Law School Beer Tasting Fundraiser to Support Children’s Hospital
| November 14, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm |
The Law School is throwing a Beer Tasting to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital! Join them tomorrow (Friday) November 14, 2008 at 6:30PM at the Vanderbilt Law School Blackacre. It will feature dozens of American Microbrews, Food, and Live Music played by “Your Mom”.
There is a $10 suggested donation!
For more information please see the attached flyer or visit: http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/gsc/flyers/beer_tasting_08.pdf
Thanks for helping to support Vanderbilt Law Brewing Guild and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital!!
2009 Sugar is Art Gallery
| March 8, 2009 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
March 8, 2009
Noon-5PM
(Until Dec 31st tickets are $11; After tickets are $21)
Cannery Ballroom
1 Cannery Row
Samples, huge dessert bar, create your own edible art at the Decorating Station! Prizes and giveaways.
For more details please visit: www.sugarisart.com
Information courtesy of www.localwineevents.com
2008 November Meeting
GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL AGENDA
November 13, 2008
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM, Featheringill Hall, Room 138
I. Welcome
II. Approval of November Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes from October Meeting
IV. Update from the Graduate School – Assistant Provost Steve Smartt
- Writing workshops held on October 21, 2 sessions (dissertation and proposal writing)
- 50-60 in proposal workshop, 75 in dissertation workshop
- Proposal workshop feedback shows it still needs some work
- Next grant workshop tentatively for Feb 21, this one on competitive grants (rather than fellowships as the last one was)
- Also a version for faculty available
- Prof 101 workshop on Saturday, March 21
V. Officer Reports
a. President: Jon Ahlbin
(a) Task Force on Graduate Education
- Reviews graduate education, what works and what’s needed
- Any comments thereof send on to Jon
1. Humanities, Social Sciences & Education, Biological & Biomedical Sciences, and Eng., Physical Sciences, & Math
(b) Graduate Student Meal Plan
- Ongoing effort to get the same pricing as faculty
- Meeting again in December to come up with actual plan information and possibility of trying it out by January, full launch by next school year
1. Met with Camp Howard
2. Submitted names for focus group
3. Working on a graduated pricing structure for meal plan
(c) Health Insurance Advisory Committee Update
- Possibility of allergy coverage, dental?
- High premium increase, so not likely (unfortunately)
1. Looking to add Wellness Benefit
2. Looking to reduce pre-existing condition wait to 3 months with 3 month look back (currently 6 months for both)
b. Vice President of Academic Affairs: Molly Brown
(a) Graduate Student Research Symposium, March 30, 2009 in SLC
- Can submit posters or presentations
- Advisory panel first meeting on November 17, will present ideas at the next meeting
- Keynote is Susan Basalla, will be giving out copies of her book throughout the year to generate interest
(b) University Parking Update
1. (Up to) 60% discount on Music City Star train tickets
- Also MTA Free Ride program
2. Zipcar program
(c) Center for Teaching Update
- GradSTEP will be January 17, program will be up in the next week
- Reminder that the CfT has a teaching resource library at their new location at 1114 19th Ave, open during office hours
c. Vice Presidents of Social Affairs: Megan Johnson and Josh Barnett
(a) Upcoming activities
1. Nov. 14th – TPAC Jersey Tickets, contact megan.johnson@vanderbilt.edu
2. Nov. 14th – Beer Festival 6:30 PM at Vandy Law School
3. Nov. 20th – 5 to 8 PM Fall Social in 3rd Floor Student Lounge of Light Hall; Collecting toys and donations for Toys for Tots
4. Nov. 22nd – Vandy vs. UT game tailgate
5. Nov. 24th – Ticket pre-sale for Dec. 4th Predators vs Avalanche; 10 to Noon outside GSC office Sarratt 343 ($10.00/ticket for first 100, $12.50 after that)
6. Dec. 2nd – Monthly Happy Hour 6 PM at Sam’s; Some appetizers provided
7. Dec. 4th – GSC Preds Event (vs. Avalanche)
(b) Check the website for specific dates: www.vanderbilt.edu/gsc
(c) GSC T-shirts available $5 each please contact Josh or Megan
d. Vice President of Community Affairs: Kimberly Boelte
(a) Past Events
1. Safe Haven Drive
- Special thanks to Alliance for Cultural Diversity and Research and Political Science
2. Commodore Trot
- Had enough people participate to get our name on the tshirt (yay us!)
