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MONDAY MORNING MAILING
January 9, 2006

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QUICK LINKS

Important Announcements for ALL Students

* Cross-Registration Deadlines for Spring 2006
* Cosmetics collection for Cambridge family shelter

Announcements & Reminders

* How to submit an announcement to MMM
* Looking to find a roommate? or be one?
* January information session for student organizations
* Spring semester MBTA passes!
* New Resources Available From Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) at HGSE
* Hours for general computing area

Events, Presentations, & Workshops

* The Narnian: C.S. Lewis and the Culture Wars - Jan. 18
* Dyslexia: Biological and Cultural Perspectives - Jan. 24

Clubs, Organizations, & Committees

Job & Volunteer Opportunities

* Workforce Recruitment Program for students with disabilities - Feb. 10
* Need some extra cash?

Links to archived Monday Morning Mailings

* December 19, 2005
* 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
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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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Cosmetics collection for Cambridge family shelter

Yes, that's correct--we're collecting gently used and unused cosmetics, shampoos, shaving creams, etc., as part of the Harvard Recycling yearly Valentine's Day effort. Do you have toiletries in your cabinets that didn't work out? That barely used nail polish? The conditioner with the unexpected fragrance? The fancy soap bar that you're allergic to? This is the perfect opportunity to clear them out of your life.

Bring your new and almost new toiletries to the collection box outside of 101, in the lobby of Larsen Hall, by Thursday, February 9. Staff members from Harvard Recyling will pick up and deliver all donations to the Cambridge Family Shelter of the YMCA in time for Valentine's Day.

If you have questions, contact Tina_Hansar@harvard.edu, Office of Student Affairs, 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.

Looking to find a roommate? or be one?

If you would like to post an announcement advertising an apartment for rent or looking for a new roommate, please use the "Trading Post" section of my.GSE rather than submitting it to the Monday Morning Mailing. Thank you!

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January information session for student organizations

Time is running out for student organizations seeking recognition by the Student Government Association (all organizations seeking recognition for the 2005-06 academic year must complete the process by March 1.) Part of the recognition process includes attendance at an OSA sponsored information/training session with Tina Hansar. The January session will be held on Friday, January 13, from noon until 2:00pm in room 402 of Larsen Hall. If you are interested in attending, please be sure to email tina_hansar@harvard.edu to let her know you plan to attend.

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Spring semester MBTA passes!

Did you miss the deadline last Friday?

You've ONE LAST CHANCE to sign up for the 11% discount MBTA passes for the months of February, March, April, and May.

Go to http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~osa/links/mbta.html , download and print out the pdf form, and come by the OSA office in LARSEN 101 ****TODAY***.

CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS made out to HARVARD UNIVERSITY ****ONLY****

Or just come by the office and fill out a form there.

Thanks you.

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New Resources Available From Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) at HGSE

HFRP's Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) team has developed a unique resource to strengthen family-school-community partnerships -- resources on using children's storybooks that have family involvement content. In partnership with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), we have launched the Family Involvement Storybook Corner as a place to find compilations of family involvement children's storybooks and related tools and information. Family involvement storybooks can be used to promote awareness, discussion, and practice of family involvement among families, educators, and others who work with children or families, across a wide range of educational settings.

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/fine/resources/storybook

HFRP's out-of-school time experts regularly present at conferences on a range of out-of-school time issues. Two of our recent presentations are now available on our website. Supporting Children's Development in and out of the Classroom, examines parenting behaviors and their associations with children's outcomes in adolescence -- including children's participation in out-of-school time activities. Engaging Adolescents in Out-of-School Time (OST) Programs: Learning What Works reports on the benefits of participation in out-of-school time activities, contextual predictors of youth participation in such activities, and strategies for improving recruitment and retention in out-of-school time programs.

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/conference

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Hours for general computing area

The General Computing Area will be opening on weekends starting this coming weekend, January 14th, during the same hours as the library. Support staff will be available Monday to Friday from 9.00am to 9.00pm but not on weekends. Additionally headphones will not be available for loan on weekends, students will need to provide their own should they need them.

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EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, & WORKSHOPS

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The Narnian: C.S. Lewis and the Culture Wars - Jan. 18

Alan Jacobs discusses

The Narnian: C.S. Lewis and the Culture Wars

7:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Cambridge Forum
3 Church Street (Harvard Square)
Cambridge, MA 02138

Free and Open to the Public!

