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MONDAY MORNING MAILING
October 10, 2005
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- Important Announcements for ALL Students
- * Thank you Kit!
- * Reminder about posting notices and signs
- * Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund (DDIF) deadline on October 19
- Announcements & Reminders
- * How to submit an announcement to MMM
- * If you have submitted an announcement to MMM already this year...
- * Student organization/training info sessions
- * Calling all TFA alums
- * Lactation room
- * Conroy Commons
- Events, Presentations, & Workshops
- * Jambalaya Jam for Katrina relief - Oct. 11
- * Benefit party to assist Katrina evacuees - Oct. 15
- * Ed School Capture the Flag! - Oct. 12
- * Harvard University Health Fair - Oct. 12
- * Sweet Tastes of Cambridge benefiting the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter - Oct. 16
- * Afterlife: Works by Jason DeWaard - Oct. 17-29
- * HGSE Annual Multicultural Festival - Oct. 21
- * Implications for Mental Health in Asian Americans – Nov. 4
- * EndNote Basics
- * APA Exposed: Everything you always wanted to know about APA format but were afraid to ask!
- * Finding Articles: Education Databases (EBSCO) Workshop
- * Finding Books: HOLLIS Catalog Workshop
- * E-Research @ Harvard
- * Bureau of Study Counsel
- Clubs, Organizations, & Committees
- * PRIDE - LGBT Students & Allies - Oct. 12
- * Student Research Conference & International Forum (SRC/IF): info sessions
- * Come learn about Common Ground! - Oct. 13
- * Asian Pacific Alliance - Oct. 13
- * Human Rights Professional Interest Council
- * HESA
- * First-Generation College Students Group
- * Christian Fellowship Group
- Job & Volunteer Opportunities
- * Help a colleague, earn $10
- * Tutor high school students
- * Job for native Spanish speaker (not on the Harvard campus)
- * Research assistant: Measuring Spanish-English Bilingual Children's Vocabulary Development
- * Volunteer to be a Reading Buddy!
- * Part-time job in a 5th/6th grade school in the Cambridge Public Schools
- * COACH Program
- * Tech-savvy student needed for scanning program
- * Center for Applied Special Technology student internship
- * Donate your children to science!
- * Reminder about posting notices and signs
QUICK LINKS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS
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Thank you Kit!
If you've enjoyed reading the previous three Monday Morning Mailings, please take a minute to drop by the Office of Student Affairs (Larsen first floor) and thank Kit Gattis at the front desk for compiling and posting the MMM in the weeks before SGA got up and running. He did a fantastic job. THANK YOU, KIT!!!
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Reminder about posting notices and signs
Just a reminder as things gear up for the semester about posting signs and notices. Please remember to post notices only on appropriate bulletin boards. Do not tape them to painted surfaces, to the doors of our buildings or elevators or in stairwells. Fire laws prohibit posting in the latter places, and we are trying to keep our newly painted walls looking like painted wall. Thanks for your help with this!
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Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund (DDIF) deadline on October 19
The first deadline for funding for the Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund is Wednesday, October 19 at 5 p.m. Proposals must be dropped off in hard copy, with a cover sheet, in the Office of Student Affairs, Larsen 101. The cover sheet for proposals, sample proposals, and additional information are available on-line in the OSA web page at this URL: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/osa/ma/ddif.html. Please allow up to two weeks after the deadline to receive a response to a proposal. Accordingly, the scheduling of your event should take this timeline into consideration.
Recognizing that students have ideas for programs or activities that would enhance HGSE's attention to diversity, the Dean's Office established the Diversity Innovation Fund to support, with small grants, student-initiated ideas that are designed to broaden the conversation at HGSE and allow for more varied perspectives, experiences, and fora for exchange. This fund is available to students through a short proposal process.
For questions or additional information, please contact Laura Arena in the Office of Student Affairs at 617-495-8035.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS
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How to submit an announcement to MMM
To submit an announcement to the Monday Morning Mailing, please e-mail the text and the title (which we will use as the e-mail link) to sga@gse.harvard.edu by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before it is to appear. Your title should be to the point and should include any pressing deadlines. We request that you make your announcement as brief as possible and direct interested students to an e-mail address, phone number, or web site through which they can obtain more detailed information.
