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MONDAY MORNING MAILING
December 19, 2005
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- Important Announcements for ALL Students
- * Cross-Registration Deadlines for Spring 2006
- * Hurricane Katrina Book Drive
- Announcements & Reminders
- * How to submit an announcement to MMM
- * Student Research Conference – Call for Artwork
- Events, Presentations, & Workshops
- Clubs, Organizations, & Committees
- Job & Volunteer Opportunities
- * Studio apartment in exchange for about 20 hours per week child care
- * Position available: Research assistant
- * Research Assistant needed to enter data in ATLAS and SPSS
- Links to archived Monday Morning Mailings
- * December 12, 2005
- * 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
- * Hurricane Katrina Book Drive
QUICK LINKS
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS
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Cross-Registration Deadlines for Spring 2006
Spring is just around the corner, which means we will soon be registering for a new set of classes. If you are considering taking a course at another Harvard school, take a moment to look at the cross-registration petition deadlines at https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/xreg_calendar.jsp. It’s a good idea to start thinking about this before you check out for the winter break, because some of the deadlines and first days of class come up quickly in January. For information on the cross-registration process, please go to: https://crossreg.harvard.edu/OASIS/CrossReg/index.html.
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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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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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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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EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, & WORKSHOPS
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CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, & COMMITTEES
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JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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Studio apartment in exchange for about 20 hours per week child care
Studio apartment available in a lovely mid-Cambridge condo. Quick walk to Central and Inman Squares and Red Line T.
15 minutes’ walk to Harvard Square.
Child care responsibilities involve three nights a week, from dinnertime on, while parent is out of town. The work includes walking a delightful 10 1/2 y.o. girl to and from school and preparing her dinner. She is a reader, loves to write stories, funny, and a talent in math. The parent is a university professor: I respect your private time for studying.
About 20 hours a week
Child care responsibilities begin January 2006
The perfect arrangement for mature, responsible student (preferably graduate student).
If interested: please email
Ø a resume,
Ø a brief description of your child care experience and its relevance for this position,
Ø three references that include someone who has rented to you, someone who has employed you, and
Ø your phone numbers.
I will call you soon. Thank you.
Contact nance@brandeis.edu
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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 a plus, but not 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 the positions are filled. If interested, send resume to: Harvard Graduate School of Education, Attn: Sandra Winkler, Larsen 317, Cambridge, MA 02138 or email resume to
Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez at mancilje@gse.harvard.edu or Sandra Winkler at
winklesa@gse.harvard.edu
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Research Assistant needed to enter data in ATLAS and SPSS
Research Assistant needed to enter data in ATLAS and SPSS for study on teacher and student reaction to standardized testing.
Hours: approximately 30 hours TOTAL
Pay: $12-15/hour, depending on experience
Requirements:
- intermediate knowledge of ATLAS and SPSS
- ability to complete work at HGSE during month of January, 2006
- accuracy and attention to detail
Interested individuals should send cover letter and resume with Research Assistant in subject heading to:
cpre@gse.harvard.edu
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Please e-mail sga@gse.harvard.edu with submissions, comments, suggestions, or questions.