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MONDAY MORNING MAILING
December 12, 2005
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- Important Announcements for ALL Students
- * Hurricane Katrina Book Drive
- * Holiday Book/Toy Drive - Until Dec. 15
- * If you won, please claim your prize!
- Announcements & Reminders
- * How to submit an announcement to MMM
- * Information Sessions for Student Organizations
- * Student Research Conference – Call for Artwork
- * Diversity Retreat thank-you and follow-up
- * Trivia Challenge Results
- * HGSE Jeopardy champion!
- Events, Presentations, & Workshops
- * John Weisz: Data and Predictions about Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care - Dec. 12
- * Why did the College Completion Rates of Hispanic Community College Transfer Students Decrease in the Last Decade? - Dec. 12
- * Trivia Night: $50 cash prize! - Dec. 12
- * Documentary filmmaker Laurie Kahn-Leavitt - Dec. 14
- * Harvard COACH Program Information Session - Dec. 15
- * Voices for Africa film - Dec. 15
- * Holiday Brunch for GSE Part-time Students - Dec. 18
- * Pinoise Holiday Party - Dec. 18
- * Student Research Conference - Proposal Writing Traning Sessions
- * APA EXPOSED: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About APA Format But Were Afraid to Ask!
- * EndNote Basics
- * Finding Books: HOLLIS Catalog Workshop
- Clubs, Organizations, & Committees
- * Education for Peace planning meeting - Dec. 13
- * Phi Delta Kappa - Dec. 13
- * Comunidad Latina
- Job & Volunteer Opportunities
- * Playwrights sought to compete
- * Seeking student with work-study support
- Links to archived Monday Morning Mailings
- * December 5, 2005
- * November 28, 2005
- * November 21, 2005
- * November 14, 2005
- * November 7, 2005
- * October 31, 2005
- * October 24, 2005
- * October 17, 2005
- * October 10, 2005
- * Holiday Book/Toy Drive - Until Dec. 15
QUICK LINKS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS
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Hurricane Katrina Book Drive
Please support our HURRICANE KATRINA BOOK DRIVE
Sponsored by SGA
The HGSE Student Government Association invites you to donate new or gently used books to Books From the Heart® Book Drive. Visit the pole in the middle of Conroy Commons to pick up a book title and purchase that book to donate. Or, choose your own title to donate. You may drop books in our drop box in Conroy Commons or in Gutman Lobby through December 21, 2005.
Books from the Heart finds books that are not being used and gets them to where they are needed most…into the hands of poor children and onto the empty shelves of school libraries. Books from the Heart is a program of the Heart of America Foundation, an organization that promotes character education, literacy, and service learning. The organization is a national, nonsectarian, non-partisan, nonprofit, humanitarian organization. Books from the Heart has recently launched a special program, Operation Buddy Pack, to provide books to children displaced by Hurricane Katrina and to fill libraries in hurricane-afflicted areas. Contact SGA with any additional questions: sga@gse.harvard.edu
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Holiday Book/Toy Drive - Until Dec. 15
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE?
The Office of Student Affairs is joining the Phillips Brooks House holiday gift drive, collecting books, games, art supplies, sports equipment and toys for children, many of whose parents are impoverished or homeless. The event has become an annual tradition at Phillips Brooks House, a Harvard student-run public service organization.
Among this year's recipients are the Cambridge Community Center, Family Resource Center of the Boston Schools, Mary Ellen McCormick in Boston's South End, Gardner Extended Services School, Houston House, and many others. If you would like more information about any of these agencies, contact Robert Bridgeman at the Phillips Brooks House Association (bridgem@fas.harvard.edu).
Please consider making a donation. Gifts will be collected between December 1 and 15 and must be new and unwrapped and appropriate for students in pre-school through middle school. Volunteers at Phillips Brooks will wrap, tag, and distribute the gifts. Please leave your donations in one of the large decoration boxes in Conroy Commons or outside OSA, or drop them off in room 101 Larsen.
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If you won, please claim your prize!
