2008 Graduate Student Appreciation Week

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.

Saturday, March 29

11:00 am – 5:00 pm
 Duke University Pow-Wow
Main Quad (Rain site: Brodie Gym, East Campus)
Come enjoy the diversity of cultures in Native America! We'll have dancers, drummers, singers, and vendors for food and wonderful Native crafts. Sponsored by the Native American Student Alliance.

Monday, March 31

11:30 am - Noon
Teaching Mini-grant Information Session (Please register : Lunch provided)
Social Sciences Building, Room 311
Panel of 2007-08 Recipients
 Art History - Karen Gonzalez Rice, Robert Mayhew, Mitali Routh
Psychology - Pontus Leander
Romance Studies - Virginie Pouzet-Duzer

Noon – 12:30 pm
Preparing Future Faculty Program Information Session (Please register : Lunch provided)
Social Sciences Building, Room 311
Overview and How to Apply: Dr. Doug James, PFF Program Director
Summary of PFF Experiences: Panel of 2007-08 PFF Fellows

2:30 – 5:30 pm
Assertive Communication, Setting Expectations, and Managing Conflict for Women
Allen Building, Room 103A
To register, contact tomalei.vess@duke.edu.

6:30 – 8:00 pm
Massage workshop and tea
Oasis, Bell Tower Dorm (East Campus)
No RSVP needed

Tuesday, April 1

10:00 am – Noon
Setting Expectations in Mentoring and Managing Conflict for Grad Students and Postdocs
(Please register:Carries Graduate School RCR credit)
Bryan Center (lower level), Von Canon Rooms
Participants will engage in facilitated discussions triggered by short video vignettes. Each vignette, directed and produced at Michigan State University, depicts a potential conflictive situation within graduate education. As options for resolving conflicts are discussed with each vignette, the presenter will link the interest-based strategies to the successful setting of mutually understood expectations as a process to prevent conflicts.

2:00 – 4:00 pm
Faculty Workshop: Setting Expectations and Managing Conflict (Please register: Faculty only)
Allen Building, Room103A
Relations between faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, and other mentees are often regarded by the mentees as the most important aspect of the quality of their training experiences. Interpersonal conflicts between mentor and menteess are often the result of the lack of mutually understood expectations. This workshop focuses on principles of and steps used in applying the interest-based approach to resolving conflicts and setting explicit expectations.

3:30 – 5:00 pm
How to Engage Others:
Effective Communication on Your Research and Accomplishments (Please register)
Sanford Institute, Room 04
Presented by Karl Bates, Manager of Research Communications, Duke News Service Editor of the online magazine, Duke Research, and a writer and editor of research news from all units of campus. Karl joined Duke in 2007 from the University of Michigan, where he was director of life sciences communications. He was a newspaper reporter for 15 years and is a former winner of the AAAS science writing award.

Wednesday, April 2
 Graduate Student Research and Professional Development Conference

8:30 – 10:30 am
Networking Workshop by Marla Goonan (Please register)
Bryan Center (lower level), Von Canon A
Think networking doesn't apply to you? Don't know where to begin? Not sure how to achieve your long-term goals, or even what your goals are? In this workshop Marla will teach the fundamentals of meeting new people, developing relationships, and raising your professional profile.

10:45 – 11:45 am
Graduate Student Research Oral Presentations
Bryan Center (lower level), Von Canon rooms

Noon– 1:00 pm
Keynote Address
Bryan Center (lower level), Von Cannon A
Perception as Probability, or Why We See What We Do
Presented by Dr. Dale Purves, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Department of Department of Neurobiology

1:15 – 2:45 pm
Graduate Student Research Poster Presentations
Bryan Center (upper level), Schaefer Mall

3:00 – 4:00 pm
Graduate Student Research Oral Presentations
Bryan Center (upper level), Meeting Rooms A and B

4:15 – 5:15 pm
Panel Discussion
Bryan Center (lower level), Von Canon C
Thinking About a Postdoc? What you need to know before you go
The panelists will specifically address the following: Planning ahead and avoiding the pitfalls; different types of postdoctoral fellows and how they are funded; biggest rewards and obstacles to postdoctoral life; how might a career path change during the postdoc; plotting the path to life after the postdoc; and tips for success. Panelists represent the humanities and social sciences, as well as natural and physical sciences.

