Global Education Holiday Open House
| December 12, 2009 |
| 10:00 am | to | 9:00 pm |
The Global Education Center is having a Holiday Open House from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 12 at the center, 4822 Charlotte Ave., with West African dance and drumming, an introduction to Polynesian dance, a demonstration of Chinese dance an art show and a holiday songfest with Carol Ponder. www. globaleducationcenter.net
Courtesy of Ms. Cheap
“Using PowerPoint”: Educator Development Program Workshop
| December 8, 2009 |
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
2:00-4:00 p.m.
MCE 8380B
Sponsored by The Vanderbilt School of Medicine and the Office for Teaching and Learning in Medicine and Facilitated by Margaret Tarpley, MLS; Please send an RSVP to medical.education@vanderbilt.edu. Space is limited.
The goals of this session are to provide an overview of the general use of PowerPoint to design and produce readable and effective PowerPoint presentations and to emphasize the oral aspects of presentation skills. By the end of the session, participants will: 1. Attempt to use PowerPoint basics including font size and style, use of the slide master, use of grammar and spelling check, personalized layout, graphics formatting, and other aspects. 2. Compare and contrast the key issues of copyright and patient privacy issues. 3. Discuss the basics of presentation and public speaking skills. Participants are invited to bring laptops and their own PowerPoint presentation that they wish to improve, enhance, revise or get started. This workshop is open to VUMC Faculty, Residents, and Students. Please send an RSVP to medical.education@vanderbilt.edu. Space is limited! .
Scientific Writing Workshops
| June 15, 2010 | to | June 16, 2010 |
Scientific Writing Workshops – June 15 & 16, 2010
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development, CTSA, CME, and Department of Biostatistics and Presented by Dr. Judith Swan, Assistant Director & Coordinator, Writing in Science and Engineering, Princeton University Writing Program
BRET: Transitioning to Faculty Part 2: Achieving Tenure
Transitioning to Faculty Part 2: “Achieving Tenure” - April 27, 2010
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development and presented by Dr. Maureen Gannon, Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
BRET: Transitioning to Faculty Part I – Setting up a Laboratory
Transitioning to Faculty Part 1: “Setting Up a Laboratory” – March 24, 2010
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development and presented by Dr. Maureen Gannon, Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
GradSTEP 2010: Whole Teachers
| January 23, 2010 |
| 9:30 am | to | 2:30 pm |
Held in January each year by the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, GradSTEP provides workshops and discussions on teaching, learning, and professional development issues across the disciplines. All graduate and professional students and post-doctoral fellows are invited to attend the workshop on Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 9:30am-3:30pm at the Divinity School . This year’s GradSTEP theme, Whole Teachers, suggests a holistic approach to the art of teaching, emphasizing personal, community, and environmental sustainability as key components of professional development. Workshop topics include effective presentation skills, course and syllabus design, teaching relationships, ethics around Facebook, teaching evaluations and student feedback, finding balance, and more. Visit http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/programs/graduate_student/gradstep.htm for more information.
Graduate & Professional Students’ Night Out at Suzy Wong’s House of Yum
12/7-Graduate and Professional Students’ night out
Sponsored by the Office of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Life
Take a break before the semester ends.
We’ve reserved the heated patio just for you!
Graduate and Professional Students’ night out at Suzy Wong’s House of Yum
DATE: 12/7/2009
TIME: 7:00pm
LOCATION: 1515 Church Street
MORE: http://www.suzywongsnashville.com/
To RSVP email michael.brown@vanderbilt.edu
Lighting of the Green Tuesday (Lipscomb)
| December 1, 2009 |
| 4:30 pm | to | 7:30 pm |
Lipscomb University’s annual Lighting of the Green will feature the Lipscomb student choruses along with Amy Grant, Guy Penrod, Buddy Greene, the Annie Moses Band and other local musicians in a free outdoor concert at 5:30 p.m.
Additional festivities begin at 4:30 p.m., Tuesday (Dec. 1) with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus posing for free photos; the Branches of Love Hall of Christmas Trees displaying about 40 custom-decorated Christmas trees; thousands of Christmas lights including a 35-foot-tall Christmas tree; and complimentary hot chocolate and cookies for all attendees. Bring a chair or blanket for the outdoor concert.
The Lighting of the Green serves as a collection point for Second Harvest’s Feeding Hope Challenge campaign to collect 300,000 pounds of food in just 30 days. http://univrelations.lipscomb.edu or 615-966-6609.
Metro Parks Presents Mini-Nutcracker
| December 4, 2009 7:00 pm | to | December 6, 2009 3:00 pm |
The Metro Parks Centennial Youth Ballet Mini-Nutcracker is at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4, at 2 and 7 p.m. on Dec. 5 and at 1 p.m. on Dec. 6 in the Davis Auditorium at the Harpeth Hall School.
Tickets for Dec. 4 and 5 are $6, $4 for ages 12 and younger. On Dec. 6, it’s $10 for all ages and includes a reception. 615-862-8439 or e-mail CYBtickets@gmail.com to order tickets.
Free Choral Christmas Concert
| December 6, 2009 |
| 2:30 pm | to | 4:30 pm |
The Concert Chorale of Nashville is presenting a free Christmas concert with a selection of music from Handel’s Messiah at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in St. Henry’s Catholic Church on Highway 70 in Bellevue. Generous sponsors have pledged to give $15 for each person who attends to Room in the Inn. They will also take up a “love offering.”
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