Shit that Needs to Get Done this Summer: Academic Edition

[pennswoods]

I was looking through old entries posted here from when I was in Sweden. Thinking about my life in Sweden is bittersweet. I was so stressed in many ways and so lonely. But it was also a great adventure and I miss many parts of it. One pennswoods.dreamwidth.org/564488.htmlold entry from 2014 contained a list of things I needed to do that summer. I thought I'd make a list for this summer, which feels half over already, to compare what's changed in my responsibilities. 

1. Finalize travel arrangement for Kelly (colleague from Idaho)
2. Write memos and secure letter of appointment for Fulbright scholar from Germany
3. File Pre-travel approval for Eurocall conference in Iceland (by June 30)
4. Powerpoint slides for talk at Eurocall in Iceland (by Jun 30)
5. Develop and administer survey for UNICollaboration Staff and Contributors (by June 27)
6. Secure new contract for managing director of UNICollaboration
7. Lead final managment board meeting for UNICollaboration (June 26)
8. Application for full professor (by September 15)
9. Progress report on book
10. Chapter 2 of book
11. Chapter 4 of book
12. Revise book proposal in response to reviewer feedback (hopefully)
13. Investigate Chat GPT to develop teaching materials for fall course
14. Update syllabus for other fall course based on new textbook
15. Move items into temporary office
16. Work on and possibly finish writing co-authored article with former student
17. Schedule student advising appointments for August
18. Recover and back-up files that were accidentally purged a few weeks ago
19. Brainstorm ideas for book chapter on CALL
20. Review book chapter (by June 30)
21. Review article (by July 10)
22. Revise MA thesis guide

There is happily some bit of research and writing in there, but there is also a whole lot of administrative stuff and bullshit. I have lost nearly the entire month of June to administrative stuff, but I have also done some research writing - just not on my book. Maybe I'll write a post about what I did in June to make myself feel like I haven't wasted my summer entirely. It's funny to see how my list of summer tasks from 2014 included submitting my application for Bitradende Professor, while this one contains my application for Full Professor. 

I really want to be Full Professor so much. It's something I have worked toward longer than anything else in my life. 

Comments

[clevermanka]

Good luck on the promotion! And also hi hi hiiiiiiiii 😚

[pennswoods]

Hi! And thank you. I have to make sure to keep my eye on the prize.