Students who won a free meal with any one of the Deans at the Orientation event drawing at the Museum of Science Friday, September 16, 2005, please contact the Office of Student Affairs by email: osa@gse.harvard.edu or see Lydia McIntosh in Larsen 101.
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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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Information Sessions for Student Organizations
The last 2005 information/training session for student organization members seeking to have their group recognized by the Student Government Association will be Monday, December 12 from noon until 2:00 PM in room 402 of Larsen Hall. Future (2006) sessions will be scheduled only on an as-needed basis, which means organizers may have a week or two wait between sessions. If you are interested in attending and have not already done so, please email Tina_Hansar@harvard.edu to let her know you plan to attend.
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Student Research Conference – Call for Artwork
CALLING ALL ARTISTS - Dust off your paintbrushes, cameras, easels and other creative materials. The time to show your art is now! An original piece of artwork will be chosen for the SRC Program cover and other printed materials. We seek originality, clarity, ease of reproduction on the cover (8.5 x 11), and work that relates to this year’s International Forum theme: “Rebuilding Lives: Education in Humanitarian Crises.” DEADLINE: DEC 20. The SRC is also sponsoring an exhibit of student artwork in Gutman Library during the Conference (February 24, 2006). DEADLINE: FEB 4.
All artwork should be submitted to the Administrative Office on the 1st floor of Gutman Library (during business hours) or to the circulation desk supervisor (nights and weekends). Submissions must include: Name, HGSE Program, Email, Phone, Title of Work, (Optional – Explanation of Work). Please make sure your name is on your artwork. All artwork will be returned upon final selection. For additional information please contact Marit Dewhurst (dewhurma@gse.harvard.edu) or Jacqueline Mourot (mourotja@gse.harvard.edu).
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Diversity Retreat thank-you and follow-up
Thank you to all who participated in the HGSE Diversity Retreat on Saturday, December 3! We had a terrific turn-out and very positive feedback. If you would like to be part of the planning for the spring retreat, or for various diversity efforts before that time, please e-mail Janey, pearlja@gse.harvard.edu.
A special thank-you to all of the session leaders, facilitators, performers, and especially to John, Laura, and Lydia at the OSA. The retreat was sponsored by the SGA Diversity Committee, OSA, and ALANA.
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Trivia Challenge Results
The Smartest Program is :
IEP ;
Who came from behind on the last few questions to just
catch EPM, with MBA and L+L close behind and finishing fast.
The double points allocated on the "Name that tune" round certainly helped IEP's cause, whilst EPM were unlucky after leading all night.
Strangely, nobody knew all of the 5 biggest selling female recording artists of all time, but almost everyone knew which 5 fruits provide the most valuable worldwide crops annually.
The goods news a rematch is being organised at a bigger venue to provide EPM a shot at some revenge and to let the other teams bolster their ranks.
Probably the 2nd week of February, on a Friday night. The Bridge Team will send out all the info once we have confirmed the date and time.
Happy Holidays
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HGSE Jeopardy champion!
Congratulations to HGSE doctoral student Rich Reddick for winning the university-wide Jeopardy tournament on December 1, sponsored by the Harvard Graduate Council. Other grad school contingents, including those from the business school and the law school, proved to be no match for Rich, who has been a winner on the actual television game show. Way to go, Rich!
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EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, & WORKSHOPS
Monday, December 12 4:00PM Larsen G06
John Weisz: My ESP on EBP: Data and Predictions about Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care
John R. Weisz, PhD, ABPP is president of Judge Baker Children’s Center, whose mission it is to provide intervention and research serving children and adolescents at-risk for persistent academic and social failure because of emotional, learning and behavioral problems and associated conditions.
Weisz came to Judge Baker Children’s Center from the University of California at Los Angeles, where he had been Professor in the Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences for 14 years.
John Weisz will be available to meet with students at 2:00 before his talk. Please let me mary_kiesling@harvard.edu know if you would like to be part of the group.
On Monday, December 12th, Dr. Tatiana Melguizo will be visiting HGSE to give a presentation as part of the Speaker Series on Latinos and Education. She will also be available that afternoon 2:15-3:15 to meet for a discussion session. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending this afternoon discussion (wellumam@gse.harvard.edu)
Why did the College Completion Rates of Hispanic Community College Transfer Students Decrease in the Last Decade?
