Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 12:00pm - 1:30 pm
Contact: Sara Salahi, sara.salahi@duke.edu
Sponsor: GPSC
Where:

Taylor Cole Room next to the Faculty Commons in the West Union Bldg

Why: Please join us for an informal lunch and discussion with the Senior Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Jacqueline Looney. RSVP for this event by emailing Sara Salahi at sara.salahi@duke.edu.

Date: Monday, September 8, 2008 - 12:00pm - 1:30 pm
Contact: sara.salahi@duke.edu
Sponsor: GPSC
Where: Taylor Cole Room, Faculty Commons, West Union Bldg
Why: Join us for an informal lunch with Dean David Bell, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School Academic Affairs. You can just show up, but an RSVP is preferable - RSVP to Sara, sara.salahi@duke.edu. Thanks!  

Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 - 6:30pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: Yuvon Mobley: yrm@duke.edu
Sponsor: GPSC
Where: 0016W Divinity School (Westbrook Building)

Why: Join us for the first General Assembly meeting of the year! The meeting will be held in room 016W of the Divinity School on Tuesday, September 9th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. This will be a time for you to meet the officers and learn about becoming involved with the different GPSC committees. See the attached agenda to find out more information about what will be discussed. Food and drinks are provided and everyone is welcome.

Date: Monday, September 8, 2008 - 9:00am - 5:00 pm
Contact: Sarah Crider and Mickey Tekippe: bball.cmte@gmail.com
Sponsor: GPSC Basketball Committee
Where: www.gpsc.duke.edu/basketball
Why:

Graduate and Professional students can win a chance at season tickets for the Duke Men's Basketball Games at Campout. Campout occurs the weekend of Sept 19-21, from 7 PM on Friday until approximately 7 AM on Sunday.

1. Registration for Campout occurs this week only, from Monday Sept 8, 9 AM to Friday Sept 12, 5PM online at www.gpsc.duke.edu/basketball

2. Campout has a new location! And, it's going to be great. http://www.gpsc.duke.edu/basketball/location

3. Sign-up online for Community Service at Campout and get a shower on Saturday! If you're also interested in being a community service project leader, email mbj6@duke.edu for details.

4. Do you have a conflict with all or part of campout? Consider applying for an exemption: http://www.gpsc.duke.edu/basketball/exemptions_2008

Date: Friday, September 19, 2008 - 7:00pm - 7:00 am
Contact: Sarah Crider and Mickey Tekippe: bball.cmte@gmail.com
Sponsor: GPSC Basketball Committee
Where: A grassy field and parking lot on the corner of Cameron and Science Dr.

Why: Interested in tickets for the Duke Men's Basketball games? Come to Campout!

1. Campout has a new location, and it's going to be great! Watch the youtube video explaining the new location: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elXxhxpF3Fo

2. Registration occurs online September 8-12, 2008

3. Do you have a critical conflict with all or part of campout? Applications for exemptions are due Sept 12 at 5pm.

4. Join the Basketball Campout Committee: next meeting is Thurs, Sept 4, 2008 in 0012W at the Div School at 6pm

For more details, please see: http://www.gpsc.duke.edu/basketball

Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 12:00am - 12:00 am
Contact: Ali Saaem (ies2@duke.edu)
Sponsor: National Association of Graduate & Professional Students
Where: Washington, DC
Why:

Deadline for applying: Friday, September 5, 2008 
Contact: Ali Saaem (ies2@duke.edu)
Sponsor: National Association of Graduate & Professional Students
Where: Washington, DC

Why:

Have you ever wanted to interact with politicians, lawmakers and lobbyists in Washington, D.C.? Do you feel passionately about issues related to higher education, graduate/professional education or students in general? Would you like to participate in a tremendous professional development experience that looks great on your resume?

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The goal of Legislative Action Days is to promote awareness on Capitol Hill of graduate and professional student concerns. NAGPS has been working tirelessly behind the scenes with Congress, but there's only so much we can do on our own. That's where you come in! We need a diverse population from around the country, so that we can have constituents visit as many offices as possible. We will be printing packets with information on what issues to talk about, where to go, etc.

For more information http://www.nagps.org/legislative

PLEASE CONTACT ALI SAAEM (ies2@duke.edu) BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th IF INTERESTED

Date: Monday, August 25, 2008 - 7:00pm - 11:00 pm
Contact: Kim Hanauer, kim.hanauer@daa.duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke Alumni Association
Where:
Why:

The Duke Alumni Association invites you to kick the year off right! Forever Duke is a university wide party to welcome you back to campus: there will be live music, free food and beer (for those of age), all surrounded by an unbeatable block party atmosphere to make the First Day of Classes something to look forward to. All students, staff, faculty, alumni, and friends are invited! The event is being done in collaboration with: Duke Alumni Association, Duke Annual Fund, Student Alumni Advisory Board, Black Student Alliance, Campus Council, each class council and many more!

Additionally - we will have many give-aways...

Freshman - come to the party to pick up your copy of the Class of 2012 Pic-Book. You might remember mailing in a picture for this book - it is a hard copy book "yearbook" for the class of 2012. We will have copies for all members of the class.

Sophomores - Did you know that after two semesters you are officially an "alumni" and forever a member of the Duke family? In honor of this, the Alumni Association and Annual Fund will be distributing Class of 2011 t-shirts. (Only 400 t-shirts will be available)
** Sophomores - Remember to first go to the Welcome Back 2011 Picnic @ CI-Main Quad from 5:30pm **

Juniors - Although many members of the class will be abroad, we couldn't forget those of you who are here! The Alumni Association and 2010 Class Council will be distributing Class of 2010 Frisbees, and we are talking about nice 175's. (Only 200 frisbees will be available)

Seniors, Grad & Professional Students and Staff - As y'all are of-age, we originally planned for the beer garden to be your gift. But now with a generous donation from the athletic department, we will be distributing 1,000 vintage Duke Physical Education t-shirts.
** Seniors - remember that at 5:00 PM, the Career Center will be hosting its annual Senior Kickoff event in the Von Canon rooms in the Bryan Center. **

Alumni - Last but not least!! We hope you will come to campus for the evening and help us kick off the school year. For you, we have 200 vintage Duke PE sweatshirts, they are pretty fantastic, so I would get to the party early to get one!

Parking will be available in the gravel lot on Duke University Road and buses will be running from East Campus.

Event Schedule:
7:00 PM Panda Force
8:00 PM Rhythm and Blue
9:00 PM Soulless Dogs

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 8:00am - 3:30 pm
Contact: David Kahler, dmk16@duke.edu
Sponsor: GPSC
Where: Where: Chestnut Ridge Camp in Efland, NC (map)


Why:

The 2008 Annual GPSC Retreat has been scheduled:

When: Saturday and Sunday, September 6th and 7th
Where: Chestnut Ridge Camp in Efland, NC (map)
What: This is the fourth annual GPSC retreat. This year the retreat will focus on information to graduate and professional student leaders as well as teambuilding. We have arranged for the group to particpate in a challenge course and there will be opportunities to participate in other activities (depending on interest) such as hiking, swimming, canoeing, high ropes, and a zip line.

Transportation will be provided to and from Duke University. There will also be a location to leave your car should you drive to campus to get the bus. The bus will leave West Campus at 8:00am on Saturday morning and we plan to return to Duke at 3:30pm Sunday afternoon.

What will be going on during the retreat:

The training sessions offered will include:

Starting a Departmental Student Government
Starting a new Student Group
Leadership Training
Cultural Awareness
Technology and Student Groups
Event Planning
Community Service
As well as brainstorming sessions to help guide GPSC efforts in:
Health care
Parking and Transportation
Career Services
Graduate and Professional student life - the next five years

In addition to all of the teambuilding and other activities such as:
Challenge course (low ropes)
High ropes challenge course
Zip line
Canoeing/kayaking
Swimming
Hiking
Lawn games

Who should come:

We hope that student leaders from all around the campus will join us this year! Specifically:

GPSC Department Representatives
Student Group Leaders
International Student Leaders
Professional School Government Leaders

How do I sign up:

The retreat is free - food, accommodations, and transportation will be provided, but to reserve your spot we are asking for a $10 deposit. As long as you participate in the retreat, you will have your deposit refunded. See below for the official policy.

When you sign up you will be asked to prioritize both the informational and brainstorming sessions as well as the teambuilding and other activities that you wish to participate in - please take a look at the list above or the descriptions below if you are unsure what items you would like to sign up for.

To sign up for the retreat fill out the form at: http://survey.oit.duke.edu/ViewsFlash/servlet/viewsflash?cmd=page&pollid=GPSC!GPSCRetreat2008

The official retreat policy is:

Any graduate or professional student is allowed and encouraged to sign up for the retreat. We will attempt to reach a representative amount of graduate and professional students; so there will be priority given to students from certain constituencies. All students who sign up will be asked for a deposit to hold his or her spot on the retreat. If the retreat fills up and we must fill certain spots by the aforementioned priorities, any student not able to join us on the retreat will have their deposit refunded as soon as possible. Students who sign up are expected to attend the retreat for the entire time as this event represents a significant investment in each student leader. The entire time means from Saturday at 8:00am to Sunday at 3:30pm. Any deviations to this must be requested in advance and responded to in writing by the Vice President; there will be certain exceptions for emergencies at the discretion of the retreat committee. As long as the student leader attends the retreat for the entire time, he or she will have the deposit refunded. All deviations or cancellations must be made before August 31 at 5:00pm or the deposit will be lost. Students are encouraged to sign up for the retreat until it is full, or the Thursday before the retreat begins.

