Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 11/15/04 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o FREE LIVELY ARTS TICKETS!! - Enjoy a night of music! - Right here on Stanford's campus! - Friday, November 19, 7:15 PM - 10:30 PM, Dinkelspiel Auditorium o ChowDown: FREE DIM SUM LOTTERY BRUNCH - Have some great food on us! - Part of the GSPB ChowDown series - Sunday, November 21, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Koi Palace 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 THANKSGIVING CANNED FOOD DRIVE - Do a good deed! - Even one can makes a difference - Thursday, November 25, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM, GSC Thanksgiving Dinner, Wilbur Hall Marketplace o CTL - TA Workshop: Launching a Faculty Career - Launching a Faculty Career? - Tips on Quick and Effective Starts - Wednesday, November 17, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Tresidder Union, Cypress Lounge o Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching Series. - Professor Eric Roberts - "Encouraging Top Students in Large Classes" - Thursday, November 18, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, English Department Terrace Room: Building 460, Room 426. o A Career in Medicine: The Asian American Experience - Hoping to bridge medicine & advocacy in the API community? - Pursuing a career in academic medicine? - Thursday, November 18, 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM, Fairchild Auditorium Lobby o SPEAKING NON-VIOLENCE - Isreali human rights lawyer representing free speech cases - She will address building solutions through non-violent struggle - Thursday, November 18, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Building 260 (Pigott Hall) Room 113 o Milonga del Otono - Milonga - Argentine tango - Friday, November 19, 7:00 PM - 11:45 PM, Havana, Graduate Community Center o Mozart Requiem - Performed by the Stanford University Singers - $2 advance student tickets by emailing - Friday, November 19, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Memorial Church o R O M A N I A N D A N C E D A N C E P A R T Y R E L O A D E D - WE PROVIDE: music, refreshments, nice atmosphere. - WE REQUIRE: good mood, energy, dancing shoes. - Saturday, November 20, 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM, EV Center o Rite to Remember - Altar as Performance - Indigenous Identity - Spoken Word and Performance - Monday, November 22, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Nitery Theatre 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE LIVELY ARTS TICKETS!! Meet up for coffee at the CoHo and then head over to hear Majorcan songstress Maria del Mar Bonet. Please specify if you'd like 1 or 2 tix. Winners only will be notified. When: Friday, November 19, 7:15 PM to 10:30 PM Where: Dinkelspiel Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Tuesday, November 16 to Stanford ID required. For more information, see Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ChowDown: FREE DIM SUM LOTTERY BRUNCH Come meet new people and enjoy yummy dim sum! Winners only will be notified. Please specify if you would like 1 or 2 spots and if you can drive. When: Sunday, November 21, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where: Koi Palace Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, November 18 to Stanford ID required. For more information, see Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Before 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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THANKSGIVING CANNED FOOD DRIVE Bring canned food to the annual Thanksgiving dinner to help those less fortunate this holiday season! When: Thursday, November 25, 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM Where: GSC Thanksgiving Dinner, Wilbur Hall Marketplace Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CTL - TA Workshop: Launching a Faculty Career What does the research on early career faculty tell us? Who survives and who thrives? Workshop gives you a sense of what to expect once the interview process is successfully behind you. When: Wednesday, November 17, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Where: Tresidder Union, Cypress Lounge Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching Series. In large intro classes, students vary widely in backgrounds & abilities. One teaching challenge is supporting struggling students; equally important is challenging top students. When: Thursday, November 18, 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- A Career in Medicine: The Asian American Experience Come hear a panel of Asian American physicians share about their interests, challenges, and service projects. Bring questions of your own! When: Thursday, November 18, 6:15 PM to 7:30 PM Where: Fairchild Auditorium Lobby Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Jolene Nakao at Sponsored by The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SPEAKING NON-VIOLENCE Israeli human rights attorney, Yael Berda, will speak on the current struggle to defend political dissent in both Israel and occupied Palestine. When: Thursday, November 18, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Building 260 (Pigott Hall) Room 113 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: and Sponsored by the Coalition for Justice in the Middle East (CJME) + AME studies program + Drama Dept. + IR Dept. + MSAN + Armenian Student Assoc + OASIS + Modern Thought and Literature Dept. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Milonga del Otono Milonga - Argentine tango dance party When: Friday, November 19, 7:00 PM to 11:45 PM Where: Havana, Graduate Community Center Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Tango Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mozart Requiem The Stanford University Singers, a 50-voice ensemble, presents Mozart's Requiem in the 1994 version completed by Robert Levin of Harvard University, which sheds new light on Mozart's original intentions. When: Friday, November 19, 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Memorial Church Cost: $5 for students $10 for others Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford University Singers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- R O M A N I A N D A N C E D A N C E P A R T Y R E L O A D E D As you should know from our previous parties, we promise great amounts of fun, a friendly ambiance and the best dance music. A location change is possible, so check our website before the party. When: Saturday, November 20, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: EV Center Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, November 18 to Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. For more information, see Sponsored by the Romanian Student Association, GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rite to Remember - Altar as Performance Celia Herrera Rodrmguez (UCB) re-membering Indigenous ID; painter & installation artist-spoken word & construction of aboriginal altar& use of sacred elements of Indigenous ceremony. Discussion 2 follow. When: Monday, November 22, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Nitery Theatre Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the CLGSA, GSC, Grad Woman's Network. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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! 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