Grad Announce, November 2017
GRAD ANNOUNCE, November 2017
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. Designing Your Financial Future, Oct 18 – Nov 29
2. Grad 201 Workshops: Time Management, Nov 15
3. Graduate Family with children not living in Stanford Housing? Please let us know.
VICE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION (VPGE)
1. VPGE Personalized Quarterly Event Notifications
2. Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO): Deadline
3. Solo Success: How to Thrive in the Academy When You’re the Only __ in Your Department
4. Management Matters
5. DIF (Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Funds)
6. Quick Bytes / Breakfast Bytes
7. Academic Chats
8. Fellows Forum
9. Leadership Dinners
10. ImaginePhD – For Humanities and Social Science Doctoral Students and Postdocs
11. 2017-2018 SPICE (Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement) Projects: Get Involved!
12. Hume Center for Writing and Speaking: Resources for Graduate Students
GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL (GSC)
1. Questions, comments, concerns
GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMMING BOARD (GSPB)
1. Sign up for the Graduate Student Programming Board Mailing List!
2. GSPB Weekly Meeting
3. GSPB Info Sessions
4. Grad Trivia, Nov. 2
5. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game (Round 3), Nov. 4
6. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game! (Round 4), Nov. 4
7. Free Boba & Chill, Nov. 8
8. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game! (Round 5), Nov. 11
9. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game! (Round 6), Nov. 11
10. Cinema: Murder on the Orient Express, Nov. 11
11. Tech & Entrepreneurship Mixer & Meal, Nov. 16
12. Mario Kart Tournament, Nov. 16
13. GSPB Movie Night - Thor: Ragnarok, Nov. 17
14. Grad-Wide Big Game Tailgate , Nov. 18
15. Grad Trivia, Dec. 7
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GRADUATE LIFE OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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1. Designing Your Financial Future Seminar
A 6-week Designing Your Financial Future seminar series is being offered for graduate students and seniors on Wednesdays 4:30-6:30 from Oct 18-Nov 29. For details and registration, visit the Mind Over Money Events page.
2. Grad 201 Workshops: Time Management
In partnership with the office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, fight fatigue and procrastination with these time management tips! Come hear from an Academic Coach on how to take control of your schedule and build in balance. For more information, email graduatelifeoffice@stanford.edu
· WHEN: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
· TIME: 12:00-1:30pm
· LOCATION: To be given upon registration
· REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 10, 2017
· Registration link: http://web.stanford.edu/group/glo/outside/Grad201-Time-Management-Nov-2017.fb
3. Graduate Family with children not living in Stanford Housing?
Please let us know. We would like to invite you to campus events for graduate families.
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VICE PROVOST FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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1. VPGE Personalized Quarterly Event Notifications
Be the first to know about upcoming professional development opportunities relevant to your specific goals and interests. Sign up for VPGE’s personalized quarterly event notifications.
2. Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO): Deadline
Apply for the Diversity Dissertation Research Opportunity (DDRO) to support doctoral students’ research on diversity-related topics. Application deadline: Tues., Nov. 7.
3. Solo Success: How to Thrive in the Academy When You’re the Only __ in Your Department
Learn about common topics described by underrepresented faculty and how to address the unique concerns of underrepresented graduate students and postdoctoral fellows entering academia. Developed by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), whose range of services are free to graduate students through Stanford’s institutional membership. Fri., Dec. 1, 9 AM – 4 PM. Registration deadline: Mon., Nov. 27.
Managing people matters, whether you’re managing up, down, or across. This comprehensive, three-session workshop focuses on simple principles to communicate with and effectively manage others. Three Tuesdays: Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 and 13, 4:30-7 PM. Application deadline: Monday, Jan. 15.
5. DIF (Diversity and Inclusion Innovation Funds)
This program 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.
6. Quick Bytes / Breakfast Bytes
Get valuable nuggets of professional development wisdom, over lunch or breakfast, at Quick Bytes interactive workshops. Tues., Nov. 14, 12-1:15 PM: Connecting with Invisible Opportunities; Thurs., Nov. 30, 9-10:15 AM or 12-1:15 PM: Creating a Flourishing Life. Register in advance. Breakfast or lunch provided.
