I became a member of the PFF steering committee as the graduate student representative at UIC. In that role, I have been actively participating in roundtable discussions dealing with PFF at both the American Political Science Association and the Illinois Political Science Association meetings, which has enabled me to supplement my curriculum vita. For the spring 2001 class, I was responsible for compiling all of the teaching portfolios for the students participating in the program at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Essential components of the PFF training include writing a teaching philosophy statement, building a curriculum vita, creating a teaching portfolio, and encouraging students to attend and participate in political science conferences. I made sure that each portfolio contained certain vital elements: a curriculum vita, sample course materials, past student evaluations, and peer evaluations. I informed the students whenever I discovered that one of these elements was missing. This responsibility reinforced for me the importance of a properly compiled portfolio, especially in the context of a job interview.