SEAS Weekly 3/19/07

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In SEAS Weekly THIS WEEK

-Mr. & Ms. SEAS! Nominate

-Engineering Events

-Science & Engineering Library Workshops

-Penn Events

-Interesting Courses

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HIGHLIGHTS

-Nominate a Friend for Mr. & Ms. SEAS

-ROPE Research Opportunity & Summer in France

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Send in your NOMINEES for Mr. & Ms. SEAS!

WHO will be the next Mr & Ms SEAS??

It's time for the second annual Mr & Ms SEAS! Choose who you think should be the new face of SEAS!

Who's eligible?: freshmen, sophmores, juniors & superseniors (Class of '08 & lower)

Nominations are now open Sunday March 25th til Saturday March 31st.

Email nominations to PennESAC@gmail.com--self-nominations accepted!

Subject:-NAME OF NOMINEE-

Friday, March 30, 2007
eMED Sponsored Philadelphia 76ers v. Boston Celtics (ONLY $8)!
**There are are ONLY 8 tickets left out of 20 so if you want to go you must R.S.V.P. RIGHT AWAY!! No Later than Thurs. March 29**
Game at Wachovia Center, will meet outside Upper Quad Gate (37th and Spruce) to catch subway.
Contact Andy Fisher at anfisher@seas.upenn.edu with R.S.V.P.s or questions.
Time: Game starts at 7 PM, Meet outside Uppr Quad Gate at 6:15, we should be back around 10 PM

Thursday, March 29, 2007

2PM -4PM

Guest Speaker Ted Schlein

Please contact Bruce Hilman bhilman@seas.upenn.edu for more information

Location:  Huntsman Hall, Room TBD

Friday, March 30, 2007

12:15 PM -5 PM

Field Trip to Gore in Delaware

Please contact Bruce Hilman bhilman@seas.upenn.edu for more information

Saturday March 31, 2007

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

SERVICE PROJECT IN WEST PHILLY!!!!

Organization we will be working with: University City District (UCD) - UCD was established in 1997 to improve the quality of life of this 2.2square mile area of West Philadelphia. An independent, not-for-profit organization, UCD builds effective partnerships to maintain a clean and safe environment and to promote, plan, and advocate for University City's diverse, urban community.

Project Location:  TBA but very close to campus

Project:  Volunteers will help with general community revitalization projects such as raking & trash pick up or working in a local school

**Special Instructions:  Dress appropriately for outdoor work/wear clothes  that can get dirty!

***Please contact Andy Fisher at anfisher@seas.upenn.edu by Friday, March 30 if you would like  to help out or if you have any questions or concerns.***

Attention: ALL SEAS Students
From: SEAS Staff Recognition Award Selection Committee:

Engineering Events

TO ALL SEAS UNDERGRADUATES:
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/under/rope.html

ROPE Program: Research Opportunities in Penn Engineering

Application deadline: Friday, March 30, 2007, 5:00 PM.
Applicants will be notified by no later than Friday, April 13, 2007.

The Research Opportunities in Penn Engineering (ROPE) program provides matching monetary support for SEAS undergraduates who are working on research activities with SEAS faculty members during the summer. Students may apply for match funding in any amount, up to a maximum of $2,000. A limited amount of funding is available and therefore we will only be able to fund a limited number of projects.

To apply, please download and complete the Application available at  < http://www.seas.upenn.edu/under/ROPE_appl_2007.doc>

In order to complete an application you will first need to talk to a faculty member (possibly one of your course instructors in an engineering course) and find a research project that is of mutual interest.

For further information, contact:

Ellen Eckert
Associate Director, Office of Academic Programs, 111 Towne

Email: eckertel@seas.upenn.edu

To all SEAS Juniors and Seniors:

If you've been thinking about continuing your education in SEAS for a Master's, either as a sub-matriculant or as a regular applicant, please come to the Open House:
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/grad/openhouse.html
To register, go to:
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/grad/openhouse-register.html
*Please indicate which program/s you are interested in*

OPEN HOUSE
Master's Degree Programs in Engineering and Computer Science
The School of Engineering and Applied Science invites you to join us for a Reception and Information Session on Monday March 26, 2007 from 6-7:30pm.
Levine Hall Lobby
3330 Walnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Learn about these programs and meet with current student representatives:
• Bioengineering
• Biotechnology
• Computer Graphics & Game Technology
• Computer & Information Technology (no prior computing experience required)
• Computer & Information Science
• Integrated Product Design (new!)
• Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
• Robotics (new!)
• Telecommunications and Networking

We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, contact
Elizabeth Hein
Email: ehein@seas.upenn.edu
Tel: 215-573-8724

Engineering Information and Communication Program
Apply to be a Communication Fellow!
Deadline to apply is EXTENDED to: Friday, March 30, 2007.

Fellows will work with up to 20 students at a time in a class, for around 10 hours per week.  A $1,500 stipend is provided for term of service (one semester).  Fellowships are renewable at the discretion of the EIC Director and dependent on the satisfactory completion of duties.

In preparation for their duties, students selected to be Fellows must enroll in a new 1.0 CU course, EAS 400/500 "Technical Communication in Engineering Practice," which is offered each semester. (Note that this course is open to general enrollment as well.)

