Communication Email: April 29, 2009
April 29, 2009
Hi everyone,
I hope you are all doing well as the semester draws to a close. The end is in
sight! SASgov is finished with events and announcements for the semester, but
here is the last set of announcements from GAPSA. GradFest and the annual boat
cruise are this weekend, so if you’re looking for something fun to do on
Saturday, I highly recommend them!
Wishing you best of luck and a very happy summer,
Caroline
GAPSA Weekly 4/27
1. GradFest 2009: This Saturday, May 2nd
2. Upcoming Events
3. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Dissertation Support Group
4. Wharton Business Plan Venture Finals
5. 2008 - 2009 DCC (Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism) Workshop
6. Graduate Student Center Programs
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1. * GradFest 2009
* CASINO * HAPPY HOUR * QUIZZO * HEAD-2-HEAD TOURNAMENT * CARNIVAL * PICNIC *
GAMES FUNSHOPS * SWAG * MORE!
GRADFEST09, THIS SATURDAY MAY 2nd!!!
This is your last week to buy your Gradfest09 tickets! Tickets can be purchased
at the Graduate Student Center or at
https://gapsa.ticketleap.com/buy-tickets/special-event-ticketing/gradfest09/philadelphia/8616E9FF-EC34-43FB-AEE6-081710488FD
for NO EXTRA CHARGE!
With the purchase of your Gradfest Ticket you are automatically entered to win
these great prizes: Lenovo Lap Top, $1500 Bed Bath & Beyond Complete Living
Room/Bed Room/Kitchen Set, Penn Club Summer Membership, and many more prizes!!
Come Cheer on your School as they battle it out in our very first Head-2-Head
Competition!
Do you think you have the best Quizzo Team around? Come prove it at Gradfest!
Please visit the http://www.gapsa.upenn.edu/engage/gradfest for more information
or email gradfest@gmail.com
* CASINO * HAPPY HOUR * QUIZZO * HEAD-2-HEAD TOURNAMENT * CARNIVAL * PICNIC *
GAMES FUNSHOPS * SWAG * MORE!
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2. Upcoming Events
* Phillies vs. Nationals
Watch the 2008 World Series Champs take on the Washington Nationals!!! Enjoy
the game, the food, and free Charlie Manuel Bobblehead Figurine!!!
Date: April 28, 2009
Time: 7:05PM
Location: Citizens Bank Park
Tickets: $15 (includes game, $10 food voucher, and free souvenir at the park)
Tickets are on sale at the GAPSA office ONLY on April 27 between 7:00-8:45PM and
April 28 between 2-4PM. Tickets are sold on a first-come serve-basis with a 6
ticket max per Penn card. Make sure you are one of the first to buy your
tickets!!! This game will sell out!!!
* Happy Hour at Jose Pistola’s
Come take a break from finals, papers, proposals, and preparations for
graduation!
Address: 263 South 15th Street (between Locust and Spruce)
Time: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Date: Thursday, April 30
Details: $5 cover at the door includes unlimited domestic beers and appetizers
* Annual GAPSA Moonlight Boat Cruise
Sail away on the Spirit of Philadelphia for our annual moonlight boat cruise!
Every year, 500 grad and professional students take part in this special
evening of dining, drinking, and dancing. Tickets always sell out fast so make
sure you are one of the first to purchase your tickets! Formal wear
requested.
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2009
Time: 11:00 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Cost: $35 (includes dinner, dancing, and open bar); 2 ticket limit
Tickets go on sale April 1, 2009 at 11AM at the Grad Student Center. You must be
21+ with valid ID and Penn grad card.
*Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Enjoy great Mexican food and margaritas at one of the best Mexican restaurants
in the city!
Location: Las Bugambilias
Address: 148 South Street
Date: May 5, 2009
Time: 8-10PM
Details: 3-course dinner plus 1 margarita and 1 non-alcoholic drink. Choice of
1 appetizer, 1 entree, and 1 dessert. For details and ticket purchases, visit
gapsa.ticketleap.com. Limited seating!
Cost: $28 (a value of over $60)
Must be 21+ with valid Penn and 21+ ID.
2 ticket max per Penn card.
* Tickets are on sale this week for the following events. Please visit
http://www.gapsa.upenn.edu/engage/events for the full list of upcoming GAPSA
events. GAPSA Mural Arts Tour, May 15, 2009; Live Jazz and Champagne Brunch,
May 17, 2009; GAPSA Trip to Longwood Gardens, May 30, 2009.
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3. * CAPS DISSERTATION SUPPORT GROUP
The CAPS Dissertation Support Group is designed to help provide structure,
support and validation of the complex challenges involved in successful
dissertation completion. It is for doctoral students who have completed
coursework and prelims.
For information about this free, confidential group, contact
Dr. Margaret Fichter at Counseling and Psychological Services: fich@upenn.edu
215 898-7021
4. * Wharton Business Plan Competition Venture Finals
The premier event of the WBPC, the Venture Finals, is a unique opportunity for
the “Great Eight” finalists to present their business plans to distinguished
judges, who will select the winners on Wednesday, April 29th (JMHH G06) at 1
p.m.
All students are invited to attend the 2009 Wharton BPC Venture
Finals.
The schedule of events is as follows:
1.00 - 4.45 p.m.:
Finalist Presentations (JMHH G06)
4.45 - 6.15 p.m.: People’s Choice
Award (JMHH Forum Level); Networking Reception; Award Ceremony
For
additional details and to register visit:
http://bpc.wharton.upenn.edu/ventureFinals/venturefinals.html
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5. * 2008 - 2009 DCC (Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism) GRADUATE
WORKSHOP SERIES http://www.sas.upenn.edu/dcc/workshops/graduate.html
The DCC Graduate Workshop aims to stimulate interdisciplinary research on the
challenges and opportunities that the spread of citizenship in constitutional
democracies poses. If you would like to join a growing group of graduate
students from Penn and surrounding universities committed to helping each other
on this exciting research agenda (presenting papers, serving as a discussant,
reading each other’s papers, contributing to discussion), please email any of
the following graduate fellows: Phillip Buckley (buckleyd@dolphin.upenn.edu),
Jo Cohen (cohenjo3@sas.upenn.edu), or Willie Gin (wgin@sas.upenn.edu). Coffee,
cookies, beer, and pizza will be served at all meetings!
April 30 (4:00 PM, room TBA): Forum—Information, Deliberation, and Oversight
C. Daniel Myers, “Information Sharing and Democratic Deliberation”
Meredith Wooten, “Overlooked or Out of Sight? Congressional Oversight of
Intelligence, 1945-2000”
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6. * Graduate Student Center Programs
* Navigating the Dissertation
Peer Statistics Advising
http://gsc.upenn.edu/register/
* Navigating the Grant
Peer-to-Peer Grant Application Advising
http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/navgrant/advisee.php
* Upcoming Grants & Fellowships
Apply Now!