December 12, 4-5PM, Gutman Conference Center
Speaker - Tatiana Melguizo
Tatiana Melguizo is an Assistant Professor in Higher Education at the University of Southern California. She received her Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Stanford University School of Education and a M.A. in Social Policy from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining USC, Dr. Melguizo was a Research Analyst at the SPHERE Institute where she worked on the California Child Care Dynamics Project. Her recent research has been in higher education, focusing on the differences in educational outcomes and earnings by race/ethnicity and gender. She has substantial experience in social policy and evaluation. Recently awarded grants include a University of Southern California Urban Lecture Series Grant, an AERA Dissertation grant and a Spencer Foundation Research Training Grant. Dr. Melguizo's publications can be found in the Centro de Estudios para Desarrollo Economico (CEDE).
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Trivia Night: $50 cash prize! - Dec. 12
Take a break from end-of-semester madness and participate in some very informal learning. Meet three hip young scientists who are trying to create life from scratch in the lab, watch a clip of a new NOVA show, and play trivia to win $50 in cash. Free and open to everyone
When: Monday, 12/12, 6-8pm (Trivia starts promptly at 6:30pm)
Where: Redline Cafe, 59 JFK St. in Harvard Sq. (617-491-9851)
For more information, contact Bella Desai: desaibe@gse.harvard.edu
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Documentary filmmaker Laurie Kahn-Leavitt - Dec. 14
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker
Winner of a National Emmy and Peabody Award
Presents: "Connecting to Kids With Extraordinary Ordinary Stories"
WHEN: Wednesday, December 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Gutman G-05
Kahn-Leavitt will discuss the methods she used in researching her films, "A Midwife’s Tale" and "TUPPERWARE!," as well as educational outreach planned in conjunction with these films. We will end the session with a guided “brainstorming” session about educational outreach efforts for Laurie’s newest work-in-progress—a film about 13 women who passed the same “right stuff” astronaut tests as the Mercury men, but were stymied when NASA pulled the plug on their training program.
Refreshments will be served
Sponsored by the ARTS (Arts, Research, Theses, and Scholarship) group. For more information, contact Shira Lee Katz (katzsh@gse.harvard.edu) or Jacy Ippolito (ippolija@gse.harvard.edu).
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Harvard COACH Program Information Session - Dec. 15
The Harvard COACH Program is seeking volunteers to begin working with Boston Public High School junior students during the Spring Semester of 2006.
COACH seeks to empower students to make informed decisions about their futures and to give them the necessary support to create successful post-secondary plans. College and graduate students from Harvard and other local universities work in the schools to provide information and instruction on how to navigate college applications, financial aid, and general planning for life after high school.
To find out how you can make a difference in the life of a young person (and learn about the program’s training, stipend, research opportunities and course credit) please join us at our next information session:
Thursday, December 15, 2005: 4-5 PM
Gutman 303
Harvard Graduate School of Education
TREATS WILL BE PROVIDED!
For more information, please contact Sara McPhee Lafkas, Harvard COACH Program Coordinator, at mcpheesa@gse.harvard.edu or 617-417-8140.
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Voices for Africa film - Dec. 15
Please join Voices for Africa (VFA), a HGSE student-organization, on Thursday, Dec. 15, at 6:00 p.m., in Gutman Library 303 for a film screening and panel discussion with:
Panelists:
Dr. Fernando Reimers, Director, IEP HGSE
Noel Twagiramungu, WEB DuBois Institute of African and African American Research
Jessica Walker-Keleher, Fletcher School of Diplomacy
Sometimes in April, a HBO-produced film, examines the 1994 Rwandese genocide from a teacher's perspective. This film is inspired by actual events that occurred during the 100 days of the Rwandan genocide.
The informal discussion that follows the screening will allow us to discuss a number of themes, including civic education, the role of the media, and collective responsibility.