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If you have submitted an announcement to MMM already this year...
This week and this week only, we are re-running all previous announcements that have not become out-of-date. However, in future weeks, we will run an announcement only for the week submitted unless otherwise requested.
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Student organization/training info sessions
A reminder that all student organizations seeking recognition by the Student Government Association (and thus eligible to request funds from the SGA), must have at least one member complete an information/training session with Tina Hansar in the Office of Student Affairs (and several primary officers should attend a session if possible). The sessions scheduled during the next two weeks are listed below. It would be appreciated if you would rsvp by emailing tina_hansar@harvard.edu or by coming into room 101 Larsen to sign up.
Sessions scheduled for the week of October 10 (Columbus Day Week):
Wed., October 12, 4:30-6:30 Larsen room 402
Friday, October 14, 1:00-3:00 Larsen room 402
Sessions scheduled for the week of October 17:
Tues., October 18, 2:00-4:00 Larsen room 402
Wed., October 19, 4:00-6:00 Gutman room 404
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Calling all TFA alums
If you are new to the area and you are a TFA alum, please send your updated contact information to both the Boston TFA Alumni Chapter by emailing us at tfaboston@yahoo.com as well as the National TFA Office (www.teachforamerica.org). There are monthly events in Boston that we don't want you to miss!
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Lactation room
HGSE now has a lactation room. Linda Cyr has prepared Longfellow 201 and it is ready for use by faculty, staff, and students. Pending receipt of the new refrigerator early next week, users may take advantage of the refrigerator outside Longfellow 208, as a place to store their milk.
Keys to Longfellow 201 are available through written request (paper or e-mail) to Linda Cyr, Department of Operations, Longfellow 222A or cyrli@gse.harvard.edu.
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Conroy Commons
Next time you have to run out the door in the morning without having breakfast, consider stopping by Conroy. Arline and Karen have added a great (and healthy) breakfast bar that includes fresh fruit, yogurts, cereals, and hot oatmeal. My favorite - For $1 you can get a cup of oatmeal and smother with it syrup, brown sugar, raisins, or all three. The expansion of the menu is a result of the survey we conducted last year. Dining Services will conduct another survey in October, but in the meantime please feel free to provide Arline with any other suggestions you may have.
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EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, & WORKSHOPS
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Jambalaya Jam for Katrina relief - Oct. 11
Jam on it...
When: Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
Where: ASKWITH Auditorium, 100 LONGFELLOW HALL, #13 Appian Way
(across from Gutman Library), Cambridge 02138.
FOOD at 7pm......
PERFORMANCES at 8pm.
Arts in Education and other Harvard Graduate School of Education students are jump-starting a jambalaya style, interactive, multi-media performance jam to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
Music, spoken word, dance, drama, visual art, and a Silent Auction will mix with carnival-style audience participation for a multi-faceted, spontaneous event. Get in the spirit: Dress in Mardi Gras style! Purchase Mardi Gras beads at the door!
Funds will be split between a Harvard-matched relief fund, and an arts-based hurricane relief effort. Very modest $5 suggested donation.
COME, ENJOY, and SUPPORT. For information, to help, to donate food, silent auction articles, or to PERFORM, please call: 617 792 6376.
Gretchen : gretchen@musicalsolutions.org
Or Nicole : agoisni@gse.harvard.edu
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Benefit party to assist Katrina evacuees - Oct. 15
When: Saturday, October 15 @ 8 pm
Where: Hoffa's Swiss Alp Restaurant, Bar, & Lounge, 114 Mount Auburn St.,
Cambridge
$10 suggested check donation @ the door
What does this include?
-DJ and Dancing: Listen to DJ O.G. spin hip hop, R&B, funk, soul, and reggae
-Complimentary Food & Appetizers: Enjoy delicious food without hurting your
wallet!
-Drink Specials: $1-2 Draft Beers, $3 Well Drinks
-Opportunity to meet new people: Take a study break and meet other students
from the area
For more information, please email: epmsa2006@yahoo.com
HGSE students from across the school invite the HGSE community to join them in doing our part for the Hurricane Katrina Evacuees. All proceeds will benefit the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation and will be matched by Harvard University
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Ed School Capture the Flag! - Oct. 12
Yes, it's true!
