January 2007

February 2007

March 2007

April 2007

May 2007

June 2007

Kilowatt Ours
Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, 7:00 pm, College Park City Hall Council Chambers. Sponsored by College Park's Committee for a Better Environment. More info on documentary here.
Point of contact: Mary Cook, marycook42-=AT=-hotmail.com

Assembly Meeting
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, 2:00-3:30 pm, Crist Board Room, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Point of contact: Aaron Tobiason, gsg-vpla-=AT=-umd.edu

Grad Pub
Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30pm, Maryland Club, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Social and Sports Committee Meeting
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, 4:00 pm, Eppley Recreation Center
Point of contact: Jay Gilchrist, jgilchri -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Applying for and Obtaining National Scholarships and Fellowships, Part II
Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, 4:30-6:30 pm, 0200 Skinner Hall
Event Description: The Graduate School is hosting a workshop conducted by Camille Stillwell, Ed.D. Coordinator, National Scholarships Office, Office of Undergraduate Studies. Topics covered will be identifying national scholarship and fellowship opportunities, applying for national scholarships or fellowships, getting stellar letters of recommendation, getting advising about national scholarships and fellowships, applying for a number of national scholarships, fellowships or research opportunities at the same time. Refreshments will be available! Register online at https://www.training.umd.edu no later than Thursday, February 1, 2007. Under the category: Graduate School Workshops Course: GRAD: Applying for and Obtaining National Scholarships and Fellowships - Part II. Questions: 301.405.1483 or at retention@gradschool.umd.edu. Sponsored by The Graduate School and PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
For more information, visit the Ph.D. Completion Project Workshop Series website at http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/grrd/workshops/
Point of contact: retention -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Recognizing and Deterring Plagiarism
Wednesday, Feb 7, 2007, 3:00-4:30 pm, 1208 Biology/Psychology Bldg
Event Description: All faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences are invited to attend a Conversation on Teaching and Learning. Reid Compton, Department of Biology, will facilitate an open discussion on common types of plagiarism in science courses, factors that predispose students to plagiarize and strategies that we can take to deter them from doing so. A representative of the Office of Judicial Programs will be invited to give an overview of the Code of Academic Integrity and the judicial review process. We encourage everyone to share examples from their teaching (especially incidents that seem to fall in a gray area) and ideas for teaching students to avoid plagiarism.
Point of contact: Kaci Thompson, kaci -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Elections Committee Meeting
Thursday, Feb 8, 2007, 1:30 pm, GSG Offices, 1121 Stamp
Point of contact: Brad Conrad, gsg-vpca -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Assembly Meeting- Special Session
Friday, Feb 9, 2007, 2:00-3:30 pm, Crist Board Room, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Point of contact: Aaron Tobiason, gsg-vpla-=AT=-umd.edu

Grad Pub
Friday, Feb 9, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30 pm, Maryland Club, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Entrepeneur Office Hours: Resources for Research
Every other Thursday beginning Feb. 8, Dean's Office Conference Room, 2312 Symons Hall
Event Description:This is an excellent informal opportunity to explore ways of funding your research. All interested faculty members, staff, post-docs, graduate students, research associates and undergraduate students are welcome. Entrepreneur Office Hours in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences is facilitated by two knowledgeable professionals (both alumnae of the College of Chemical and Life Sciences.) For all who are interested in the following:
* Identifying companies to help fund your research
* Publishing with companies
* Understanding the tech transfer process
* Developing a discovery and protecting your IP rights
* Exploring career opportunities for scientists in business
Point of contact: Andrea E. Morris, aemorris -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Vagina Monologues Performance
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 14 and 15, 8:00 pm, Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Event Description:Tickets are available at the Hoff Box Office, $12, $10 for students.
Check the Pride Alliance calendar for other weekly meeting times.
Point of contact:

Proposal Writing Workshop, sponsored by the Grad School
Friday, Feb. 16, 4:30-6:30 pm, 0200 Skinner Hall
Event Description:The Grad School is hosting a workshop entitled Proposal Writing Roundtable: Questions and Answers About Dissertation Proposal Preparation. A dissertation proposal provides a detailed plan of the intended research project and its presentation. This workshop will cover the proposal writing process, student-adviser interaction during the process, and what readers look for in a good proposal. When will you know it is time to stop reading and prepare a proposal for the work you plan to do? How do you focus your topic and plan to something that is reasonable for a dissertation? Refreshments will be available!
Register online at https://www.training.umd.edu no later than Thursday, February 15, 2007.Under the category: Graduate School Workshops Course: GRAD: Proposal Writing Roundtable. Sponsored by The Graduate School and PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)For more information, visit the Ph.D. Completion Project Workshop Series website at http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/grrd/workshops/.
Point of contact: Office of Graduate Recruitment and Retention, retention@gradschool.umd.edu, 301.405.1483

Join Graduate Student Life for Ice Skating
Saturday, Feb 17, 2007, 1:30-3:30 pm, Herbert Wells Ice Rink
Event Description: Winter is finally here! Take a break from studying and join fellow graduate students for ice skating at Herbert Wells Ice Rink, just down the road from UMCP, on Saturday, Feb. 17. We will meet at the ice rink at 1:15pm. Public skating is 1:30-3:30pm. Afterwards well head over to College Perk to warm up over coffee and hot chocolate. Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for children; $2 for skate rental (pay at the door). The Herbert Wells Ice Rink is at 5211 Paint Branch Parkway (formerly Calvert Road). This event is part of the Monthly Graduate Social Series. To RSVP, email Laura Polk at lpolk2 -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu with your name, department information, phone number, and number of people you plan to bring along (there is no limit).
Point of contact: Laura Polk, lpolk2 -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Free Film, The Spook Who Sat by the Door and Dinner
Friday, Feb. 20, 2007, 6:30 pm, 0106 Francis Scott Key Building
Event Description: This week in celebration of Black History Month, the BGSA is sponsoring a film showing. We will be serving a soul food dinner (fried chicken, collard greens, and potato salad). Please bring your own drink. Background on this controversial film: The movie is based on the novel by Sam Greenlee. Published in 1968, the story takes place at the height of the Black Power Movement. The Spook Who Sat by the Door satirizes institutional racism and black militancy through the tale of Dan Freeman. Freeman is recruited to a selective program of the CIA as the token black person. Freeman assumes a non-threatening and compliant persona in order to attain the knowledge and skills provided by the program. Freeman later starts his own black revolutionary group using the tactics and knowledge he attained in the CIA. Following the movie, we will have a discussion on black militancy, meanings of freedom, racial identification, class, and gender.
Point of contact: Tina Ligon, tligon572@msn.com

Transportation Forum
Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, 10:--11:00 am, Benjamin Banneker Room, Stamp Studemt Union
Event Description: The Department of Transportation Services in conjunction with the Office of Off-Campus Student Involvement invites you to: SOUND YOUR HORN! Our monthly community forum where you can connect with us. Let us know how we can better serve you.
Point of contact: Brooke Supple, bsupple -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Film and Discussion, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007, 5:00-7:00 pm, Multipurpose Room, Nyumburu Cultural Center
Event Description: Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes by film director Byron Hurt, is a loving critique from a life-long fan that challenges hip-hop's representations of hypermasculinity through images of sexism, gender, race, homophobia, violence, and consumerism in hip-hop culture and in the larger American society. The film screening is a national community engagement campaign sponsored by the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition. Activities at the University of Maryland are in partnership with and sponsored by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the Office of LGBT Equity, the Office of Human Relations Programs, the Nyumburu Cultural Center, Pride Alliance, the Black Student Union, the African Student Association, the Carribbean Student Association, & the Men's Project at the University Health Center.
Point of contact: Jermaine Lewis, jalewis -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Assembly Meeting
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, 2:00-3:30 pm, Crist Board Room, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Point of contact: Aaron Tobiason, gsg-vpla-=AT=-umd.edu

EFR Event: "Text as History, History as Text" Conference by Maryland Grad Student Forum
Friday, Feb. 23 and Saturday, Feb 24, 2007, 8:00 am-4:00 pm, Stamp Student Union
Event Description: The Graduate Students of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invite you to attend the fifth annual Interdepartmental Graduate Student Conference, on the 23rd and 24th of February, 2007. Our topic this year is "History as Text, Text as History". Graduate students from across the United States and abroad will be presenting their work. The Dean of the Graduate School, Dr Caramello generously accepted to give opening remarks and Dr Tom Bishop, Director of the Center for French Civilization and Culture at NYU will provide the keynote address. No registration is required. The conference is a two-day event (see the link for detailed schedule). Sessions will be held in the Stamp Student Union: in the Benjamin Banneker Room on Friday and in the Prince George's Room on Saturday. Sponsored by: GSG, SLLC and D.R.I.F
Point of contact: Elodie Lafitte, elodie.lafitte@gmail.com

