ABD Club

In January of 2002 the ABD Club was started. The ABD Club is an opportunity for fellow ABD's to gather twice a month or more. It is a support group of sorts but also a little bit more…

· A place to bounce ideas off other people who understand and appreciate the work you are trying to do

· A place to pre-present a paper and get constructive feedback before you present it "live" elsewhere

· A chance to share frustrations with your project and get ideas on the way to move forward from whatever point you find yourself

· It is a time and place to have interactions with fellow students who are having similar struggles, misgivings, successes, brainstorms and thunderbolts of creative ideas

· The ABD club provides an opportunity that is separate and different from interaction with your committee

· The ABD Club fosters a sense of friendship that will outlast our duration in the club and help us complete our dissertations.

Membership to the ABD club is automatic for graduate political science students who have passed their qualifying exams. Participation is voluntary. The ABD Club also hosts a listserv so ABD's far and wide can continue to participate and stay connected with their ABD community.