AASANNOUNCEMENTS

 

1. CO-OP MEETING: QUEER HEALTH ON CAMPUS- today!!
2. 7th on Yale: Yale University's 1st Annual Entrepreneurship in Fashion Series
3. EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT!!! VOTE TUESDAY!!
4. RACIAL PROFILING DIALOGUE AT CITY HALL
5. Anti-Racism Group- first meeting Tuesday
6. "Schooling English Learners for Success: What Policy Makers Need to Know."- wednesday!
7. DIVERSITY AT YALE? (PART I: FACULTY DIVERSITY)- wednesday!
8. "No Child Left Behind"- thursday!
9. Dinner Discussion w/ Prof. Minh A. Luong- thursday!
10. OPEN FORUM W/ PRESIDENT LEVIN!!!- thursday!
11. asian american cultural center study break
12. Ramadan Dinner- Friday!
13. The Eighth Annual Black Solidarity Conference! sign up now!
14. PALS tutoring program needs you!
15. International Month- Southeast Asian presentations!!
16. Rockefeller Brothers Fund
17. THE PUBLIC LEADERSHIP EDUCATION NETWORK (PLEN) Women & Public Policy Seminar
18. Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) 2003- Applications are here!


1.
CO-OP MEETING: QUEER HEALTH ON CAMPUS

Have you been forced into or refused STD/HIV testing?
Has your gynecologist told you that you don't have "real sex"?
Has your shrink suggested going straight?

If you've had bad/weird/suboptimal experiences at DUH or with other
local medical practitioners, come talk and listen at this week's Co-op
meeting

MONDAY 9 PM
QSC (305 Crown Street, next to La Casa, in the back of the building,
1st floor)

e-mail marissa.pareles@yale.edufor more info


2.

The Yale Entrepreneurial Society and the Yale SOM Retail and Consumer Products SIG Present

7th on Yale Yale University's 1st Annual Entrepreneurship in Fashion Series


7th on Yale, a three-week lecture series this November at Yale University, will bring together some of today s leading figures from the fashion industry to partake in engaging dialogue about being a fashion entrepreneur. In line with its mission, the Yale entrepreneurial Society seeks to broaden people s notion of the term entrepreneurship , and thus will open its doors this fall to the world of fashion. This is an event designed to introduce students and faculty alike to the entrepreneurial spirit present in the fashion industry.

This Week's Events:

 

Monday, November 4th

7 p.m. Law School Room 129

"Fashion, Italian Style"

Dr. Valerie Steele, Yale PhD '83
Chief Director and Curator, Fashion Institute of Technology

Valerie Steel (GRD 83), Chief Curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in
New York City, will head up the series with "Fashion, Italian Style," an in-depth look at international fashion movements and the innovation of design.

Tuesday, November 5th

4:30 p.m. Branford Common Room
Conversation with Elizabeth Harrison
Co-Founder of Harrison & Shriftman

Shifting gears from the academics of fashion, "7th on Yale" with Branford College, will be hosting Elizabeth Harrison, Director of Harrison & Shriftman, a leading public relations firm with clients ranging from Jimmy Choo and Scoop to Mercedes-Benz and M&M Mars.
Harrison s discussion of her experience as a vanguard in the rapidly expanding world of public relations will focus on breaking into the business of public relations and fashion.

Wednesday, November 6th

4:30 p.m. LC 102

"A Fashion Presence"

André Leon Talley
Editor-at-Large, Vogue

André Leon Talley, Editor at Large of Vogue, will close the first week of the three-week long series. Known for his succinct editorial eye and unique point of view, Talley is one of the most respected innovators of the fashion world and a leader of the foremost fashion magazine in the world. Talley, who will publish his book A.L.T. in April 2003, graduated from
Brown University with a master s degree in French Studies before becoming closely involved with New York City s style scene. Talley worked with the legendary Andy Warhol and style guru Dianna Vreeland, joining Vogue in 1983 as the magazine s Fashion News Director. Since then, Talley has influenced preeminent design talents and personalities, including Karl Lagerfeld, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Oscar de la Renta, and Donatella Versace.

Please keep a look out for future events in this series!


3.

EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT!!!!!!!

VOTE
November 5th

Polls will be open from 6 am until
8 pm
Youth to the Booth 2002: Let your voice be heard!

Brought to you by the Yale College Democrats


4.

RACIAL PROFILING DIALOGUE AT CITY HALL


The NAACP is facilitating 4 weeks of discussion about racial profiling in
New Haven. Discussions bring together small groups of police (New Haven and Yale police), concerned community members, and Yale students to speak openly about the problem and how positive changes can be made.  They want 3-4 Yale students to participate.

There will be discussions for the next 4 tuesdays, and to participate you must attend 3 of the 4. Each discussion lasts from
6-8pm on Tuesday evening, and takes place at City
Hall (
165 Church St, across from the Green) in meeting room #2 on the 2nd floor.