For more information: http://www.hbo.com/films/sometimesinapril/
Voices For Africa
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Holiday Brunch for GSE Part-time Students - Dec. 18
Date: Sun. 12/18
Time: 11:30am
Location: Fire & Ice, 50 Church Street in Cambridge
Reservation name: Ed School
http://www.fire-ice.com/menu/menu.html
Please feel free to bring kids, spouses, friends etc. - the more the merrier! We'll need a head-count so please rsvp to jennifer_downing@harvard.edu by Fri. 12/16.
Hope to see you there!
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Pinoise Holiday Party - Dec. 18
Come celebrate at the PINOISE HOLIDAY PARTY!
Look at all the fun we'll be having!!!
* parole making: no need to bring the materials, because we've got them for you! [a parole is a traditional Pilipino holiday decoration/star]
* yummy Pilipino food and LOTS of it!
* and of course.... KARAOKE ;)
Come join us as we celebrate the end of the term :)
When? Sunday, December 18th; 6pm
Where? Location TBA
Who? YOU! :) :) :)
Email pinoise@googlegroups.com for more info or to find out location!
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Student Research Conference - Proposal Writing Traning Sessions
Proposal Writing Traning Sessions are coming up next week! Trainings will be offered by HGSE faculty and past student presenters who promise to help you conceptualize and articulate your proposal. Sessions are open to all students, and videotaped recordings of the sessions will be available in case you can't make any of the dates.
"How to Write A Proposal"
Presenter: Professor Terry Tivnan
Tuesday, December 13
2:30 - 3:30 PM
Longfellow 225
"How to Turn an Idea into a Proposable Presentation"
Presenters: Panel of past presenters
Wednesday, December 14
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Gutman 306
Please contact kieffer.michael@gmail.com with any further questions about training.
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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.
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.
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 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, December 16th, 10:00am - 11:00am
Location: Gutman 302
All sessions are 1 hour
No sign-up necessary
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CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, & COMMITTEES
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Education for Peace planning meeting - Dec. 13
The Education for Peace group will meet on Tuesday to plan for upcoming activities. In particular, we will discuss the particulars for a workshop on Bullying and Harrasment to be given by ESR Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) early next term.
We warmly welcome you to join us on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7pm in Gutman 350. Snacks will be provided.
Email villalpa@gse.harvard.edu for questions or to join our mailing list.
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Phi Delta Kappa - Dec. 13
Greetings HGSE Students,
I am writing this email to you by candlelight and flashlight on our computer. We are in a nor'easter and a blackout/whitelout down here on Cape Cod. But I was thinking about how I could get this message out to you. Thank goodness for computer batteries.
The Harvard Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa would like to invite the student body to visit us at our annual "Meet and Greet" event to be held in Larson Hall in the first floor lobby near the student affairs office on Tuesday, December 13, 2005, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.. We will have PDK materials, applications, and refreshments available. Also the Executive officers will be looking forward to talking with you about the organization and to meeting you personally. Please come. All welcome.
Best Wishes, Roseann E. Stephens, Ph.D., Chapter Membership VP
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Comunidad Latina
Comunidad Latina will not be meeting this week...However we will be having another potluck THIS Friday @ 7 pm @ Sr. Frankie Cruz's apt. If you will be attending please email Janey Pearl with what dish/desert/drink you will be bringing @ pearlja@gse.harvard.edu
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JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Playwrights sought to compete
Harvard students enrolled in 2005 Eligible
Phyllis Anderson Prize carries $500; winner to be announced March 1, 2006.
Applications due by Jan. 30, '06. Application blanks are available at the Loeb Theater reception desk, 64 Brattle Street (across from Appian Way).
For more information contact Maura Henry: mhenry@camail.harvard.edu.
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Seeking student with work-study support
The Office of Student Affairs is looking for a student with work-study funds who is interested in helping us with a one-time inventory/organization project totaling an estimated 8-10 hours. A bit of lifting involved; hours flexible. Please get in touch with Tina Hansar if you are interested-- tina_hansar@harvard.edu, phone: (38)4-7490.
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Please e-mail sga@gse.harvard.edu with submissions, comments, suggestions, or questions.