Wednesday Oct. 12th
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Cambridge Common (just across Garden Street from Appian Way)
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Harvard University Health Fair - Oct. 12
The Harvard University Health Fair, "Harvest of Health," is taking place outside the Science Center, on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 from 11:00 to 4:00 p.m. The fair is open to everyone in the Harvard University community.
Stop by to get information on a variety of health and wellness concerns, and some giveaways and healthy snacks! Enjoy the presentations, meet informally with representatives from UHS, the Bureau of Study Counsel, the Wellness Center, complementary and spiritual health care, student health groups, international health, and much more. For questions, please call 617-405-9629.
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Sweet Tastes of Cambridge benefiting the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter - Oct. 16
Sweet Tastes of Cambridge, Wine, Dessert and Auction event, to benefit the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter will be held Sunday, October 16, 2005 from 2-5pm at the Radisson Hotel, 777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge MA.
The shelter, for more than twenty years, has provided dinner, breakfast and a place to sleep for two dozen homeless men and women each night. The student-run shelter operates during the five coldest months of the year and is a joint effort of Phillips Brooks House Association, University Lutheran Church, and the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Corporation.
The services provided by the shelter have expanded from shelter and breakfast-only, to include hot dinners, showers, laundry services and, most recently, advocacy. It is a sober shelter, directed by undergraduate students from Harvard University and a range of volunteers. Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is one of the few area shelters open to both men and women. It is the only shelter in the United States run by students and volunteers with no paid staff.
The event features an afternoon of wine and exceptional desserts by local pastry luminaries, and a Silent Auction. Musical entertainment will be provided by singer Valdisa Moura, performing new arrangements of popular folkloric forms from Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, and northeastern Brazil.
Tickets are $50 for the general public and $25 for all students. Proceeds from the event will help fund all programs of the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter.
For further information or tickets, contact Jayms Battaglia at 617.876.3256 x201.
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Afterlife: Works by Jason DeWaard - Oct. 17-29
On display at Harvard University's Gutman Library
October 17th through 29th
(the corner of Brattle Street and Appian Way)
Opening Reception: Monday October 17th, 5-7:30 pm
Refreshments and snacks will be served
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HGSE Annual Multicultural Festival - Oct. 21
This is your LAST chance to contribute to the HGSE Annual Multicultural Festival!!
We are still looking for performers for the event! Performances only have to last 5 - 10min. In the past we've had dancing, singing, poetry recital, skits - so anything goes, really! It's all about having fun and entertaining your fellow hgse students :)
Please contact Kelly at kimke@gse.harvard.edu by *12th Oct, Wednesday* if you're interested.
For those who'd like to contribute a dish or two, or some items for exhibition - contact Janine at martyrja@gse.harvard.edu.
For general enquiries, please contact Donna (vivardo@gse.harvard.edu) or Leah (awzh@gse.harvard.edu).
The Multicultural Festival is a HGSE tradition that happens once a year, promising an evening of
delicious and exotic food from the world over, many fascinating - and sometimes interactive! -
performances, and just generally lots of fun and laughter. This year, the event is happening at the Episcopal Divinity School on 21st Oct (Friday), starting in the evening. The event is completely FREE, and is a great chance for the HGSE community to get together to
chill out, learn about other cultures, and have fun.
We hope to hear from lots of you soon!
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Implications for Mental Health in Asian Americans – Nov. 4
"Families, Acculturation, and Resilience: Implications for Mental Health in Asian Americans" – November 4th, 2005, at the Holiday Inn, Government Center
This symposium will be a multidisciplinary event, and both the symposium and poster session will reflect a diverse range of perspectives from psychiatry, psychology, social work and nursing.
The deadline for individual registration, organization registration (for organizations that work with Asians), and poster session submissions will be October 15th, 2005.
For additional information about the goals and mission of our symposium, please refer to our website (in progress): www.massgeneral.org/asianmentalhealth.
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EndNote Basics
EndNote is a software program for storing and managing bibliographic references. With it, you can create your own database of references, including ones you import from library catalogs and online databases. These can include links to full text when available. Use EndNote to sort, search, and format references, and to insert them into Word documents to create in-text citations and reference lists automatically. Note: Students usually purchase EndNote to work on long-term research projects, such as a dissertation or comprehensive literature review.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to create an EndNote library and add records to it. You'll be able to search and sort those references and use EndNote's Cite While You Write feature to insert them into a Word document. You'll know how to set preferences, what EndNote filters and connection files are, how to find and install these for HOLLIS Catalog, and how to import/export references from Harvard's e-resources into EndNote.
