**************************************************** EV 1/6/2005 NEWSLETTER NUMBER 13 **************************************************** CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: January 7 Friday Friday Morning Coffee Restarts! "My Favorite Film" Group 8 Saturday Environmental Volunteer Opportunity on Campus 10 Monday Latin Dance Lessons with Leslie Gordon* 19 Wednesday Wednesday Tour - Native American History* - I-Center Language Classes Start Dates - I-Center Reading, Discussion and Study Groups Start Dates - Join Breakers - Upcoming Classes and Events at the Bechtel I-Center * Starred events require advance signup. See individual event listings below for details. Information in this newsletter is also shown on the EV website: http://ev.stanford.edu/Newsletter --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Friday Morning Coffee Restarts! Friday, January 7th, 10am - noon Assembly Room, Bechtel I-Center Welcome to the Winter Quarter! Everyone is invited to welcome the new quarter at the Friday Morning Coffee which starts this Friday, 7 January! Children are encouraged to come! Volunteers for set-up (9:45am) and to put-away afterwards, are always welcome. Bring a plate of snack or fruit to share. See you there! For more information, contact Gwyn Dukes at gdukes@stanford.edu. Sponsored by Bechtel International Center --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. "My Favorite Film" Group Friday, January 7th, 11am Assembly Room, Bechtel I-Center Join Olga and others to help plan for this international film series. Bring a list of you favorite memorable film. See you there! For more information, contact Gwyn Dukes at gdukes@stanford.edu. Sponsored by Bechtel International Center --------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Environmental Volunteer Opportunity on Campus Saturday, January 8th, 9am - 1pm Campus Drive median near Quarry Road Plant native bunch grasses in Campus Drive medians where they will enhance habitat for other native species and educate people about the benefits of such plants in urban landscapes. We're aiming to plant nearly 40,000 grass plugs in two days. The work is relatively light and the results are immediately visible and very satisfying. This is a great activity for groups of friends to work as teams. Bring drinking water. Wear work gloves, layered clothing, sun protection, and boots suitable for working in wet grass or muddy ground. For more information, contact David, Robin, or Hilary, 650-323-7333; oaks@ecomagic.org or visit www.ecomagic.org. Sponsored by Magic --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Latin Dance Lessons with Leslie Gordon Monday, January 10th, 7pm - 10pm Assembly Room, Bechtel I-Center Argentine Tango and Nightclub Salsa, with Leslie Gordon. Mon., Jan. 10 - Mar. 21. Beginner: 7 p.m. Intermediate: 8:15 p.m. Advanced: 8:15 p.m. Free dancing 9:30- 10 p.m. Free to all! Sign-up at the I-Center to attend! Come in comfortable shoes and clothing and be ready to have a lot of fun! For more information, email Gwyn Dukes at gdukes@stanford.edu or visit http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/ Sponsored by Bechtel International Center --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Wednesday Tour - Native American History Wednesday, January 19th, 9:00am-12:30pm Meet at Escondido Village Center Come join us for the first of the series of Wednesday Tours we have lined up for you here at the I-Center. On Jan. 19, the theme of our tour is Native American History. We will go on a guided tour of the Ohlone Shellmound at Coyote Hills Regional Park. Mark your calendars and join us for the entire tour series! The cost of the tour is $8. Sign-up at the I-Center to attend and pay at the upstairs desk. For more information, email Gwyn Dukes at gdukes@stanford.edu or visit http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/ Sponsored by Bechtel International Center --------------------------------------------------------------------- - I-Center Language Classes Start Dates Welcome to the Winter Quarter! Please note the following start dates for I-CENTER LANGUAGE CLASSES: Beginning French - Mondays, Jan. 10 through February 28, 4 - 5:30 pm. Easy Intermediate French II - Jan. 12 through March 2, 4 - 5:30 pm. Russian for Beginners - Mondays, Jan. 10 through February 28, 4:30 - 6pm. Russian for Intermediate and Advanced Students - Thursdays, January 13 - March 3, 4:30 - 6pm. Beginning Spanish - Thursdays, January 13 - March 3, 3 - 4:30 pm. For more information, please visit our webiste. To attend these classes, please come to the I-Center to sign -up. Some classes have a small photocopying fee. For more information, contact Gwyn Dukes at gdukes@stanford.edu. Sponsored by Bechtel International Center --------------------------------------------------------------------- - I-Center Reading, Discussion and Study Groups Start Dates Welcome to the Winter Quarter! Please note the following start dates for I-Center Reading, Discussion and Study Groups: Reading Group: Short Stories - Tuesdays, January 11 - February 22, 4 - 5 pm. contact: Harriet Cross Cultural Group - Wednesdays, Jan. 12 - February 16, 5:00pm - 6:30pm. contact: Rachel GMAT Study Group - Group Meeting on January 18, 4:30pm. We look forward to seeing you at the new Quarter! To attend these classes, please come to the I-Center to sign -up. For more information, contact Gwyn Dukes at gdukes@stanford.edu. For the latest on Spouse/Family Programs, visit our website: http://icenter.stanford.edu/families/ Sponsored by Bechtel International Center --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Join Breakers Tired of eating the same frozen dinner every night while enjoying the 2-D company of Matt LeBlanc? Then join Breakers, a co-op eating club for graduate students. You'll get six hearty, healthy and home-cooked dinners per week and 24-hour access to a stocked kitchen with all you need to make your own breakfast, lunch and snacks. From chicken curry to spinach lasagna, our culinary masterpieces cover the globe. Breakers is a co-op, meaning we all work together to keep costs low. Once a week, members work on a cooking crew or do clean-up duty. This is a great chance to meet other graduate students and we'll teach you how to cook if you don't know how. So, if you're tired of eating alone, or just don't want to have to get groceries each week, stop by and try out a meal. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. Sunday through Friday. January 4 ~ 7 is trial week, so stop by at dinnertime or contact Alberto at makino@stanford.edu with questions. We think you'll enjoy the company and the food! --------------------------------------------------------------------- - Upcoming Classes and Events at the Bechtel I-Center Check out http://www.stanford.edu/dept/icenter/families/classes.html for an extensive listing of upcoming classes and events from the Bechtel International Center. --------------------------------------------------------------------- How to Post Announcements to this Newsletter: This newsletter will go out on Thursdays each week before 5pm. Stanford-affiliated organizations can submit their events online at http://ev.stanford.edu/submitevent.shtml before 5pm on Wednesday the night before the newsletter goes out. Announcements sent later than 5pm on Wednesday will not make that Thursday's newsletter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- END EV NEWSLETTER NUMBER 13, January 6, 2005