Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:14:35 -0700 (MST)
From: "Michael J. Drake" <drake@LPL.Arizona.EDU>
To: <alllpl@LPL.Arizona.EDU>
Subject: [alllpl] Journal Clubs - Faculty Attendance
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Folks - one of the strongest things that sets our graduate program apart
from our peer departments are our journal clubs.  I strongly believe that
they are a critical component in the education of our graduates.  I
certainly wish that I could have benefited from the constructive criticism
from my colleagues during my talks as a graduate student.

However, it has come to my attention that a majority of our faculty and
post-docs have been absent during recent journal clubs, thereby depriving
our graduate students of the feedback they need in order to excel as
public speakers.  Therefore, effective immediately, I am requiring that
faculty and post-doc attendance at journal clubs is mandatory, and that
they must send to me and Gina Bailey their reasons for not attending a
particular journal club if circumstances prevent them from being there.

I hate to impose such extreme measures, but I certainly hope that faculty
and post-doc attendance will improve as a result.  However, I regret that
I will NOT be at this Tuesday's journal club.  My absence is due to the
fact that my pet gerbil, Bubbles, is graduating from obedience school, and
a higher authority calls.

Cheers -- Mike