5:15 – 6:30 pm
Milestone Recognition Reception: Celebrating Doctoral Candidacy (Please register)
Bryan Center (lower level), Von Canon A and B
Celebration for those who have passed their preliminary exam since March 1, 2007.

Thursday, April 3

9 am - Noon
Individual coaching sessions with Marla Goonan
(Sign up at Wednesday's networking workshop)
2111 Campus Drive, Small Conference Room
and 3:30-5:30pm and Friday, April 4 from 9am to 1pm.

Noon – 1:30 pm
Postdocs in the Sciences: St. Jude's Research Hospital (Please register)
CIEMAS/Fitzpatrick, Schiciano Auditorium, Side B
What to look for when searching for a postdoctoral fellowship: a perspective from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, presented by Dr. Linda Harris. While at this event, sign up for Individual 15-minute meetings with Dr. Harris between 2 and 5 pm.

Noon – 1:30 pm
 Duke University Press Series: Journal Publishing for Humanities (Please send RSVP to jaw22@duke.edu)
Friedl Building (East Campus), Room 225
This event is sponsored by Graduate Student Affairs, the Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI) Dissertation Working Group, Duke University Press, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

1:30 – 3:30 pm
Creating a Career Development Plan, workshop by Marla Goonan (Please register)
Perkins Library (2nd floor), Breedlove Room
Identify your passion and design a career development plan that fits with what you enjoy doing. Learn to recognize you transferable skills and how to communicate those skills. An emphasis will be placed on how to be proactive about your career development -- communication is key.

2:00 – 5:00 pm
One-on-One Meetings with Dr. Harris
Sands Building, Room 472
Dr. Linda Harris from St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital will meet with individual graduate students and postdocs. Sign up at the noon event or e-mail tomalei.vess@duke.edu

3:30 - 5:30 pm
(Sign up at Wednesday's networking workshop or Thursday's career development workshop)
Individual coaching sessions with Marla Goonan
2111 Campus Drive, Small Conference Room

4:00 – 5:30 pm
Women in Science and Engineering Outstanding Women Leaders (OWL) Awards Reception
For more information e-mail heidi.koschwanez@duke.edu.
CIEMAS/Fitzpatrick Atrium
Sponsored by Duke Stores, Graduate Student Affairs, Postdoctoral Services, and WiSE.

4:30 – 6:00 pm
Speaking Skills Workshop by Ellen Hemphill of Cardea Consulting
(Please register: 30 participant limit)
Allen Building, Room 226
This interactive workshop will allow participants to explore and address challenges in interpersonal exchange and in public presentation. Participants will have the opportunity to experience vocal and body awareness techniques, address individual presentational needs, and exchange with others in the group while learning to address problems all speakers experience. The workshop is designed for participants across disciplines and includes the issues that come up for the international presenter.

Friday, April 4

9:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Sign up at Wednesday's networking workshop or Thursday's career development workshop)
Individual coaching sessions with Marla Goonan
2111 Campus Drive, Small Conference Room

2:30 – 5:30 pm
Self Esteem Workshop by Marla Goonan (Please register)
Flowers Building, Room 201
Learn how to evaluate your self esteem and self-confidence while gaining the skills necessary to interact with decision makers. You will also learn to think about how to deal with the anxiety and fear brought on by past negative experiences while keeping a positive attitude.

4:00 – 6:00 pm
Family Fun Festival for graduate students, professional students, and postdoctoral fellows with children
Gross Chem Portico

Saturday, April 5

3:00 pm
Evolution of Dance by Judson Liapply
Griffith Theater, Bryan Center (Middle Level)
Come see the inspirational comedy that is the #1 most viewed video on youtube.com! Look for the Healthy Devils on the Bryan Center Plaza April 2, 3, and 4 to get your free tickets. Sponsored by MINDS Healthy Devil Peer Educators, Duke Student Health, Duke Student Government, Campus Council, and the Multicultural Center.

10:30 pm
GPSC Formal Dance and Party
Spice Street in Chapel Hill
Tickets $15
For more information on the event and how to get tickets, please contact gpscsocial@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Graduate and Professional Student Council.

 

Last Updated (by wat@duke.edu): 3/20/2008