If you will be be delivering a paper or poster at a scholarly conference this year, don't forget to apply for Draper's travel grant. Information about eligibility and the application process are on our website, here: http://draper.as.nyu.edu/docs/IO/1460/travelgrant.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Workshop Reminders
Ph.D Application Workshop
Friday, October 14
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Draper Map Room
Draper Map Room
Led by Professors Theresa MacPhail and Amber Musser. Please email Draper (draper.program@nyu.edu) or call the main line (212.998.8070) to RSVP.
MA Thesis Workshop
Friday, November 4
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Draper Map Room
Led by Professors Rebecca Colesworthy and Steven Moga. Please email Draper (draper.program@nyu.edu) or call the main line (212.998.8070) to RSVP.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Humanities Initiative: October Events
Grant-Writing for Graduate Students in the Humanities:
A Panel Discussion
Wed. October 12, 2011
5:30pm
20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor
Join us to discuss how to identify grant opportunities and how to prepare a successful proposal for project and research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Speakers include: ProfessorsEmily Martin (Anthropology), Ara Merjian (Italian), Helen Nissenbaum (Media, Culture, and Communication), and Guy Ortolano (History), and doctoral candidates Maggie Popkin (IFA) andReynolds Richter (History). Dean Lauren Benton (Dean for Humanities, FAS) will moderate. This event is co-sponsored by the NYU Humanities Initiative, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the FAS Office of the Dean for Humanities.
RSVPs are required. To reserve your place, please visit: http://bitly.com/grantwriting_
A reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public.
Michael Stoller
The Place of American Libraries Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Wed. October 19, 2011
5:30pm
20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor
From the tiny, little-used collections that accompanied the classical curriculum of early 19th century American colleges to the closed-stack libraries that first supported graduate research to the burgeoning open-stack repositories of the Cold War era and the digital gateways of the 21st century,Dr. Michael Stoller (Director of Collections and Research Services, NYU’s Division of Libraries) discusses the ways that academic libraries have grown and evolved to meet the changing needs of this country’s research universities. Stoller took his PhD in medieval history at Columbia University and has written extensively about the importance of collaboration between scholars and librarians in shaping the library of the 21st century.
RSVPs are required. To reserve your place, please visit: http://bitly.com/michael_
A reception will follow. This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Distinguished Teacher Award Nominations
The NYU Office of Faculty Resources is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the 2011-2012 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). The DTA highlights NYU's commitment to teaching excellence and is given annually to outstanding members of the faculty. Recipients are awarded a medal and a grant of $5,000.
Students, faculty, and alumni are invited to submit nominations to their school's DTA Representative before NOVEMBER 11, 2011. To find your School Representative and for additional information about the award, visit the DTA website at http://www.nyu.edu/dta . For additional questions, contact the Office of Faculty Resources at 212-998-2987 or facultyresources@nyu.edu.
Visions Global Empowerment: Benefit Event
All are invited to Style & Substance, a charity fundraiser for Visions Global Empowerment, an organization committed to the education of youth affected by crisis in South Asia.
Date: Tuesday, October 18th, 7-9 pm
Where: Misha Nicole, 303 Bowery Street.
What: Misha Nicole, a boutique that carries clothing from international designers will donate 10% of sales made at the event to Visions.
RSVP: www.razoo.com/story/
Suggested Donation: $20 (General) / $10 (Students). Includes wine & appetizers.
What is Visions Global Empowerment?
Visions Global Empowerment, or Visions for short, is a grass roots, educational development non-profit that supports & develops programs for youth affected by poverty and conflict in South Asia.
Visions runs annual camps that teach South Asian students about human rights, leadership, organizational skills, critical thinking & personal health & hygiene; and maintains an educational center that serves over 300 girls in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Visions also financially supports a number of educational initiatives implemented by various NGOs committed to providing improved & enhanced education to students in need in India & Sri Lanka
www.visionsforthefuture.org
For further details about the event or to become involved with Visions, please email Kari Dietrich, NYU Visions Coordinator, at kad421@nyu.edu
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