Thursday, October 13th, 10:00am - 11:30am
Monday, October 24th, 10:00am - 11:30am
Wednesday, November 2nd, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Friday, November 18th, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Monday, December 12th, 10:00am - 11:30am
Location: Gutman 302
All sessions are 1 1/2 hours
No sign-up necessary
Scheduling Conflict? Questions? Contact the Research Services Desk, 617-495-3421, reference@gse.harvard.edu
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APA Exposed: Everything you always wanted to know about APA format but were afraid to ask!
Presenter: Wendy Mages
Do you know the correct way to format citations, quotations, or references?
Do you know the correct typeface, font size, and margin width?
This painless one-hour workshop provides a quick and easy way to learn the
fundamentals necessary for successfully formatting your research papers at
HGSE.
Wednesday, October 12th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Gutman G05
Monday, October 17th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm, Special Collections (Gutman ground floor)
Thursday, October 20th, 10:00am - 11:00am, Gutman G05
Wednesday, October 26th, 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Gutman G05
Questions? Contact the Gutman Reference Desk, 617-495-3421, reference@gse.harvard.edu
WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN
NO SIGNUP REQUIRED
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Finding Articles: Education Databases (EBSCO) Workshop
Learn about and learn how to use a group of EBSCO journal article databases (ERIC, Education Abstracts, and Academic Search Premier) that are major resources for education researchers.
At the end of this workshop, you will understand the content, strengths, and weaknesses of these three databases. You will also be able to find articles by specific authors, search efficiently and effectively for topics, print, download or email yourself full text (when available), and set up your own personal folder on the EBSCO server to store citations and searches.
Wednesday, October 12th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Thursday, October 20th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Friday, October 28th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Tuesday, November lst, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Thursday, November 17th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Friday, December 2nd, 10:00am - 11:00am
Thursday, December 8th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Gutman 302
All sessions are 1 hour
No sign-up necessary
Scheduling Conflict? Questions? Contact the Research Services Desk, 617-495-3421, reference@gse.harvard.edu
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Finding Books: HOLLIS Catalog Workshop
HOLLIS Catalog contains information on materials in all of Harvard's 90+ libraries - over 15 million books, journals, manuscripts, government documents, microforms, scores, recordings, visual materials, and data files. Learn to search this huge database efficiently; you'll save yourself time and avoid frustration. HOLLIS is a fundamental tool for doing graduate-level research.
At the end of this workshop, you will be able to construct author, title, and topic searches. You'll be able to tell if something you want is available in a specific library, how to find that library, its hours, and whether there are any restrictions on the use of the item you want. You will know how to check your personal HOLLIS account to see what you've got checked out, and renew items.
Friday, October 14th, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, October 18th, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Tuesday, October 25th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Wednesday, November 9th, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Monday, November 28th, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday, December 6th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Friday, December 16th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Gutman 302
All sessions are 1 hour
No sign-up necessary
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E-Research @ Harvard
Learn about and learn how to use the E-Research @ Harvard Libraries web site.
Using E-Research you can identify, locate, and connect to Harvard's growing collection of e-resources and e-journals.
You can also use new tools that allow you to search multiple resources at one time, save sets of e-resources, create a personalized list of e-journals, and save and sort citations.
Tuesday, October 11th, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Wednesday, October 19th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Thursday, October 27th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Gutman 302
All sessions are 1 hour
No sign-up necessary
Scheduling Conflict? Questions? Contact the Research Services Desk, 617-495-3421
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Bureau of Study Counsel
M-F, 8:30-5:30 p.m.
5 Linden Street
617-495-2581
bsc@harvard.edu
http://www.bsc.harvard.edu/
The Bureau serves students in many capacities, including academic and personal counseling, tutoring, groups and workshops, and the Reading Course. The following programs are being offered by the Bureau. Pre-group consultations are required for some groups. Unless otherwise indicated, all groups and workshops are free and are open to graduate and undergraduate students. Call to register or for more information.
