ASECS

Welcome to the ASECS Graduate Student Caucus

The Graduate Student Caucus of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS)
was founded in 1992. We host a luncheon at the ASECS annual meeting, organize panels of professional and scholarly interest, facilitate a mentoring program to connect graduate students with scholars, recognize outstanding faculty with an annual mentorship award, and promote the next generation of eighteenth-century scholars.

In addition to the programming we provide each year at the ASECS Annual Meeting, the Graduate Student Caucus also has a thriving online presence. Here is where you can find us:

• ASECS manages a Graduate Student Caucus list-serv through Florida State University. The list-serv is the primary source for ASECS information of interest to graduate students. To sign up, please visit https://lists.fsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/gradstudents_asecs.
• The Graduate Student Caucus can also be found on Facebook. Please visit http://www.facebook.com/asecsgrad to "like" our page and get online updates!
• You can also find the Graduate Student Caucus on Twitter at http://twitter.com/asecsgrad.

The Graduate Student Caucus began in Seattle at the 1992 meeting. Hans Turley of the University of Washington was chosen as the first chair and asked to organize a gathering of graduate students at the next meeting in Providence. At that meeting, the Graduate Student Caucus was then given the status and independence of an affiliate society. Since that first gathering of graduate students in 1993, the Graduate Student Caucus has consistently planned a panel for the annual meeting. In recent years, the caucus has significantly expanded its activities. It now offers at least two panels at every annual meeting, organizes mentorship activities and a luncheon, presents a mentorship award, and maintains an online presence.