Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 11/08/04 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o Provost John Etchemendy Dinner - Meet Provost Etchemendy to discuss graduate student interests - Lottery used to select 20 people who RSVP by Monday, November 8 - Tuesday, November 16, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Buttery at Rains House o Free Lively Arts Tix! - Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - GSPB Culture Series 2 - Wednesday, November 10, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM, Memorial Auditorium o Seventh Annual Thanksgiving Dinner - Join your fellow graduate students for a free holiday buffet - Register by November 21st and volunteer to help check-in guests - Thursday, November 25th, 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM, Marketplace at Wilbur Hall o Learn Aikido! - Free to try! - Stop by and participate or observe! - Monday, November 8, 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM, Arrillaga Wrestling Room o OSA: Helping Students Make Things Happen Workshop - Learn how to use the Events at Stanford system to publicize events - Monday, November 8 from 4:15 - 5:15 PM in the Nitery - Red Room o Graduate Student Hip-Hop Dance Group Info Meeting - Join Stanford's 1st grad student hip-hop dance group! - Prereq: an unshakeable desire to work it. Dance experience? No. - Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Graduate Community Center o "Creating & Evaluating Your Business Idea" - Trae Vassallo - Associate Partner, KPCB - Aileen Lee - Associate Partner, KPCB - Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, GSB Room S180 o Introduction to Buddhism: Earthly Desires leads to Buddhahood - Feature: Presentation and Discussion - Welcome to all with no prior knowledge in Buddhism - Wednesday, November 10, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Cypress South, 2nd Floor Tresidder Union o Evolution of Cancer Therapy: From Pathways to Patients - Meet outstanding researchers in cancer biology - Open to all interested Stanford participants - Thursday, November 11, 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM, Clark Center Auditorium o Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching Series. - Professor Robert Gregg - "Working Rich Data" - Thursday, November 11, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, English Department Terrace Room: Building 460, Room 426. o The Church in Malaysia - Dinner, speaker, discussion - Everyone Welcome! - Friday, November 12, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Havana Room, Graduate Community Centre o Intramural Trivia Tournament ! - Grab your friends and come answer trivia questions on all topics - FREE for all Stanford students! - Saturday, November 13, 9:45 AM - 5:00 PM, Building 60 on the Quad o Asha Diwali celebration - Festival of Lights - Antakshari - a musical evening - Saturday, November 13, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Bechtel International Center o Comida de Bienvenida - Please join us in this traditional Mexican barbeque! - Family and friends welcome - Saturday, November 13, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Bailey Lounge o BioMASS FREE Lottery Faculty Lunch - Meet Prof Joe Lipsick from Cancer Biology Program - Connect with graduate students and faculty - Tuesday, November 23, 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, Bing's Dining Room 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Provost John Etchemendy Dinner This is an opportunity to meet with the Provost and discuss issues of interest or concern to graduate students. To RSVP, provide your name, school/academic department, and any issues you'd like to discuss. When: Tuesday, November 16, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where: Buttery at Rains House Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Monday, November 8 to Sponsored by the GSPB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Free Lively Arts Tix! Come see the Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra with Arturo O'Farrill on piano for FREE!! Winners will be chosen by lottery. Put "Afro Latin Music" in the subject line of your email When: Wednesday, November 10, 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM Where: Memorial Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Friday, November 5 to Stanford ID required. Contact info: Sponsored by the GSPB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Seventh Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Not going home for the break? Then join us for a gobbling good time at Stanford on Thanksgiving Day. You and your family and friends can attend one of two free buffets. When: Thursday, November 25, 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM Where: Marketplace at Wilbur Hall Cost: FREE for all graduate students RSVP/register: between Wednesday, November 10th and Sunday, November 21st at Stanford ID required. Volunteers Needed Please help the Graduate Student Council host this event for thousands of your fellow graduate students and their friends and families. Volunteers are needed to check-in guests on Thursday, November 25th (Thanksgiving) from 12:45PM-1:45 PM and 3:45PM-4:45. As an added bonus, volunteers will be able to choose any dinner time (either 1:00 PM or 4:00 PM) regardless of the registration process. Interested parties should send an email to with the subject "Thanksgiving Volunteer" and provide name, phone number, volunteer time (12:45 PM - 1:45 PM or 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM), and dinner time (1:00 PM or 4:00 PM). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Learn Aikido! Aikido is an art of self-defense which emphasizes good body movement, throws, Proper Aikido can neutralize violent aggression swiftly and cleanly so effective self-defense is possible without injury. When: Monday, November 8, 11:30 AM to 12:45 PM Where: Arrillaga Wrestling Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Aikido Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OSA: Helping Students Make Things Happen Workshop Are you looking for ways to advertise you event for free? Do you want to get your event up on the ISIS screens? Come find out how Events at Stanford can help you advertise your event. When: Monday, November 8 from 4:15 - 5:15 PM Where: Nitery - Red Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the Office of Student Activities. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Creating & Evaluating Your Business Idea" Come learn how to evaluate business ideas in a small, interactive session with two successful VCs When: Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: GSB Room S180 Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Tuesday, November 9 to Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the KPCB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction to Buddhism: Earthly Desires leads to Buddhahood We'll study the relation between earthly desires to enlightenment. We'll discuss whether desire is a hindrance or an aid for spiritual advancement. When: Wednesday, November 10, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Cypress South, 2nd Floor Tresidder Union Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the World Peace Buddhists. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Evolution of Cancer Therapy: From Pathways to Patients An all-day symposium on translational cancer research. When: Thursday, November 11, 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM Where: Clark Center Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Wednesday, November 10 to Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC, BioMASS, Cancer Biology, Pediatrics, Pathology, BioX, ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Beckman Center, Associate Dean for Graduate Education. Graduate Student Hip-Hop Dance Group Info Meeting We would like to start Stanford's 1st grad student hip-hop group. The difference: LOW-commitment. Please join us at our info meeting. We look forward to meeting you and sharing our ideas. When: Wednesday, November 10, 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM Where: Graduate Community Center Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sarah at ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching Series. Discussion of what he does to engage students in texts that operate from assumptions much different from our own, helping students to probe layer after layer. When: Thursday, November 11, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: English Department Terrace Room: Building 460, Room 426. Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Church in Malaysia Ngeh Hoong Eng, Executive Secretary of the Chinese Commission at the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship of Malaysia (www.necf.org.my), will speak about the work of NECF and the church in Malaysia. When: Friday, November 12, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Havana Room, Graduate Community Centre Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Rachel Ahern, For more information, see Sponsored by the InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Intramural Trivia Tournament! Grab 3 friends and come answer trivia questions on all academic topics, plus pop culture, current events, and sports. Prizes will be given! See the website to register or to try some sample questions! When: Saturday, November 13, 9:45 AM to 5:00 PM Where: Building 60 on the Quad Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, November 11 to Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Quiz Bowl Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Asha Diwali celebration Celebrate the festival of lights - "Diwali" with sweets and a fun-filled musical program - "Antakshari" When: Saturday, November 13, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Bechtel International Center Cost: FREE for all students! FREE for all student spouses! $5 for alumni $5 for others RSVP/register: by Friday, November 12 to Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Asha-Stanford. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Comida de Bienvenida This is an open barbeque to welcome all new Mexican students and offer them a space to get to know and interact with the graduate community of Stanford. When: Saturday, November 13, 2:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where: Bailey Lounge Cost: FREE for all students! Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: ilibrod@stanford.edu Sponsored by the Mexican Students Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BioMASS FREE Lottery Faculty Lunch Enjoy a free lunch with graduate students and Prof. Joe Lipsick from the department of Cancer Biology. To enter the lottery by Thur Nov. 18, contact Lucy Sun at . When: Tuesday, November 23, 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM Where: Bing's Dining Room Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, November 18 to Stanford ID required. 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