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SWE at UIUC: On Campus: Past GradSWE Events
December 11, 3-5 PM, 1005 MRL  | If you're going to a conference soon and want a chance to go through your talk uninterrupted in front of an audience and get feedback on the presentation - not the content - take this opportunity to practice! If you applied for jobs this fall and have to give a job talk on your research - iron out the kinks before you fly out! Practice makes perfect - simply bring your laptop and we'll have a projector, a conference room, and an audience.
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 | December's lunch will be at Sushi Avenue, the new Japanese/Korean restaurant at 403 East Green Street in Champaign. In addition to 67 reasonably priced sushi varieties and other Japanese food, Sushi Avenue also has 36 Korean entrees. There is a full picture menu of all the special rolls! Whether you'd like to meet us outside the SWE office at noon (110 A Engineering Hall) or at Sushi Avenue, we hope to see you there!
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December 3, 6-8 PM, Za's  | Getting your bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or completing your PhD thesis is a major life milestone, and SWE would like to congratulate those who will reach one this December. The journey to graduation is long and never easy. If you are graduating or know a SWEster who is graduating, join us in celebrating our December graduates! With finals and the deposit deadline within sight, take a night to gather energy for the final stretch with dinner, dessert and gifts from SWE. |  | Elizabeth Blankenship from the multiple award-winning Central Illinois professional section will also be there to answer questions about professional SWE membership and to hold a membership upgrade raffle. This is a great opportunity for those graduates who are interested in continuing to be involved with SWE to make it happen. |
Monday, November 17, 1-3 PM in 1005 MRL| | If you're going to a conference soon and want a chance to go through your talk uninterrupted in front of an audience and get feedback on the presentation - not the content - take this opportunity to practice! If you applied for jobs this fall and have to give a job talk on your research - iron out the kinks before you fly out! Practice makes perfect - simply bring your laptop and we'll have a projector, a conference room, and an audience.
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October Presentation Practice Friday, October 31, 2-4PM in 1005 MRL Presentation Practice September 25, 3-5 PM, 1005 MRL
October Monthly Lunch, Tuesday, October 7, 12 PM
October's lunch will be at Cravings Restaurant (万 家 香) at 603 S Wright Street, Champaign, IL 61820. Cravings is an intimate lunch restaurant with simple everyday Chinese food. Their menu can be foundhere. Whether you'd like to meet us outside the SWE office at noon (110A Engineering Hall) or at Cravings, we hope to see you there!
Although this is not a GradSWE event, we think our members may be interested in the Provost's Fall Lecture on Gender Equity: Rationales for Diversity in Science and Technology
Evelynn Hammonds
Dean, Harvard College
Harvard University
Thursday, September 18, 2008
12 Noon
Beckman Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews, Urbana
Reception following in 1005 Beckman
Evelynn Hammonds is Dean of Harvard College at Harvard University and Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and Afrian American Studies. Dean Hammonds earned a Ph.D. in the history of science from Harvard University, an S.M. in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a B.E.E. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Insstitute of Technology, and a B.S. in physics from Spelman College. From 2005-08, she served as Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard and advised the provost and president on faculty appointments and on issues related to the tenure process, supported the recruitment and advancement of minorities and women and oversaw the administration of funds designated to facilitate appointments of outstanding scholars who also increased the diversity of faculty. Her current work focuses on the intersection of scientific, medical, and socio-political concepts of race, the history of disease and public health, gender in science and medicine, and African-American history. She is completing a history of biological, medical, and anthropological uses of racial concepts entitled, The Logic of Difference: A History of Race in Science and Medicine in the United States, 1850-1990. She is also co-editing the MIT Reader on Race and Gender in Science. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Council on Gender Equity, Gender and Women's Studies, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, and others.
GradSWE Welcome to Champaign-Urbana, Thursday, September 18, 5 - 7 PM
If you've just arrived on campus and are looking to pick a research group and settle in, come talk to older (and hopefully wiser) graduate students and faculty at our Welcome to Champaign-Urbana dinner in the Bresee Lounge of the Alice Campbell Alumni Center.
To start you off with local restaurant tips, we will be having the best Chicago-style deep-dish pizza in town from Papa Del's, both with and without meat.
GradSWE members research in many fields and have found many ways to spend their free time, ranging from hiking (Yes, in Illinois!) to yoga. Faculty from Engineering Physics, ECE, MatSE, MechSE, and CS will be attending. Children and partners welcome.
September Monthly Lunch, Monday, August 8, 12PM This month, we're going to Za's on Green Street on Monday, September 8 at noon. Take a breath before classes get serious if you're taking any this semester, or meet new people to procrastrinate with if you're only doing research and writing. Za's just added whole grain pasta to their menu, and it's well worth checking out! I will be waiting outside the SWE office (110A Engineering Hall) until noon, then we'll walk over to Za's. If you prefer, you can go straight to Za's and meet us there. August Monthly Lunch, August 7, 12PM Come treat yourself to a slice of exotic pizza and some conversation at the GradSWE monthly lunch! We're going to Antonio's Pizza on 619 East Green Street. More information on Antonio's Pizza as well as a map of the location can be found here. I will be waiting at the SWE office at 110A Engineering Hall until noon (12PM) if you are unsure of where the restaurant is. If you prefer, you can simply go directly to the restaurant.
July Monthly Lunch, July 7 Join us for lunch and conversation at Basil Thai in Urbana, at noon on Monday, July 7. (Menu here.) Basil Thai is located at 701 S Gregory Street Suite B, Urbana, IL 61801. We will meet a few minutes before 12PM at the SWE office (110A Engineering Hall) and walk to Basil Thai. You can meet us either at the SWE office or the restaurant. Note - this is NOT the Basil Thai on Green Street. GradSWE Monthly Lunch-(7th of every month - or closest weekday), Friday, June 6, 12PM-1PM, Noodles & Company, 528 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
GradSWE Banquet-Wednesday, April 16, Illini Union Colonial Room, RSVP to azhang4@uiuc.edu
GradSWE Yoga-Saturday, April 26, 4-5:30pm, Living Yoga Center in Champaign, RSVP to azhang4@uiuc.edu
GradSWE Monthly Lunch-(7th of every month), Wednesday, May 7, 12PM-1PM, Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant, 1209 West Oregon, Urbana, IL 61801
Past Workshops
Presentation Planning - Wednesday, April 30, 106B8 Engineering Hall
Presentation Practice - Thursday, May 1, 6-8pm, 1005 MRL AND Friday, May 2, 3-5pm, 1005 MRL
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