Session descriptions:

 

I. Starting a Department Government

Are you interested in starting a student government in your own department? This session will help you get started. The topics covered will include: "What can a student government do for me?", "How can I do to develop interest?", "How should I write a charter?", "How can we find financial support?", "Who can I go to for help?". This session will be lead by:

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"Name" the "Position"

II. Starting a New Student Group

Are you interested in starting a new student group that will incorporate graduate and professional students at Duke? This session will help you get started. Topics covered will include: "How can I develop interest for my group?", "Who should I talk to first to get started?", "What steps are necessary to affiliate my group?", "How can my group address issues on campus such as environmental awareness?". This session will be lead by:

"Name" the "Position" and

"Name" the "Position"

III. Leadership Training

Have you ever felt that you could be more effective as a student leader? This is you opportunity to learn some of the techniques that effective leaders use to get things done efficiently. This session will cover an introduction to group dynamics, understanding different personality types and management styles. This session will be lead by:

"Name" the "Position" and

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IV. Cultural Awareness

Duke is an extraordinarily multicultural environment to work in. This has enormous benefits, but can also lead to unexpected effects. This session is designed to help you as a leader to understand cultural issues you may face on campus with an emphasis on how our diversity can improve student life. This session will be lead by:

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V. Technology and Student Groups

It's the 21^st century and I can't get my group on a single mailing list! This session will explore communication technologies that are available to you through duke. This will include an introduction to creating listserves, using the survey tool and using duke-pass and GPSCNews to promote your groups events. We will also fill you in on who to talk to in OIT to get things done. This session will be lead by:

"Name" the "Position" and

"Name" the "Position"

VI. Event Planning

Duke offers an enormous number of resources when it comes to holding events. So many, in fact, that it can be completely overwhelming. Let us break it down for you. In this session GPSC pro's will fill you in on the inside story when it comes to event planning. Topics will include event spaces, catering, interaction with OFSA, graduate students and alcohol and advertising. This session will be lead by:

"Name" the "Position" and

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VII. Community Service

Graduate and Professional students do an incredible amount of community service on and off campus. This session is designed to introduce student leaders to the office of community service as well as to other groups on campus that are involved to service activities. The goal of this session is to bring the graduate and professional student leaders who are involved in service together so that we can work together as a more cohesive unit.

VIII. Brainstorming Sessions: are just that, so come with your ideas and thoughts:

Health care: issues dealing with the Student Health Center to Insurance. How have your experiences been with accessibility of providers within the Duke system? How do you get information out to students and families?

Parking and Transportation: is there something that you think GPSC should be advocating for to Parking and Transportation? Do you have any ideas about how to improve parking and transportation around campus?

Career Services: how does Career Services work in your department? How would you like to see it work?

Graduate and Professional Student Life: what would you like to get out of your time here at Duke? What have you gotten out of your time here at Duke?

Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 - 12:00pm - 2:00 pm
Contact: bmr6@duke.edu
Sponsor: The Polygraph Editorial Collective
Where:
Why:

The Polygraph Collective invites you to a lecture and roundtable discussion:

Lecture

"The Campus Is Burning?: The Corporate University and Its Antagonists"

Marc Bousquet

Tuesday, April 29

11:00am

Upper East Side, East Union Building

Roundtable discussion with Marc Bousquet, Fred Moten, and Stefano Harney

Tuesday, April 29

5:00pm

Room 115, Friedl Building

Marc Bousquet is Associate Professor of English at Santa Clara University and the founding editor of _Workplace: A Journal of Academic Labor_.  He is the author of the recently published _How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation_ (NYU, 2008).  His previous books include the collections _Tenured Bosses and Disposable Teachers_ and _The Politics of Information: The Electronic Mediation of Social Change_.

Stefano Harney is Director of Global Learning and Reader in Strategy at  Queen Mary, University of London.  His new book, _Governance and Criminality_ (Routledge, forthcoming), focuses on the accumulation of immaterial labour. His last book, _State Work: Public Administration and Mass Intellectuality_ , provided a phenomenology of labour in the state as a way to approach the contemporary state-form. He is part of the editorial collective of _Social Text_ and an associate editor of the journal _Gender, Work and Organisation_. 

Fred Moten is Associate Professor of English at Duke University.  He is the author of _In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition_ (Minnestoa, 2003) and _Stolen Life_ (forthcoming).  He has published two chapbooks of poetry: _Arkansas_ (2003) and _Poems_ (2002, with Jim Behrle).  Moten is also author of "The University and the Undercommons: Seven Theses," with Stefano Harney.

_Polygraph: An International Journal of Culture & Politics_ is an annual interdisciplinary publication affiliated with the Literature Program of Duke University and run by a collective of graduate students.

Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 5:35pm - 7:15 pm
Contact: Alethea Duncan - gpscsocial@gmail.com
Sponsor: GPSC Student Life
Where: Northgate Stadium 10
1058 West Club Blvd
Durham, NC 27701
Why: Come out and enjoy 88 Minutes with GPSC. Tickets are $3.00 per person, limit of two tickets per person. RSVP here http://tinyurl.com/4vuhc2