2021-22 MELLON PROGRAM AGENDA
May 13th
Orientation with Jennifer Boles and Deanna Ledezma
June 1st
Fill out the mentor form
Fill out this itinerary
July 1st
Job Market materials due. Upload to your respective folders by the deadline.
Monday, July 12
11:00-12:00 EST Welcome to the Program with Jennifer Boles, Deanna Ledezma, Albert Laguna, and Nena Torres
1:00-3:00 EST One-on-One Meetings (20 minutes) with Albert Laguna. Sign up here: calendly.com/albert-laguna
Tuesday, July 13
11:00-1:00 EST Workshop: Introduction to the Job Market
2:00-4:00 EST Workshop: The Cover Letter
Wednesday, July 14th
11:00-1:00 EST Workshop: The Teaching and Diversity Statement
2:00-4:00 EST Workshop: Interviewing
Week of July 19th
Revise cover letter with a partner
July 26th
Upload revised documents to your job market folder by July 26th.
July 28th
One-on-one meetings with Albert to review your documents (60 minutes). Sign up here: calendly.com/albert-laguna
August 6th
Turn in writing materials.
August 27th
12:00-2:00 EST Writing workshop
September 3rd
Complete Writing Plans
September 10th
Revise job market documents and upload to your folder for your mentor and Albert to review before the Fall Institute.
FALL INSTITUTE
September 21
10-11:30 CST/11--12:30 EST Workshop: Lourdes Torres, Editor of Latino Studies journal
September 22
1-2:30 CST/2-3:30 EST Writing Workshop II
September 23
10-11:30 CST/11-12:30 EST Meet the Alumni Panel
12-1:30 CST/1:00-2:30 EST Workshop with Albert: Interviewing and Journal Publishing
September 24
10-11:00 CST/11:00-12:-00 EST Orientation with mentors (Mentors only)
11:30--1:15 CST/12:30-2:15 EST Mentor Panel and Breakout sessions
Mock Interviews:
2:00 CST/3:00 EST: Vicente and Roy
2:30 CST/3:30 EST: Andrea and Marisa
3:05 CST/4:05 EST: Ricardo and Michael
3:40 CST/4:40 EST: Mauricio and Claudia
4:15 CST/5:15 EST: Nathan and Ester
4:50 CST/5:50 EST: Elizabeth and Alejandro
End of December 2021
Send your updated dissertation plan and update to IUPLR Center Director and Mellon Director
End of May 2022
Submit email update to IUPLR Center Director and Mellon Director
July 11-14, 2022
August 1, 2022
Final Reports Due (link to form here)