Good afternoon! The UT System Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success (the office where I work), in collaboration with the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS) and the Post-secondary Education Research Center (PERC), would like to (re)convene a “Lunch & Learn” series for current ELPS graduate students. The purpose of the series for current ELPS graduate students. The purpose of the “Lunch & Learn” series is two-fold: 1) To provide opportunities for current ELPS graduate students to con connect throughout the academic year. Whether you are new to a graduate pro program of study or are in the trenches of writing your dissertation, con connection is important if we are to make it through successfully. 2) To engage with and learn from UT faculty and administrators. Pe Perhaps you are struggling to identify faculty to serve on your th thesis/dissertation committee, or perhaps you are considering a new ad administrative role. Either way, there is a lot we can learn from our faculty an and administrators now and in the future. How the “Lunch & Learn” series will work: • We’ll meet at the same place/same time each month during the lunch h hour (or brunch hour, depending on the month). Location is currently TBD. • This will likely be a “brown bag” event, unless I’m able to coordinate otherwise (I’m still working through those details). • There will be three “lunch & learn” sessions per semester, six per academic year (i.e., Sept-Nov and Feb-Apr). • A different administrator will attend each session. We could have th them present, do Q&A, or just make it more casual. I’ve put together a brief survey to help me identify ideal times to schedule these events and these events and speakers we can invite to participate. Please provide your feedback by Frid feedback by Friday, August 30 at 5:00pm. Thank you for your input! Leigh _________________________________________________________ Leigh Cherry, MA Coordinator for Student Success Initiatives Doctoral Student, Higher Education Administration Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success The University of Tennessee System 711-G1 Andy Holt Tower 1331 Circle Park Drive Knoxville, TN 37996 Office: 865.974.8849 Email: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________