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    <h2>Events 2012-2013</h2>
  
   <h3> BGSA</h3>
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  <li> <strong>BGSA Fundraisers- We need you!! </strong><br>
  Cyclone basketball 2012 season! Please sign-up to volunteer at these awesome games! Interact with the most die-hard ISU Basketball fans, keep the friendly rivalry alive and well, by fundraising for the SPRING People of Nia Celebration.</li>
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<li><strong><em>Saturday, January 28th</em></strong> at 1pm vs Kansas (Gold Rules)</li>
<li><strong><em>Saturday, February 11th</em></strong> at 3pm, vs Texas A&M </li>
<li><strong><em>Saturday, March 3rd</em></strong> at 6pm, vs Baylor</li>
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  <li><strong>Volunteer Opportunity</strong><br />
  If you are interested in <em>volunteering</em> with BGSA, contact Meneka Johnson at <a href="mailto:menekaj@iastate.edu">menekaj@iastate.edu</a>! Or if you know of any opportunities for volunteering you wish to share <em>contact a member of the E-board</em>! </li>
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<li><strong><a href="http://www.bbbsia.org/site/c.6pLMLWPuEbLSH/b.6518959/k.96A/Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_of_Central_Iowa.htm" target="_blank">Big Brothers Big Sisters</a></strong> <br />
  BBBS is celebrating National Mentoring Month During the Month of January. If you have an interest in mentoring visit  BBBS of Central Iowa </li>
<li><strong>I'll Make Me A World</strong><br />
 I'll Make Me a World in Iowa (IMMAWII) is a diverse collaboration of Iowans, which highlights African-American arts, culture and contributions through education, awareness and preservation during an annual enrichment celebration and with continual educational outreach.</li>
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<li>14th Annual Education Day</li>
<li><em>Friday, January 27, 2012</em>, 9 am – 2 pm</li>
<li>Polk County Convention Center</li>
<li>For more information about other events at IMMAWII visit
  <a href="http://www.worldiniowa.com/" target="_blank">http://www.worldiniowa.com/</a></li>
</ul>

<li><strong>Habitat for Humanity</strong><br />	If you are interested in helping families get into their own new home, then sihn up with BGSA  to work with Habitat for Humanity in the Des Moines area.  Dates for March and April will be selected in future meetings.  For other opportunities visit <a href="http://www.gdmhabitat.org/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.gdmhabitat.org/index.php </a></li>
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   <h3> Campus and Community</h3>
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<li><strong>Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. (Ames Alumnae) presents Financial Fortitude Workshop Featuring Doug Borkowski</strong>: </li>
<ul>
<li><em>January 26</em>, 6-8pm in MU Room 3508</li>
<li><em>Feburary 23</em>, 7-9pm in MU Room 3508</li>
<li><em>March 26</em>, 6-8pm, in MU Room 3508</li>
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<li><strong>I'll Make Me a World In Iowa</strong>: IMMAWII is a diverse collaboration of Iowans, which highlights African-American arts, culture and contributions through education, awareness and preservation during an annual enrichment celebration and with continual educational outreach. Polk County Convention Complex in Des Moines</li>
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<li><em>January 27th</em>, 9am-2pm</li>
<li><em>January 28th</em>, 10am-7pm </li>
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<li><strong>Memoir of an Integration Baby</strong>: On the Road to Tomorrow: Author Mark Morrison-Reed discusses in this frank and personal account of growing up black during the era of the civil rights movement, he wrestles with racism, the death of Martin Luther King, black radicalism, his interracial family, and serving as one of the first black Unitarian Universalist ministers. In his presentation, he will explore the nature of racism and how and why every North American of whatever hue is wounded by it</li>
<ul>
<li><em>January 30th</em>, 7pm Great Hall, Memorial Union</li></ul>
<li><strong>Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? Toure</strong>. A correspondent for NBC, and author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness, gives a look at what it means to be black today and how blackness has changed over the decades. </li>
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<li><em>February 2</em>, 8pm @ Great Hall, Memorial Union</li></ul>
<li><strong>Black Ski Weekend</strong>, at Seven Oaks Recreation in Boone, IA</li>
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<li><em>Saturday, February 4th</em></li></ul>
<li><strong>Vagina Monologues</strong>: The award-winning play is based on V-Day Founder/playwright Eve Ensler's interviews with more than 200 women. With humor and grace the pieve celebrates women's sexuality and strength: Come Out and Support of BGSA Members who are Participating IN THE PLAY!!</li>
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<li><em>February 16th</em>, 6pm in Memorial Union</li>
<li><em>February 17th</em>, 6pm and 9pm</li></ul>
<li><strong>Black History Month Committee Movie Night </strong></li>
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<li><em>February 27th</em>, 7pm at the BCC</li>
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<li><strong><a href="docs/2012_Professional_Development_Series.pdf" target="_blank">Professional Development Series,</a></strong><a href="docs/2012_Professional_Development_Series.pdf" target="_blank"> Sponsored by the Graduate College and the Graduate Minority Assistantship Program </a></li>
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<li><strong>Writing Seminars</strong><br />
Elena Cotos<br />
<em>Thursdays, January 19 to April 26</em><br />
3:10pm – 4:00pm<br />
2030 Morrill Hall</li>
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<li><strong>An Introduction to Academic Writing
</strong><br />
<em>January 19</em> - Seminar Series Overview
</li>
<li><strong>Research Writing Sub-Series</strong><br /> 
  <em>January 26</em> - Writing Introduction

