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MONDAY MORNING MAILING
November 14, 2005
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- Important Announcements for ALL Students
- Announcements & Reminders
- * How to submit an announcement to MMM
- * Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund (DDIF) Deadline on November 17th
- * Get involved with the HGSE Diversity Retreat on Dec. 3
- * Quad Bikes
- Events, Presentations, & Workshops
- * SGA Rest and Relaxation Week!
- * Understanding your Credit Report and FICO Score - Nov. 15
- * Children's rights at the intersection of the school and the criminal justice systems - Nov. 16
- * Kay Merseth: "Since When Did 3+3=12?" - Nov. 17
- * HGSE Biography Series: John Bowlby - Nov. 18
- * Harvard vs. Yale Pre-game Party - Nov. 18
- * Africa Night - Nov. 19
- * Symposium on climate change - Nov. 21
- * EPM Lecture Series - Nov. 29
- * "THAT'S SO GAY!" - How Can We Support Our LGBT Students? - Nov. 30
- * Do Your Betas Need Hats?: Learn How to Use Microsoft Equation to Report Statistics
- * APA EXPOSED: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About APA Format But Were Afraid to Ask!
- * EndNote Basics
- * Finding Articles: Education Databases (EBSCO) Workshop
- * Finding Books: HOLLIS Catalog Workshop
- * Bureau of Study Counsel
- Clubs, Organizations, & Committees
- * International Development and Education Association (IDEA) - Nov. 14
- * Comunidad Latina - Nov. 16
- * Grendel’s Den gathering of (mostly) doctoral students in international education research! - Nov. 18
- * International Forum Committee - Nov. 18
- * Want to be involved in the Student Research Conference?
- Job & Volunteer Opportunities
- Links to archived Monday Morning Mailings
- * November 7, 2005
- * October 31, 2005
- * October 24, 2005
- * October 17, 2005
- * October 10, 2005
- * Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund (DDIF) Deadline on November 17th
QUICK LINKS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS
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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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Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund (DDIF) Deadline on November 17th
This is a great opportunity to have a diversity-focused project funded for the benefit of the HGSE community! The next deadline for funding for the Dean's Diversity Innovation Fund is Wednesday, November 17 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. Past funding has sponsored speakers, film festivals, discussion groups, cultural celebrations, conferences and much more!
For questions or additional information, please contact Laura Arena in the Office of Student Affairs at 617-495-8035.
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Get involved with the HGSE Diversity Retreat on Dec. 3
Please mark your calendars for the HGSE traditional Fall Diversity Retreat 2005 - Saturday, 03 December 2005: Theme: "DIVERSITY MATTERS!"
There are many opportunities to get involved :
* Help plan the final program content
* Be a part of implementing the program
* Lead a workshop
* Plan , or physically handle, logistics
* Promotions and Public Relations
* Arrange the social components
* Suggest a powerful unifying closing activity.
Please contact : Laura Arena or Lydia McIntosh at the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), and/or anyone at your Student Government Association (SGA), and/or the SGA Diversity Committee (Lolita Paiewonsky or Janey Pearl)
Continue the legacy. Make a difference. Diversity Matters!
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Quad Bikes
Tired of paying lots of money to repair the broken and rusted bike you left outside all winter?
Fear no more!!
This year Quad Bikes is offering winter bicycle storage to any interested for a small fee. You can drop the bike off anytime this winter and pick it up whenever you are ready to start riding in the spring. Quad Bikes is Harvard's non-profit student-run community bike shop and is located in the basement of Cabot House's I entryway.
For more information see our website, www.quadbikes.org
We hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
The friendly folks at Quad Bikes
Quad Bikes: the non-profit bicycle shop for the Harvard Community.
www.quadbikes.org
617-496-5955
Fall Hours: 1:30-6:30, Tue-Wed, Fri-Sat
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EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, & WORKSHOPS
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SGA Rest and Relaxation Week!
Stressed? You've been it. We've all been it. Now SGA is coming to our rescue.
REST & RELAXATION WEEK @ HGSE!
