Table of Contents

 

1. Important Announcements

a. Know Vietnamese? Help Hurricane Katrina Victims!

b. Check out Magazine Foundations Online!

 

2. Events/Opportunities on Campus

a. AASA-affiliated Group Events!

    > SAS National Day of Service!

b. Yale Southeast Asia Studies Seminar Series: “Surveillance States: Police & Political Transformations in America’s Philippine Empire”

c. East Asia Library Workshops at Cross Campus Library!        

d. RAICES Week at La Casa: “Literacy: Empowerment One Word at a Time”

e. Yale South East Asian Studies Reception!

f. Chaplain’s Office Bereavement Group

g. Apply to be on the Multifaith Council! Deadline October 3.

h. Yale Graduate School Mentoring Program

i. Women’s Center Art Fund!

j. UN 2005 Summit Discussion

k. UCS Presentation: Women in Finance

l. Support Latino Heritage Month! Keynote speaker Thursday!

 

 

3. Events off Campus

a, Benefit for APIA Survivors of Hurricane Katrina in NYC this Thursday!

b. Boston Asian Students Intercollegiate Conference (BASIC) @ Tufts October 1!

c. Fall Writing Workshops at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop.

d. Sudan Mobilization Conference at Columbia!

 

4. Jobs, Scholarship, Fellowship, & Internship Information

a. TV News Assistant Producer Job Opening!

b. Questions about Mercer? Consulting in general? Join Mercer Management Consulting for afternoon tea chats!

c. Casting Notice for Asian Female Actor!

d. Corporate Executive Board (CEB) presentation at Omni!

e. Study Poverty & Wealth Distribution in Hong Kong & New Haven

f. Green Corps Environmental Leadership Program

g. Credit Suisse First Boston Presentation

h. Legal Services Organization needs translators!

i. Gates Cambridge Scholarships: Deadline Oct 15.

 

 

Note: If you or your organization has announcements that you would like to be included in this weekly email, please send them ahead of time (i.e. at least one Sunday before the event) to altaf@yale.edu so that the announcement may be sent out in a timely fashion.

 

Table of Contents

 

A. Important Announcements  

 

1. Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina

Translated material is need for Hurricane Katrina victims to assist in the processing of paperwork from the federal government. If anyone is available and willing to translate between English and Vietnamese, contact hung.nguyen@ncvaonline.org for more info.

2. Get excited! The AASA magazine, Foundations, has finally been released in print form – check out your college libraries, the cultural houses, and dining halls for a copy! You can also read it now online at www.yale.edu/aasa/foundations.

 

B.  Events on Campus

 

1. Mark your Calendars!

          a. SAS National Day of Service!





What does it take to actually be the change you wish to see in the world? 
Come rouse your civic spirit with the South Asian Society on Saturday, October 1st, 2005.

email kalindi.winfield@yale.edu to sign up as a volunteer for the Gandhi Day of Service
We will meet the morning of Saturday, October 1st.
Events include a short talk on Gandhi and several organized service projects.


this is only a beginning, it's up to you make the change


                                                                                            

2.   Yale Southeast Asia Studies Seminar Series: “Surveillance States: Police & Political Transformations in America’s Philippine Empire”

With Speaker, Alfred W. McCoy, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

When: Wednesday, September 28^st Noon

Where: Room 203, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave

 

For Abstract and Speaker Bio, see http://www.yale.edu/seas/AMcCoy.htm

3.

East Asia Library Workshops
Fall 2005

*All the workshops will take place in the Electronic Classroom of the Cross Campus Library (CCL). To register, please email mary.bradway@yale.edu. Thanks!

Using Yomiuri Shinbun Online (Haruko Nakamura)
September 27 (Tuesday), 4-5 p.m.
Yomiuri Shinbun is a major Japanese newspaper and the Yomiuri Shinbun Online provides access to the articles published on Yomiuri from 1874 to 1960. In this session, participants will learn how to connect to and conduct search in Yomiuri Shinbun Online.

Using RefWorks to Manage Citations and Create Bibliographies (Tao Yang)
September 29 (Thursday), 4-5 p.m.
RefWorks is bibliographic management tool that Yale Library subscribes to and is freely available to the Yale community. RefWorks is web-based and is compatible with East Asian languages. This hands-on session will walk you through the steps of importing citations, creating bibliographies, and sharing citations. (For researchers who’d like to use EndNote, an alternative to RefWorks, the East Asia Library staff can also provide one-on-one instruction in the East Asia Library Office. Please contact Tao Yang.)

