 Conference Now Accepting Applications for Graduate Scholars Each year, a small number of Graduate Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students who have an active academic interest in the conference area. Graduate Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, participating in Talking Circles, and presenting their own research papers. The Award with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for graduate students at this stage in their academic careers. Meeting experts in the field, interacting with colleagues from other parts of the world, and creating networks and friendships are all additional benefits of this Award. Graduate Scholars are entitled to free registration and are given special recognition during the conference proceedings. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a graduate studies program. Awardees must be available on-site the day prior to the conference (for orientation and training) and throughout the conference. To apply for the award, as well as see the submission and notification deadlines, please visit our website. Publishing New Journal Issues Released  We are pleased to announce the publication of The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, Volume 2, Issue 3. Copies of this issue are available in our online bookstore. Submit Your Book Proposal Common Ground Publishing is setting new standards of rigorous academic knowledge creation and scholarly publication. Unlike other publishers, we’re not interested in the size of potential markets or competition from other books. We’re only interested in the intellectual quality of the work. If a book is a brilliant contribution to a specialist area of knowledge that only serves a small intellectual community, we still want to publish it. If it is expansive and has a broad appeal, we want to publish it too, but only if it is of the highest intellectual quality. For more information on submitting a book proposal, please visit our website. Scholar Scholar - The Social Knowledge Network Unlike Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter, Scholar was built from the ground up as a space for academic peers to work collaboratively, explore ideas, write, review, and provide structured feedback. Join the Religion in Society community and then create your own: 1. Navigate to www.CGScholar.com and click on [ Sign Up ] to start process. 2. When you create your account you will be asked to enter a “blip” (a very brief one-sentence description of yourself). 3. On the left hand navigation bar, click on the “Find and join communities” link located under the YOUR COMMUNITIES heading. 4. On the Join Communities page, enter Religion in Society in the search field. Click on “Join Community” when the name pops up. 5. Next click on [ Create a Community ] above the list of communities and enter a “blip” for this new collaborative space. |