Harvard Course in Reading and Study Strategies
Through readings, films, and classroom exercises, students learn to read
more purposively, selectively, and with greater speed and comprehension. A
14-day course, for one hour a day over a period of a few weeks. Cost:
$150. The fall sessions will be held: October 3-November 4, Mon., Wed.,
Fri., 8 a.m. and October 17-November 3, Monday-Friday, 4 p.m.
To register, please come to the Bureau at 5 Linden Street, or call 495-2581
for more information.
Creative Relating
Conducted by Suzanne Renna and Carline Jean-Baptiste. Full-semester group:
Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 p.m., anticipated to begin in October. A group for
those who wish to learn new ways of relating to people who are important in
their lives ? be they friends, roommates, teachers, or family members. We
will focus our energy on the relationships that form within the group and
use them as a springboard for thinking about other relationships.
Creativity, openness, and risk-taking will be encouraged. Pre-group
consultation necessary.
Sex at Harvard
Conducted by Ariel Phillips and Mike Basseches. Mondays, 2:00-3:30 p.m.,
beginning in October. Hooking up, waking up, breaking up, making up. This
group provides a place for students to talk with one another about
similarities and differences in expectations and experiences regarding sex
at Harvard. It is an opportunity for frank discussion about hopes,
disappointments, frustrations, confusions, and discoveries. The pre-group
consultation (15-25 minutes) is a chance to help shape the group before it
begins?to talk about your hopes and suggestions for the group. Pre-group
consultation necessary.
Meditation Drop-in Workshop
Conducted by SungLim Shin. Full-semester weekly drop-in workshop: Mondays,
4:30-5:15 p.m., while classes are in session. Meditation can be an
effective resource for managing stress, for enhancing performance, and
living a mindful and balanced life. This drop-in workshop is for students
and staff and faculty who work with them. Each meeting will include brief
instructions about meditation and 15-20 minutes of meditation. No
pre-registration is required. Some Monday meetings may not take place, so
please call ahead of time to confirm.
Returning To Harvard: A Discussion Group
Conducted by Diane Weinstein. Dates/times to be arranged. Coming back to
Harvard after time away can sometimes be surprisingly unsettling. Despite
familiarity with the Harvard community, we might feel out of step with our
cohort or taken aback by the renewed academic or social demands. This
group will create a shared environment in which members can discuss and
support one another in their return to Harvard. Pre-group consultation
necessary.
Time Management
Conducted by Claire Shindler. Three weekly meetings: Wednesdays,
4:00-5:15 p.m., anticipated to begin Wednesday, October 19. This
three-part workshop, with exercises and discussion, offers an opportunity
to build and develop time management strategies and to work towards
understanding the priorities in your life in order to make time for what is
important to you. To register, please email cshindler@bsc.harvard.edu
What Are You Doing with Your Life?
Conducted by Sheila Reindl and Frank McNamara. Eight weekly meetings:
Dates/times to be arranged, anticipated to begin in October. A group to
explore purpose, passion, and potential, along with the conflicts and
challenges you feel in defining who you are, what you are doing, and where
you are going in life. Limited to graduate students. Pre-group consultation
necessary.
What We May Be: Body, Mind & Spirit
Conducted by Suzanne Renna and Susan Dubois. Full-semester group:
Thursdays, 1:00-3:00 p.m., anticipated to begin in October. An
eight-session workshop for women who wish to increase self-knowledge and
build a more dependable sense of self-esteem in a supportive group setting.
Pre-group consultation necessary.
Cultural Transitions Group
Conducted by Christine H?rot. Eight weekly meetings: Dates/times to be
arranged, anticipated to begin in October. A group for newly arrived
International students interested in sharing their culture and finding
their own place at Harvard. Transitioning to a new culture can be
disorienting and this group will aim at providing a safe place for students
to share their cultural background, their questions, and their wonders.
Discussion themes may include but are not limited to: friendships and
cultural expectations in the US, food and eating habits, writing papers and
understanding "plagiarism", sexuality on campus, nostalgia and
homesickness, balancing academics and life, feeling lonely and isolated.
Pre-group consultation necessary.
Returning From Abroad: When a new person returns to an old world...
Conducted by Frank McNamara and Susan Dubois. Four weekly meetings:
dates/times to be arranged. Living abroad can expose you to a range of
experiences that affect your sense of self and/or your view of the world.