Wondering if a faculty career might be in your future? Explore the many pieces to this question in small group discussions, featuring faculty from Stanford and other campuses. Wed., Nov. 29: Developing Persuasive Arguments for the Resources You Need as a New Faculty Member. 12 -1:15 PM; lunch provided. Register in advance.
Learn new skills, meet new people. Expand your academic skills while building your Stanford network over a healthy meal. Designed for early-mid stage doctoral students, especially those in STEM fields, with priority given to Stanford Graduate Fellows in Science and Engineering (SGF Fellows) and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows (NSF Fellows). Thurs., Nov. 9: Communicating Effectively With Your Advisor. Workshops 4:30-5:30 PM followed by refreshments and networking. Register in advance
Which leaders would you want to invite to dinner? Discuss leadership and life paths with an inspiring leader in a small group setting over dinner at the Faculty Club. Wed., Nov. 15: Arnold Silverman, former CEO, ICOT Corporation; Tues., Nov. 28: Isaac Stein, founder and former president, Waverly Associates. All dinners 5:30-8 PM. Sign up early; space is limited.
10. ImaginePhD – For Humanities and Social Science Doctoral Students and Postdocs
ImaginePhD is a new, free online career planning tool for doctoral students and postdocs in the humanities and social sciences.
11. 2017-2018 SPICE (Student Projects for Intellectual Community Enhancement) Projects: Get Involved!
Get involved with one or more of the forty-eight 2017-2018 SPICE Projects. From education to healthcare, STEM outreach to qualitative methods, the 2017-2018 SPICE projects organize activities throughout the academic year spanning journal clubs, research seminars, career and networking events, speaker series, and more!
12. Hume Center for Writing and Speaking: Resources for Graduate Students
Working on a job letter or conference presentation? Have a big interview coming up? Stuck on a dissertation chapter? The Hume Center offers FREE writing and speaking support for grad students!
Autumn Quarter Tutoring Hours: Sun., 1-7:30 PM; Mon. – Wed., 10 AM – 8:30 PM; Thurs., 10 AM – 7:30 PM; Fri., 10 AM – 4:30 PM.
Dissertation Boot Camp offers graduate students a focused two-week opportunity to make serious progress on your dissertation or other writing project.
Dissertation Boot Camp “After Dark”—session 3
● Registration begins: Mon., Jan. 8, 10 AM
● Camp: Mon., Jan. 22 – Fri., Feb. 2 (weekdays), 5 PM – 9 PM
Dissertation Boot Camp—session 4
● Registration begins: Mon., Feb. 5, 10 AM
● Camp: Tues., Feb. 20 – Fri., Mar. 2, 9 AM – 1 PM
Writing and Oral Communication 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. Please visit the Hume website for the most up-to-date workshop schedule.
Academic Job Search: Research Job Talk
● Tues., Dec. 5, 3-5 PM
● BEAM Conference Room
● Click here to register. You will need to login to BEAM’s Handshake platform.
Oral Communication workshops are also organized for individual departments and programs. Contact speakinghelp@stanford.edu.
Writing Group Consultations
Are you interested in starting a writing group? Or find yourself in a writing group that just isn’t as productive as it could be? Contact humecenter@stanford.edu to request a consultation to help your group meet its writing goals.
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GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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1. Questions, comments, concerns?
Reach us at chair@gsc.stanford.edu or join us at our meetings every Wednesday starting at 6 pm in the Nairobi Room (2nd Floor) GCC
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GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAMMING BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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1. Sign up for the Graduate Student Programming Board Mailing List!
Are you interested in attending social events for graduate student run by graduate students? Then sign up for the Graduate Student Programming Board (GSPB) mailing list! Every week you will get an email with events that you can enter a lottery to attend.
Click here to join our mailing list
2. GSPB Weekly Meeting
Are you interested in hosting an event? Then attend our weekly meetings! We meet every Tuesday at 12noon. Come to Arrillaga Family Dining Commons for a free lunch at the meeting!
For more info email your GSPB Co-Chairs, Natalie Deam (ndeam@stanford.edu) or Catherine Yuh (cyuh@stanford.edu).
3. GSPB Info Session
Interested in planning your own lunch/dinner/activity for a group of grad students?
GSPB will be hosting an informal info session at Arillaga Dining Commons on Friday, November 10th from 12:30pm-1:30pm in the Wellness Room. Join us to learn more about GSPB and get a free lunch on us! All grad students are welcome, even if you can't stay the whole time. We look forward to seeing you!