Using the Electronic Version of Siku Quanshu (Tao Yang; Chi-wah Chan)
October 31 (Monday), 2:30-3:20 p.m.
Siku Quanshu is a major collection of classical Chinese texts and the electronic version of Siku Quanshu provides access to the full text of this collection. In this session, participants will learn the ways of conducting search, identifying pagination, and using reference tools.

Using Chinese newspapers and periodicals (Tao Yang)
November 1 (Tuesday), 2:30-3:20 p.m.
This session addresses two issues: identifying Chinese newspapers and periodicals, and using indexes to find articles.

Finding English-language Scholarly articles on East Asia (Tao Yang)
November 3 (Thursday), 2:30-3:20 p.m.
This session will discuss the strategies of finding English-language scholarly articles on East Asia, with the emphasis on using a variety of electronic resources.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tao Yang
Public Services Librarian, East Asia Library
Yale University Library
Office: SML 212
Phone: (203)432-1794
E-mail: tao.yang@yale.edu

4.

For more information on any of these events, please contact
marisol.leon@yale.edu, or liara.silva@yale.edu

The Hermanas of the Pi Chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Señoritas
Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc., invite you to RAICES Week 2005.

Our theme is "Literacy: Empowerment One Word at a Time."

Monday, September 26th
Juntos por JUNTA
Come to an information session about JUNTA for Progressive Action­the
oldest Latino social service agency in New Haven.   Want to get involved
in the New Haven Latino community? Interested in community outreach?
Come hear about the different services provided by JUNTA and the
different ways you can get involved.
Time: 5pm
Location: Gallery at La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St.

Tuesday, September 27th
Nuestra Lucha: Identifying and addressing the educational needs of our
community
*Dr. Aurelia Silva speaks about her work in assisting school districts
across the nation in setting up literature and literacy programs in
grades K-12.  She has done extensive research in biliteracy and literacy
development; has played an active role in the International Reading
Association, the Center for Expansion of Language and Thinking, and the
National Council of Teachers of English.
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Gallery at La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St.

Wednesday, September 28th
Unidas: A series of discussions on issues affecting the Latina Community
Our first topic is: “Nuestras raices, nuestra educación.”  How do our
roots and culture affect the value we place on our education?   How do
we balance becoming more educated and still being ‘true’ to our culture?
 Come and discuss the misconceptions and contradictions surrounding the
image of the ‘educated Latina.’
*Discussion facilitated by SLU Hermanas and Grad Student Kaysha Corinealdi
Time: 8pm
Location: Gallery at La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St.

Thursday, September 29th
Nuestra Voz: A spoken word event. 
Come share your poetry, music, etc. with the community.
Time: 7pm
Location: Gallery at La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St.

Friday, September 30th
Arrasando, Dance Party
Time: 9pm-1am
Location: La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St. (location is subject to change)

Saturday, October 1st
Actions behind Words: An Introduction to Business Etiquette
How do you present yourself in the corporate world? Key tips, do’s and
don’ts. Workshop facilitated by Hermanas Zazy Lopez and Nancy Rosas
Time: 1pm
Location: La Casa Cultural, 301 Crown St.*
*Workshop will be followed by an Informal Tea that will provide valuable
information about Pi Chapter and SLU as a whole.

5.

Yale Southeast Asia Studies Fall Reception

When: Wednesday, September 28^th 4-6pm

Where: 2^nd Floor Common Room, Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse Ave

 



 

§         Meet new Yale SEAS Council Member in Ethnomusicology  Sarah Weiss,
and SEA History & Literature Scholar Tony Day

§         Meet Fall 2005 Yale World Fellows Vincent Perez (from the Philippines),
and Oahn Thi Hai Khuat (from Vietnam)

§         Meet or re-connect with faculty, students and friends of Southeast Asia Studies

6.

The Chaplain's Office is again sponsoring a bereavement group for students who want to talk with others about living with loss and grief following the death of someone significant.  The group will meet on Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., beginning September 27 and continuing for six weeks (with additional meetings at the option of the group).  We will meet in the Lovett Room on the lower level of Battell Chapel.  Susan Olson from the Divinity School is serving as Coordinator for Student Ministries at Battell this year, and she joins me in facilitating the group.  Although we are both ordained ministers, it is important to note that this not a religious support group, and it is open to students of all religious traditions and no religious tradition.  Undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students are welcome.  If you would like more information, please contact me (432-2675; martha.highsmith@yale.edu ) or Susan (432-9485; susan.olson@yale.edu ).  We hope that you will pass this information along to any students you know who may benefit from being part of such a group, or you may send their names to me and I will be in touch with them. 
 
All best,
Martha Highsmith

 

7.

