Graduate Student Appreciation Week
Complete Schedule of Events for 2009
(Sponsored by the Office of Graduate Student Affairs)
Note: Special Discounts All Week!
Duke Stores and Gothic Bookstore, 20% off (some exclusions apply), Show your Duke ID and ask for the discount before items are rung up.
Monday, April 6
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Teaching Mini-Grant Information Session
Perkins 217
Please Register.
Doug James will review the Request for Proposals and selection criteria, and current Mini-grant recipients will report on their successful projects.
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Preparing Future Faculty Program Information Session Perkins 217
Please Register.
Doug James will provide an overview of the PFF program activities and expectations, and current Fellows will share about their PFF experiences.
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Massage Workshop with MINDS Healthy Devils
McClendon 5
(No Registration Required)
Tuesday, April 7
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Graduate Student Funding Workshop
Von Canon Rooms B & C, Bryan Center
Please Register.
Need some funds? Wherever you are in your graduate student career and whatever your discipline, this workshop is for you! Internal and external sources of funding...how to find it, how to ask for it, how to spend it.
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Self-Defense Worshop
Von Cannon A, Bryan Center
Please Register.
This event features a self-defense workshop for women and by women. SafeSkills, Inc. instructors Beth Seigler and Kathy Hopwood have over 35 years of experience teaching women self-defense skills. This workshop teaches both verbal and physical skills that are realistic and easily remembered. You will learn the dynamics of assaults by acquaintances and strangers and explore your personalized options for self-protection in a safe and supportive atmosphere.
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Art of Teaching:
Acting Techniques in the Teaching/Learning Process
Perkins 217
Please Register.
Public speaking is the #1 public fear; learn strategies from stage professionals to improve your teaching.
Wednesday, April 8
8:30 am – 5:00 pmGraduate Professional Development Conference
Von Canons and Meeting Rooms, Bryan Center
(Complete schedule)
Thursday, April 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pmMama Ph.D. Panel Discussion
Westbrook 0014
Lunch provided if registered before 03/25
Please Register.
Caroline Grant, an editor of Mama, Ph.D: Women Write About Motherhood and Academic Life (Rutgers University Press 2008), and three contributors to the book, Susan O'Doherty, Alissa McElreath, and Jean-Anne Sutherland will join us for a panel discussion. Like the book, the discussion will address personal narratives by women about their experiences in attempting to reconcile bodies with brains. The discussion will include thoughts of academic women as they choose to have, not have, or delay children. The goal of this discussion is to speak to and offer support for women (and their supportive partners) who are attempting to combine work and family, and will explore how we can make the academy a more family-friendly workplace. We also hope this discussion will provide the academic community with an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the issues facing women who are focused on both career and family.
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Improv Workshop with Anoushka Brod
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
LSRC Dining Room, Blue Express
Please Register.
Improvisational theater is a unique art form that focuses on spontaneity, creativity, trusting your instincts, connecting with the group, and freeing your imagination!In this workshop we will play games, and do exercises, that strengthen and expand these skills in a safe, fun and supportive environment. Focus will be on having fun together. Anyone can learn to be a improviser-come see!
Friday, April 10
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Professional Development in Teaching and Technology (Event Cancelled)
Location: The Link, Classroom 3
Please Register.
Many graduate student instructors gain their first teaching experience at Duke, hoping to be part of the next generation of faculty. Most colleges and universities now expect new faculty to have both teaching experience and an ability to document student learning. Come learn about courses, workshops, and programs offered by the Graduate School and CIT that will enable you to reflect upon, document, and improve your teaching and student learning.