Traveling Ph.D.

This Week’s Crazy To-Do List
I’ve obviously been too lazy the past couple of weeks!

Meetings, Classes and Places I Have to Be:

• Service: CAR Meeting on Applied Research Project, Monday — RESCHEDULED
• Research: SRO Webinar, Monday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Monday
• Administrative: Academic Planning Council, Monday
• Administrative: Department Meeting, Monday
• Administrative: Chairs Meeting, Tuesday
• Teaching: Two Classes, Tuesday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Tuesday
• Administrative: Advising Appointments (2), Tuesday
• Research: SRO Webinar, Wednesday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Wednesday
• Administrative: Advising Appointment, Wednesday
• Service: ERA Meeting, Wednesday
• Administrative: MPA Meeting, Thursday
• Teaching: Two Classes, Thursday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Thursday
• Administrative: Prospective Student Appointment — CANCELLED
• Service: Faculty Senate, Friday — CANCELLED
• Administrative: Ed Major Meeting, Friday

All the New Stuff I Have To Do:

• Administrative: Review T&P Application
• Administrative: Review and Sign Graduation Applications
• Administrative: Submit final copy of Strategic Plan by Friday
• Administrative: Submit interim report to Provost by Friday
• Administrative: Review course release applications
• Administrative: Create Assessment Plan overview document
• Administrative: Two year master schedule – STARTED THURSDAY
• Administrative: Send out Recruitment Letter
• Grad Class: Write and Post RQ8 on Monday
• Methods: Look over Lit Review rough drafts
• Methods: Write Exam 2 by Tuesday morning
• Grad Class: Grade RQ8 this weekend
• Grad Class: Read all of Bardach by Sunday evening
• Enviro Class: Find Planet in Peril video
• Enviro Class: Prep China lecture by Sunday – STARTED
• Enviro Class: Prep Ecotourism lecture by Sunday – STARTED
• Enviro Class: Post readings for two lectures by Sunday – STARTED
• Enviro Class: Write and post bonus assignment
• Methods: Grade PS2 by Sunday evening
• Methods: Email PS2 answer key by Sunday evening
• Methods: Write exam review sheet
• Methods: Revise schedule through EOS

All the Stuff I Started But Haven’t Finished:

• Administrative: Finish up assessment report for Provost’s Office
• Administrative: Finish 2nd Draft of undergraduate strategic plan
• Research: Type notes from Hurricane Katrina and the Redefinition of Landscape
• Research: Type notes from Disaster Policy and Politics
• Research: Read through ILL Book
• Research: Type up notes from Colton Book
• Research: Virtual Conference Registration (DZ Paper) – SENT EMAIL with QUESTIONS
• Enviro Class: Do background reading for student presentations

All the Stuff I Should Have Done, But Never Got To:

• Grad Class: Read Sabatier (Ch. 8-11) by Sunday evening
• Enviro Class: Grade Student Memos
• Administrative: Write up *another* class observation
• Research: Policy analysis (TOLEDO) proposal for IPSA
• Research: Proposal for Policy History Conference (Focusing Events and Levees)
• Research: Proposal for APSA (Something Related to the Book)
• Other: Write recommendation letter

All the Things My Students Should Have Submitted, But Didn’t:

• Grad Class: Grade RQ7 this weekend

Things My Students Finally Turned in So Now I Have To Grade Them:

• Grad Class: Grade CMC Analysis Paper this weekend

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This Week’s Crazy To-Do List
ZOMG, this list is longer than last week’s list!!!
I never, never should have taken the weekend off! 

Meetings, Classes and Places I Have to Be:

• Teaching: Office Hours, Monday
• Administrative: Adjunct Interview, Monday
• Administrative: Observe OA’s Class, Monday
• Administrative: Chairs Meeting, Tuesday
• Administrative: Pre-Law Subcommittee, Tuesday
• Teaching: Two Classes, Tuesday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Tuesday
• Administrative: Ad Hoc Senate Meeting, Tuesday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Wednesday
• Service: ERA Meeting, Wednesday – Rescheduled
• Administrative: Assessment Subcommittee, Thursday
• Teaching: Two Classes, Thursday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Thursday
• Service: Guest Speaker at MCHS
• Administrative: SHD on Saturday

All the New Stuff I Have To Do:

• Grad Class: Write and Post RQ7 on Monday
• Grad Class: Grade RQ7 this weekend
• Grad Class: Read Sabatier (Ch. 8-11) by Sunday evening
• Enviro Class: Prep Ecotourism lecture — REDID CLASS SCHEDULE
• Enviro Class: Prep together Imported Exotics lecture — REDID CLASS SCHEDULE
• Methods: Refresh Empirical Observation slides by Sunday evening
• Methods: Refresh Survey slides by Sunday evening
• Administrative: Write Agenda for next Monday’s Meeting
• Administrative: Write Agenda for Tuesday’s Meeting
• Administrative: Write Agenda for Thursday’s Meeting
• Administrative: Finish 2nd Draft of undergraduate strategic plan – STARTED
• Administrative: Write up *another* class observation
• Administrative: Post advising signup sheets
• Administrative: Send notice to scholarship qualifiers
• Service: Prep lecture for guest talk
• Service: Send email to Ad Hoc Committee