Yale's Multifaith Council (MFC)
is now accepting applications for our 2005-6 student fellows

Who we are:

            The Multifaith Council is a group of undergraduates who serve as

            student fellows of, and advisory board to, the Yale Chaplain’s Office

            a discussion group, and

            a planning committee for multifaith events, and 

What we do:

            The Council accomplishes this through several regular activities:

            Council retreats and biweekly meetings (Tuesdays at 5:30PM),

            open Moveable Feasts (dinners and dialogue)

            a school-wide Community Service Day, and

            Chaplain’s Teas featuring various campus personalities. 

How we do it:

            In all of these programs the Council strives to create an atmosphere of respect and openness in which students of diverse faiths can engage in challenging and serious learning together.  Even as our discussions turn toward sensitive subjects, such as conceptions of forgiveness, responses to evil, and applying religion to life at Yale, they are always characterized by curiosity and good humor.

Who should apply: If you’re interested in sharing your faith experience and exploring others’ in an accepting setting with students of various backgrounds, please apply!

8.

Choosing A Life of the Mind:
 The Yale Graduate School Mentoring Program

Please join  PETER SALOVEY, DEAN YALE COLLEGE and JON BUTLER, DEAN YALE GRADUATE SCHOOL

in a lively discussion on mentoring.

 

·        Would you like to be MENTORED by a current advanced Yale graduate student who shares your academic and professional interests? 
·        Do you want to participate in activities that address issues of concern for students of color, women and other traditionally underrepresented students in academia?

 
If so, you might be interested in participating in the Yale Graduate School Mentoring Program, an initiative sponsored by the Graduate School’s Office for Diversity & Equal Opportunity.  The goal of the program is to provide a support and resource structure for diverse undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing graduate study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences.  Current advanced Yale graduate students will serve as mentors.
          
If you would like to have a graduate student mentor or want to find out more about the Yale Graduate School Mentoring Program, we invite you to join us for a very special dinner and program entitled “Choosing A Life of the Mind” on:
 
Date:          Wednesday, October 5, 2005
Time:          5:30 –7:00 p.m. (Dinner will be served)
Place:         Hall of Graduate Studies,  320 York Street,  Room 211 (HGS 211)
 
Guest Speakers: Peter Salovey, Dean Yale College
Jon Butler, Dean Yale Graduate School
         
RSVP:        E-mail Dean Cariaga-Lo at liza.cariaga-lo@yale.edu or call 432-0763 by  Monday, October 3, 2005 to reserve your place, as seating is limited.

 

9.

The Women's Center Art Fund is funded by the Women's Center endowment
and encourages undergraduates to create art that has a gendered and/or
feminist slant. Each Women's Center Art Fund project lasts for one
semester, with a reception to present the work when completed. The art
remains on display in the Women's Center.

Deadline: Friday, October 7, 2005

The application for the art fund is attached to this email. Please fill
it out and email to elizabeth.stvictor@yale.edu

 

***********************************************************
**Want to support the Women's Center? Come out and staff**

In order to keep the Women's Center open, we need willing staffers.
If you can commit one hour a week to helping out, or you just want to
know more about staffing, email margaret.doherty@yale.edu .

 

10. Yale Center for the Study of Globalization presents
 
The United Nations 2005 World Summit
 What was the outcome and what does the future hold?
 A roundtable discussion
 
 Tuesday, September 27, 4:00 p.m.
Luce Hall Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Avenue
 
The Honorable Munir Akram
Ambassador to the UN, Pakistan

The Honorable Dirk Jan von den Berg
Ambassador to the UN, Netherlands

Robert Orr
United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Planning
 
Paul Kennedy
J. Richardson Dilworth Professor of History; Director, International Security Studies

Moderator:
Ernesto Zedillo
Director, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
UN Secretary-Generalís Special Envoy

 
Free and Open to the Public
For more information visit our website at www.ycsg.yale.edu or call 432-1900

 

11.

UCS Invites you to a panel discussion...

Women in Finance

 

Ann Brennan, Goldman Sachs

Managing Director, Investment Grade Sales

Kathryn Quigley, Credit Suisse First Boston

Managing Director and Global Equity COO & CFO

 
Kelly Stevens, Lehman Brothers
Sr. Vice President and Global Finance CAO

 

 
Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Career Services
55 Whitney Ave. Room 369

 

12.

Support Latino Heritage Month!

Please note that our keynote speaker will be speaking at 5:30. This event  is free for undergraduates and those with residential college meal plans. Graduate students and other community members are welcome to join us, however, there will be a fee for the cost of your dinner. EVERYONE attending (undergraduate or not) MUST RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there!
 


 

C. Events off Campus

 

1.

 

RELIEF:

A Benefit for APIA Survivors of Hurricane Katrina Survivors in NYC, 

SF, and LA

 

 The top APIA talents in spoken word, music, and hip-hop come out to

 show their support for the Vietnamese and other immigrant  communities

 of New Orleans who have been neglected by mainstream aid agencies.

