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The purpose of the Student Advisory Group (SAG) is to coordinate student participation across all Society activities, committees, and programs in an effort to foster greater opportunities for student participation and leadership development. SAG is coordinated by SBL staff members and led by a group of student members. SAG is supported by a delegation of On-campus Student Representatives (OSRs) who are responsible for disseminating information to the SBL members on their campuses and for communicating the concerns of the student members to SBL and SAG.
We encourage students to utilize the SAG listserve as a way to network with fellow student members, share their experiences in academics and professional development, ask questions, and leave suggestions for ways in which SBL and SAG can better serve the needs of our student members.
Please contact Erin Vearncombe if you have questions or would like to volunteer to become an On-campus Student Representative.
Erin Vearncombe
Chair |
Katherine Brink
Member |
Teresa Calpino
Member |
David L. Eastman
Member |
Michael Halcomb
Member |
Amy Beth W. Jones
Member |
Shelley Long
Member |
Patrick George McCullough
Member |
Elizabeth Morgan
Member |
Alicia Myers
Member |
Kari E. Pellegrino
Member |
Christopher Stroup
Member |
Brandon C. Wason
Member |
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Activities All students are encouraged to attend the SBL Annual Meetings. In the past, students have participated in events such as How to Interview, Orientation to the SBL Annual Meeting for First-time Attendees, Alternative Careers, Getting Published, Earning a Ph.D. in a Foreign Country and how to prepare a proposal.
2010 Atlanta Highlights
Annual Meeting Orientation, 20-102: Nov 20 8:15am-9:00am
Getting a PhD: From Application to Dissertation, 20-218: Nov 20 1:00pm-2:30pm
Finding Your “Niche” in Biblical Scholarship, 20-314: Nov 20 4:00pm-6:30pm
From Dissertation to Publication: Advice from Editors and Authors, 21-212: Nov 21 1:00pm-2:30pm
Navigating the Job Market, 22-131: Nov 22 9:00am-10:30am
Exploring Issues in Pedagogy: Diversity in the Classroom, 22-222: Nov 22 1:00pm-2:30pm div>
Opportunities for Students
The Career Center and Student Advisory Group are making grant and funding opportunities for students available to you. Check out these blurbs, which are expounded upon in the Career Center’s Career Tools:
- American Center of Oriental Research – private, non-profit academic institution in Amman, Jordan promoting the fields of archaeology, anthropology, history, languages, biblical studies, Arabic, Islamic studies and other aspects of Near Eastern studies.
- American Research Institute in Turkey – non-profit educational institution promoting American and Turkish research and exchange related to Turkey in all fields of the humanities and social sciences.
- American Schools of Oriental Research – non-profit that encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present.
- Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest – for full-time undergraduate juniors and seniors at accredited four-year colleges and universities in the US, this contest challenges college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today's complex world.
- Fulbright Program – the U.S. government's flagship program in international educational exchange, including Pre-Doctoral Fellowships and the Fulbright-Hays Foreign Area and Language Training Programs.
- Fund for Theological Education – programs include Undergraduates Exploring Ministry; Support for Seminary Students; African-American Ph.D./Th.D. Scholars; Racial/Ethnic Ph.D./Th.D. Scholars; Calling Congregations; Programs for High School Youth; Programs for Colleges and Universities; and New Pastor Support.
- The Louisville Institute’s Dissertation Fellowship Program offers $18,000 grants to support the final year of Ph.D. or Th.D. dissertation writing for students engaged in research pertaining to North American Christianity, especially projects related to the current program priorities of the Louisville Institute.
- Middle East Studies Association of North America – private, non-profit, non-political learned society that brings together scholars, educators, and those interested in the study of the region from all over the world.
- Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation – two fellowships support doctoral candidates: Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships and Wilson Dissertation Fellowships in Women’s Studies.