The next meeting is TOMORROW November 5th AT
6PM. The other meetings are November 12, 19. This is a great way to learn about both sides of the racial profiling debate, and to have your voice heard.  Contact Kristina.Weaver (776-2619) if you can participate in at least 3 of these discussions.


5.
Thanks to each of you for coming out to one of the screenings last week.  
It was exciting to see so much interest.

The Anti-Racism Group will be having it's first meeting this coming

Tuesday at 8pm in WLH 115.  The meeting will be a chance to extend the discussions we started last week, and to strategize about what we want to work on this semester and this year.

If you cannot make the meeting, please email kristina.weaver@yale.edu if you would like to be added to one or both of our two email lists (we have one list for announcements, and a "core" list for more involved people who want to help plan events and campaigns).  You will not be added to any list unless you indicate that you wish to be, either by signing up at
the meeting or emailing Kristina.  We will not necessarily always meet at this time, so let us know if you want to get involved but just can't make the meeting time.
Look forward to seeing many of you Tuesday.


6.

"Schooling English Learners for Success: What Policy Makers Need to Know."

 

A Discussion and Tea with Francisca Sanchez

President of the California Association for Bilingual Education.

Wednesday, November 6,
4pm, Dwight Hall Library


7.

DIVERSITY AT YALE? (PART I: FACULTY DIVERSITY)

A Component of "Intersections: Theories and Practices of Civic Engagement"

Wednesday, November 6th - Dwight Hall Chapel -
5:30 - 7:30pm

This panel is the first in a yearlong series of panels exploring the different aspects of "Diversity" at Yale: What is Diversity? Are we Diverse in Numbers? Is the "Yale Culture" diverse"? We hope to explore these questions and more in this and future panels.

This panel will be on Faculty and Tenure Diversity, and the following
panelists are:

Charles Long - Deputy Provost, Yale College
Anna Ramirez - Dean of Admissions, Yale Divinity School
Gerald Jaynes - Professor of Economics and African-American Studies
Jonathan Holloway - Associate Professor of History & African-American
Studies, DUS of African-American Studies
Brian Herrera - American Studies Graduate Student '04, 2001 Graduate School
Diversity Fellow
Sara Abiola - BR, '03, Psychology & International Studies Major
Kristina Weaver - BK, '03, Anthropology Major

Moderator: Liza Cariaga-Lo, Dean of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Yale
Graduate School

Co-Sponsored by: Dwight Hall at Yale, Yale Graduate School's Office of
Diversity and Equal Opportunity, African-American Cultural Center,
Asian-American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural, Native American Cultural
Center, Pan-Ethnic Coalition.


8.

"No Child Left Behind"

 

A Discussion with Maria Hernandez Ferrier

Head of the Office of English Language Acquisition at the United States Department of Education.

Thursday, November 7,
3:30pm, Dwight Hall Library.


9.
We have only 10 spots reserved for a dinner discussion this Thursday, November 7th, from
6-8pm at the AACC (295 Crown St.) with Prof. Minh A. Luong, Asst. Dir. of International Security Studies and Forrest Mars Sr. Visiting Professor in Ethics, Politics, &
Economics.  He will be speaking on recent international security issues and the war on terrorism.

Please forward this flyer to your respective organization membership lists and to any others you think may be interested.  Pleae e-mail me at connie.chan@yale.eduif you would like to reserve a spot at Thursday's dinner.


10.

Do you have questions for President Levin?

Make your voice heard at the YCC Open Forum!

Thursday, November 7th
8pm
Sudler Hall (WLH 201)

Please submit questions to ycc@yalestation.orgby
4pm on Monday, November 4.  In addition to time allotted for questions submitted in advance, a limited amount of time will be available for questions from the floor.


11.

miss mama's homecooked food?
tired of school already?
too broke to buy good food yourself?

check out the...

 

asian american cultural center

study break

Thursday @ 9 pm
AACC/NACC
295 Crown St
(corner of crown & high st)

 ***weekly study breaks at the AACC,
9 pm, thursdays


12.
The Yale Muslim Students' Association cordially invites you to:

Ramadan Dinner

Friday, November 8, 2002
6:00 pm
Davenport College Common Room

Catered by: Mughali Restaurant
$5 per person


Join us for this community celebration of Ramadan...
bring your friends, enjoy great South Asian food, learn about Ramadan, and have fun!
To RSVP and purchase tickets, please contact: gul.raza@yale.edu


13.

The Eighth Annual Black Solidarity Conference!

Fault Lines: Where the Responsibility Lies
featuring Keynote Speaker Sonia Sanchez and Aaron McGruder


Nov. 8 - 10, 2002
Yale University, New Haven



Register Now!
check out www.yale.edu/bsay

This year's theme and speakers are phenomenal!

Sonia Sanchez is one of the most influential authors of the Black Arts Movement. She's a tenured professor of English and Women's Studies at
Temple University and recipient of
numerous awards for her work as an activist and poet.

If you've never heard of THE BOONDOCKS, you're missing out on one of the most humorous and politically controversial comic strips ever written! Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear outspoken activist, Aaron McGruder, at BSC.


