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GRAD ANNOUNCE, April 2016

GRAD ANNOUNCE, April 2016 

Monthly email brought to you by the Graduate Life Office of Stanford Student Affairs, Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Graduate Student Council & Graduate Student Programming Board

GRADUATE LIFE OFFICE (GLO)

  1. Grad 201 Workshops: Time Management
  2. Serve on Judicial Panels for Honor Code and Fundamental Standard Cases
  3. Grad Student Speed Friending, Apr. 7

 

VICE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION (VPGE)

  1. Stanford Graduate Summer Institute (SGSI)
  2. Diversity Innovation Funds
  3. Designing the Professional – Spring 2016 Workshops
  4. VPGE Grad Associates – Summer 2016 Student Positions
  5. Leadership Labs – Deadline Extended!
  6. Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students
  7. Turbocharge Your Writing
  8. Preparing for Faculty Careers (VPTL 231) – Spring 2016
  9. Resilience: How to Bounce Back
  10. Negotiation and Influence
  11. Preparing Future Professors
  12. Quick Bytes
  13. Academic Chats
  14. Leadership Dinners
  15. Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO)
  16. Academic Skills Coaching
  17. Writing to Completion: A Workshop for Graduate Students
  18. Hume Center for Writing and Speaking: Resources for Graduate Students

 

GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL (GSC)

  1. ASSU Elections will be held next week!
  2. DAC Diversity Month is coming
  3. 2nd Annual Sprung Music Festival
  4. Frost Music Festival

 

GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMMING BOARD (GSPB)

  1. The Scotsman In You, Apr. 6
  2. Jazz@Ray's, Apr. 8
  3. Synchronize Interdepartmental Meetup, Apr. 12
  4. Champions League Quarter Finals, Apr. 13
  5. Machine Learning and Finance, Apr. 14
  6. TGIF Bodyweight Group Workout, Apr. 15
  7. Burmese Water Festival, Apr. 16
  8. GSPB Tie Dye, Apr. 17
  9. GSPB Stanford University Giants Game, Apr. 18

GRADUATE LIFE OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Grad Student Speed Friending

 

Meet 20 grad students in 20 minutes!

Join fellow grad students from all over campus at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center for a fun, casual evening just for grad students. You can come for the entire event, or just drop by for a few minutes.

There are THREE Speed-Friending sessions to choose from. Please only sign up for ONE session. You must check-in 15 minutes prior to the session you registered for to be admitted.

  • Session 1: 5:45 pm
  • Session 2: 6:30 pm
  • Session 3: 7:15 pm

Dinner is served from 5:00 - 7:30 pm or until it's gone. Enjoy hamburgers, chicken burgers, veggie burgers, and all the fixings. Food is first come, first served.

You must register to attend the event.

Space is limited so RSVP now to secure your spot.

This event is open to current graduate students; SUID required. Sorry, no guests.

In partnership with the Stanford Alumni Association, Graduate Student Programming Board, and the Graduate Student Council.

 

2. Grad 201 Workshops: Time Management

It takes time to make time. Learn time management techniques that will increase your efficiency, productivity, and free time! Come to this workshop run by Adina Glickman, Director of Student Learning Strategy Programs. For more information, email graduatelifeoffice@stanford.edu.

 

3. Serve on Judicial Panels for Honor Code and Fundamental Standard Cases

A great opportunity to learn about the student judicial process, gain leadership experience, and work with faculty and students from across the university!

The Office of Community Standards is looking for more students to serve on the judicial panels that hear student Honor Code and Fundamental Standard cases. Panelists will be trained by the OCS, and are expected to be fair and reasonable in evaluating the facts of a case. As a panelist, you will uphold the shared standards and values of our community and represent the student voice and experience on panels. Student panelists are nominated by the ASSU’s NomCom, so if you are interested, please apply at nomcom.stanford.edu by April 15.  We encourage students from diverse backgrounds and all departments to apply!

If you would like to learn more about the OCS and the judicial process before applying, please feel free to drop by our office in Tresidder to talk to OCS staff about what we do, or check out our website (communitystandards.stanford.edu).

VICE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION (VPGE) ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Stanford Graduate Summer Institute (SGSI)

https://vpge.stanford.edu/interdisciplinary-learning/sgsi

SGSI offers free, immersive, and interdisciplinary courses for new and current graduate students on behavior change, course design, design thinking, energy, leadership, public policy negotiation, sustainable agriculture, the academic job search, and more. Courses run the week of Sept. 12 before Autumn quarter begins. Priority application deadline: Sun., May 8.

 

2. Diversity Innovation Funds

https://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/diversity-innovation-funds

Pilot program that supports Stanford graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the development of a project that will advance diversity within those populations. Proposals accepted on a rolling basis.