All the Stuff I Started But Haven’t Finished:

• Research: Type notes from Hurricane Katrina and the Redefinition of Landscape
• Research: Type notes from Disaster Policy and Politics
• Research: Read through ILL Book — DID A LITTLE WORK
• Research: Type up notes from Colton Book
• Research: Virtual Conference Registration (DZ Paper) – SENT EMAIL with QUESTIONS
•  Methods: Write guidelines for the Content Analysis project by Sunday evening

 

All the Stuff I Should Have Done, But Never Got To:

• Administrative: Write up class observation
• Administrative: Finish up assessment report for Provost’s Office — STARTED
• Research: Policy analysis (TOLEDO) proposal for IPSA
• Research: Proposal for Policy History Conference (Focusing Events and Levees)
• Research: Proposal for APSA (Something Related to the Book)
• Enviro Class: Do background reading for student presentations by Sunday evening — STARTED
• Enviro Class: Put together Global Policy Packets (2) for Bb — REDID SCHEDULE
• Enviro Class: Put together Law Packets (2) for Bb — REDID SCHEDULE
• Grad Class: Read Sabatier (Ch. 5-7)
• Grad Class: Write and Post Guidelines for Lit Review
• Grad Class: Grade RQ4
• Grad Class: Grade Game Theory Problem Set
•  Methods: Prep slides for the Content Analysis project – Decided to go sans slides
•  Other: Write recommendation letter

All the Things My Students Should Have Submitted, But Didn’t:

• Grad Class: Grade CMC Analysis Paper this weekend

Things My Students Finally Turned in So Now I Have To Grade Them:

• Grad Class: Grade RQ5 this weekend
• Grad Class: Grade RQ6 this weekend

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This Week’s Crazy To-Do List
Holy F*** Batman! I’m so damned screwed!
See, this is what happens when I take a couple days off.

Meetings, Classes and Places I Have to Be:

• Administrative: Adjunct Interview
• Teaching: Office Hours, Monday
• Administrative: Department Meeting
• Administrative: Chairs Meeting, Tuesday
• Teaching: Two Classes, Tuesday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Tuesday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Wednesday
• Service: Service Learning Advisory Meeting, Wednesday
• Other: Interview with student for a project, Thursday
• Teaching: Two Classes, Thursday
• Teaching: Office Hours, Thursday
• Administrative: LA Grad Council, Friday
• Service: Faculty Senate Meeting, Friday

All the New Stuff I Have To Do:

• Administrative: Turn in 2nd Year Portfolios to Dean
• Administrative: Write agenda for Monday’s Department Meeting
• Administrative: Submit 400-level course paperwork
• Grad Class: Write and Post RQ6 on Monday
• Grad Class: Write and Post Guidelines for Lit Review on Monday
• Enviro Class: Approve paper prospectus topics by Thursday morning
• Enviro Class: Find The 11th Hour by Tuesday morning
• Enviro Class: Grade midterm by Thursday morning
• Enviro Class: Grade late paper prospectuses — GRRR
• Grad Class: Grade RQ6 this weekend
• Grad Class: Read Sabatier (Ch. 5-7) by Sunday evening
• Enviro Class: Do background reading for student presentations by Sunday evening
• Methods: Prep slides for the Content Analysis project by Sunday evening
• Methods: Write guidelines for the Content Analysis project by Sunday evening
• Methods: Refresh Document Analysis slides by Sunday evening
• Methods: Fix student grade (My bad) on Test 1
• Research: Travel forms for SPSA
• Service: Write Fulbright Memo
• Service: Submit all Fulbright Materials Today!
• Service: Book room for next week’s meeting.

All the Stuff I Started But Haven’t Finished:

• Research: Type notes from Hurricane Katrina and the Redefinition of Landscape
• Research: Type notes from Disaster Policy and Politics
• Research: Read through ILL Book
• Research: Type up notes from Colton Book
• Research: Virtual Conference Registration (DZ Paper) – SENT EMAIL with QUESTIONS

All the Stuff I Should Have Done, But Never Got To:

• Administrative: Write up class observation
• Administrative: Finish up assessment report for Provost’s Office
• Administrative: Review pieces of T&P narrative for colleague
• Research: Policy analysis (TOLEDO) proposal for IPSA
• Research: Proposal for Policy History Conference (Focusing Events and Levees)
• Research: Proposal for APSA (Something Related to the Book)
• Enviro Class: Put together Global Policy Packets (2) for Bb
• Enviro Class: Put together Law Packets (2) for Bb
• Grad Class: Sabatier chapters
• Grad Class: Grade RQ4
• Grad Class: Grade Game Theory Problem Set
• Other: Write recommendation letter

All the Things My Students Should Have Submitted, But Didn’t:

• Grad Class: Grade RQ5
• Grad Class: Grade CMC Analysis Paper

Last Minute *EMERGENCY* Administrative Duty:

• Crank out initial proposal for Pre-Law Minors.

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