Tuesday 11/15, 7:00-8:00 --> Study break in Gutman lobby!
Wednesday 11/16, 11:00-12:00 --> Free beginning Yoga class in Gutman Conference Center (basement)!
Friday 11/18, 3:00-3:45 AND 3:45-4:30 --> Free meditation and stress relief in Eliot Lyman Room (Longfellow 2nd floor)!
...and keep your eyes open for free massages in Gutman lobby throughout the week!
Who ya gonna call for R&R?
SGA.
P.S. - We will be accepting donations for South Asian earthquake relief at all of this week's R&R events.
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Understanding your Credit Report and FICO Score - Nov. 15
Attention Students:
The HGSE Financial Aid Office and Nellie Mae will present:
"Understanding your Credit Report and FICO Score"
Date: Tuesday, November 15th
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Location: Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow Hall, 2nd Floor
Topics:
1. How to read and understand your your credit report
2. How to maintain a good credit history
3. Explaining the FICO score concept
In addition, Nellie Mae is offering free personalized credit reports and FICO score information to anyone who completes the credit authorization form by November 9.
To access the form, go to:
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~finaid/pdf/CreditReportAuthRequest.pdf.
This form must be submitted in a sealed envelope to the HGSE Financial Aid Office no later than Wednesday, November 9. Reports will be distributed at the session.
You may bring your lunch. Light refreshments will be served. Come early. First come/ First served!
A number of students and some staff have asked if they can receive a copy of their credit report from Nellie Mae, even if they are not be able to attend the session.
Yes! We will work with Nellie Mae to determine the best way to get these to you, given the confidential and detailed information in these reports, if you are not able to be on campus for the event.
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Children's rights at the intersection of the school and the criminal justice systems - Nov. 16
Wednesday, 16 November 2005
Time: 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Location: Harvard Law School, Pound Hall, Room 332
[Enter Pound Hall at 1563 Massachusetts Avenue]
RSVP required!! Space is limited. Rsvp to : hwill@law.harvard.edu. Lunch will be served.
Presenters will offer a wide variety of perspectives on the topic and will include distinguished clinical instructors:
Jessica Budnitz
Susan Cole
Barbard Feders
Angel Kelley
Dan Losen , and
Gloria Tan.
Sponsored by the HLS Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs, Clinical Lunch Series.
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Kay Merseth: "Since When Did 3+3=12?" - Nov. 17
Since When Did 3+3=12?
Why there are so many math phobic students and teachers in our school and what can we do about it?
Please join the L&T Master's Program for this discussion with Kay Merseth, Senior Lecturer on Education and Director of the Teacher Education Program.
Thursday, November 17th from 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Longfellow 225
All are welcome to attend!
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HGSE Biography Series: John Bowlby - Nov. 18
John Bowlby, the co-creator of Attachment Theory with Mary Ainsworth, was an intellectual integrator. In a quest to understand the developmental effects of early childhood experiences, he bucked the dominant psychological framework of his time to create a theory of socio-emotional development rooted in ethological, evolutionary, and cognitive science. His theories went on to shape both scientific and popular understandings of young children's socio-emotional lives.
Come find out more on Friday, November 18th at 3:00PM in Larsen G06
Presented by Dan Berry, a second year doctoral student in Human Development and Psychology. His research interests include socio-emotional development, risk and resiliency, and gene-environment processes. His favorite color is green.
Part of the HGSE biography series sponsored by Human Development and Psychology and Mind, Brain and Education.
Please contact mary_kiesling@harvard.edu for more information.
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Harvard vs. Yale Pre-game Party - Nov. 18
The Committee on Student Life and Social Activities would like to invite you to spend Friday night in Boston at Felt. We know that not everyone can make it to the Harvard/Yale game on Saturday, and some may want to start the celebration a bit earlier than others! As we all get ready to head home for Thanksgiving, the Social Committee thought we could all use one more excuse to check out Boston's nightlife...Hope to see you there!
