SCS News
Tabulation of Name Change ReferendumPosted Wed, 02/26/2014 - 08:57 in SCS Announcements. In response to a request by members at the annual business meeting in Chicago last month, the APA Board of Directors has authorized me to publish the tabulation of votes in last summer’s referendum concerning the change of the Association’s name. As members are aware, it has been the Association’s policy for almost two decades not to publish numerical tabulations when we report election results (although any individual member may request a tabulation from me). The Board is willing to make an exception in this case because no individual candidate is included in the results below. |
Slate for Election in Summer 2014Posted Tue, 02/25/2014 - 14:33 in SCS Announcements. The 2013-2014 Nominating Committee has submitted its report, which includes the slate of candidates for the election to be held this summer. Members are reminded that it is possible to nominate additional candidates by petition. |
APA Office Closed February 13, 2014Posted Wed, 02/12/2014 - 20:27 in SCS Announcements. Due to bad weather conditions, the University of Pennsylvania has suspended normal operations for February 13, 2014. The APA Office will therefore be closed as well. |
Submissions for 146th Annual Meeting in New OrleansPosted Fri, 02/07/2014 - 15:24 in SCS Announcements. Within the next two weeks we will post a link to the online system we will use this year to receive submissions of abstracts and proposals and reports for review by the APA Program Committee. Proposals for at-large panels, committee panels, workshops, seminars, and roundtable discussion sessions; reports by organizer-refereed panels and affiliated groups chartered to present sessions in January 2015; and applications for charters for 2016 and beyond will be due on April 25, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. |
In Memoriam, John W. RettigPosted Mon, 02/03/2014 - 09:41 in SCS Announcements. A recent painful loss to our profession came with the death of John Rettig. He was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated magna cum laude from the Honors A.B. Program at Xavier University in 1953 and was awarded the M.A. in Classics the following year. The next two years were given to military duties, which he fulfilled while stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco. |
ACLS Public Fellows ProgramPosted Mon, 01/27/2014 - 15:14 in Awards and Fellowships. Expanding the Reach of Doctoral Education in the Humanities |
APA Office Closed January 22, 2014Posted Tue, 01/21/2014 - 21:43 in SCS Announcements. Due to bad weather conditions, the University of Pennsylvania has suspended normal operations for January 22, 2014. The APA Office will therefore be closed as well. |
Refunds of Chicago Meeting Registration FeesPosted Tue, 01/14/2014 - 10:08 in SCS Announcements. Individuals who registered in advance for the recent annual meeting in Chicago but who were unable to attend because their flights were canceled, and they could not obtain new reservations in time to attend the meeting should use this form to claim a refund for registration and publication fees. As you will see, the form can be completed electronically. |
Registration Fees for Chicago Annual MeetingPosted Wed, 01/08/2014 - 13:07 in SCS Announcements. We are very grateful to the nearly 2,500 registrants who overcame difficult travel conditions to attend last week’s joint annual meeting. At the same time, we are aware that some members who had registered in advance were unable to come to Chicago because their initial airline reservations were cancelled, and their carriers could not put them on different flights in time to attend the meeting. APA and AIA carry “convention cancellation insurance” for such events, and next week we will announce a procedure by which affected individuals can apply for refunds of advance registration fees. |
In Memoriam: Anna Shaw BenjaminPosted Mon, 12/30/2013 - 12:49 in SCS Announcements. Anna Shaw Benjamin died on July 21, 2013. Dr. Benjamin received both undergraduate and graduate education at the University of Pennsylvania (B.A. 1946, Ph.D. 1955) and at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. At the latter she held two fellowships, being a Thomas Day Seymour Fellow (1948/1949) and a Fulbright Fellow (1949/1950). |