a research center on campus. But now that I don't have classes I also am able to do some other things. 

Occasionally I make it out to lectures. I am in the back of the room sitting by the interim department chair listening to a lecture about bilingual mathematical literacy strategies. This was in early October. 


I am the president of the Curriculum and Teaching Graduate Student Organization. Part of my work is to find ways for the doctoral students to meet and socialize. Here are some of us at a local seafood restaurant when the CTGSO had our fall dinner.


Because I research in the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities I know many of the Special Education doctoral students. I don't usually get invited to their official gatherings, but I do get invited when they socialize on their own. One of the students had a between Halloween and Thanksgiving party and I went. It's dark, but my face is on the top right.


I am also a graduate student liaison for the American Educational Research Association and these are my fellow liaisons. We span the various departments in the School of Education. We meet every other week to do our work and go out to dinner once a semester.




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