News & Upcoming Events:

[sof] 07.25.2008 Happy Hour
Friday, July 25, 2008, 5pm, behind Immunology Building (IMM). More information here.

[sof] 08.01.2008 SoF Summer Bash
Friday, August 1, 2008, SoF Summer Bash. More information here.

[sof & nwis] 08.26.2008 NWiS Mentoring Lunch
Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 12 pm - 1:30 pm. More information here.

[sof & pdo] 10.02.2008 SoF Fall Research Symposium
Thursday, October 2, 2008. More information here.

[pdo] 2008 Postdoc Survey
The Postdoctoral Services Office and the Society of Fellows are currently surveying the La Jolla and Florida postdoc populations to assess and improve the research training experience at TSRI. If you have not received an invitation for the survey, contact us.

[pdo] Online Jobs Board
Bio Career Center is available to TSRI postdocs, grad students, and alumni. Click "Jobs Board" on the left-hand menu on the Postdoc Office page.

[pdo] Career Transitions Group
Jan Hill & Ryan Wheeler co-facilitate a three-session group to help postdocs think through the decision of whether an academic career or other career options may be best for them. See Career Workshops page for more information.

[sof] Website Updates
SoF Connection July 2008 is available. Photos from the 2008 Ski & Snowboard Trip and 2008 Mobility Pond events have been added to the website. Please email us if you have pictures from SoF events that you would like to share.

Additional Information:

Sign-up for SoF E-mail Announcements
Most of our events are open to all of TSRI, not just postdocs, so make sure you are subscribed to both the postdocs@scripps.edu and the FYI@scripps.edu mailing lists.

SoF Connection
Society of Fellows Newsletter. View our latest issue, July 2008.

Join the SoF Executive Committee
Find out why.

The Postdoc Debate
Find out what it is, and why we and other postdoc organizations exist.