 100% of proceeds go to charity for Asian families affected by the

 disaster. Come out and support your peeps!

 

 Featuring DJ Kuttin Kandi, Regie Cabico, Suheir Hammad, Kevin So,

 Vudoo Soul, Ishle Yi Park, DJ Rekha, Mango Tribe, Taiyo, The Ides,

 Kontrast, Jared Rehberg, The Ravens, Jason Hwang, & more!

 

 Thursday, September 29

 Doors open @7pm / Show starts 7:30pm

 The ImaginAsian / 239 E. 59th St. (b/w 1st & 2 nd Ave.)

 Directions: Take N/W/R/4/5/6/F trains to 59th St./ Lexington Ave.

 $7-30 sliding scale

 

    With generous support! from NYU a/p/a institute, The ImaginAsian,

    REACHip hop, Mike Kang, Greg Pak, and more…

 

    Visit http://nosheetsleft.com/relief.html frequently for updates!

 

INTERESTED in going with other Yale Students? Contact Aditi.Anand@yale.edu!

 

2.

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BOSTON ASIAN STUDENTS INTERCOLLEGIATE CONFERENCE @ TUFTS
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.............Saturday, October 1st, 2005.............

Ever wanted to know...
> Why there are over 125 Asian American student associations, yet there is only ONE Asian American Studies program?
> If we should idolize APA celebrities based only on their ethnicity?
> How can we use alternative forms of arts and media to construct a true representation of Asian Americans?
> How generational, socio-economic, and gender gaps affect our perceptions of
what it means to be Asian American?
>Why it's important to even care about these issues?

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REGISTER NOW - <WWW.BOSTONBASIC.ORG> - REGISTER NOW
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Featured Keynotes:
- Jean Wu, Professor of American Studies, Tufts University
- Vijai Nathan, Comedienne

Featured Workshops:
>The Fight for Asian American Studies Across College Campuses
>Get Up, Stand Up: NAASCon's Guide to Campaigning and Coalition Building
>Southeast Asian American Experiences in Digital Stories
>Voting Rights and the APA Community
>Chutney and Eggrolls: South Asians and Asian American Pan-ethnicity
>Post 9/11 Hate Crimes
>"Fetishists" and "Race Traitors" - Myths and Realities of Interracial Relationships

Some of our other speakers include:
> Tak Toyoshima, artist/writer for the comic strip Secret Asian Man
>Julie Mallozzi, director of "Once Removed" and "Monkey Dance"
>Corky Lee, renowned photographer capturing 30 years of Asian America on film
> R&B star Vudoo Soul

Please e-mail bostonbasic@gmail.com with any inquiries.

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THIS YEAR'S THEME: "Critical Mass"
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In recent years, awareness of the issues that face Asians and Asian Americans has increased across colleges and universities by students who have sought the knowledge. It is often assumed that Boston, as a center for college students, must be one of the most politically active student centers within the country. Yet, the number of college-educated Asian Americans is not an adequate indicator of social progress. It just simply is not enough. In the Boston area, there are over 125 Asian American student associations, yet there is only ONE Asian American Studies program. How are students to learn that:
Although many people of Asian descent are attaining higher education in the United States, the categorical use of "Asian" as a measure of discrimination eclipses the under-representation of Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander students in universities today.
Families of Asian American students might be paying more than $30,000 a year to attend college in the Greater Boston Area, yet many Asian American residents of Boston have family incomes that hover around $15,000.

Students are gaining awareness but are not necessarily using this knowledge to counter existing problems within society. Instead, we insist that it is the number of well-educated people who have sufficient time to develop critical insights to issues and act upon them that will ultimately help counter poverty, racism, classism, and discrimination. BASIC 2005 insists that knowledge (research and discussion of Asian American issues) and action (political activism and community service) must go together in grounding the direction of social progress.

It is from this belief that BASIC's theme is born: "Critical Mass," to address the potential that students themselves have to increase the amount of student activity within the Greater Boston community. We are at a point where there is so much capacity for change that if we do not do something with this energy, then many of our current efforts would have gone to waste. BASIC's goal is to encourage students to realize that they themselves do have power: power in the form of what routes they take to make a difference. This year's conference aims to show students that the issues that they learn about need not remain within the classroom. There is already much work being done: volunteer work helping the Cambodian in Lowell, Chinatown, the South Asians in Worcester, and the Vietnamese in Dorchester, grassroots organizing voting rights and immigrant worker rights, tackling health disparities, research with professors on the Asian communities within the local area, promoting Asians and Asian Americans accurately within the media, and pushing for representation in arts and entertainment as only a small sample. Students do not necessarily need to feel such a distance from these issues. Rather, students can actually do something about them.

