Engagement Archive

  • Proposal: Done. Field School: Begin.

    Proposal: Done. Field School: Begin.

    Although it happened a couple of weeks ago, I successfully defended my dissertation proposal, and have been granted with that somewhat sarcastic (and totally unofficial) title of “ABD”, or “All But Dissertation”. The defense went well: my committee nailed me on what I expected to...

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  • The Class I want to Teach

    The Class I want to Teach

    This semester, I’ve been enrolled in a course on college teaching, as well as doing the Graduate Engagement Certificate out of the Office of Engagement. Both experiences have me thinking hard about what type of teacher I hope to be, and also what kinds of...

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  • Using a blog as a means for engagement and education during research

    Using a blog as a means for engagement and education during research

    Working at Campus Archaeology, I began maintaining a blog that was initially intended to update the public about our whereabouts, be it in the field or when we were giving guest lectures. What it has become, however, is a running log about our research findings,...

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