Symposium Schedule

Location: USF Patel Center Auditorium

February 9th 2017

8:30am: Registration and Breakfast

9:00am: Plenary #1. "Practical Matters: Remaking the Humanities PhD in the Age of Alt-Ac." Dr. Paul Jay, Professor of English at Loyola University Chicago

10:30am: Round Table discussion #1: Graduate reforms while within the university (curricular reforms, publishing, student activism, transitioning from the MA to the PhD, tenure track realities and strategies).

  1. Quynh Nhu Le- Assistant Professor of English, University of South Florida;
  2. Amy Rust- Assistant Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies, University of South Florida;
  3. David A. Rubin- Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, University of South Florida;
  4. Maggie Cobb- Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tampa;
  5. Daniel Dooghan- Assistant Professor of English, University of Tampa;
  6. Aaron Walker- Assistant Professor of Communication, University of Tampa;
  7. Eric Fiske- Political Science Instructor, Hillsborough Community College;

12:00pm: Lunch (Room 136/138)

1:00pm: Round Table discussion #2: Life after University (alt-ac careers, resume building and informational interviews, stress management, alumni experiences outside academia)

  1. Elizabeth Kicak- Director, Humanities Institute, University of South Florida;
  2. Jessica Cook- Academic Advisor, University of South Florida;
  3. Michael Stowe, Academic Advisor, University of South Florida;
  4. Kathleen Robinson-Malone, PhD, Fellowship and Scholarship Advisor, Eckerd College;

3:00pm: Plenary #2. "Digital Literacy in the Era of Mixed Reality: an Exhortation." Dr. Steven Jones, Professor and DeBartolo Chair of Digital Humanities at the University of South Florida.

5:00pm: Please join us for further conversation at Southern Brewing Company (4500 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33603)