Now is the time for students of Boston to increase their activity. Now because of the resource that BASIC has and continues to provide. BASIC brings hundreds of local students, activists, and scholars together for a one-day conference: this one day can serve as a catalyst for future change. The opportunity is there for students to learn, to connect, and to apply. Students need only to take up the opportunity.

The energy from this one-day conference is colossal. This momentum, this potential, could increase exponentially with pockets of students from different schools uniting together as a "Critical Mass" and working for issues that the college students of Boston are affected by and passionate about. In supporting each other and creating dialogue, the possibility of change is immense. In being active and working critically, we can truly make a difference.

 

3.

FALL WRITING WORKSHOPS
at The Asian American Writers' Workshop

To sign up for any of the three workshops, please call 212-494-0061.

All classes held at our space in Midtown Manhattan:
16 West 32nd Street, Ste 10A (btwn Broadway & 5th Ave)
New York City

WEDNESDAYS, SEPT 28 TO OCT 26, 6:30 ­ 9PM
NoMoir: Prose Writing Workshop with Quang Bao

It s not a novel, it s not a memoir. Learn how to mine personal
experiences and life observations in a supportive, structured class
dedicated to serious prose writers. Participants will workshop personal
essays, radio essays, memoirs-in-progress, reportage and creative
nonfiction. Class includes writing exercises, short readings,
group/individual critique. The workshop will focus on giving solid
shape to participants ideas for a larger memoir/writing project.
Designed for those whose work uses elements of both fiction and
nonfiction (autobiography, biography, memoir).

Quang Bao is the current Executive Director of The Asian American
Writers Workshop. His work has been featured in Ploughshares, the
Boston Globe, the New York Times and National Public Radio.

Class limited to 12 students. $300 general, $275 for members.

SATURDAY, OCT 15, 12 ­ 5PM
Intensive Playwriting Course: David Henry Hwang

An intensive daylong course designed to help playwrights access their
unconscious and stimulate dialogue, character development and theatrical
moments for the stage. Catered to all writers interested in theatre and
performance. Session will feature professional advice about writing for the
theatre, working in/for the stage, landing an agent and a first production.

David Henry Hwang is the Tony and Obie Award-winning playwright of M.
Butterfly, Golden Child, The Dance and the Railroad, and FOB. He cowrote
Disney s international musical hit Aida and his extensive repertoire further
includes three opera librettis (in collaboration with Philip Glass) and
several feature films. Hwang also serves on the Council of the Dramatists
Guild.

Class limited to 14 students. $200 general, $175 for members.

TUESDAYS, OCT 25 TO NOV 15, 6:30 ­ 9PM
Intensive Screenwriting Workshop: Sabrina Dhawan

An intensive screenwriting workshop focusing on completing a
screenplay. Through film screenings, writing, discussion and critique,
students will practice the basic principles of writing a visual story.
Participants will dissect successful shorts, tackle helpful exercises and
workshop screenplays through multiple drafts, as well as discussion on
selling your screenplay.

Sabrina Dhawan has received numerous accolades for her work in varying
genres of screenwriting, including feature-length, short films and
television. Her first produced screenplay Monsoon Wedding was awarded
the Leon D Oro at the Venice Film Festival in 2001 and was nominated
for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Film in a Foreign Langauge.
She recently wrote the one-hour film Cosmopolitan and a half-hour
comedy pilot East-West Values for HBO. She is currently an assistant
professor of screenwriting at Columbia University s MFA program.

Class limited to 12 students. $300 general, $275 for members.

For more information about the Workshop, check http://www.aaww.org or call 212.494.0061

 

4.

Sunday 10/2
Sudan Mobilization Conference. This coming Sunday, October 2, from 9-6 at Columbia University. The conference will include speakers, workshops on divestment and political activism, engaging the Sudanese-American community in activism, and more. The conference is free. I, for one, will be going. You just have to register for the event at the site and then take MetroNorth down for the day. I can probably help you find a place to stay if you don't know anyone in New York to stay with the night before. Visit http://www.sudanactivism.com/columbia.html

A New Haven Darfur activist group has organized an event on October 2 (the same day as the Columbia conference) at St. John's Episcopal Church, 400 Humphrey Street at the corner of Orange. It's a very short walk from campus; just walk down Grove Street toward downtown and take a left on Orange Street and it's 3 or 4 blocks up on the left. Some Sudanese will speak about their experience in Sudan and living in the US and a Sudan-based organization will talk about their work.

 

D. Scholarship, Fellowship, & Internship Information

 

1.