In returning home you may expect to adapt seamlessly to the old lifestyle.
Yet, time may be needed to assimilate recent experiences before regaining
your sense of direction. This group is for those who would like to discuss
how experiences abroad have influenced their understanding of themselves
and their ways of seeing the world. It is a chance to share your stories -
the difficulties as well as the joys - with others who have recently
returned from abroad. Pre-group consultation necessary.
On-Line Forum for Asian and Asian-American Men
Conducted by SungLim Shin and Susan Dubois. Full-semester group: Beginning
date to be arranged. This semester-long group provides a confidential,
on-line forum for Asian and Asian-American men to explore issues unique to
their experience. Topics might include (depending on participant interest)
ethnic identity, masculinity, competing identities and roles,
relationships, racism, and cultural adjustment. To facilitate open and
supportive discussions, participants will be anonymous to each other (by
using aliases) and known only to the forum moderators. Discussions among
participants can occur at any time on the restricted access, Web-based
bulletin board. Pre-group consultation with a moderator is necessary.
Please email Sung (slshin@bsc.harvard.edu) or Susan
(sdubois@bsc.harvard.edu) to arrange for a consultation.
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CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, & COMMITTEES
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PRIDE - LGBT Students & Allies - Oct. 12
PRIDE, HGSE's organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students and their allies, will meet on Wednesday, October 12, from 7-9 pm in the Eliot Lyman Room (Longfellow second floor). Come for conversation and refreshments, and to help plan our activities for the year. For more information, contact Marie Onaga, onagama@gse.harvard.edu.
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Student Research Conference & International Forum (SRC/IF): info sessions
The Student Research Conference & International Forum is held in the spring and is organized by HGSE students. We’re looking for people to chair and serve on committees that will:
* publicize the conference
* review proposals
* organize the international forum
* manage the various internet and technology needs
* create original artwork
* train reviewers and presenters
* organize the actual programming of the event
If you’d like to learn more about the SRC/IF and how you can get involved, please come to an informational session on either:
--Wednesday, October 12 from 6-7 PM or
--Friday, October 14 from 1-2 PM.
Meetings will be held in the Read House Student Lounge (next to Gutman Library).
For more information, please email:
--srcif@gse.harvard.edu
or contact one of the Co-chairs:
--Joanna Christodoulou (christjo@gse.harvard.edu),
--Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez(mancilje@gse.harvard.edu), or
--Mark Teoh (teohma@gse.harvard.edu).
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Come learn about Common Ground! - Oct. 13
Thursday, October 13th at 5 pm, Larsen 212 (Appian Way). Sushi and other snacks provided.
Common Ground is a new, University-wide student organization dedicated to exploring and supporting the needs and interests of immigrants, refugees and asylees. Although the United States is built almost entirely on immigration, refugees and asylees in particular and, in fact, most immigrants face systemic prejudice and overwhelming cultural, linguistic and economic barriers that make life in the US very difficult.
Common Ground joins the International Rescue Committee (IRC), an international non-profit organization dedicated to humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement, in helping to ease the transition. IRC Boston is currently helping such disparate groups as Sudanese Lost Boys, Somali Bantu mothers, and now, evacuees of Hurricane Katrina.
Common Ground members will have the opportunity to work with the IRC in any one of a number of ways that suit their skills and interests. Some members may choose to tutor Somali mothers in literacy and basic life skills. Others may organize (or simply show up to hear!) lectures by speakers with expertise in immigration and refugee issues. Still others will serve as consultants to Rita Kantarowski, director of IRC Boston, to advise in strategic planning, cognitive development, accountability, ethics, legal issues or other areas of expertise or study.
If you are interested in working with students across the University who share the goal of helping to create common ground for ALL Americans, please join us. Thursday, October 13th at 5 pm, Larsen 212 (Appian Way). Questions? Email Shannon Shaper shapersh@gse.harvard.edu
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Asian Pacific Alliance - Oct. 13
Are Asian Pacific Americans a high achieving minority group?
What is their place in discussions of race, equality, and education?
What are the implications for the fastest growing minority population in America?