4. Grad Trivia
When: Thursday, Nov. 2, 7:30pm - 10pm
Where: Havana Room (GCC)
Contact: Mark Kowarsky (markak@stanford.edu)
Grad Trivia Night is monthly! Typically consisting of seven rounds of questions, including a music and video round, with prizes for the winner of each round. Team registration starts at 7:30pm, and questions start promptly at 8pm. Come early to get a drink on us! There will be a food special as well, usually $5 nachos and $6 burgers. Proof of age is required for alcohol.
5. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game (Round 3)
When: Saturday, Nov. 4, 3pm - 4pm
Where: Stanford Bookstore
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S5Y3DR2
Contact: Catherine Yuh (cyuh@stanford.edu)
The BIG GAME (Stanford v. Cal) is coming up on November 18th! Are you ready? GSPB will be organizing a run to the bookstore so you can 1) meet new grad students, and 2) pick out swag (mugs, glasses, keychains, you name it) to support the Cardinal!
- Wait for the confirmation email to know if you have won the lottery or not (we use a lottery system if a large number of you register). This event will be capped at 20 people. If you aren't selected this time, we'll be hosting other events in the future!
***Confirmation emails will only be sent to those who are selected to attend.***
- Please be on time
- GSPB will cover up to $15/person; you must pay any amount that exceeds that limit on your own. (Or, you can "pool resources" with your fellow grad students in the group -- making sure the total comes out to $15/person.)
6. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game! (Round 4)
When: Saturday, Nov. 4, 4pm - 5pm
Where: Stanford Bookstore
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S5ZP66W
Contact: Catherine Yuh (cyuh@stanford.edu)
The BIG GAME (Stanford v. Cal) is coming up on November 18th! Are you ready? GSPB will be organizing a run to the bookstore so you can 1) meet new grad students, and 2) pick out swag (mugs, glasses, keychains, you name it) to support the Cardinal!
- Wait for the confirmation email to know if you have won the lottery or not (we use a lottery system if a large number of you register). This event will be capped at 20 people. If you aren't selected this time, we'll be hosting other events in the future!
***Confirmation emails will only be sent to those who are selected to attend.***
- Please be on time
- GSPB will cover up to $15/person; you must pay any amount that exceeds that limit on your own. (Or, you can "pool resources" with your fellow grad students in the group -- making sure the total comes out to $15/person.)
7. Free Boba & Chill
When: Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6:30pm - 8pm
Where: GongCha - 439 Waverley St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3D7QCGG
Contact: Grace Lee (gLLee@stanford.edu)
Come meet grad students from various backgrounds and enjoy the best boba/bubble milk tea in Palo Alto! They have all kinds of tea flavors and toppings, and you can choose your sweetness and ice levels. Come and leave anytime between 6:30 and 8:00 PM. **This event will be lottery based if demand is high; please wait for confirmation that you've received a spot**
8. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game! (Round 5)
When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 3pm - 4pm
Where: Stanford Bookstore
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LZDGN7
Contact: Catherine Yuh (cyuh@stanford.edu)
The BIG GAME (Stanford v. Cal) is coming up on November 18th! Are you ready? GSPB will be organizing a run to the bookstore so you can 1) meet new grad students, and 2) pick out swag (mugs, glasses, keychains, you name it) to support the Cardinal!
- Wait for the confirmation email to know if you have won the lottery or not (we use a lottery system if a large number of you register). This event will be capped at 20 people. If you aren't selected this time, we'll be hosting other events in the future!
***Confirmation emails will only be sent to those who are selected to attend.***
- Please be on time
- GSPB will cover up to $15/person; you must pay any amount that exceeds that limit on your own. (Or, you can "pool resources" with your fellow grad students in the group -- making sure the total comes out to $15/person.)
9. GSPB Gets Ready for the Big Game! (Round 6)
When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 4pm - 5pm
Where: Stanford Bookstore
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/79P9VGF
Contact: Catherine Yuh (cyuh@stanford.edu)
The BIG GAME (Stanford v. Cal) is coming up on November 18th! Are you ready? GSPB will be organizing a run to the bookstore so you can 1) meet new grad students, and 2) pick out swag (mugs, glasses, keychains, you name it) to support the Cardinal!
