Attended the first PhD class' dissertation presentation day on Friday. It was interesting, with some good talks, and it was nice to see everyone again after a month out of campus life. It was also quite good to get a glimpse at the process of proposal creation, and hear the sort of questions & concerns voiced by the various profs. I will use it to give foundation to my own proposal this summer. I meet with Drs. Shapiro, Grimes and Pravaz this upcoming Tuesday, and I have a meeting with my PhD cohort tomorrow to discuss comp reading strategy. I am currently behind in my comp reading, as I am not finished Many Petals of the Lotus, yet, and was supposed to start the Albanese book yesterday. I hope to catch up this week, as John has found a job and I will have more time alone (and no more job hunting activities to help with). I have still not heard back from the Jack Benny book people, but I got my Chaplin paper back from Dr. Bryant, so I can start editing that for publication. I still have to apply to those two conferences, as well. Dr. Dawson tells me that RA work should start on/by June 1st, for which I will be compiling an annotated bibliography for his management studies research. I still do not have a solidified second comp list, but negotiations precede fine.