<p><em>February 2</em> - Constructing the Literature Review
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<p><em>February 9</em> - Revealing Your Methods
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<p><em>February 16</em> - Unveiling Results
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<em>February 23</em> - Creating Your Discussion/Conclusion
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<li><strong>Grant Writing Sub-Series</strong><br />
<em>March 1</em><br />
Writing Grants</li>

<li><strong>Creating Compelling Proposals</strong><br />
<em>March 8</em><br />
Institutional Research</li>

<li><strong>OSPA Broader Impacts/Assessments</strong><br /> Review Sub-Series </li>

<em>Tuesday March 20</em><br />
3:10 – 4:00pm<br />
Reviewers: How to Give and Take Article Critique


<p><em>March 22</em><br />
Using RWT Software to Evaluate Your Writing and Developing Revision Strategies
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<strong>Academic Learning Community</strong><br />
<em>March 29 – April 26</em><br />
Participants in the Learning Community will critique each others' drafts of journal articles and grants in small groups sorted by related disciplines
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<li><strong>Academic Career Planning</strong></li>
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<li><strong>Graduate Student Focus: Going on the Academic Job Market</strong><br /><em>Thursday February 2, 2012</em><br />
3:10pm – 5:00pm<br />
2104 Gilman Hall<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> Going on the academic job market is stressful work. This session, specifically for graduate students, will offer an overview on how to seek an academic job, and especially how to write vitae and cover letters. </li>
<li><strong>Graduate Student Focus: Preparing for Academic Interviews</strong><br />
  <em>Thursday, February 9, 2012</em><br />
3:10pm – 5:00pm<br />
2104 Gilman Hall<br />
<strong>Description:</strong> This session, planned specifically for graduate students, will cover ways to prepare for academic interviews, including researching institutions, constructing questions and answers, and preparing for campus visits.</li>
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<li><strong>Entrepreneurship</strong><br />
Presenter: Judi Eyles Pappajohn<br />
<em>Tuesday February 28</em><br />
12noon – 1:30pm<br />
Memorial Union Room 3512<br />
Overviews and examples of ISU graduate students who have pursued entrepreneurship as an option</li>


<li><strong>Communicating Controversial Science</strong><br />
Presenters: Jean Goodwin & Michael Dahlstrom<br />
<em>Wednesday March 21</em><br />
1:10pm – 2:30pm<br />
Memorial Union Room 3512<br />
Communicating How (and why) to talk with non-experts about controversial science (vaccines, GMOs, evolution, climate…)
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<li><strong>Research Skills</strong><br />
Presenters: Anne Bronikowski & Gloria Johnson-Jones<br />
<em>Friday April 20</em><br />
1:10pm – 2:30am<br />
Memorial Union Room 3512<br />
Broadly cast, what behaviors typify successful graduate students
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