- Wait for the confirmation email to know if you have won the lottery or not (we use a lottery system if a large number of you register). This event will be capped at 20 people. If you aren't selected this time, we'll be hosting other events in the future!
***Confirmation emails will only be sent to those who are selected to attend.***
- Please be on time
- GSPB will cover up to $15/person; you must pay any amount that exceeds that limit on your own. (Or, you can "pool resources" with your fellow grad students in the group -- making sure the total comes out to $15/person.)
10. Cinema: Murder on the Orient Express
When: Saturday, Nov. 11, 7pm - 9pm
Where: Century Cinema 16
Contact: Vaggos Chatziafratis (vaggos@stanford.edu)
Join the GSPB to watch this highly-anticipated movie on Saturday November 11, at 7pm in the Century Cinemas 16 in Mountain View. Due to limited spots, we will select attendees by lottery if there is high demand. Please keep in mind that if you are selected, you will be responsible for arranging your own transportation to/from the cinema.
11. Tech & Entrepreneurship Mixer & Meal
When: Thursday, Nov. 16, 4pm - 6pm
Where: Meyer Green
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/D252TMQ
Contact: Michael Abramson, Ale Lynberg, and Eleanor Anthony (mja14@stanford.edu, alynberg@stanford.edu, ecanthon@stanford.edu)
We (a group of tech-focused law students) will be hosting a meal with food and drink to bring together grad students interested in technology and entrepreneurship. The goal of the dinner is to foster dialogue and partnership across grad departments regarding product development, venture capital, the role of law and regulation in emerging technologies and anything else tech or entrepreneurship related.
Limited space so there is enough food and drink for everyone who attends. This event will be lottery-based if demand is high. Please wait for email confirmation that you've received a spot!
12. Mario Kart Tournament
When: Thursday, Nov. 16, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: Kennedy Great Room
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Q7Z7D8J
Contact: Natalie Deam (ndeam@stanford.edu)
Join us for an informal Mario Kart tournament Thursday November 16, from 6:30-8:30pm in the Kennedy Great Room. We'll have snacks and drinks and lots of controllers to pass around. Never played a Nintendo Switch before? Come try one out! Been racing since the Super Nintendo? Come show us your moves! All levels are welcome, the more the merrier!
13. GSPB Movie Night - Thor: Ragnarok
When: Friday, Nov. 17, 4pm - 7pm
Where: Century Cinema 16 (1500 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043)
Signup: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XBSRBYR
Contact: Grace Lee (gLLee@stanford.edu)
Meeting point: In front of GCC (750 Escondido Rd); time TBD
Sign up for the lottery by Friday November 10. Only Winners will be notified!
Join your fellow graduate students to watch the next Marvel movie Thor: Ragnarok, sponsored by GSPB, @ Cinemark Century Cinema 16 in Mountain View! Drivers will be given preference. We will carpool from the GCC. We will aim for an evening show starting between 7-10 pm and the time will be announced once movie schedules are available. Popcorn will be provided!
14. Grad-Wide Big Game Tailgate
When: Saturday, Nov. 18, 4pm - 7pm
Where: Maloney Field
Contact: David Mackanic (mackanic@stanford.edu)
It's the Big Game and your lovely CAs are hosting a massive tailgate for all Stanford graduate students! If you haven't attended a tailgate for an American Football game or haven't had a chance to watch Stanford pummel Cal on our home turf, this is the perfect event for you! We will have all the essentials for a great tailgate; lawn games, snacks, beverages, and music.
Even better, we will be tailgating on Maloney field, directly next to the stadium. Wear your Stanford attire, and come ready to hang out with tons of other graduate students and support the Cardinal! Beat Cal!
15. Grad Trivia
When: Thursday, Dec. 7, 7:30pm - 10pm
Where: Havana Room (GCC)
Contact: Mark Kowarsky (markak@stanford.edu)
Grad Trivia Night is monthly! Typically consisting of seven rounds of questions, including a music and video round, with prizes for the winner of each round. Team registration starts at 7:30pm, and questions start promptly at 8pm. Come early to get a drink on us! There will be a food special as well, usually $5 nachos and $6 burgers. Proof of age is required for alcohol.
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Programming Board.