Hello, All. As a relatively new member of the listserve, I would like to gain a better picture of who I'm sharing ideas with, and receiveing ideas from. I am a graduate student at Montana State University, Bozeman, and I am closing in on a dissertation question which involves university characteristics (Carnegie classification, availability of faculty training, TA teaching awards offered, etc.), and their correlation to effective TAs. This study would involve survey data, to be collected this fall (2005) from a variety of university math departments. In order to gain an idea of resources I may have available to me (universities from which to choose my sample), I would like to know: what university or college you are representing, and what your main area of interest regarding TAs is. I would also be interested to know if you would be willing to be a liason between your university and myself, distributing and collecting surveys in the fall. Although I would assume that most listserve members would be interested in learning who they're sharing ideas with, my email address is: clatulp(a)math.montana.edu if you would like to add any more personal information or suggestions that perhaps may not be relevant to the rest of the group! I thank you in advance for your time, and am looking forward to meeting each of you!