Asian Pacific Alliance Meeting
Thursday Oct. 13
6:00pm
GUTMAN 350
For more information contact Funie Hsu at hsufu@gse.harvard.edu.
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Human Rights Professional Interest Council
The Human Rights Professional Interest Council is a student run group at the Kennedy School addressing human rights issues. Our group seeks to work collaboratively on these issues by creating a bridge between professors, students, staff and alumni. For more information please visit our website: http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hrpic.
We are currently planning a series of lectures/symposiums for the academic year, focusing on the most pressing international humanitarian crises. Please contact Ayala Tamir (atamir@post.harvard.edu) if you would be interested in receiving announcements about our upcoming events.
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HESA
If you were not able to attend the sold out HESA meeting last Wednesday, and would like to join the fan club, below is the link to the list serv. Questions? email Brooke Sajor: sajorbr@gse.harvard.edu
http://gse.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/hesa-list
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First-Generation College Students Group
Is anyone is interested in participating in a student group for first-generation college students and/or students from low-income backgrounds? The group would be open to any student with such a background or any student interested in helping and understanding the particular issues faced by students from these backgrounds. If interested, please contact Amber Ramage at ramageam@gse.harvard.edu and Frankie Cruz at frankie_cruz@ksg05.harvard.edu.
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Christian Fellowship Group
If you are interested in good fellowship and learning more about the Bible, then the Christian Fellowship Group is for you. We are open to all students, staff, and faculty. This year we will be studying the book of Psalms.
Come join us every Thursday from 7:30-9:30 at the Cronkhite Graduate Center on Ash and Brattle in the Foyer Room (across from the front desk). If you have questions, please contact D.W. at watsondy@gse.harvard.edu or Steve at songst@gse.harvard.edu.
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JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Help a colleague, earn $10
Dear colleagues,
I am a fellow student here at HGSE and am conducting my dissertation research this spring. As part of my study, I will be testing adults’ reading skills with a standardized measure (the Nelson-Denny reading test) and a measure of my own design.
I am looking for MALE students willing to participate. The tests will require about an hour to take and you will be compensated for your participation with a $10 gift certificate for the COOP.
If you think you might be interested in participating, please email me at biancagi@gse.harvard.edu. I will provide more details about the study and scheduling at that time.
Regards,
Gina Biancarosa
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Tutor high school students
Another Course to College (ACC), a small college preparatory high school located in Brighton, is looking for tutors to support high school students in all subject areas, but particularly in writing. Availability once a week or every other week, during the school day or after school, would be welcome. ACC is only a 10-minute drive from Harvard Square with a car; it is located across from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. Numerous student teachers and a principal intern from Harvard are already present at ACC, but tutors to work with students to provide them with extra support are needed. Please contact Andrea Encarnacao, guidance counselor, at aencarnacao@boston.k12.ma.us or Rebecca Thessin at thessire@gse.harvard.edu if you are available to volunteer.
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Job for native Spanish speaker (not on the Harvard campus)
Observing and interviewing once or twice a week in a Boston Middle School Bilingual Program.
Contact Wheelock college Professor Lowry Hemphill, HGSE alumna:
lhemphill@wheelock.edu
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Research assistant: Measuring Spanish-English Bilingual Children's Vocabulary Development
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Position Available: Research Assistant
The Measuring Spanish-English Bilingual Children's Vocabulary Development
Study is seeking qualified individuals to collect longitudinal data from
parents on the vocabulary of children from Spanish-speaking, low-SES homes
enrolled in Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) in the Boston area.
Research assistants will conduct parent interviews, administer language
assessments to young children and parents, and videotape and transcribe
parent/child interactions. Training will be provided. Applicant must be
reliable and flexible with scheduling. Experience with young children and
families preferred. Personal vehicle, or access to a vehicle, required.
Competitive pay and opportunity to work with advanced research technology
and with leading language and literacy researchers.
To apply:
Applications will be reviewed starting immediately until positions are
filled. If interested, send cover letter and resume to: Harvard Graduate
School of Education, Attn: Sandra Winkler, Larsen 317, Cambridge, MA 02138;
or email cover letter and resume to
Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez at mancilje@gse.harvard.edu or Sandra Winkler
at winklesa@gse.harvard.edu
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Volunteer to be a Reading Buddy!
Do you miss being in a classroom with children?