TV news Assistant Producer Job Opening

job title: TV news assistant producer at Gazeta USA, Inc., japanese tv news production in NYC which provides news story
to various japanese tv networks in Japan.
duty:research for breaking news and find feature story, assist reporter at location shoot
where: one of the Japanse TV network news bureau in NYC
condition: japanese language are essential, not conversational level, write, read, speak

salary: $33000-$34000 with dental and medical insurance, 401K


contact: Kenzo Hashimoto, kenzosan@gazetausa.com
Gazeta USA, Inc.
215 Park Avenue South #1405
New York, NY 10003
Tel  (212) 260-9300
Fax  (212) 228-0549
Cell (917) 520-8279
www.gazetausa.com

 

2.

Questions about Mercer? 
Case interviews? 
Consulting in general?

Please join Mercer Management Consulting for "Afternoon Tea Chats!"

On Friday September 30 from 2pm-5pm, please join us for complementary beverages and snacks as Mercer consultants answer all your burning questions! "Afternoon Tea Chats" will be held at Oolongs Tea Bar at 1044 Chapel Street (located in Sherman's Alley). Come to Oolongs THAT FRIDAY between 11am to 1pm to sign up for a 15 minute one-on-one session with a consultant.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email michelle.desaram@mercermc.com . We hope to see many of you there!

 

3.

CASTING NOTICE
(2nd Posting-please note new dates of auditions)
SEEKING FEMALE ASIAN ACTOR, age 5 - 11, FOR MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION.
Long Wharf Theatre is currently casting for Steppenwolf Theatre Company's
production of AFTER THE QUAKE by Haruki Marakami, translated by Jay Rubin,
adapted and directed by Frank Galati.  Local female actors of all Asian
descents (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Vietnamese) between the
ages of 5 and 11 will fit the role of Sala, the six year old daughter of
Takatsuki and Sayoko.
AFTER THE QUAKE is being produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company and will
open at Long Wharf Theatre on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 and run through
Sunday, March 19, 2006.  Rehearsals for the Long Wharf production will begin
on February 20 and the first preview will be presented on February 24.
There will be a two day tech, followed by five previews with rehearsals
during the day.  The two local actors will remain non-equity and will be
paid a travel stipend of $150 - $200/wk.
Auditions will be in held at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, CT, on October
27th and 28th, 2005. Please submit photo and contact info/resume by
September 30, 2005, to:
ATTN: AFTER THE QUAKE - CASTING
Long Wharf Theatre
222 Sargent Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
Fax 203-776-2287
E-Mail: casting@longwharf.org

Contact Eric Ting, Artistic Associate, with questions: 203-787-4284 x267

ABOUT 'AFTER THE QUAKE':
As far as earthquakes were concerned, the city of Kobe was always considered
fairly safe, a reasonable distance from the faultlines of Japan.  But at
5:46am on a January morning, 1995, a quake struck; and in twenty seconds
tens of thousands of tile roofs collapsed, leaving 4,000 dead and nearly
300,000 homeless.  Twenty seconds.
A month after the quake, a writer sooths a young girl who dreams of demons
even as he struggles to untangle his feelings for her mother, images of the
quake's aftermath flashing all the while across the television screen.  In
another part of town, an assistant chief of the Lending Division of the
Shinjuku branch of the Tokyo Security Trust Bank is visited by a giant frog.
Another disaster is looming, Frog warns, and time is running out...
Haruki Murakami, one of Japan's most highly regarded novelists, returned to
his hometown of Kobe after the disastrous earthquake that nearly destroyed
the entire city.  after the quake, his collection of short stories inspired
by the Kobe quake, measures the devastation of a people after a catastrophe.
Steppenwolf ensemble member Frank Galati adapts and directs two of the
stories from Murakami's collection-'super-frog saves tokyo' and 'honey
pie'-weaving together a haunting, lyrical, magical tale of unrequited love
and mythic battles in a time tainted by fear.
Galati won two Tony Awards for his adaptation and direction of Steppenwolf's
production of The Grapes of Wrath on Broadway.  He also directed Ragtime for
Broadway and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for
The Accidental Tourist.  STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY is a Chicago-based
international performing arts institution committed to ensemble
collaboration and artistic risk through its work with its permanent
ensemble, guest artists, partner institutions and the community. Steppenwolf
has redefined the landscape of acting and performance by spawning a
generation of America's most gifted artists.
                                   "Murakami's tales... usher the reader into a
hallucinatory world where the real and surreal merge and overlap, where
dreams and real-life nightmares are impossible to tell apart... [It turns]
spiritual fatigue and other modern states of mind into resonant fables."
                                   (NY TIMES)

eric ting | artistic associate | long wharf theatre
222 sargent drive | new haven CT 06511
v 203 772 8267 | f 203 776 2287
www.longwharf.org

I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to
say what dream it was.

currently on the Mainstage...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
directed by Kim Rubinstein

 

4.