(b) Upcoming Events
1. Dinner at Ronald McDonald House – 1st or 2nd week of December
- Waiting to hear from them re: date
2. Serve food at Nashville Rescue Mission
i. Need 5 people to contact me and commit to participating for event to occur
- Can’t do it otherwise, will work out the date with those who volunteer
e. Treasurer: Samrat Chatterjee
f. Secretary: Laura Williams
g. Honor Council President: Jonathan Wellons
- Still working on the same case, Jonathan will need volunteers to sit on the panel for the trial
- The more students who volunteer the easier it is to make the trial happen
- Other two cases are finished (one student left the program, one case was dropped by faculty)
h. Webmaster: Alli McCoy
- Keep checking the website for the most current info and RSS feed!
VI. University Committee Reports:
a. University Parking Committee: Kimberly Boelte, Molly Brown, Samrat Chatterjee, & Jonathan Wellons
b. Student Recreation Center Committee: Josh Brooks & John Mackert
c. Calendar Committee: Jonathan Wellons & Carrie Whiting
d. Religious Affairs Committee : Jennell Talley, Alli McCoy, Mekeal TeShome, & Elizabeth Weber
e. Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee: Jon Ahlbin & Leslie Dowell
f. Graduate Development Network: Jon Ahlbin, Molly Brown & Steve Smartt
g. University Library Committee: Josh Barnett
h. Center for Teaching Advisory Board: Molly Brown
i. Student IT Leaders Committee: Alli McCoy & Brian Love
VII. Old Business
a. Sexual Harassment Seminar
- Jon has contacted Stacy Nunnaly from Women’s Center to see what happened last time
- Try and get one/a better one to happen
VIII. New Business
- Research hours will now be graded as Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
- 3 Unsatisfactory marks and you’re out
- Tiered set of remediations for each U grade
IX. Call for Initial Concerns and Upcoming Events
a. Toastmasters Chapter – Saad Hasan
- Club for networking, public speaking, critical listening
- Already a Nashville chapter, getting a campus chapter started – Saad will be in touch re:
- Every person participates in a meeting and gets feedback
- Membership fee is $35/6 months
b. International Education Week Nov. 14 – 21
X. Call for Announcements:
- Don’t forget about travel grants!
XI. Adjournment
Next Event: Fall Social
Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5 to 8 PM
3rd Floor Student Lounge in Light Hall
Please pass along the above information to other graduate students in your department
Vandy Women vs Texas A&M Corpus Christi
| November 14, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
Women’s Basketball:
The Vanderbilt women’s basketball team will officially open the 2008-2009 season in Memorial Gym on Friday, November 14 at 7:00pm. After two exhibition games the women will play host to Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Come out and get an early look at your Commodore women’s basketball team.
As seen in Vandyathletics list serve
You Are Not Alone (Women in Academe Series) CANCELLED
| November 14, 2008 | ||
| 12:30 pm | to | 1:30 pm |
You Are Not Alone (Women in Academe Series)
NEW DATE: Friday, November 14, 2008 CANCELLED but will be changed to a different date!
12:10-1:30 Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural CenterSponsored by Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the BRET Office of Career Development, and the School of Engineering
Many female grad students and postdocs have shared that at times they feel isolated or feel that issues that arise are only happening to and around them. The goal of this session is to bring female grad students and postdocs together to meet each other, provide resources, and have facilitated discussions about women in academe. As a group we will identify some of the top issues, priorities and challenges for women in academe. Expect to meet other women from across Vanderbilt Academia and begin to build your network on campus…because you are definitely NOT alone. A light snack will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Stacy Nunnally at stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu or 322-6518.
The Women in Academe series of workshops, co-sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the BRET Office of Career Development, and the School of Engineering, explore issues pertinent to women in the academy and aims to foster dialogue between women in varying locations within the academy. Sessions are open to all Vanderbilt graduate students, professional students, and post-doctoral fellows. These sessions are brown bag formats, so bring your lunch and join us.(As described in the BRET Career Development Email. )
Good Bye Lenin! (Film) – Free
| November 14, 2008 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
GOOD BYE LENIN!
Friday, November 14
7PM Sarratt Cinema
Presented by: Dieter Sevin, Professor and Chair, Germanic and Slavic Languages Department
(2003) Germany. Director: Wolfgang Becker.
Alex¹s proudly socialist mother falls into a coma in October, 1989, before the fall of the Berlin Wall. When she awakens, her heart is so weak that any shock might kill her. To protect his mother, Alex transforms the family apartment into an island of the past where he works to convince her that nothing has changed. In German with English subtitles. 118 minutes.
From iLens Newsletter
FREE admission and open to the public. For additional information visit www.vanderbilt.edu/internationallens