Selection as a Communication Fellow is an honor recognizing both strong written communication abilities and the confidence and ability to help other students become effective writers.

To apply, please send the following via email to Mary Westervelt, EIC Director <mwester@seas.upenn.edu >

- Cover letter or cover e-mail message
- Resume
- One general writing sample of your choice, of no more than one page in length. If possible, submit a technical writing sample (e.g., from an engineering or business course).  Essays originally submitted with application materials to U Penn are not acceptable.

In addition to the above materials, selected applicants will be interviewed for this position.

Undergraduates must have already completed their SEAS Writing Seminar requirement.

Contact information:

Ms. Mary A. Westervelt
Director, Engineering Information and Communication Program
Office of Academic Programs
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA  19104

University of Pennsylvania

Science & Engineering Libraries Workshops

To register go to: http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/2656

Citation Indexes--ISI Web of Science

Apr 04, 2007, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM, Chemistry Library Computer Lab

Learn to search the Web of Science, an excellent multidisciplinary database covering the top most highly cited journals in science, medicine, and engineering. Topics include: accessing the database, navigation, basic searching, cited author searching, and print/save techniques.

Patent Research

Apr 16, 2007, 03:00 PM-04:30 PM, Chemistry Library Computer Lab

Patents are a crucial source of cutting edge technical information. Learn to use Derwent Innovations Index, USPTO, and esp@cenet to access the full text of patents, use patent families to find English language equivalents of foreign patents, and learn to use classification codes and do cited patent searches.

Penn Events

Apply for the PEER Mentoring Program! The deadline is Sunday, April 1st., 2007.

Do you consider yourself a leader?  Are you interested in Asian Pacific American issues at Penn and around Philadelphia?   If so, apply to PEER to be a mentor for the 2007-2008 school year!  PEER (Promoting Enriching Experiences and Relationships) is Penn's only Asian-Pacific American Leadership and Mentoring program at Penn and addresses many aspects of the freshman transition through social, networking, leadership, academic, and cultural events. By becoming involved in PEER, you'll have a chance to pass on the leadership skills and knowledge of Asian-Pacific American issues that you've acquired at Penn to incoming freshmen so that they, too, can become great leaders.

Attached is a document which contains a further description of PEER and the application.  Applications are due on Sunday, April 1st, by 3pm.

There will also be a Mentor Information Session on Monday, March 26th, at 6:30 pm, in Huntsman TBA. This session is not mandatory, but is a great way to get an introduction to PEER and get any questions you may have answered.

Please feel free to e-mail PEER at penn.peer.board@gmail.com or any of the

board members individually if you have any questions.

1-Q-3 Dance!
Learn to dance in a loose and fun atmosphere.  Beginners encouraged and all are welcome.
Third Wednesdays of each month from 7-9p at the LGBT Center [3907 Spruce St]
Wednesday, April 18, 2007: Latin
Le Truong
Dancing since he was born, Le is a junior SEAS student who will be teaching samba, rhumba, and cha-cha.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact the LGBT Center at <center@dolphin.upenn.edu> or call 215-898-5044.

Center for Africana Studies presents

Life in the 51st (dream) state
Master Class with Acclaimed poet, theater and recording artist Sekou Sundiata

Part I

Tuesday, March 27th

12 noon

Part II

Tuesday, April 10th
5:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to 215-898-4965.

For a full description and schedule, visit our website at www.sas.upenn.edu/africana

Life in the 51st (dream) state was triggered by Sundiata’s response to the September 11th attacks and  the post-9-11 world.  In this two part series, participants will read and discuss interviews, poems, and other texts collected in the process; and view and discuss various scenes from the 51st (dream) state. Participants will be invited to write and read original writing in response to the class. A concert of material from and related to the 51st (dream) state will be the culminating event.

Sekou Sundiata is a poet, theater and recording artist, and professor at the Eugene Lang College/The New School.  He has been featured on HBO’s Def Poetry, and in the Bill Moyers’ PBS series, The Language of Life. He released his first recording of music and poems, the Grammy nominated, The Blue Oneness of Dreams, in 1997 and his second, longstoryshort, in 2000.  Sundiata and his band completed a national tour with Ani DiFranco in the summer of 2001.  His one-man show, blessing the boats, has been touring since 2002, traveling to more than 30 cities. His new music/poetry theater work, the 51st (dream) state, premiered in New York at the Next Wave Festival at BAM in 2006.

FREE and Open to the Public

Location: G17, Logan Hall, 249 South 36th Street

The QPenn Planning Committee is proud to announce...

QPenn 2007: The Red and the Q!

March 19 - March 28

QPenn is Penn's annual LGBTQ celebration and awareness week.  This year's theme, 'The Red and the Q,' attempts to counteract the notion that the LGBTQ community is an "invisible minority" within the University.  Events highlight the presence of LGBTQ individuals in diverse facets of University life, including the Greek system, ethnic and cultural groups, and athletics.

