Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 4/19/04 This week's submitted announcements: o GRAD HOUR RETURNS AT F & A!!!! - THIS WEDNESDAY - FREE DRINK 7-9pm, STAND-UP COMEDY 8:45-10:30pm - Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, F & A, downtown PA, 412 Emerson Street o MOONLIGHT ON THE BAY RETURNS!! - 2nd Annual Grad Student Boat Dance! - Party under the stars cruising the San Francisco Bay!! - Saturday, May 15, 7:30 PM - 1:00 AM, San Francisco Bay o Graduate Student Recognition Awards - Nominations now being accepted!! - Help us recognize members of our community!! - Thursday, May 20, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Hacienda Commons in Rains o Center for Teaching and Learning - TA Workshop - Voice of Authority: Speaking Inside and Outside the Classroom - Using your voice effectively is fundamental teaching skill. - Monday, April 19, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Sweet Hall, 4th floor conference room #403. o An Evening with Wendy Kopp - Teach For America founder - Author of One Day, All Children - Monday, April 19, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Kresge Auditorium o Lottery Dinner and Shakespeare Performance!! - Enjoy free food and culture with your fellow grad students! - Part of the GSPB ChowDown series - Sunday, April 25, 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM, Palo Alto o Free Tay-Sachs Carrier Test - 5 minute Tay-Sachs Carrier Test offered by Vaden and UCSF - Wed., April 21 from 11am - 2pm at Vaden in the Education Center, and Thurs., April 22 from 11am - 2pm at Tresidder in the Juniper Room - The free test is available to the Stanford community, no appointment necessary. o Is Your Body Image Breaking Your Spirit? - Discussion with Donnovan Yisrael of Vaden Health Services - All grad students welcome! Free dinner! - Wednesday, April 21, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, The Round Room, behind and adjacent to Memorial Church o SASA Africa Week: Culture Night - Cultural Performances - Food - Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Annenberg Auditorium o Organ Donation Education presents: Screening of Kindness of Strangers - Redford's award-winning film - Wednesday April 21st 7 PM - Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building) o Worship for the Resurrection - Music, prayer, readings, reflection - Everyone welcome - Friday, April 23, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Room 300, Building 300 o Israeli Picnic - BBQ - Music and sun - Saturday, April 24, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Escondido Village - Studio 1 Lawn o Barcelona-Real Madrid Soccer Game and BBQ - A classic game of the Spanish League that should not be missed - After the game, there will be a Barbacue - Saturday, April 24, 12:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Escondido Village Center (next to the EV office) o SASA Africa Week: Africa Night - Dinner - Party - Saturday, April 24, 7:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Manzanita Dining Hall o Middle-East Culture Night - Middle-East social event - Mixing Jews, Muslims, Israeli and Arabs - Saturday, April 24, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM, EAST Asian Studies House (Officially Treat House) o Herstory: Sacred Bodies, Sacred Souls: A multifaith service - All are welcome! - Light refreshments following service - Sunday, April 25, 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM, Memorial Church, discussion in Round Room behind church. o Lebanese Student Association at Stanford Barbecue - BBQ - LSAS members only - Sunday, April 25, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Timoshenko lounge in Rains o Career Forum on Management Consulting - Come learn about opportunities in management consulting! - The Boston Consulting Group and LEK Consulting will be present - Monday, April 26, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center o Lecture by Jacqui Alexander - CLGSA Queer Awareness Days Event - Reception to follow - Monday, April 26, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW. Want to subscribe or unsubscribe to grad-events? Want to submit an announcement for inclusion in this weekly bulletin? Answers to these questions can be found at . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAD HOUR RETURNS AT F & A!!!! Bring your friends and come on down to F & A in Palo Alto for a free drink (7-9) and stand-up comedy later on (8:45-10:30)! Be responsible--take the Marguerite, don't drink and drive. When: Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: F & A, downtown PA, 412 Emerson Street Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Sponsored by the GSPB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MOONLIGHT ON THE BAY RETURNS!! Please join us for an evening of starlit fun at the 2nd annual Grad Student Boat Dance! Semi-formal attire. Tix are first come first serve, max. 2 per SUID. Transportation provided and included. When: Saturday, May 15, 7:30 PM to 1:00 AM Where: San Francisco Bay Cost: $15 for students $15 for others RSVP/register: to Grad Life Office, 859 Escondido Rd. in EV Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Graduate Student Programming Board & Graduate Student Council. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Graduate Student Recognition Awards The GSPB wants YOUR nominations to honor students, faculty, and staff who make outstanding contributions to grad student life here at Stanford. Honorees and their nominators will be honored at a reception. When: Thursday, May 20, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Hacienda Commons in Rains Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Tuesday, May 4 to For more information, see Sponsored by the Graduate Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Center for Teaching and Learning - TA Workshop In this workshop you'll learn about common vocal problems and how to work on them; shown some exercises to increase range, reach, & improve the clarity of your enunciation. When: Monday, April 19, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: Sweet Hall, 4th floor conference room #403. Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- An Evening with Wendy Kopp Come and hear the founder of Teach For America speak about the challenges and rewards of working in service and education. When: Monday, April 19, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Kresge Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the ASSU Speakers Bureau. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lottery Dinner and Shakespeare Performance!! Enjoy dinner out in Palo Alto followed by a performance of Romeo and Juliet from the Stanford Shakespeare Society, all compliments of the GSPB!! When: Sunday, April 25, 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM Where: Palo Alto Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Tuesday, April 20 to , indicate 1 or 2 spots and if you can drive, only winners notified Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Graduate Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Tay-Sachs Carrier Test If you ever plan to be a parent and/or are curious about one of your genes, drop by for the 5 minute Tay-Sachs Carrier Test offered by Vaden Health Center and UCSF Reproductive Genetics during the following times only: Wed., April 21 from 11am - 2pm at Vaden Health Center in the Education Center Thurs., April 22 from 11am - 2pm at Tresidder in the Juniper Room (2nd floor Tresidder, next to Stanford Federal Credit Union) * A child with Tay-Sachs is born to healthy parents who are both carriers of the Tay-Sachs gene. A child with Tay-Sachs usually dies around 3-6 years of age. * Anybody can be a healthy carrier: Rates are 1/150 in the general population and 1/30 in those with Jewish, French-Canadian, or Cajun ancestry. The free test is available to the Stanford community and is sponsored by Vaden Health Center and UCSF Reproductive Genetics. No appointment is necessary. If you have questions, please contact Carrie at . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Is Your Body Image Breaking Your Spirit? Conversation about body image facilitated by Donnovan Yisrael, Community Health Specialist, Vaden Health Services. Stanford students only. Dinner served. RSVP to if you want dinner. When: Wednesday, April 21, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Where: The Round Room, behind and adjacent to Memorial Church Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Tuesday, April 20 to Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the The Office for Religious Life and the Women's Community Center. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SASA Africa Week: Culture Night Performances conveying different aspects of African culture - mostly artistic. Dance, Poetry, drama, music, etc. available. When: Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Annenberg Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Sponsored by the Stanford African Students' Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Organ Donation Education presents: James Redford-son of actor Robert Redford Screening of Redford's award-winning film Kindness of Strangers Wednesday April 21st 7 PM Annenberg Auditorium (Cummings Art Building) ***FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS SERVED*** Guest: Dr. Byers Shaw, Chair of Surgery, University of Nebraska To learn more about the James Redford Insitute of Transplant Awareness, visit Directions to Annenberg Auditorium: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Worship for the Resurrection Please join us as we celebrate and reflect on Christ our King and Lord in the light of His glorious resurrection! When: Friday, April 23, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Room 300, Building 300 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: chardy@stanford.edu For more information, see Sponsored by the InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Israeli Picnic Enjoy barbeque, Israeli music, Frisbee, volleyball, and good company! When: Saturday, April 24, 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM Where: Escondido Village - Studio 1 Lawn Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Dahlia - For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona-Real Madrid Soccer Game and BBQ Come and join the Iberia Association to watch the Real Madrid-Barcelona soccer game, one of the most spectacular games of "la Liga". After the game, there will be a BBQ. The broadcast will be in Spanish. When: Saturday, April 24, 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM Where: Escondido Village Center (next to the EV office) Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Rodrigo For more information, see Sponsored by the IBERIA (Stanford Association of Spanish Students). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SASA Africa Week: Africa Night There's going to be a dinner from 7 to 9pm, showcasing different foods from various regions of Africa. Food will be catered. Then a proper African party will follow until 2am. When: Saturday, April 24, 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: Manzanita Dining Hall Cost: FREE for all students! FREE for all student spouses! FREE for all alumni! $10 for others Sponsored by the Stanford African Students' Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Middle-East Culture Night A fun social event for Jews, Arabs, Muslims, and anyone else interested in the Middle East. Over relaxing hookah/sheesha/nargila and some Mid-East food, we hope to meet the "other side" on a more social level. When: Saturday, April 24, 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: EAST Asian Studies House (Officially Treat House) Cost: FREE for all students! Sponsored by the Israeli Student Org. (ISO), Organization of Arab Students (OASIS), The Middle East Issues dialogue group (MEI). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Herstory: Sacred Bodies, Sacred Souls: A multifaith service All backgrounds are welcome to this special service: prayers, readings and reflections from a variety of religious backgrounds, incld. the music of Hildegard of Bingen. Discussion follows service. When: Sunday, April 25, 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM Where: Memorial Church, discussion in Round Room behind church. Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Office for Religious Life and Women's Community Center. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lebanese Student Association at Stanford Barbecue Lebanese Student Association at Stanford Open only to LSAS members! When: Sunday, April 25, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Where: Timoshenko lounge in Rains Sponsored by the Lebanese Student Association at Stanford. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Career Forum on Management Consulting This career forum is designed to introduce Ph.D. students in Biosciences to career opportunities in management consulting. All interested graduate students and post-docs are encouraged to attend. When: Monday, April 26, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Munzer Auditorium, Beckman Center Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the BioMASS, GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lecture by Jacqui Alexander Join the CLGSA for a lecture by M. Jacqui Alexander. For more info go to When: Monday, April 26, 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Where: Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the CLGSA, GSC, ASSU Speakers Bureau and many other folks. --- Want to advertise your event on this list? See for details. If your event is on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, please submit your advertisements by the Sunday 6:00 PM ONE WEEK BEFORE your event. This service is provided by the Graduate Student Council: