Date: Thursday, April 17, 2008 - 8:00pm - 11:00 pm
Contact: ewc7@duke.edu
Sponsor: The Self Knowlege Symposium supported by the Kenan Institute of Ethics
Where: McClendon Tower media room, 2nd floor
Why: The Self Knowledge Symposium presents: A viewing and discussion of Akira Kurosawa’s acclaimed movie Ikiru on Thursday April 17 from 7 pm-10pm. This is the 3rd and final in our Authentic Happiness Film Series. As Graduate Students, we can get caught up in assignments, deadlines and research. Perhaps you have even perfected the balancing act, but are you happy? Ikiru is a movie that challenges our thinking on what living really means.Is having a great job enough? What about family and great friends? Are these requisites for achieving authentic happiness? Are there some deliberate steps that a person can take to live in such a way that life itself becomes a joy? Please join us as we view this movie and discuss its implications for our own lives as students, friends, and family. The venue is the media room on the 2nd floor of the McClendon tower (McClendon 2).
Presentation/Forum
Ikiru Movie Screening
Submitted by ewc7 on Sat, 04/12/2008 - 12:23am.
DukeOUT General Body Meeting
Submitted by mst7 on Mon, 03/31/2008 - 12:00am.
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 7:00pm - 8:30 pm
Contact: Brandy Daniels (brandydaniels@gmail.com)
Sponsor: DukeOUT
Where:
Why:
Contact: Brandy Daniels (brandydaniels@gmail.com)
Sponsor: DukeOUT
Where:
Nosh Eclectic Foodstuffs, 2812 Erwin Road, Suite 101, Durham, NC 27705. Phone (919) 383-4747
Why:
Celebrate the end of a great year with DukeOUT members and the board. Free food and beverages at Nosh. All members are welcome.
Learn about next's year's leadership opportunities, meet new officers, reflect on this year, and discuss plans for next year!
(http://www.duke.edu/web/gap/DukeOUT/ComingEvents.html)
Networking Dinner and Discussion on Poverty Alleviation and International Development, co-hosted by DMLI and RESULTS
Submitted by sbs18 on Sun, 03/30/2008 - 11:43pm.
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2008 - 4:00pm - 6:00 pm
Contact: Shawn Selleck
Sponsor: Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative
Where: Lake Hogan Farms Clubhouse in Chapel Hill
Why:
Contact: Shawn Selleck
Sponsor: Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative
Where: Lake Hogan Farms Clubhouse in Chapel Hill
Why:
The Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative is co-organizing a networking dinner and discussion on international poverty reduction with the Triangle Area Chapter of RESULTS. RESULTS is a nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. Speakers from RESULTS, the DMLI, and The ONE Campaign will be present to lead and moderate discussions as well as demonstrate how YOU can become a part of effective political change with respect to US legislation affecting international development. This will be an international pot-luck dinner and you are encouraged to share your favorite delicious international dishes with the group, so please RSVP so that we have enough food and feel free to extend invitations to your network of friends or partner organizations.
Please contact Shawn Selleck to RSVP BY APRIL 6 so that accommodations can be made for everyone and so that we are aware of what food you may bring to the dinner. You may also ask him questions. Just e-mail directly using his Net ID sbs18 on the Duke domain.
For more information on RESULTS or The ONE Campaign, visit their web sites: http://www.results.org/ and http://one.org/
Joan Countryman: Social Challenges in the Pursuit of Education
Submitted by jdb29 on Tue, 03/18/2008 - 11:43pm.
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:00pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: av24@duke.edu
Sponsor: Society of Duke Fellows, WISER, and Duke Africa for Duke Global Health Week
Where: Perkins Library, Gothic Reading Room
Why: Joan Countryman, the first African American student to graduate from Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School in 1958, continued to make history as she taught for more than 30 years. After retiring, she was asked to become headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's new school in South Africa. In January 2007, Mrs. Countryman in the interest of sustainability, turned the position over to Nomvuyo Mzamane who is originally from South Africa.