Would you like to volunteer, but don't have a lot of time?
Are you looking for hands-on experience to complement your studies at HGSE?
Volunteer to be a Reading Buddy! The HGSE Reading Buddy program partners staff, faculty, and students from the HGSE community with second graders at the Amigos School, which is a 15-minute walk from the HGSE campus. Reading Buddies read with their buddy from 12:30 to 1:00 every other Tuesday. The program is a great way to connect with the Cambridge community, get exposure to a dual immersion bilingual school, and to share your love of reading with a second-grade friend.
Check out these sites for more information.
Description of the program:
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/schoolpartnerships/resources/volunteer.htm
The Amigos School website:
http://www.cps.ci.cambridge.ma.us/element/amigos/
If you are interested, please email school_partnerships@harvard.edu or call 617-495-5873 and ask for Elizabeth or Sonal.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Part-time job in a 5th/6th grade school in the Cambridge Public Schools
Interested in ELEMENTARY EDUCATION? PART-TIME JOB in a 5th/6th grade school in the Cambridge Public Schools. Work with an incredible teacher in an innovative program at the Cambridgeport School as an assistant teacher (no experience necessary) in the mornings. Hours are fairly flexible -- morning-ish hours (possibly 9-12noon). Contact Isabel Eccles (the head teacher) at Cambridgeport School, 617-349-6587. You can also direct questions to fiarmasa@gse.harvard.edu (Sarah Fiarman, HGSE student and former colleague of Isabel's).
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COACH Program
Are you interested in working with Boston Public High School Students?
COACH, a program of TERI College Access, has a mission to empower Boston Public High School Students to make informed decisions about their future by partnering them with local college and graduate students to provide information, motivation and support. The coach and student work directly in the classrooms to develop a realistic post-secondary plan, with the hope that students will graduate with the necessary information and guidance to pursue higher education if they choose.
The program was originally founded in 1999 by Professors Christopher Avery (Kennedy School of Government (KSG)) and Thomas Kane (Formerly KSG, now at the Harvard Graduate School of Education). Since that time, Harvard students from all around the university have been recruited to volunteer for approximately five hours per week to work with groups of Boston Public High School Students during the school year. Volunteer college and graduate student "coaches" provide information about the college application process, financial aid and other information necessary to help the students develop post-secondary plans.
COACH is now actively recruiting on campus for 2005-06!
Please contact Sara McPhee Lafkas: mcpheesa@gse.harvard.edu /(617) 417-8140 if there are any questions.
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Tech-savvy student needed for scanning program
Access and Disability Services needs a tech-savvy student to work 10 hours a week helping out with their scanning program. No experience necessary! Contact ads@gse.harvard.edu.
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Center for Applied Special Technology student internship
CAST, INC. www.cast.org
Fall and Spring semesters, 2005-06
CAST, Center for Applied Special Technology, is offering student internships. We are a nonprofit organization that works to expand learning opportunities for all individuals, especially those with disabilities, through the research and development of innovative, technology-based educational resources and strategies. With Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as a blueprint, CAST researches and develops ways to support all learners according to their individual strengths and needs.
We have a range of research and development projects in the areas of literacy, math, science, history, and multi-media. We work with local school districts serving diverse populations.
We are looking for graduate student interns who are interested in:
? Universal Design for Learning
? Technology in education
? Language, learning, and cognition
? Professional development
? Policy, accessibility and technology
? Research opportunities
? Software and curriculum development
Please contact Joanne Alunni for further information (jalunni@cast.org or phone 781-245-2212)
HGSE alumni now working at CAST: David Rose, Anne Meyer, Bart Pisha, Charlie Dunne, Bridget Dalton, Patrick Proctor, Ge Vue, & Jeremy Price.
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Donate your children to science!
The Mind, Brain and Education Doctoral Research Group is looking for subjects for a wide variety of fun and exciting experiments. We are currently building a database of potential subjects that we can call on this year. If you have children (or nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors, etc.) between the ages of 6 months and 7 years old, and you would be willing to bring them to at least one experiment, please contact Peter Blake at blakepe@gse.harvard.edu. You will be able to say no to any particular experiment and can remove your "subject" from the list at any time.
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Please e-mail sga@gse.harvard.edu with submissions, comments, suggestions, or questions.