Mr. James McGonigle, Executive Chairman of the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), will be at Yale University on Tuesday, September 27th at 5:00PM. Mr. McGonigle will be conducting an information session in the George Room at the Omni Hotel on the highly successful CEB business model and upcoming opportunities for employment within the company.  With offices in Washington D.C., London, and New Delhi, the Corporate Executive Board (NASDAQ: EXBD) is the premier source of intellectual capital for the world’s leading companies.  CEB research supplies over 10,000 senior leaders at firms such as Morgan Stanley, Apple, NIKE, and Verizon, with the most current best practices in corporate strategy, operations, and general management. 

 

Mr. McGonigle served as the CEO of the company until this past July and has led the company to three straight years of greater than 30% growth.  Prior to joining CEB in May of 1995, Mr. McGonigle was a consultant in the Financial Institutions Group at McKinsey & Company in New York.  Mr. McGonigle holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.  This is an excellent opportunity to interact with a very senior executive of a progressive, publicly-traded company that is seeking a few enterprising, highly-qualified graduates to continue its tradition of remarkable success.  Please join us for what is sure to be a fast-paced, instructive exchange of ideas.

 

WHAT:  Corporate Executive Board Information Session with James McGonigle

WHEN:  September 27, 2005 at 5:00PM

WHERE: George Room at the Omni Hotel

Research Analyst Opportunities:  

The Research Analyst position at CEB is an entry point for individuals interested in business advisory or strategic planning careers.  Analysts conduct primary and secondary research; benchmarking and norming surveys; predictive modeling; and proprietary analytical exercises to identify and solve the hardest problems facing the smartest corporations in the world.  The Analyst role cultivates CEB’s next generation of leaders.

 

On-Campus Activity Dates

­Presentation and Q&A Session: September 27, 2005

­Resume Drop Deadline: October 6, 2005

­On-Campus Interviews: October 21, 2005

 

For more information, please visit our Web site at www.CEBonCampus.com.



Grace Lee
Research Associate, Corporate Strategy Board
The Corporate Executive Board Company
Washington, D.C.
202.587.3470
glee@executiveboard.com

http://www.executiveboard.com
http://www.corporatestrategyboard.com

 

 

5.

Study Poverty and Wealth Distribution
in Hong Kong and New Haven

The Yale-China Association presents the annual
Yale University--New Asia College  (YUNA ) Undergraduate Exchange!

INFORMATION SESSION: 
Monday, Sept. 26, 2005 at 5:30pm
at the Yale-China Association, 442 Temple Street.

If you are a Yale SOPHOMORE or JUNIOR interested in participating in a
cross-cultural comparison of poverty and wealth distribution issues in
the U.S. and Hong Kong, you should apply to the YUNA exchange.  Host
Hong Kong students for activities and symposia on poverty and wealth distribution (that
you organize) at Yale for two weeks in January, and then travel to Hong
Kong for similar activities during Spring Break!

Yale-China will select eight Yale sophomores and/or juniors to
participate in this unique exchange that many have called their best experience at Yale. 
Applications are due THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, at 12noon. 
Please remember that this program involves a commitment for
the entire academic year.

For applications and more information, please go to
www.yalechina.org/programs/yuna.html

For questions, email <yalechina@yale.edu>

The Yale-China Association thanks the Council on East Asian Studies for
its support of this program

 

6.

Green Corps 2006-2007 Environmental Leadership Program


Full-time, paid fellowships to top student leaders to get the training they need to win urgent environmental campaigns. Whether it's with Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, MoveOn.org, or the Alaska Wilderness Coalition, behind the top environmental
organization's field campaigns, you'll find a Green Corps organizer. We give one-year fellowships to top student leaders to receive in-depth training and experience running urgent campaigns. Organization. Green Corps is the non-profit Field School for Environmental Organizing, founded by leading environmentalists in 1992 to identify and train environmental leaders. Our program includes intensive classroom training, hands-on experience running urgent environmental and public health campaigns, and placement in permanent leadership positions with leading environmental and social change groups.

 

Training

Our intensive classroom training features workshops such as Global Warming Strategy, Corporate Accountability Campaigns, Community Organizing Against Toxic Threats and Effective Media: Messaging and Framing. Workshops are lead by the nation's top environmental and social change leaders, such as Adam Ruben, Political Director of MoveOn.org, Bob Bingaman, National Field Director of Sierra Club, and Dolores Huerta, Co-Founder of United Farm Workers. Our field training puts you on the front lines of today's most urgent environmental campaigns.  Locations & Dates: We have positions open nationwide. The program begins in August 2006, with the Introductory Classroom Training in Boston, and concludes with graduation in August 2007. 