Date: Friday November 18th
Time: 10pm
Location: Felt
533 Washington St (downtown crossing T stop)
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 350-5555
Cross Street: Avenue de Lafayette
see website: http://feltclubboston.com/
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Africa Night - Nov. 19
Saturday, 19 November 2005
Time: 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.
Location: Harvard Law School, Pound Hall, Ropes-Gray Room.
[Enter Pound Hall at 1563 Massachusetts Avenue]
Celebrate African culture with the rest of the Harvard Law community. Eat authentic African food, listen to live musical performers, enjoy an African fashion show, and dance to the beats of DJ Yaw. Dinner will be served at 7:30 and the party will not end until 1 a.m. All are welcome. The event is free. Sponsored by HALA (Harvard African Law Association).
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Symposium on climate change - Nov. 21
Cambridge Forum
3 Church Street Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact: Pat Suhrcke, Director
(617) 495-2727
email: director@cambridgeforum.org
http://www.cambridgeforum.org
Robert T. Watson, Chief Scientist and Director of Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development at the World Bank and Co-Chair of the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, leads a special Cambridge Forum series of dialogues on climate change on Monday, November 21, 2005 at First Parish, 3 Church Street, in Harvard Square. During an afternoon symposium, Watson leads scientists and environmentalists in an in-depth discussion of the scientific evidence for climate change and its impact on the world's ecosystems and human cultures. At his evening keynote address, Watson presents the accomplishments of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment as it sets the stage for future action to reverse or adapt to coming climate change and ensuing ecological and cultural disruptions. The program concludes with a public discussion of possible scenarios for the earth's environmental future. The symposium takes place from 2:00 to 4:15 p.m. The evening lecture and public forum begin at 7:00 p.m. Both programs are free and open to the public.
At 2:00 p.m. the first symposium panel will convene to discuss the scientific evidence for global climate change. Chaired by William Moomaw of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Director of the Tufts Institute for the Environment (TIE), the panel includes Kerry Emanuel, MIT climatologist who has done extensive research on changes in tropical weather patterns, and James McCarthy, an expert on arctic assessment. Watson ties their specialized area research to the global Millennium Assessment undertaken by the United Nations. Participants in the second symposium panel at 3:15 p.m. are: author Ross Gelbspan (The Heat Is On and Boiling Point); radio host Steve Curwood (Living On Earth); and author and cultural commentator Bill McKibben (Wandering Home). They will examine the economic, cultural, and psychological impact of changing ecosystems on human beings with Watson.
Watson's evening addresses looks at the questions that Americans must answer, both as individuals and as members of one of the wealthiest and most profligate nations on the earth, as we prepare a future for our children and grandchildren. If human activities are causing global climate change and the depletion of natural resources, what actions can we take to slow or reverse these dangerous trends? When will it be too late for our actions to make a difference? What factors mitigate against significant changes in human activity? What reasons have we for hope? What will living on earth be like over the next century?
Robert T. Watson is the World Bank's senior spokesperson on global climate change. He joined the Bank in 1996 as senior scientific adviser in the environmental department and in 1997 was appointed director of the department and head of the environment sector board. Prior to joining the Bank, he was associate director for environmental issues in the Office of Science and Technology Policy for the Clinton White House and had served at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as director of the science division and chief scientist for the Mission to Planet Earth. He has played a key role in negotiating global environmental conventions and, most recently, co-chaired the United Nations Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
Cambridge Forums are free and open to the public. Open discussion follows speaker presentation. Events are taped and edited for public radio broadcast throughout the nation. Edited CDs are available to the public by contacting 617-495-2727. Select forums can be viewed in their entirety on demand by visiting our website at www.cambridgeforum.org and clicking on the WGBH Forum Network.
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EPM Lecture Series - Nov. 29
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT EDUCATION ISSUES IN MASSACHUSETTS?
Please join us to welcome
STATE SENATOR EDWARD M. AUGUSTUS JR., Senate Vice-Chair of the Joint Education Committee
When: Tuesday, November 29th
Time: 12:30-2:00 pm
Where: Eliot Lyman Room (Longfellow 2nd floor)
All are welcome!
Bring your lunch!