14.
PALS, a student-run tutoring/mentoring for
New Haven elementary school kids is in need of tutors/mentors.  The program is every saturday from 12-2 pm at a local church.  You will be paired up with a kid, whom you will tutor for one week, and the following saturday, we have a school bus that takes us out on a field trip.  This program includes some asian kids from New Haven, so if you want to help out in the asian community here, this is a way to help.  If you are interested, please email arthur.kao@yale.edufor more details.  


15.
Hi everyone!  The
School of Management is having an International Month where each country has a representative from the student body, and I have volunteered to help put together a presentation on Thailand.  We have a very small Thai community at SOM and I would like to involve more of the Thai folks at Yale.  

The presentation will be done with other countries from
SE Asia (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, etc.) & South Asia (India, Pakistan, etc.) and will be held on Nov. 12 between 5pm - 7pm.  

The theme of the night for the SE Asia/South Asia region is festivals, music and dances...so if anyone knows how to lam, play a classical Thai instrument (and has one) or a lot about Songkran, etc., your help would be much appreciated.  Also, if anyone has any old-style Thai clothing, that would be good too.  If anyone has any ideas or prior experience doing something similar before, please share them.  Otherwise, I really don't expect the presenation to last more than 15-20 minutes.

Send me an email or give me a call if you would like to help out.  I would like to meet with anyone interested in helping later next week.  Hope your midterms are going well.  Thanks!

Eddie Suttiratana
Yale School of Management
Class of 2004
203-562-4069


16.

Attention Juniors!

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund awards fellowships to students of color who are majoring in the arts and sciences and who wish to pursue a master’s degree in education, become certified, and teach in public elementary and secondary schools. Fellowships for Students of Color Entering the Teaching Profession are awarded on the basis of merit to students who, at the time of application, are juniors at a participating institution.  Yale is invited to nominate up to three candidates to the national competition.  Applications available at IEFP and also online:
http://www.yale.edu/iefp/fellowships/individual/rockefeller.html
Campus application deadline:  
Monday, November 11, 2002.


17.

THE PUBLIC LEADERSHIP EDUCATION NETWORK (PLEN)
Women & Public Policy Seminar

Washington, D.C.
January 2-9, 2003

*Registration Deadline:
November 15, 2002*

The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) invites college students to our Women & Public Policy Seminar on
January 2-9, 2003 in Washington, D.C. This seminar brings you behind the scenes of official Washington, introduces you to women policy makers and allows you to observe the system at work. Seminar participants learn how public policy is made and how current policies affect women. Speakers are women leaders from the Congress, courts, government agencies, media and interest groups.


Seminar participants will:
-visit the State Department and other government agencies
-learn about and discuss policy issues with women leaders of advocacy and policy research organizations
-debate the media's role in the policy process with media representatives
-interview leaders of interest groups
-discuss current legislation with congressional staff members

Format: Through lectures, discussions and briefings, students improve their knowledge of the public policy process. The seminar experience is enhanced with field visits and observations at various organizations and agencies.

Registration: Students may download an application from our website at www.plen.org
The registration deadline is November 15, 2002

Seminar speakers from past programs include:
-The Honorable Donna Shalala, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
-Antonia Coello Novello, Former U.S. Surgeon General
-Kristine Simmons, Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, The White House
-Linda Tarr Whelan, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
-Eleanor Smeal, President, Feminst Majority Foundation
-Leslie Wolfe, President, The Center for Women Policy Studies
-Emilia DiSanto, Republican Staff Director, Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate
-Cynthia Bunton, Office Director, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State
-Mary Elizabeth Hoinkes, General Counsel, U.S. Arms Control &Disarmament Agency
-Mary Matalin, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Vice President, The White House

PLEN is a consortium of women's colleges working together to prepare women for public leadership. Students study the policy process with women leaders in PLEN seminars held in
Washington, D.C. and abroad. PLEN offers students opportunities to explore public policy careers through seminars and internship programs.

For additional information and a registration form please visit the PLEN website at www.plen.org


18.

Greetings!
Applications are now available for the Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute (VASI) 2003. VASI 2003 will run from
June 16, 2003 to August 15, 2003; classes will be held at the Hanoi Foreign Languages College in Hanoi, Viet Nam.  Applications must be postmarked by January 27, 2003. Applicants must be sophomore level or above; or teachers or education administrators. Applicants may apply online at http://www.hawaii.edu/cseas/academic/abroad.html or they may contact vasi@hawaii.edu to request a paper copy of the application.

VASI is a Fulbright Hays Group Project Abroad funded by the US Department of Education and supported by the Group of Universities for the Advancement of Vietnamese Abroad (GUAVA).

Please contact me with any questions!
-Maggie Bodemer, VASI Assistant

Maggie Bodemer, VASI Assistant
Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute
c/o Center for Southeast Asian Studies
1890 East-West Road, Moore 416
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 956-2227
http://www.public.asu.edu/~ickpl/vasi.html