LANYU
LANYU, Linguistics Association of NYU, is the Graduate Student Organization for the Linguistics Department at NYU. The main purpose of LANYU is to provide a forum for discussion of issues of relevance and concern to graduate students in linguistics. To that end, LANYU organizes and conducts activities that promote the well being of graduate students.
In the few years, LANYU has implemented several changes to enrich the lives of the graduate students, both academically and socially. The new Graduate Central Space of the department has become a center for graduate students in to study, relax, and interact and participate in activities that have already proved to enrich the professional lives of the students. Following is a listing of our regular activities that LANYU sponsors.
LANYU Lunch
Approximately every two weeks, the students (and whoever else wants to come) have lunch together in the graduate space of the department. Generally grads take this opportunity to catch up with other grads and relax, but when it is called for, different topics of concern to the graduate student population are also discussed.
LANYU Forum
The LANYU Forum is a new program that is intended to give graduate students an opportunity to present research in a relaxed peer environment, and to hold workshops that help hone skills necessary for the field, such as, writing abstracts, conference presentation, etc.
LANYU also has regular meetings to discuss issues such as new departmental policies, new faculty, issues of advisement and course of study, grants and scholarships available, and upcoming events in linguistics (talks, colloquia, conferences, etc.).
Graduate Student Workshops
See the LANYU Forum for the current semester's workshops.
Some previous workshops:
- Publications (you've written a paper, now how do you get it published?), led by Arto Anttila and Anna Szabolcsi (November 14, 2002)
- Choosing a Dissertation Topic, led by John Singler (March 1, 2002)
- Writing a CV and the Linguistics Job Market, led by Louise Vasvari (March 22, 2002)
- Financial Planning Seminar, led by Dolores Livingston-Hayes and associate (April 12, 2002)
- Abstract Writing Workshop (October 26, 2001)
- Selecting a Research Topic (November 14, 2001)
- Giving a Conference Paper (November 28, 2001)
LANYU Officers for 2007-2008
| President | Jonathan Brennan |
| Vice President | Patricia Irwin |
| Treasurer | Michael Taylor |
| Secretary | Vincent Chanethom |
Last Modified: September 11, 2007