(Desserts will be provided)
Augustus currently serves as Senate Chair of the Joint Election Laws Committee and Senate Vice-Chair of the Joint Education Committee. He also sits on the powerful Senate Ways and Means Committee, which allocates all of the funds for the state budget, an unprecedented assignment for a freshman member. A leader on education issues, Augustus was also a high-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Education during the Clinton Administration. At 24 years of age in 1989, he was the youngest person ever elected to the Worcester School Committee, on which he served two terms. He also served one term on the Worcester Human Rights Commission. Augustus represents the Second Worcester District on Beacon Hill.
Please email epmsa2006@yahoo.com with any questions
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"THAT'S SO GAY!" - How Can We Support Our LGBT Students? - Nov. 30
Wednesday, November 30 (the week after Thanksgiving)
12:00-1:00 in the Eliot Lyman Room (Longfellow 2nd floor)
Join us for a brown-bag lunch discussion, the second in our "THAT'S SO GAY!" series.
How can we provide a safe space for students who are questioning their sexuality or who identify as LGBT?
How can straight teachers be effective allies?
What should teachers do when they hear the word "fag?"
How can we encourage student groups like Gay-Straight Alliances in a hostile school environment?
What should we do if a student comes out to us?
Now that we've opened up this conversation, where do we go from here?
We invite you to become a part of this conversation -- to bring questions, to share stories, to brainstorm ideas, or just to listen. For more information, please contact Rebecca Rebbe, rebbere@gse.harvard.edu. Sponsored by PRIDE.
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Do Your Betas Need Hats?: Learn How to Use Microsoft Equation to Report Statistics
Are you tired of trying to madly pencil the hats on your Betas before you turn in your papers? Do you want the statistical information in your papers, proposals, or theses to look polished and professional? If so, come to this one-hour workshop and learn the easy and fast way to create statistical symbols and equations.
Location: Gutman 302 - No Sign-Up Required
2:30pm-3:30pm Tuesday, November 15, 2005
2:00pm-3:00pm Wednesday, November 16, 2005
1:00pm-2:00pm Wednesday, November 30, 2005
10:00am-11:00am Thursday, December 1, 2005
1:00pm-2:00pm Friday, December 2, 2005
Questions? Research Services 495-3421 or 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.
November 15th, Tuesday, 10:00am - 11:00am, G05 (Gutman ground floor)
December lst, Thursday, 11:30am - 12:30pm, G05 (Gutman ground floor)
December 9th, Friday, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, G05 (Gutman ground floor)
December 14th, Wednesday, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, G05 (Gutman ground floor)
Questions? Contact the Gutman Reference Desk (617-495-3421)
WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN
NO SIGNUP REQUIRED
reference@gse.harvard.edu
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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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.
Dissertation Writers’ Support Group
Conducted by Niti Seth and SungLim Shin. Six weekly meetings: Mondays, 2:30-4:00 p.m., beginning November 14. This group provides an opportunity for GSAS, HGSE, and KSG students to engage with each other in discussion of their dissertation work in a group context and to gain emotional and intellectual encouragement from others struggling with the writing process. The group may elect to continue to meet without the leaders after the planned six weeks. 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.
Seasons of Grief
Conducted by Sheila Reindl and Christine Hérot. A one-session workshop to be held in December. A workshop for students who are struggling with a significant loss in their life, whether the loss occurred recently or years ago. Losses can take many forms – from surviving the death of someone close, to coping with the end of a relationship, to dealing with injury or illness, to missing a place we considered home, to reckoning with changes in our sense of purpose or place in life. We will talk about dealing with our emotions, facing the reality of the loss, understanding the nature of the grieving process, finding ways to cope, and communicating with others during ongoing grief. To register, please email Sheila
(sreindl@bsc.harvard.edu) or Christine (cherot@bsc.harvard.edu).
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.
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.
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.
Speaking Up in Class
Conducted by SungLim Shin. Three weekly meetings: Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 p.m., October 25-November 8. This group will provide strategies for students who wish to have more of a voice in classes. Through discussion and exercises in a supportive group context, we will focus on increasing self-confidence and managing anxiety in academic settings. Pre-group consultation necessary.