 

Responsibilities

Plan and implement a series of critical environmental campaigns with groups like Rainforest Action Network, Sierra Club and Defenders of Wildlife. You will secure media coverage, recruit and manage volunteers/interns, train new leaders, and mobilize grassroots pressure.  Career Development. Our graduates are in high demand and quickly find jobs working on issues they care about. Upon completion of the training program, Green Corps will connect you to organizations that are seeking full-time professional staff. Green Corps' graduates hold leadership positions with MoveOn.org, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, Natural Resources Defense Council, Friends of the Earth, ForestEthics, and many other environmental and progressive groups. 

 

Qualifications

We will invite 25 recent college graduates to join Green Corps in 2006-2007. We are looking for people who are serious about saving the planet, have demonstrated leadership experience, and want to work for change over the long haul.  Salary & Benefits. Salary of $23,750. Optional group health care coverage, paid sick days and holidays, two weeks paid vacation, and a student loan repayment program for qualifying staff.


To Apply

To apply for Green Corps' 2006-2007 Environmental Leadership Training Program, fill out our online application by our
Early Submission deadline of January 13, 2006.

Regional deadlines, campus interview dates, and online application are at http://www.greencorps.org/ > www.greencorps.org.
Contact. Cindy Kang, Associate Director, at cindy@greencorps.org or 617-426-8506.

 

7.

If you're interested in a career in investment banking, Credit Suisse First Boston will be hosting an informal panel discussion about life as an investment-banking analyst and about career opportunities.  Join us to learn more and ask questions about what it's like to work as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division at CSFB  -- the challenges, the day-to-day role you play, the kinds of projects you would work on, the financial buzz words, career paths and development, different areas of specialization, or whatever is on your mind. This informal session is designed to help you determine if a career in investment banking may be right for you.

Date: Thursday, September 29th
Time: 8:30pm
Location: The Playwright, 144 Temple Street
Attire: Business Casual
Contact for more information: Suzanne Vierno, suzanne.vierno@csfb.com

 

8.

Subject: Thai, Malinke, Lao and Cambodian Translators Needed

Translators are needed by the Yale Law School Legal Services Organization (LSO). LSO keeps a list of available translators for use by our different clinics. Most services are used by our immigration clinic in their political asylum work but our other clinics also need help. We pay $20.00/ hour for oral interpretation and $35.00/ hour for anything written. Presently we are looking for Thai, Malinke, Lao and Cambodian translators, but we are always glad to add anyone fluent in a foreign language to our list. We normally keep student translators on our list until their graduation date. Translators must be US citizens or have US work authorization and not be employees of Yale University. Please contact kathryn.jannke@yale.edu. Thank you.

 

9.

Gates Cambridge Scholarships
 
The Gates is a very generous scholarship that is tenable for one to three years in any degree program at Cambridge, including second Bachelor degrees, one-year postgraduate courses, and research leading to the degree of Ph.D.  The scholarship covers all costs of studying at Cambridge and provides access to extra funds for travel and research expenses.  Like the Marshall and Rhodes, it is a highly competitive award, with over 2,300 applications worldwide for 150 awards last year.  There are no quotas for country, geographic region, or subject area, but U.S. applicants received 48 awards last year, with Yale students taking four.
 
Students from every country of the world except the United Kingdom are eligible for to apply for the Gates, which means that international students at Yale may also apply, although international students compete with other students from their home country or region.
 
Deadlines:  Applicants must submit completed applications to Cambridge by October 15.  Students apply directly to Cambridge and simultaneously to the Gates Cambridge Trust, and although the Yale Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs does not administer this fellowship, we are happy to advise applicants who are Yale undergraduates and have developed an informative website to assist students considering the Gates Cambridge Scholarship: http://www.yale.edu/iefp/fellowships/gates/gates.html
 
An information meeting about the Gates/Cambridge Scholarship will be held this Wednesday evening, 7pm at 55 Whitney, Room 305.  The meeting will feature returned Gates Scholars and address questions about both the scholarship and study at Cambridge.
 
Please encourage interested students to contact me and to visit the Gates Cambridge website: http://www.gates.scholarships.cam.ac.uk/.
 
For information about other fellowship opportunities in a range of disciplines, see http://www.yale.edu/iefp/fellowships/index.html.
 
Thank you very much for your support.
 
Sincerely,
 
Mark Bauer
Assistant Director for UK and Irish Fellowships
Office of International Education and Fellowship Programs
 
tel: (203) 764-8340
http://www.yale.edu/iefp
mark.bauer@yale.edu