Hello all,

Here is the SASgov Weekly for August 18! Please note the extended time for the SAS Bash, on Monday, Sept. 14.

Sincerely,

Suzanne

SASgov Weekly – August 18, 2009

1. Upcoming SASgov Events & Announcements

a. SAS Bash! Sept. 14

b. Represent UPenn graduate students on the Grievance Committee

2. Upcoming GAPSA Events & Announcements

a. Summer event pictures available on web page.

b. Represent graduate students to the University!

3. Other University Announcements

a. Call for Papers: Penn Politics & History Graduate Workshop. 2009-2010 Theme: Changing Narratives of Liberty

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

c. Daily Pennsylvanian looking for columnists and cartoonists

4. Other Events of Interest

a. UPenn Bookstore – Sept. 14 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, 5-8 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! Students will be allowed to walk around parts of the museum too.

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

b. Represent your fellow students on the Grievance Committee

This committee, composed of students and faculty, works with the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in the final possible stage of the Academic Grievance Procedure. Two positions on this committee are open to students in PhD track degree programs within the School of Arts and Sciences and to students in Master’s programs in either the College of Liberal and Professional Studies or the School of Arts and Sciences.

Grievance Committee meetings are expected to be infrequent, but due to the nature of cases discussed, the proceedings must be kept confidential. Please submit your application by September 15. No applications will be accepted after this date. Applicants will be contacted if they are chosen within two weeks of the application closing. The chosen applicants will be required to attend the SASgov meeting on Tuesday, September 29, 6:30-7:30pm in 3619 Locust, where they will be given a final review by SASgov’s General Body.

For a complete description of the new Grievance Procedure, please contact the SASgov Vice President for Policy at sasgov-policy@sas.upenn.edu

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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. Summer event pictures!

Did you attend any GAPSA social events this summer? Check out the pictures on the GAPSA webpage: http://www.gapsa.upenn.edu/gapsa-photos-page If you have pictures you would like to share, please contact gapsa.pr@gmail.com

Lots of fun events are coming in September! Check the GAPSA events page for the latest scoop!

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: Penn Politics & History Graduate Workshop. 2009-2010 Theme: Changing Narratives of Liberty

The Penn Politics & History Graduate Workshop is calling for proposals for the fall 2009 semester. This call is open to all graduate students at Penn and in the Philadelphia area.

We are interested in bringing together graduate students from a variety of disciplinary and methodological backgrounds to present and discuss working papers related to this year’s theme: Changing Narratives of Liberty. Paper topics could include questions of citizenship, liberation movements, religious toleration, political discourses, and surveillance, among others.We encourage students in any department or stage of research to apply.

Participants will be asked to present an unpublished paper for discussion at the monthly workshop. An interdisciplinary group of graduate participants will provide constructive feedback and discussion about the submitted papers. The workshop is intended to
function as an informal and collaborative setting for students whose work crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries.

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please send a tentative title and a short abstract (200 to 300 words) no later than September 15th to coordinate@gsc.upenn.edu. Please email us if you would like to be added to our emailing list or have any questions about the Politics & History graduate workshop.

b. 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

c. 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 Monday, Sept. 14 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:

Monday, Sept. 14 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.