Hello all,

Enjoy the cooler weather while it lasts! Here is your SASgov weekly, for 8/13.

Sincerely,

Suzanne

SASgov Weekly – August 13, 2009

1. Upcoming SASgov Events & Announcements

a. SAS Bash! Sept. 14

2. Upcoming GAPSA Events & Announcements

a. Cuba Libre Brunch, August 16

b. Represent graduate students to the University!

3. Other University Announcements

a. Call for papers: Graduate Workshop of the Penn Interdisciplinary Program for Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism

b. Daily Pennsylvanian looking for columnists and cartoonists

4. Other Events of Interest

a. UPenn Bookstore – Sept. 8 book discussion of “U-Chic: The College Girl’s Guide to Everything”

5. Graduate Student Center Programs / Announcements

a. Enroll/waive student health insurance

b. Incoming students: Attend New Grad Student Orientation

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1. Upcoming SASgov Events

SASgov strives to improve the living, learning, and working experience of graduate students in the School of Arts and Sciences.  For more information, please visit http://www.sas.upenn.edu/sasgov/

a. SAS Bash! Monday, 9/14, 5-7 PM, Warden Garden, Penn Museum Come catch up with old friends, meet new ones and celebrate the start of another school year. SASgov is hosting a party at the Penn Museum in the Warden Garden located at 3260 South St. The event is free with a Penn SAS graduate ID and government ID and will have beer, wine, cocktails and catering by Di Bruno Brothers! The Museum will also allow students to walk around parts of the museum too.

Please contact sasgov-comm@sas.upenn.edu with questions about SASgov social activities.

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2.  Upcoming GAPSA Events & Announcements

GAPSA is the university-wide student government for all graduate and professional students at the University of Pennsylvania.

Note: The events below complete the summer programming GAPSA is offering. Be sure to purchase your tickets early for these great events!

*Please visit http://www.gapsa.upenn.edu/engage/events for more information on upcoming GAPSA events.

a. Cuba Libre Brunch, August 16  *NEARLY SOLD OUT*

Date:  Sunday, August 16^th; 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Location: Cuba Libre - 10 South 2nd Street (between Market and Walnut)

Details:  Tickets are $13; limit 2 per Penn graduate ID.  Tickets are on sale *NOW* exclusively on Ticketleap.  Must present Penn grad ID for admittance and 21+ ID to receive the alcoholic beverage.

Questions: contact gapsa.sa@gmail.com

b. Represent graduate students to the University!

Want to represent Grad Students to the University?  Have an interest in how Penn deals with issues of equity, academic development or a variety of other issues?  Apply for a GAPSA University Committee or Advisory Board seat!  The deadline for priority applications is August 20th.  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=a8z6kk5iuB8skIcFx8CdzA_3d_3d If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Jacobson, GAPSA VC Equity and Access, at gapsa.vcpluralism@gmail.com.

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3. Other University Events

a. Call for papers: Graduate Workshop of the Penn Interdisciplinary Program for Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism

The Graduate Workshop of the Penn Interdisciplinary Program for Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism is now calling for proposals for papers to present in the fall 2009 semester. This call is open to all graduate students at Penn and in the Philadelphia area. We are interested in bringing into dialogue a variety of scholars, approaches and themes, especially as related to this year’s topic of Sovereignty, Territoriality, and Plural Citizenships. Paper topics might include questions of identity, colonial discourses, diplomacy, nationalisms, postcolonial state formation, gender and citizenship, contests over and within national and territorial boundaries, and liberation movements. If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a provisional title and a short abstract (200 to 300 words) no later than August 17th to PennDCC@gmail.com.

You can find the abstracts and papers from previous workshops on the DCCGraduate Workshop website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/dcc/workshops/graduate.html

Please also email us if you would like to be added to any of the DCC emailing lists or have any questions about the DCC graduate workshop. PennDCC@gmail.com

b. Daily Pennsylvanian looking for columnists and cartoonists!

The Daily Pennsylvanian is looking for witty, creative, and dedicated people to author weekly or bi-weekly print columns and to pen weekly cartoons for our publication. We seek out the most diverse, interesting, and funny voices on campus to make students think and laugh. Every day, 12,000 copies of the DP are picked up around campus, where students turn to the editorial page to hear commentary on the day’s issues. The role is time-intensive, but ultimately incredibly rewarding. Applications are due August 25, 2009. Please contact  Alyssa Schwenk at applications@dailypennsylvanian.com if you have any questions or visit dailypennsylvanian.com.

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4. Other Events of Interest

a. UPenn Bookstore - discussion of “U Chic”

Penn Alumna Christie Garton will be here on Tuesday, Sept. 8 discussing her

book “U Chic: The College Girl’s Guide to Everything”

Christie is a 2006 graduate of the law school and has a social website by

the same title (www.universitychic.com)

Event Details:

Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6PM

Alumna Christie Garton

“U-Chic: The College Girl’s Guide to Everything”

The ultimate girls’ guide to college life, brought to you by

universitychic.com - the number 1 online resource and community network for

college women.

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5. Graduate Student Center Programs / Announcements

*Please visit http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/ for more information on upcoming Grad Student Center events.

a. Enroll/waive student health insurance

All full time and dissertation status students must enroll in or waive student health insurance by August 31.  Students who do not waive will be signed up for insurance.

b. Incoming students: Attend New Grad Student Orientation

New grad and professional students: Learn about Penn and Philadelphia through the Grad Center’s NSO programs.  Register for these events at http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/register/

And don’t worry, NSO events are repeated in late August and early September for those arriving later!

Fun in Philadelphia Seminar

Wednesday, August 12; 4:00-5:00PM; Room 305, Grad Center, 3615 Locust Walk

Living Safely at Penn Seminar

Wednesday, August 12; 5:00-6:00PM; Room 305, Grad Center, 3615 Locust Walk

Transportation Seminar

Thursday, August 13; 4:00-5:00PM; Room 305, Grad Center, 3615 Locust Walk

Understanding Health Insurance Seminar

Thursday, August 13; 5:00-6:00PM; Room 305, Grad Center, 3615 Locust Walk

Walking Tour of Philadelphia

Saturday, August 29; 10:00-11:30AM; meet in the Common Room of the Grad Center

Campus Tour

Monday, August 31; 10:30AM-12:00PM; meet in the Common Room of the Grad Center.