 

3. Designing the Professional – Spring 2016 Workshops

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DTP-Wkshp-Sp16

The popular d.school course, Designing the Professional, is available Spring 2016 in a 1-day, 8-hour workshop: Sat., Apr. 30 or Sat., May 14, 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Read registration site in full for all details and requirements.

 

4. VPGE Grad Associates – Summer 2016 Student Positions

https://vpge.stanford.edu/vpge-grad-associates

Expand what’s possible in graduate education with VPGE! Grad Associates will work with VPGE staff within several important project areas during the Summer (with the possibility of continuing into the 2016-17 academic year). Read webpage for more details. Application review begins Fri., Apr. 1.

 

5. Leadership Labs – Deadline Extended!

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/leadership-labs

Practice and receive real-time feedback on the development of critical communication and interpersonal influence skills. Orientation on Tues., Apr. 12, 4-5:30 PM; Labs on Tuesdays Apr. 19, 26, and May 10 from 1-8 PM. (Note there will be a one-week break on Tues., May 3). Application deadline extension: Sun., Apr. 3.

 

6. Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students  

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/seven-secrets-highly-successful

Come learn and practice what research students do to finish on time, overcome isolation, doubt, and writer’s block, and enjoy the process. Wed., Apr. 6, 9-11:30 AM. Application deadline: Sun., Apr. 3.

 

7. Turbocharge Your Writing

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/turbocharge-your-writing

Learn how to set a writing plan and stick to it. Wed., Apr. 6, 4:30-6:30 PM. Application deadline: Sun., Apr. 3.

 

8. Preparing for Faculty Careers (VPTL 231) – Spring 2016

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/preparing-faculty-careers-course

Designed for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars who are considering a faculty career, this course will guide you through an exploration of the academic career and prepare you to launch your academic job search. Space is limited; option to audit or register via Axess.

 

9. Resilience: How to Bounce Back

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/resilience

Study insights from the emerging field of resilience to learn about and practice the skills that allow you to bounce back more quickly and effectively. Three consecutive Mondays: May 2, 9, and 16, 4:30-6:30 PM. Application deadline: Sun., Apr. 24.

 

10. Negotiation and Influence

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/negotiation-and-influence

Dive into the theory, research, and practice of negotiation across a variety of settings in this 2-day intensive workshop (not offered since 2013!). Develop negotiation skills through role plays, exercises, and useful analytical frameworks. Mon., May 23 and Tues., May 24, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Space is limited. Application deadline: Sun., May 8.

 

11. Preparing Future Professors

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/preparing-future-professors

A shadowing program that offers advanced doctoral students the opportunity to experience faculty life first-hand at a comprehensive, teaching-focused university or a community college. Review webpage for eligibility, selection details, and 2016-17 program dates. Application deadline: Sun., May 1.

 

12. Quick Bytes

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/quick-bytes

Learn about available resources and gain new skills at these lunchtime workshops. Spring workshops focus on a wide variety of communication skills: Thurs., Apr. 14: Developing Your Professional Digital Presence; Wed., Apr. 27: Writing for the General Public. All sessions 12-1:15 PM; lunch provided. Register in advance.

 

13. Academic Chats

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/academic-chats

Explore faculty careers at these small group discussions, featuring faculty from Stanford and other campuses. Tues., Apr. 5: Academic Alternatives to Tenure-Track Professorships – What Are They and Why Would They Make Sense For You? Tues., May 3: How to Find Good Mentors When Starting Out as a Postdoc or Beginning Professor. All sessions 12-1:15 PM; lunch provided. Register in advance.

 

14. Leadership Dinners

https://vpge.stanford.edu/events/programs/leadership-dinners

Discuss leadership and life paths with an inspiring leader in a small group setting over dinner at the Faculty Club. Mon., Apr. 18: Janet L. Holmgren, President Emerita of Mills College. Thurs., May 5: Bill Coleman, CEO of Veritas. All dinners 5:30-8 PM. Sign up early; space is limited.

 

15. Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO)

https://vpge.stanford.edu/fellowships-funding/diversity-dissertation

Open to doctoral students from any department whose research focuses on diversity-related topics. Application deadline: Tues., Apr. 5.

 

16. Academic Skills Coaching

https://undergrad.stanford.edu/resilience/academic-skills-coaches

Meet with an academic skills coach who will observe your strategies and techniques, suggest changes to your approach, and provide encouragement as you implement new ways of learning. Make an appointment online. Offered by the Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL).

 

17. Writing to Completion: A Workshop for Graduate Students

https://vptl.stanford.edu/events/writing-completion-workshop-graduate-students

Discuss techniques that will make the writing process more productive in this workshop offered by the VPTL’s Academic Skills Coaching program. Wed., Apr. 13, 4-5 PM. Sign up early; space is limited.

