Gifts for advisors

[EndlessAshley]

My advisor has been beyond awesome, and I would really like to give hime a small token of my appreciation upon finishing my masters. Of course I've considered the gift card route, but I would much rather come up with something more thoughtful than that. He is a professor of Jewish philosophy and has also pioneered a type of interfaith dialogue (although he would probably kill me for using that term!). It would be great if I could get him something that speaks to either of these, but any more general ideas are also welcomed!

 

So what do you say? Any suggestions? 

[sacklunch]

If you are applying to doctoral programs and get in I have heard a lot of people giving their adviser/recommenders something from the school that accepted you, like a coffee mug, ect. 

[EndlessAshley]

Not a bad idea! Though, go figure, it is the same school. 

[Theophilos]

I think a used book store is always a good place to start. My advisor does work on Shakespeare and English puritanism, so I found a neat, older edition of Richard III for her. Might be a little tougher to find something for your advisor's interest, but worth a shot.

[dr. t]

I've put this elsewhere, but I'm a medievalist, so I just did the starbucks card with this note: