Dr. Barron was the keynote speaker for the third in a series of professional development workshops offered to graduate students and sponsored by the Graduate School, the Graduate School Alumni Society, and the Graduate Student Association.
Few areas can go forward without some financial support.
For example, funds are needed for travel to conferences, to conduct fieldwork, and to work with colleagues. Monies are needed for equipment, materials, and supplies, as well as for salaries. In addition, being successful at writing grants ensures advancement and is key to national and international visibility and to promotion and tenure. In almost any discipline the key is to develop teams. Ideas generated by team members then become superimposed, which enhances what can be accomplished.