 

18. Hume Center for Writing and Speaking: Resources for Graduate Students

http://hume.stanford.edu

 

Individual Consultations

https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-support/hume-center/see-tutor

Working on a job letter or conference presentation? Have a big interview coming up? Stuck on a dissertation chapter? Get FREE writing and speaking support at the Hume Center!

  • Tutoring Hours: Sun., 1-10 PM; Mon.-Wed. 10 AM – 10 PM; Thurs. 10 AM – 8 PM; Fri. 10 AM – 4 PM.

 

Dissertation Boot Camp

https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-support/hume-center/writing/graduate-students/dissertation-boot-camp

Boot Camp offers graduate students a focused two-week opportunity to make serious progress on your dissertation or other writing project.

Session 5 – “Before Dawn”: Apr. 11-22, 7-10 AM

  • Registration begins: Mar. 28

 

Session 6 – “Classic”: May 9-20, 8 AM – 12 PM

  • Registration begins: April 25

 

Writing and Oral Communication Workshops

https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-support/hume-center/writing/graduate-students/graduate-workshops

Workshops provide graduate students from all disciplines with general strategies, as well as support for specific writing and speaking tasks, such as research statements, journal articles, multimedia presentations, and more.

 

Borrow and Reckon: Writing A Literature Review (All Fields)

  • Friday, April 8, 12-2 PM
  • Hume Center, Bldg 250 #106

Publishing the Scientific Journal Article (STEM)

  • Thursday, April 14, 5-7 PM
  • Hume Center, Bldg 250 #106

Developing Your Elevator Pitch (All Fields)

  • Thursday, April 21, 5-7 PM
  • Hume Center, Bldg 250 #106

Start with YES: Improv Tips For Quick Thinking (All Fields)

  • Thursday, May 5, 5-7 PM
  • Hume Center, Bldg 250 #101

Crafting Persuasive Research Statements for the Job Search (All Fields)

  • Wednesday, May 11, 3-5 PM
  • BEAM, First Floor Conference Room

The Academic Job Talk (All Fields)

  • Thursday, May 19, 3-4:30 PM
  • BEAM, First Floor Conference Room

Oral Communication workshops are also organized for individual departments and programs. Contact speakinghelp@stanford.edu.

 

Oral Communication Courses

https://undergrad.stanford.edu/tutoring-support/hume-center/speaking

 

NEW: Workshop Series on the Role of Written, Visual, and Oral Communication on Teaching Effectiveness in partnership with the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning (VPTL)

https://vptl.stanford.edu/events/upcoming-events

 

Writing to Learn: Evidenced-Based Best Practices and Practical Activites to Enhance Students’ Engagement in your Course

  • Wednesday, April 27, 12-1 PM
  • Location: TBA

Effective Lectures and Presentations

  • Wednesday, May 4, 2:30-3:30 PM
  • Location: TBA

The Effective Use of Visual Aids in the Classroom

  • Tuesday, May 10, 12-1 PM
  • Location: TBA

GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. ASSU Elections will be held next week!

ASSU elections will be held next week on April 6th and April 7th. Please take a look at http://petitions.stanford.edu for more information!

 

2. DAC Diversity Month is Coming

The GSC’s Diversity Advocacy Committee (DAC) is organizing a series of events for Diversity Month, which will be in May. These will be events geared to highlight and discuss diversity in the grad student community. We’re also looking for individuals, small teams, or student groups to organize some events, and limited funding is available! Please take a look at our website (http://gsc.stanford.edu/diversity-committee/) for more information!

 

3. 2nd Annual Sprung Music Festival

The 2nd annual Sprung Music Festival is happening this Saturday, April 2nd from 5-10pm on Levin Field (aka FloMo Field)! The event kicks off with the annual Battle of the Bands competition to decide which student band opens at this year's Frost Music and Arts Festival, and will finish up with headlining artist THE WHITE PANDA.

Live music, food trucks, light show, free tickets to Frost.. you won't want to miss this!

 

4. Frost Music Festival

The music festival that brought you Flume, AlunaGeorge, MGMT, Kaytranada, and Dispatch is back this May 14th at Frost Amphitheater better than ever.

You won't want to miss this year's lineup, with headliner FETTY WAP and supporting act SAGE THE GEMINI. 

Tickets are on sale now at frostmusicfestival.com, get yours soon before they sell out! Email frostmusicfestival@gmail.com with any questions.

GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMMING BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. The Scotsman In You

To commemorate Tartan National Day (Scottish Day of National Independence), we will have a special event on 4/6/16 @ 8PM @ BBQ Pit by Lake Luginita to help you find the Scotsman in You! We will have appetizers in the Scottish style (salmon and herring on dark bread) and watch a video about how to drink scotch properly (this video is hilarious) and some scotch for tasting! We will also try to have special Scottish themed drinks, including tea and Irn Bru, a very delicious Scottish soft drink. To cap it off, we will listen to bagpipe music (on low volume!) Come join us to find the Scotsman in You on 4/6/16! Remember to wear your tartan colours (red and green squared motif, but also other colours, always in squared motifs http://house-of-tartan.scotland.net/house/reverse.asp) Lastly, this event will be part of a new series of exploring cultures from around the world! Look out for these monthly events!

 

2. Jazz@Ray's

Come on down to Ray's to catch the Malcolm Campbell Quintet play, supported by some of the best jazz talent Stanford has to offer. Brought to you by the GSPB, this event is FREE for all students so do drop by for what is sure to be a scintillating night of live music!

Malcolm Campbell graduated from the Harvard/ New England Conservatory dual degree program and has played with jazz luminaries such as Roy Hargrove, Don Byron and Billy Heart. In his career so far, he has performed at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, The Montreux Jazz Festival and the Panama Jazz Festival and has also played a part in masterclasses for Yoyo Ma and Herbie Hancock. Malcolm released the album For The Meantime with his trio in 2014. Have a listen via the link below for a taste of what's on offer.

http://www.malcolmcampbellmusic.com/listen/

For more details and regular updates, please visit our Facebook event page.

 

3. Synchronize Interdepartmental Meetup

Come out and meet students from across campus to exchange ideas about the topics that interest you! This time, we are focusing on the topics: AI, biotech, renewable energy, consumer electronics, robotics, and internet of things. And, if you're afraid of humans, join our facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/967243940006422/

Synchronize is an independently organized group of humans (for now)...We want to create structured environments where you can learn, create and collaborate. Are you interested in learning about something new? Are you looking for a partner for your project? Are you looking for expertise in a specific area? Expand your capacity with Synchronize!

Please respond to this survey by Wednesday April 6th. Space is limited. You will be notified by Friday April 8th if you win the lottery. Location will be announced to winners.

 

4. Champions League Quarter Finals

Join us to watch the 2nd leg of the Champions League Quarter Finals.

We'll definitely be watching Benfica vs Bayern Munich and we'll give our best to find a location with a second screen so we can also show Atlético - Barcelona.

We'll be provide the snacks and drinks (maybe some pizza), all you need to do is sign up here so we now how much we need to buy.

Location: to be determined. We'll let you know once the event gets closer.

 

5. Machine Learning and Finance

How can Machine Learning be applied to finance? What is the FinTech industry all about? Are the markets efficient? What is High Frequency Trading and what are the black boxes investors are putting their money in?

If you are interested in how Machine Learning can and is being used in the finance world, then come join us for this event! We will go over state-of-the-art technologies, put our hands on some real data and share ideas and experiences. Dinner will also be served (you can even vote for your favorite food!).

$ee you $oon!

 

6. TGIF Bodyweight Group Workout

Thank God It's Friday...

TIME TO WORK OUT

Let's gather for an outdoor group workout on a late Friday afternoon to get a clear conscience and don't mind the extra calories of the night ahead!

We are a group of students who meet regularly and follow a high intensity bodyweight program. We support each other to become the strongest version of ourselves and become fitter than ever before.

The workouts are for everyone: from beginners to pro athletes.

No matter where you start at: It will be challenging! - But worth it!

Afterwards there will be time to get to know the person behind the athlete and enjoy some great treats sponsored by the GSPB.

We will have some healthy foods, snacks, and beverages:

Everything you need to fuel up your energy after an awesome training session.

You may want to bring your own towel and water.

Invite your friends and see you on Friday!

For more information please join our facebook group!

 

7. Burmese Water Festival

Water splashing, FREE delicious Burmese food and Burmese cultural activities! Come join the biggest holiday and new year celebration of Burma right here at Stanford.

Details on our Facebook page.

Please bring your friends and families for this unique experience. Rain coats or ponchos are also recommended (a limited number will be provided at the event). You will get wet!

 

8. GSPB Tie Dye

Come add some color to your life and tie dye t-shirts, socks, sheets, whatever you'd like! No experience necessary.

 

9. GSPB Stanford University Giants Game

Come watch the Giants take on the Diamondbacks and get a limited edition Stanford-Giants baseball cap! It's Stanford University night at AT&T Park. Although we will not provide transportation, a group of us will ride the CalTrain up together (or you can meet us up there). There will be a $6 copay (includes a ticket to the game that is also valid for a Stanford-Giants baseball cap). We have 20 spaces available (winners will be selected by lottery and notified).

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