LINGUIST List Special Issue: Dream come true

Wed Mar 21 21:01:18 UTC 2007

LINGUIST List Special Issue: Dream come true

Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar at linguistlist.org>
            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>

Reviews: Laura Welcher, Rosetta Project  
       <reviews at linguistlist.org> 

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org/

The LINGUIST List is funded by Eastern Michigan University, 
and donations from subscribers and publishers.

-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:44:11
From:  linguist < linguist at linguistlist.org >
Subject: Editor Catherine Adams on Finding LINGUIST 

Dear LINGUIST Subscribers,

When you donate to The LINGUIST List, not only do you contribute to a
new generation of linguists forging their way into the digital age,
but you also help support students who might not otherwise have the
means to continue on to graduate school.  We are a diverse group, but
many of us, myself included, have had to work outside academia to get
to where we are.

It took me longer than average to finish my undergraduate degree.  I
was forced to forego class registration almost every other semester
because I had to work.  Although I received scholarships, that money
barely covered tuition.  I have always had to work to ensure that my
financial situation was stable enough to continue with classes.  After
graduating and again looking for work, I was uninspired and quickly
becoming frustrated.  I began to realize how deeply determined I was
to pursue the study of language and searched for a way to be able to
apply to graduate school.  When I learned about the graduate student
opportunities at The LINGUIST List, I was elated.  I applied and
waited nervously until I received my acceptance letter and my position
as a graduate assistant working at LINGUIST.

For me, working for LINGUIST has been a dream come true.  I work for a
progressive organization that is as equally committed to its students
as we are to it.  Our team members are dedicated to the field of
linguistics. We are unafraid to meet the challenges that come with
working at LINGUIST. Apart from my regular duties of posting Jobs, I
participate in various projects at LINGUIST, such as LL-MAP (which
you'll be hearing about later on in Fund Drive).  We spend a lot of
time working to maintain and improve the digital infrastructure of the
discipline through LINGUIST, and LINGUIST, in return, provides a
nurturing environment that encourages us to pursue our own research
paths.  By donating to the LINGUIST List, you help keep the resources
we offer alive, but more importantly, you help students like me have
the opportunity to study so that we may one day contribute further to
this discipline that we all love.

Catherine Adams
LINGUIST Editor 

-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:44:15
From:  linguist < linguist at linguistlist.org >
Subject: Now available - The Jobs Area Bulletin 

Now available! 
The LINGUIST List Jobs Bulletin
(Print version or downloadable PDF file)

In compliance with U.S. government regulations* regarding the posting
of job openings in the United States, The LINGUIST List is now making
available the Jobs Bulletin, a print version of our currently active
job postings. Each periodically updated issue of the Jobs Bulletin
contains full, printable versions of job announcements posted during
the current calendar year for which application deadlines have not yet
passed.  Job announcements are sorted alphabetically by employer name,
and an index by linguistic subfield appears at the back of each issue
of the bulletin.

Our easy-to-read Jobs Bulletin be viewed online at:

http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobs.pdf

Alternatively, a copy can be downloaded from our Web site as a PDF
file or sent to you in print (upon request). You may download a PDF
copy of the current Jobs Bulletin at any time, free of charge, from
our URL:
       http://www.linguistlist.org/jobs/print-current.html

If you don't have an up-to-date version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to
download PDF files, you can find it at this URL:
       http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Print versions of the Jobs Bulletin are available upon request for a
fee of US$10 to cover shipping and handling. You may request these
print versions by email or regular mail. Please provide all necessary
mailing information in your request, as well as your contact
information in the event that there are questions about your request.

Email your request to:
jobs at linguistlist.org
Please include the subject line: RE: Jobs Bulletin

Mail your request to:
The LINGUIST List Jobs Bulletin
Eastern Michigan University
2000 Huron River Drive, Suite 104
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
U.S.A.

*Foreign nationals who apply for positions in the United States must
meet H1B visa application requirements stating that the job listings
must be advertised in print.

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This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $55,000. This money will go
to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors
for the coming year.

See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out our
Fund Drive 2007 LINGUIST List Superhero Adventure for some Fund Drive
fun!

http://linguistlist.org/donation/fund-drive2007/ 

There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST!

You can donate right now using our secure credit card form.

Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later.

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http://linguistlist.org/donate.html

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Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will
match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this
entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us
a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your
employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that
doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an
extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates
such a program.

Note: the donors' names are appended to every fund drive message sent
to the main list.  You can also see the list of all donors by clicking
here:

http://linguistlist.org/donation/contributors2007.html

Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST!

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