Fro a more detailed caledar or more info, go to: http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~qsa/qpenn


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Monday, March 19, 2007

• Launch Party 6:00-7:30pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Chance for members of the LGBTQ community to learn about upcoming events. To inform and engage the greater Penn community.  Refreshments will be provided.
• “Cultural Student Activism: 1980s to the Present, an Alumni Panel” 7:00-8:30pm
• Location: Van Pelt Library, Class of 1955 Room
• Description: Listen to a panel of alumni speak to the politics of cultural activism at Penn, featuring LGBT faculty affiliate, Dr. Susan Miller, C '83, GED '83, GR '01, along with Dr. Wayne Glasker, C ’80, Desiree Martinez, C ’95, and Randolph D. Quezada, SAS ’05.

 
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

• Rally 11:00am-1:00pm
• Location: College Green (in front of the LOVE statue)
• Description: To inform and engage the greater Penn community about QPenn. To improve visibility of the LGBTQ community.
• “Is What You See Who We Are?” 5:00-7:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: The L Word screening and discussion over dinner.
• Keynote event: Sheryl Swoopes 8:00-9:30pm
• Location: Harrison Auditorium in the Penn Museum
• Description: Keynote event featuring out WNBA player Sheryl Swoopes.  Lecture and Q&A session.

 
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

• Trans 101 5:00-6:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Workshop including an introduction to what it’s like to be trans and how the trans community is integrated at Penn.
• 1-Q-3 Dance: Vogueing 7:00-9:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: As part of the LGBT Center's monthly dance clinic series, join Ed Brockenbrough (GSE PhD candidate) for a fierce evening of vogue.  Learn the history, politics and the moves that have sculpted an underground community of wild competition a la Paris is Burning.
• Gay and Greek? 8:00-9:30pm
• Location: Logan Hall 17
• Description: Panel discussion on the intersection between the LGBTQ and Greek communities.

 
Thursday, March 22, 2007

• “WTC View” 6:00-8:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Movie screening and discussion with director Brian Sloan.
• Drag Show 8:00-9:30pm
• Location: Harrison College House Sky Lounge
• Description: LGBTQ individuals and allies dress in drag and perform for HIV charity.

 
Friday, March 23, 2007

• “Transing the Standard: The Case of Puerto Rican Spanish” 12:00-2:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Gloria D. Prosper Sanchez is Professor of Spanish in the Dept. of Spanish, General Studies Faculty of the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras.  Her areas of specialization include: Hispanic Caribbean phonetics, sociolinguistics, cultural linguistics, and literary linguistics.  Light refreshments will be served.
• PEARL Dinner 5:00-7:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Dinner for PEARL.
• QBall 10:00pm-2:00am
• Location: TPDS (12th and Sansom)
• Description: Dance party featuring Strictly Funk performance.

 
Saturday, March 24, 2007

• Kinky Karnival 5:00-6:00pm (discussion), 8:00-11:00pm (karnival)
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Introduction to alternative sexual practices. Includes interactive demonstrations.

 
Sunday, March 25, 2007

• Youth Mentoring Event 2:00-4:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Mentoring LGBTQ youth of Philadelphia. More details to come.
• ALLIES Coffeehouse 8:00-10:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Night of spoken word poetry and music performance.

 
Monday, March 26, 2007

• Out Professionals 6:00-7:00pm
• Location: Huntsman Hall F45
• Description: Panel of out professionals
• Religion and Sexuality discussion 7:00-8:00pm
• Location: Christian Association (118 S. 37th St.)
• Description: Panel discussion and speaker.

 
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

• The State of Queer Studies 4:30-6:00pm
• Location: LGBT Center
• Description: Panel discussion on the state of queer studies at Penn.
• Gaysian? (time TBD)
• Location: TBD
• Description: Discussion about intersection between LGBTQ and Asian communities.

 
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

• Panel forum on blood drives (time TBD)
• Location: TBD
• Description: Panel discussion on the Red Cross’ policy regarding MSM donors
• “Jew Pain” 8:00-10:00pm
• Location: Amado Recital Hall, Irvine Auditorium
• Description: Comedy performance.

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QPenn 2007 is co-sponsored by: LGBT Center, Lambda Alliance, Glee, T-Change, Intercultural Fund, SPEC Connaissance, SPEC-TRUM, Penn Athletics, Penn Alumni, Makuu, PAACH, Umoja, Black Student League, AARC, Office of Health Education, Penn Women's Center, Hillel, Christian Association, and Housing and Conference Services.

Interesting Courses

Interested in a space where performance, dialogue and diversity interact?   

Apply to take EDUC 544 - TPACE
Teaching Performance Art for Cross-cultural Education

TPACE is a Graduate level seminar course (open to all Penn Students) in which participants will address issues of cultural awareness through the arts.  Theatrical forms and narrative become educational tools, fostering intercultural understanding and creating spaces for open discussion of Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality, Ability, and other forms of difference. 

For applications and further information, visit:  
http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic/tpaceapp.php

[Print copies are available at the GIC (3708 Chestnut) and the ARCH (3601 Locust Walk)]

Deadline – Monday, March 26
   Questions?  Please Contact Elissa Buxbaum – ebuxbaum@pobox.upenn.edu