Support Group for Women in the Sciences
Conducted by Claire Shindler and Katesy Townsend. Fridays, 2:00-3:30 p.m., anticipated to begin in early November. This group provides an opportunity to confidentially share a full range of personal and academic experiences and challenges with fellow women students studying across all scientific disciplines at Harvard. Pre-group consultation necessary. Please call 495-2581 or email cshindler@bsc.harvard.edu or
ktownsend@bsc.harvard.edu with questions or for an appointment. If the day/time does not work for you, please contact one of the co-leaders.
Creativity
Conducted by Sheila Reindl and Ariel Phillips. Three weekly meetings: Wednesdays, 3:00-4:30 p.m., anticipated to begin November 2. An exploration of how we bring our creativity, zest, curiosity, and playfulness to bear upon our endeavors as students. Pre-group consultation necessary.
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CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, & COMMITTEES
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International Development and Education Association (IDEA) - Nov. 14
The International Development and Education Association (IDEA) is holding its first kick-off meeting this Monday, November 14, 2005 at 6pm. IDEA is a new organization that focuses on the intersection of education and development in a global context. It has three major objectives:
1. To raise awareness of pertinent global development/education issues within and outside the HGSE community,
2. To build alliances with HGSE alumni from around the world as well as with organizations and faculty across the University,
3. To initiate and organize relevant, actionable projects that complement our academic experiences.
Anyone interested in issues of international development and education is invited to attend, especially students in the IEP program and representatives from region-based student groups.
The first meeting will involve formalizing the organization's mission and objectives, the nominations process for leadership positions and a discussion of the major projects for this academic year.
Come share your IDEAS and take an active role in shaping the organization's mandate! Join us on Monday, November 14th at 6:00pm in Conroy Commons. Refreshments will be served.
For further information, please contact Sabeen Hassanali at hassansa@gse.harvard.edu or Neha Jhalani at neha_jhalani@gse.harvard.edu. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to run for a leadership position, please email the contacts above.
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Comunidad Latina - Nov. 16
Comunidad Latina will meet this Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 in Larsen 210. We will be planning our upcoming holiday get-together, and continue planning our film festival. On Sunday November 20th we will gather to watch one of our members father's film debut on PBS!
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Grendel’s Den gathering of (mostly) doctoral students in international education research! - Nov. 18
We’re a group of mostly doctoral students interested in research in international education issues. Master’s students are most welcome, but this will be an across-the-cohorts group that will focus on exchanging information about fellowships and courses across the Harvard campuses (GSAS, KSG, HDS, etc) as well as support each other through the research & writing processes. Our first gathering will be at Grendel’s Den at 5pm on Friday, 11/18. See you there! Please email Connie K. Chung (chungco1@gse.harvard.edu) with any questions.
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International Forum Committee - Nov. 18
The 11th annual HGSE Student Research Conference (SRC) and the 23rd annual International Forum (IF) will take place on February 24th, 2006. The International Forum is an annual, student-run, invited panel whose topic is determined each year according to student interest. The International Forum is the closing event of the SRC and the theme of this year’s International Forum is Rebuilding Lives: Education in Humanitarian Crises
The International Forum Committee is holding its kick-off meeting next Friday, November 18, 2005 at 3pm in Conroy Commons. The agenda for this meeting includes a discussion of the theme as well as brainstorming around potential panelists. Attend this meeting to see how you can be involved in a very exciting event!
For further details, please contact Neha Jhalani at neha_jhalani@gse.harvard.edu.
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Want to be involved in the Student Research Conference?
The Proposal Review Committee is currently recruiting members. No previous experience is required and training will be provided--this is a great way to get involved in the largest student run education research conference in the country! For more information or to join the committee, please email proposalreview@yahoo.com.
--Proposal Review Committee Chairs: Becca Miller, Sky Marietta, and Adrienne Soucy
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JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Please e-mail sga@gse.harvard.edu with submissions, comments, suggestions, or questions.