EFR Event: Basics I Storm Spotter Class, National Weather Service by METOGrads
Saturday, Feb. 17, 11:00 am-2:30 pm, 1202 Martin Hall
Event Description: Have you ever wanted to learn more about thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and other severe storms? Would you know how to protect yourself and others in a severe weather emergency? The National Weather Service is coming to campus to teach their introductory "Basics I" class on severe weather and storm spotting. Everyone is invited to attend, and anyone over 14 years of age is eligible to become a certified storm spotter. The class is free but please register online at http://www.atmos.umd.edu/ ~gcm/ to ensure a space. A free pizza/soda lunch will be provided courtesy of the Graduate Student Government.
Point of contact: Zahra Chaudhry, zahra@atmos.umd.edu

Grad Pub
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30 pm, Maryland Club, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

DESI Quiz Blitz 2007
Friday, Mar. 2, 2007, 5:15-8:30 pm, Multipurpose Room, Nyumburu
Event Description: Develop Empower and Synergize India (DESI) presents DESI Quiz Blitz 2007, an exciting quiz event where you can participate and learn about India. Hosted by : "Great Bong" Arnab Ray. There are loads of prizes for winners and the audience, including a raffle draw. Refreshments will be served and rides will be provided.
Point of contact: DESI, info@desiumd.org

Grad Pub
Friday, Mar. 9, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30 pm, Maryland Club, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

HPV: Tamika's Story
Thursday, Mar. 8, 2007, 6:30-8:00 pm, 2110 Taliaferro Hall
Event Description: Tamika Felder, a survivor of cervical cancer and founder of Tamika and Friends, Inc., will share her inspirational story and the facts about HPV. Co-sponsored by: the Black Graduate Student Association and the Latina/o Graduate Student Association. Admission is free; Donations for the nonprofit are welcomed Who should attend: Any man or woman who is sexually active.
Point of contact: Anjanette McAdory, amcadory -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

EFR Event: EDPL Graduate Student Conference
Friday, Mar. 9, 2007, 8:30-2:00 pm, Benjamin Building
Point of contact: Ann Nutter, anutter -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Cricket Tournament
Produced by the Student Council of India
With cooperation from the GSG and CRS
CRS Artificial Turf Field (by Comcast Center)
Point of contact: Brad Conrad, gsg-vpca -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Cross cultural Brown Bag Dialogue: And Still I Rise: Black Women in Higher Education
Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2007, 12:30-2:00 pm, 0207 Student Involvement Suite, Conference Room A, Stamp
Event Description: Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy will be hosting the Cross Cultural Brown Bag Dialogue, "And Still I Rise: Black Women in Higher Education". We encourage you to come out to discuss the challenges faced by Black women in higher education institutions. Come share your experiences and voice your concerns about being a female minority in college. You don't want to miss this!
Point of contact:

Sound your Horn! Transportation Forum
Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2007, 1:00-2:00 pm, Nanticoke Room, Stamp
Event Description: We welcome you to share your experiences and concerns regarding your commute and ways it could be improved. Sponsored by the Department of Transportation Services and Off-Campus Student Involvement. Point of contact: Jennifer Bonnet, jbonnet -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Assembly Meeting
Friday, Mar. 30, 2007, 2:00-3:30 pm, Crist Board Room, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Point of contact: Aaron Tobiason, gsg-vpla-=AT=-umd.edu

Grad Pub
Friday, Mar. 30, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30 pm, Maryland Club, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Ph.D Completion Workshops, sponsored by the Graduate School
Fridays, Mar. 9, 16, 30 and April 6, 4:30-6:30 pm, 0200 Skinner
Event Description:
Mar. 9: Writing your Dissertation in 15 Minutes a Day: How to Start, Revise, Revise, and Finish Your Doctoral Dissertation. Conducted by Joan Bolker, Ed.D, co-Founder of the Harvard Writing Center and author of The Writer's Home Companion: An Anthology of the World's Best Writing Advice. Dissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as well as someone who understand their particular situation. Joan Bolker offers invaluable suggestions for "blocked" writers encouraging them to discover individual work plans that promote productivity. Using field-tested strategies and positive reinforcement, she buoys the student through the entire process, from choosing a topic and advisor to setting short-term deadlines, revising, defending the dissertation and deciding to publish the dissertation as articles, transforming it into a book and becoming a writer. Refreshments will be available!
Mar. 16: Dissertation Writing Roundtable
Mar. 30: Writing for Publication
Apr. 6: Writing for Publication Roundtable

Register online no later than the Thursday before the workshop date under the category: Graduate School WorkshopsCourse: GRAD: [Title of the Workshop]
Sponsored by The Graduate School and PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)For more information, visit the Ph.D. Completion Project Workshop Series website.
Point of contact: Questions: 301.405.1483 or at retention@gradschool.umd.edu

Graduate Student Government Elections
Stay tuned to find out the latest details for the upcoming GSG Elections!
Friday, Feb. 9: Candiate forms and information packet will be posted on the website. This is the first day that the Elections Committee will accept applications
Sunday, Mar 11: Last day to turn in applications to run for office
Mar. 12-16: Candidate Information Session will take place
Friday, Mar. 16:Campaigning begins
Friday, Mar. 16:A "Meet the Candidates Forum" directly after the Assembly meeting in the Crist Board Room, 3:30 pm
April 10-17: Elections will be held

Point of contact: Brian Laub, blaub -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Kickball Tournament
At Engineering Fields. Details to follow.
Point of contact: Brad Conrad, bconrad -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Grad Pub
Friday, April 6, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30 pm, Maryland Club, Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center
Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

EFR EVENT: SPARSH 2007, by the Student Council of India
Sunday, April 8, 2007, Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Event Description: Details to follow
Point of contact: Sanket Panchamia, president@scimd.org

Graduate Research Interaction Day: Nine Decades of Scholarhsip and Innovation
Thursday, April 12, 2007, Colony Ballroom, Stamp
Event Description: GRID 2007 is a one-day inter-disciplinary and inter-program symposium consisting of both poster and oral presentations. All UMCP graduate students are eligible to showcase their research project. $6000 in travel awards will be awarded to the top competitors within their presentation theme! Abstract registration deadline is Friday, March 16th.
Check out the GRID website for more information and registration details.
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

President's Commission on Disability Issues Open Forum
Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:30 AM - 5:00 AM
Location: Maryland Room of Marie Mount
Link: http://www.president.umd.edu/PCDI/news/2007-04-17-Open%20Forum.html
Please join the President's Commission on Disability Issues to discuss how we can improve the University of Maryland to meet the needs of students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities.

EFR Event: Chemistry in Our Own Atmosphere: What can it teach us about Mars?
Time: Thursday, April 16, 2007 3:00 pm
Location: Marker Seminar Room (Chem Blg.)
Event Description: The current president of NOBCChE, Dr. Joseph Francisco, has been invited to speak at the University Of Maryland about his some of his experiences as a chemist in academia. Professionals in the scientific community, as well as the rest of the College Park community are invited to join us for this talk and the reception to follow.
Contact: Nacheshia Pierce, nmpierce@hotmail.com

GSG Presents Weekly Ultimate Frisbee Games
Wednesdays throughout the Spring semester, 3:30-5:30 pm, Armory
Event Description: The Graduate Student Government Sport and Social Committee invites you to the Armory for ultimate frisbee! We're holding a weekly pick-up game every Wednesday for the rest of the semester. We'll be playing indoor in the Armory 3:30-5:30pm every Wednesday. Please bring non-marking shoes, as the floor has just been refinished (we will switch to the Engineering Fields at 6:00 pm once daylight savings time begins). All Maryland students welcome!
Point of contact: Brad Conrad, gsg-vpca -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Sun Microsystems Event
Time: Thursday, May 3, 2007, 1:00-5:00 pm
Location: Stamp Student Union, Grand Ballroom Lounge, Room 1209
Description: Sun Campus Participation Seminar Series Performance and knowledge are joining to enhance IT initiatives for higher education. For those of you who want to learn about Sun's education innovations for the Participation Age, please join us for this strategic briefing. Sun Microsystems is pleased to invite you to attend this special briefing for the education community, including IT professionals, faculty, and students. Hear directly from Sun Executive and Technical management about our modular systems and software -- and how Sun's strategy and design approach enables higher education institutions to deploy solutions with unmatched flexibility, extensibility, and scalability.
Point of contact: Register at www.suneventreg.com, event ID 1530

Young Atlanticist Discussion with Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
Time: Thursday, May 3, 12:00-1:00 pm
Location: The Atlantic Council of the United States, 11th Floor, 1101 15th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005, Tel. (202) 778-4954
Event Description: The Atlantic Council of the United States office of education and the successor generations invites you to a Young Atlanticist Discussion with Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of the Republic of Latvia. Ushering her country out of the challenging post-cold war period and into the European Union and NATO, President Vike-Freiberga is recognized as a premier regional leader and a popular figure in Latvian politics. President Vike-Freiberga will address students in Washington DC and share her perspective on regional issues in Eastern Europe and the experiences of EU and NATO membership. The event will be webcast to international audiences in the United States and Europe.
Contact: To register or to nominate a young Atlanticist please contact Brooke R. Heaton, Assistant Director of Education at bheaton@acus.org

East Campus Open Forums
Times and Locations:
Students: Thursday, May 3, 3:00-5:00 pm. Visitor Center Auditorium
Faculty/Staff: Friday, May 4, 12:00-1:00 pm (brown bag lunch). 0117 Tydings Hall
College Park residents: Monday, May 7, 7:00-9:00 pm. Ritchie Coliseum
Event Description: Please help me spread the word about 3 upcoming forums on East Campus, the new development slated to have over 2000 beds of graduate student housing. The University is hosting these sessions to give an overview of the preliminary conceptual plans for the redevelopment of East Campus. The sessions are open and scheduled to provide different opportunities for attendance.
Point of contact: Irene Redmiles at iredmile -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

GSG Assembly Meeting
Time: Friday, May 4, 2:00-3:30 pm
Location: Margaret Brent Room, Stamp Student Union
Point of contact: Aaron Tobiason, gsg-vpla -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

Grad Pub
Time:Friday, May 4, 2007, 3:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: Fairway and University Rooms, Mulligan's, Golf Course
Description:Free food and cheap drinks for grad students!
Point of contact: Kristina Heuck, gsg-vpcd -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu

GSG Presents: Chill Out Before You Stress Out!
Time: Thursday, May 10, 6:30-9:00 pm
Location: TerpZone, ground level Stamp Student Union
Event Description: The Graduate Student Government, through the support of the Maryland Alcohol Commission, is inviting all grad students to relax and socialize before finals time comes around. Free munchies, billiards and bowling. We have reserved 10 billiard tables and 8 bowling lanes for your leisure. So you better come out and play! All Maryland grad students welcome!
Point of contact: Tina Zarpour, tzarpour@anth.umd.edu

EFR Event: Association of Doctoral Students May Luncheon
Thursday, May 10, 12:00-2:00 pm, Van Munching Inner Courtyard
Event Description:

Point of contact: Tugkan Tuzun, stuzun@rhsmith.edu

EFR Event: End-of-Semester Persian Night
Time: Friday, May 18, 7:00 pm-midnight
Location: Graduate Hills party room located at 3407, Tulane Drive, Hyattsville 20783.
Event Description: End of Semester Persian Night!
Enjoy refreshments, Persian traditional music, Iranian DJ music and dance
Point of contact: RSVP to Nassim (nowire77@gmail.com) by May 15th

EFR Event: Meet the BGSA Cook-Out
Time: Saturday, June 2, 1:00 pm-dusk
Location: Paint Branch Parkway Community Park, 5250 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, Maryland
Event Description: The Soul of Academia has come to a conclusion. Join the Black Graduate Student Association as we say farewell to our 2006-07 board and welcome the new executive board. There will be plenty of FOOD and an opportunity to learn more about the vision of the BGSA. All Graduate Organizations are welcome to share information about their groups
Point of contact: Asha Dobbs at aldobbs -[at]- umd -[dot]- edu or Tina Ligon tligon@mail.umd.edu

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