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Ivy's avatar

Love this post! One thing that I would have done differently in year one was spend more time (well...any time) over the summer thinking about my spring classes- I gave myself a little bit of time over the summer to get ready for fall, but winter break just wasn't enough to get things in place in the same way.

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Nancy Reddy's avatar

this is really helpful! I'd add *not* committing to any kind of service (if you can avoid it) until you've got a handle on department relationships, your work load, etc. I was able to stay reasonably balanced with service in my first years (and onward) by not volunteering for anything at first, and then being really strategic about what I took on.

I also think--every institution is so different and so quirky, and it really takes time to learn new systems/people/relationships/etc. if you have a mentor assigned, you should ask that person all your questions, and if you don't, you might ask for one!

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