COME HEAR THIS AMAZING WOMAN SPEAK!!! Lecture will be on how race, gender, and class negatively impact education and how she, as an administrator, has worked to overcome some of those obstacles.
Contact: av24@duke.edu
Sponsor: Society of Duke Fellows, WISER, and Duke Africa for Duke Global Health Week
Where: Perkins Library, Gothic Reading Room
Why: Joan Countryman, the first African American student to graduate from Philadelphia’s Germantown Friends School in 1958, continued to make history as she taught for more than 30 years. After retiring, she was asked to become headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's new school in South Africa. In January 2007, Mrs. Countryman in the interest of sustainability, turned the position over to Nomvuyo Mzamane who is originally from South Africa.
COME HEAR THIS AMAZING WOMAN SPEAK!!! Lecture will be on how race, gender, and class negatively impact education and how she, as an administrator, has worked to overcome some of those obstacles.
"Adventures of a Minstrel Geneticist"
Submitted by jrl3 on Tue, 03/11/2008 - 1:27pm.
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 5:30pm - 6:30 pm
Contact: benjamin.lampson@duke.edu
Sponsor: DukeMed Basic Sciences Journal Club and The Duke Medical Scientist Training Program
Where: Searle Center Lecture Hall
Why:
Contact: benjamin.lampson@duke.edu
Sponsor: DukeMed Basic Sciences Journal Club and The Duke Medical Scientist Training Program
Where: Searle Center Lecture Hall
Why:
The students of Duke's Medical Scientist Training Program will be presenting their research in a day-long symposium that culminates with a keynote address by Dr. Mary-Claire King. The schedule will be as follows:
1:30-2:30pm Poster Session
2:30-4:00pm Senior Student Oral Presentations
4:30-5:30pm "Adventures of a Minstrel Geneticist" Keynote Address by Dr. Mary-Claire King
About the speaker: Mary-Claire King, Professor of Genome Sciences and Medicine at the University of Washington, will give the keynote address of the 2008 Annual Symposium of Duke's MD-PhD program. Her exciting career path includes such highlights as the discovery of the BRCA1 breast cancer susceptibility locus, work with the UN War Crimes tribunal to identify victims of human rights abuses around the world, and the demonstration that human and chimpanzee DNA are 99% identical. Her research is an excellent example of how basic science research can reveal profound insights into who we are -- elucidating both our collective history as a species, and our unique history as individuals. For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/2altk5
Mills Conversation Series on Race
Submitted by ctb10 on Mon, 03/03/2008 - 11:48am.
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 - 7:00pm - 8:30 pm
Contact: Sheila Villalobos, villalobos@law.duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University School of Law
Where:
Why: Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at University of California-Davis School of Law, will launch the series on March 5 with a discussion of the racial dynamics underlying the immigration debate. A scholar of critical race theory and immigration and refugee law and a prolific author, Johnson's new book is Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws.
Contact: Sheila Villalobos, villalobos@law.duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University School of Law
Where:
Duke University School of Law, Room 3037
Why: Kevin R. Johnson, Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies at University of California-Davis School of Law, will launch the series on March 5 with a discussion of the racial dynamics underlying the immigration debate. A scholar of critical race theory and immigration and refugee law and a prolific author, Johnson's new book is Opening the Floodgates: Why America Needs to Rethink Its Borders and Immigration Laws.
Bouchet Society 3rd Annual Lecture Series and Poster Session
Submitted by ml67 on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 11:59pm.
Date: Friday, February 22, 2008 - 1:15pm - 3:45 pm
Contact: bouchet-exec@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Bouchet Society
Where:
Why:
Contact: bouchet-exec@duke.edu
Sponsor: Duke University Bouchet Society
Where:
Jones Bldg. Room 143 and MSRB Room 001
Why:
Celebrate Black History Month with the Bouchet Society! The Bouchet Society is a graduate organization that primarily supports underrepresented minority graduate students in their pursuit of scholarly excellence in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Each year, the society holds a seminar and poster session to showcase the research and talent of Bouchet Society members and minority researchers.
The Bouchet Society 3rd Annual Lecture Series and Poster Session will take place this Friday, February 22nd at 12:15 p.m. in the Jones Building, Room 143. The event starts with presentations by two underrepresented minority researchers. Dr. Fred Boadu is a professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Duke University, and he will present aspects of his research. Dr. Lauren Davis is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina A&T, and she will talk about her career path. Following the presentations (at approximately 2:00 p.m.), there will be a poster session in the Medical Science Research Building (MSRB), Room 001 where members of the Bouchet Society will be waiting to speak with you about their research achievements. Please come out and show your support!
Focus the Nation
Submitted by jhd19 on Sun, 01/27/2008 - 8:58pm.
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008 - 11:00am - 12:00 am
Contact: jennie.dean@duke.edu
Sponsor: Students for Sustainable Living
Where: Shaefer Theater, Bryan Center, Cameron
Why:
Contact: jennie.dean@duke.edu
Sponsor: Students for Sustainable Living
Where: Shaefer Theater, Bryan Center, Cameron
Why:
10:30 Critical Mass Bike Ride starting at the Chapel
Contact robert.s.fox@duke.edu if you have questions.
10:00 Panel 1: Global Warming in North Carolina
The first of four panels which are all held in the Shaefer Theater in the Bryan Center.
11:00-2:00 Sustainability Fair on the Plaza
Food, tshirts, vendors, and information about how you can get involved. Signing of the Sustainability Pledge.
11:30 Panel 2: Environmental Justice
1:30 Panel 3: Obstacles to Change
3:00 Panel 4: Reasons for Hope: Solutions to Global Warming
6:00 Green Democracy Roundtable
Come hear political representatives discuss the issues in Von Canon A.
9:00 Greening of the NC State Basketball Game
Come to Cameron to see what ESPN is going to be talking about.
Detailed information about all events can be found at www.duke.edu/sustainability
** Volunteers are welcome. Please contact Kristine at kristine.young@duke.edu if you would like to help at any of the events.**
2008 Duke MBA Marketing Conference
Submitted by tmp8 on Wed, 01/16/2008 - 3:40pm.
Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - 9:30am - 5:00 pm
Contact: Tom Powell tom.powell@duke.edu
Sponsor: Fuqua Marketing Club
Where: Fuqua School of Business
Why:
Contact: Tom Powell tom.powell@duke.edu
Sponsor: Fuqua Marketing Club
Where: Fuqua School of Business
Why:
The Fuqua Marketing Club would like to invite everyone from the Duke graduate community to attend the 3rd annual Duke Marketing Conference. Measuring and understanding the effectiveness of marketing campaigns is increasingly important in today’s business environment. Join us as we explore the development of marketing metrics and how they connect to a sound marketing strategy, lessons that will be useful in just about any non-profit, governmental, or business organization.
The 2008 Duke MBA Marketing Conference is entirely organized by Fuqua students and is focused on uniting leading marketers and innovators in cutting-edge marketing strategy.
Keynotes:
Johnson & Johnson
Lenovo
Guest presentations:
McKinney Silver
American Express
Unilever
Embarq
And others...
Faculty Presentation by:
Chris Moorman, Sr. Professor of Marketing
http://mbaa.fuqua.duke.edu/mktgclub/2008mktgconference.html
Indigenous Language Revitalization: A Local Perspective
Submitted by jdb29 on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 2:02pm.
Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 6:00pm - 8:00 pm
Contact: Jessi Bardill, jdb29@duke.edu
Sponsor: Native American Student Alliance
Where: Multicultural Center Lounge, basement of Bryan Center
Why: Tom Belt, Cherokee Language Instructor at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, will present about the process of revitalizing the Cherokee language in the Qualla Boundary community in North Carolina. Come learn something new about North Carolina Native Americans!
Contact: Jessi Bardill, jdb29@duke.edu
Sponsor: Native American Student Alliance
Where: Multicultural Center Lounge, basement of Bryan Center
Why: Tom Belt, Cherokee Language Instructor at Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, will present about the process of revitalizing the Cherokee language in the Qualla Boundary community in North Carolina. Come learn something new about North Carolina Native Americans!