C.S. Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. Holiday box office receipts for the major motion picture based on his beloved children's series The Chronicles of Narnia indicate that his work continues to speak to audiences today. But if you've kept up with the movie reviews, you know that Lewis and his kingdom of the imagination have been caught up in our contemporary culture wars. How did this happen? And how would Lewis react to the controversy his work and thinking are generating in America today? Author Alan Jacobs explores these questions in his new biography, The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis, as he illuminates the way Lewis' experiences were transformed by imagination into writings that continue to touch and challenge us.

Alan Jacobs is a professor of literature at Wheaton College and author of several collections of essays, including Shaming the Devil: Essays in Truth Telling. He is a regular contributor to the Weekly Standard and other publications.

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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Dyslexia: Biological and Cultural Perspectives - Jan. 24

The following talk will be presented as an MBE/HDP colloquium and is open to the entire HGSE community:

Dr. Elena L. Grigorenko

"Dyslexia: Biological and Cultural Perspectives"

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 - 4-5:30pm - Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow Hall

Dr. Elena L. Grigorenko received her Ph.D. in general psychology from Moscow State University, Russia, in 1990, and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology and genetics from Yale University, U.S.A., in 1996. Currently, Dr. Grigorenko is Associate Professor of Child Studies and Psychology at Yale and Associate Professor of Psychology at Moscow State University. Dr. Grigorenko has published more than 170 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. She has received awards for her work from five different divisions of the American Psychological Association: the Gardner Lindzey Dissertation Award in General Psychology, Sigmund Koch Early Career Award in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Berlyne Early Career Award for Creative Achievement in Psychology of the Arts, Boyd McCandless Early Career Award in Developmental Psychology, and Richard E. Snow Early Career Award in Educational Psychology. In 2004, she won the APA Distinguished Award for an Early Career Contribution to Developmental Psychology. Dr. Grigorenko's research has been funded by NIH, NSF, DOE, Cure Autism Now, the Foundation for Child Development, the American Psychological Foundation, and other federal and private sponsoring organizations.

Please contact Amanda Wellum (495-3957) if you need more information.

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CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, & COMMITTEES

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JOB & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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Workforce Recruitment Program for students with disabilities - Feb. 10

INTERVIEWS FOR THE WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 10, 2006 in Larsen G05
All Students with Disabilities at HGSE are eligible

The Workforce recruitment Program (WRP) is coordinated by the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Defense. The Workforce Recruitment Program aims to provide summer work experience, or full-time employment, for university students with disabilities. The program develops partnerships with other federal agencies, each of whom makes a commitment to provide summer jobs, full time positions, and internships. Each year, volunteer recruiters who are top administrators representing the spectrum of U.S. government agencies interview about 1,500 students with disabilities at college and university campuses across the nation. A database listing the qualifications, job preferences, and references of each student is generated and dispersed so all agencies have access to the talented students participating in the interviews. Students are contacted by agencies and individuals and/or students can also contact individuals and agencies in whom they are interested.

This is the fourth year that students with disabilities from Harvard graduate School of Education have been interviewed. We currently have HGSE alumni working in policy positions at the EPA, the DOE and the DOL because of their participation in this program. It is an opportunity for students to interview for positions which would not otherwise be available to those outside of the federal government’s seniority track. It is also an opportunity for government agencies to recruit talent without the constraints of internal government policies. We urge you to consider this opportunity if you think you would like to work in a federal agency or program. Locating or identifying a specific job, government agency and career goal is helpful but not necessary in preparation for the interview.

Students who are interested in signing up for an interview slot on February tenth should contact Eileen Berger, Access & Disability Services Office, in Larsen G05 ASAP for an interview time, application package and additional information. Interviews will take place between 8:30 and 4:00 pm.

Phone: 617 495 9608
ads@gse.harvard.edu
bergerei@gse.harvard.edu

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Need some extra cash?

Work for Harvard Student Resources, a non-profit student run temp agency. We provide temporary jobs typically ranging from 2 - 6 hours only for Harvard Students. You pick the jobs that fit into your schedule and there's no commitment. None of our jobs pay below $10/hour and our listings range from bartending, serving, clerical work, research, moving, outdoor work and computer support.

If you are interested or have any further questions, please feel free to write or call the number below.

Best,

Austin Blackmon
Manager, Harvard Student Resources
Harvard Student Agencies, Inc.

Phone: +1 (617) 495-3033
Office: 67 Mount Auburn Street, Second Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138
Web: www.hsa.net/hsr

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Please e-mail sga@gse.harvard.edu with submissions, comments, suggestions, or questions.