Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 4/25/05 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o 2-3-4 Wednesdays at Blue Chalk!!! - Drink specials for Stanford grads!! - Catch the shuttle at the Grad Community Center - Wednesday, April 27, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Blue Chalk at 630 Ramona o Jazz Concert Weekend--TWO Lotteries!! - See a great show and meet new people! - A wonderful night of music for Stanford grads! - Saturday & Sunday, May 7 & 8, 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM, San Francisco venues o Graduate Service Recognition Awards - 2005 - Nominate students, faculty and staff who have made outstanding contributions to grad life - See for more information - Submission deadline is Wednesday, May 11, 11:59 PM o Join the Nominations Commission - Sit on one of the 5 Board of Trustees or 40 University committees - Apply at - Submission deadline is Wednesday, May 4, 5:00 PM for Board of Trustees applications and Wednesday, May 18, 5:00 PM for University applications o Have a presentation coming up? - * Get help with job talks, lectures, oral exams, and more! - * Visit - Oral Communication Program: Sweet Hall, 3rd Floor o SAA Reunion Homecoming Jobs - Work Part-Time for Stanford Alumni Association - Seeking talented, enthusiastic, bright students - Monday, April 25, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Alumni Center o Science Bus Kickoff, Monday April 25th - Organizational meeting for after-school science (2 hrs/wk) - Pizza. Mmmmm. And elementary science education banter. - Monday, April 25, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Haas Center for Public Service o From Nobodies to Somebodies, How 100 Great Careers Got Started - Questions about your career? - See how 100 top leaders made their choices! - Thursday, April 28, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Stanford GSB, South Bldg. Rm. S170 o Romanian Easter Party - Traditional Romanian Easter appetizers - Traditional and Dance Music - Saturday, April 30, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, EV Cottage o Lebanese Barbecue - Lebanese Barbecue - Lebanese Barbecue - Saturday, April 31, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Rains o Veritas Forum - For complete details: - Sunday, May 1 - Thursday, May 5 - Sunday, May 1, 3:15 PM - 10:00 PM, Various o Iran's Perilous Path to Self Determination and Democratic Rule - Iran: Past and Present Lecture Series, Every Sunday till May 15 - A talk by Shahram Aghamir, KPFA Radio, Voice of the Middle East - Sunday, May 1, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, Building 420 Room 040 o International Rock Band Junoon Live In Concert - Biggest rock band Junoon - Performing Live on Stanford Campus - Sunday, May 1, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University o "A Transylvanian in Silicon Valley": stand-up comedy show!! - 31 successful runs in San Francisco and New York! - Free entrance, free food - Sunday, May 1, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Bechtel International Center Assembly Room o FREE! Alumni Speaker Dinner Series - Rosa Perez '71 - President, Canada College - Come for dinner & conversation! - Monday, May 2, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Faculty Club o Life in Academia: A Young Faculty Discussion - Featuring: Jelena Vuckovic (EE), Jennifer Kohler (Chem) - Mike McGehee (Mat. Science) and Karlene Cimprich (Mol. Pharm.) - Tuesday, May 3, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Braun Lecture Hall, Mudd Chemistry Building o THE HUNGRY WOMAN: A MEXICAN MEDEA - - Buy TIX NOW: ONLY 9 Performances - Wednesday, May 11, 8:00 PM - 9:30 AM, Pigott Theater o Mitachat La Shamayim: Party under the Stars - Celebrate Israel's 57 Independence Day. - Music and dancing under the stars. - Saturday, May 14, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Harold and Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Campus Life, 565 Mayfield Ave o Middle East Film Series: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Egypt, 2002) - Egyptian popular film - Shown in Arabic with English subtitles - Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Bechtel International Center Assembly Room o Turkish American Business Conference - May 21st, Turkish American Business Conference - Bridging Silicon Valley and Turkey - Saturday, May 21, 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM, Schwab Residential Center 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-3-4 Wednesdays at Blue Chalk!!! Come out for drink specials for all Stanford grads!! $2 Bud Light, $3 kamikaze shots + $4 well drinks! Take the free shuttle from the Grad Community Center--Don't drink and drive! When: Wednesday, April 27, 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: Blue Chalk at 630 Ramona Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jazz Concert Weekend--TWO Lotteries!! We have tickets to 2 great shows of the SF Jazz Festival - May 7: John Santos' Machete Ensemble PLUS pre-concert talk with John Santos. May 8: Terence Blanchard. Winners only will be notified. When: Saturday, May 7, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM When: Sunday, May 8, 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM Where: San Francisco venues Cost: $10 for students $10 for others RSVP/register: by Tuesday, May 3 to Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: and For more information, see Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Graduate Service Recognition Awards - 2005 The Graduate Student Programming Board wants YOUR nominations for our annual awards event to honor students, faculty, and staff who have made outstanding contributions to graduate student life here at Stanford. Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized? Perhaps a student organization leader, a favorite TA, a favorite CA, a mentor, or your department's student services coordinator? Please tell us about an individual whose efforts you appreciate by visiting . ACT NOW! The deadline for submission of GSRA nominations is Wednesday, May 11 at midnight. NO LATE NOMINATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED. Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Join the Nominations Commission Have something to say about University policy? Want to sit on the Board of Trustees Committees? Apply NOW for positions! Nominations Commission is now full underway, and we will be nominating students to sit on the 5 Board of Trustees Committees and about 40 University Committees over the next month. Please visit for committee descriptions and application. Deadlines: May 4th, 5pm - Board of Trustees Applications May 18th, 5pm - University Committee Applications Contact Anita Mukherjee, , with any questions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a presentation coming up? The Oral Communication Program can help you prepare for job talks, lectures, oral exams, conference presentations, and more. To make an appointment, or for more info: Where: Oral Communication Program: Sweet Hall, 3rd Floor Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: Appointments available throughout the quarter Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Oral Communication Program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SAA Reunion Homecoming Jobs Fun! Jobs! Money! Food! Parties! The Alumni Association is hiring 30 students to work Reunion Homecoming this fall. Be among the few who will help organize and execute this extraordinary Stanford event. When: Monday, April 25, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Where: Alumni Center Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Monday, April 25 to Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Alumni Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Science Bus Kickoff, Monday April 25th Science Bus is an after-school science enrichment program in EPA. This quarter we will help the EPA Charter School kids formulate and carry out science projects for a year-end Fair. Tutors and judges needed. When: Monday, April 25, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: Haas Center for Public Service Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Sunday, April 24 to Contact info: Ross -- For more information, see Sponsored by the Science Bus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From Nobodies to Somebodies, How 100 Great Careers Got Started Peter Han talks about his exciting new book interviewing 100 top leaders (CEO's, Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize Winners, etc!) on the choices and paths they took in their 20s/30s to make them leaders today. When: Thursday, April 28, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Where: Stanford GSB, South Bldg. Rm. S170 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Hahrie Han, Sponsored by the Stanford GSB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Romanian Easter Party Every year we get together to observe Easter at midnight, after which we have a traditional Easter meal cooked by the members of our association. When: Saturday, April 30, 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: EV Cottage Cost: FREE for all students! Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Romanian Student Association, GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Lebanese Barbecue Lebanese Student Association at Stanford Barbecue When: Saturday, April 31, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Where: Rains Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the GSC / Lebanese Student Association at Stanford. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Veritas Forum The Veritas Forum at Stanford seeks to explore the possibility of truth, beauty and goodness in every aspect of our academic and personal lives, and to explore and discuss life's hardest questions together. When: Sunday, May 1, 3:15 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Various Cost: FREE for all students! FREE for all student spouses! $10 for alumni $10 for others Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Mosaic at Stanford. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Iran's Perilous Path to Self Determination and Democratic Rule The speaker discusses the reasons for the 1953 coup and its ramifications while reviewing the socio-political history of Iran since the genesis of the Constitutional Revolution in the 19th century until 1979. When: Sunday, May 1, 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Where: Building 420 Room 040 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the PSA in collaboration with MSAN and CJME. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- International Rock Band Junoon Live In Concert Pakistan's biggest rock band 'Junoon' for the first time ever, performing Live on Stanford Campus! When: Sunday, May 1, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Kresge Auditorium, Stanford University Cost: $20 for students $20 for student spouses $40 for alumni $40 for others RSVP/register: by Sunday, May 1 to Stanford ID required. Contact info: Usman Aijaz - - 650-353-6079 For more information, see Sponsored by the Pakistanis At Stanford in association with Stanford Concert Network. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "A Transylvanian in Silicon Valley": stand-up comedy show!! Silvian Centiu will entertain us with his play "A Transylvanian in Silicon Valley" . The show will last 70 minutes and will be followed by an informal discussion. When: Sunday, May 1, 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Bechtel International Center Assembly Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Nick Vlad, . For more information, see . Sponsored by the Billie Achilles Fund and Bechtel International Center. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE! Alumni Speaker Dinner Series Free dinner speaker series featuring prominent Stanford alumni in the Bay Area. Come learn about issues, challenges and solutions facing higher education administrators from one who knows them well! When: Monday, May 2, 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM Where: Faculty Club Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Monday, May 2 to Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Anna Beattie - For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Alumni Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Life in Academia: A Young Faculty Discussion Four young Stanford professors will share advice and insights into academic careers in science and engineering. When: Tuesday, May 3, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where: Braun Lecture Hall, Mudd Chemistry Building Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Chemistry Women's Committee on Graduate Life, Women in Electrical Engineering, & ASSU Speakers Bureau. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HUNGRY WOMAN: A MEXICAN MEDEA This play is a MeXicana reinterpretation of the Greek Medea pivoting around a relationship between two exiled women, their love of each other, and the Indian nation denied them. When: Wednesday, May 11, 8:00 PM to 9:30 AM Where: Pigott Theater Cost: $8 for students $10 for student spouses $10 for alumni $15 for others Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Drama. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitachat La Shamayim: Party under the Stars Celebrate Israel's 57 Independence Day with the ISO and JLC in an unforgettable outdoor dance party. Student with SUID and their guests are invited to party Tel Aviv style! When: Saturday, May 14, 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: Harold and Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Campus Life, 565 Mayfield Ave Cost: FREE for all students! Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Dahlia Weiss, For more information, see Sponsored by the ISO (Israel student Organization) and JLC (Jewish Leader Council) Israel Education/Culture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Middle East Film Series: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Egypt, 2002) Director Inas al-Daghidi's stylish look into the private thoughts and fantasies of a typical Egyptian teenage girl was a box office hit, but caused great uproar among moral authorities in Egypt When: Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Bechtel International Center Assembly Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: David Giovacchini, Sponsored by the Middle East Collection, Stanford University Libraries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkish American Business Conference Turkish American Business Conference 2005 Bridging Silicon Valley and Turkey Visit Saturday, May 21st 2005 Schwab Residential Center Stanford University When: Saturday, May 21, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM Where: Schwab Residential Center Cost: $74 for students RSVP/register: Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Turkish Student Association, Stanford GSB High Tech Club, Turkish American Business Connection Association. --- 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: