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• Library Book Sale
  Monday - Friday, November 16 - 20, and Monday, November 23, Regenstein Library, Room 120B
  The Library is holding a book sale of more than 5,000 duplicate and discarded volumes beginning Monday November 16. These include hardbacks, trade and scholarly paperbacks, multi-volume sets, maps and miscellaneous material. Prices start at $20/Hardbacks, $10/paperbacks/CDs, and $5/miscellaneous materials. Prices will be reduced each successive day with all remaining items free on the final day, Monday November 23. For more information, contact Scott Perry at (773) 702-8734 or stp0@uchicago.edu.
  
  
• Autumn Quarter Day of Service
  Saturday, November 21, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
  Student volunteers are encouraged to sign up in groups to walk or bus out to community service organizations and sites around Chicago and the South Side. Some of the tasks this year may include: Preparing and serving food at a soup kitchen, setting up a winter rooftop garden, organizing canned goods at a food pantry, and supervising children at a shelter. Signup at http://ucsc.uchicago.edu/pages/dayofservice.html
  
  
• Native American Heritage Celebration Film Screening
  Tuesday, November 24, 9 - 11 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall, Max Palevsky Cinema
  In collaboration with DOC Films, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs [OMSA] hosts a film in honor of the Native American Heritage Celebration, "Navajo Film Themselves". This event is open and FREE to the public. Contact: ryo@uchicago.edu.
  
  
• The First Thanksgiving
  Wednesday, November 25, 4 - 5 p.m., at the Family Resource Center
  Join in our Thanksgiving celebration and "feast." We will share stories, craft projects and our own Thanks giving feast while exploring this tradition of giving thanks.
  
  
• Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
  Thursday, November 26, 11 a.m.
  A Hyde Park/Kenwood tradition for over 90 years, the Hyde Park/Kenwood Interfaith Council celebrates the area's religious and cultural diversity with readings from many religious traditions, musical selections by the Chicago Children's Choir, organ music by University Organist Thomas Weisflog, dance from a spiritual tradition, and a keynote speaker. Donations from this service support the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Food Pantry and Open Kitchen. For more information, call 773.702.7111.
  
  
• Summer Links Information Session
  Monday, November 30, 6 - 7 p.m., Ida Noyes Hall Library/Lounge
  Summer Links offers an intensive 10-week internships to 30 returning College and graduate students committed to public service, community building, and social change. Interns receive a $4,000 stipend and participate in weekly day-long and evening trainings about Chicago and social justice issues. For more information, please contact Student Intern Hallie Trauger at htrauger@uchicago.edu.
  
  
• AIDS Memorial Quilt
  Daily, through December 1, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Rockefeller Chapel
  Join us in remembering those we've lost to AIDS. Several panels of the memorial quilt will be on display through December 1 with a wall of remembrance available for those who wish to express their thoughts.
  
  
• Academic Networking
  Wednesday, December 2, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., 5710 S Woodlawn Ave
  Co-sponsored with CAPS (Career Advising & Planning Services) and the University Bookstore. Come hear from Professor David Rowley in Geophysical Sciences and advanced graduate students in the Divinity School and Political Science department about how to develop and deliver an "elevator speech" version of your research project, then practice presenting in 2 exercises designed to help prepare you for academic conferences. Space is limited at this popular workshop-- RSVP by Monday, November 30, to mrhammond@uchicago.edu
  
  
• Handel's Messiah Sponsored by the University of Chicago Department of Music
  Friday, December 4, 8 p.m., Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
  Concert preceded by organ and vocal music beginning at 7:30 pm. A chorus of over 150 voices including: University of Chicago Chorus, Motet Choir, Grande Prairie Singers, choral guests, Rockefeller Chapel orchestra and soloists. Join us for this holiday tradition at the University of Chicago. Tickets at the door or call 773.702.9075; $35 chancel/$25 front nave/$20 general/$10 student.
  
  
• Relationships Group
  Mondays
  This group is designed for graduate students who would like to improve their relationships with friends, family members, or significant others. It is not necessary to be in a romantic relationship or to have a significant other to participate in the Relationships Group. This group meets on Mondays over 1-2 academic quarters. There are 4-8 members per group and are co-led 2 SCRS clinicians. If you have further questions about the Relationships Group, please contact Josh Singh, PhD jsingh@uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu.
  
  
• Save the Date - GradUCon: Graduate Student Development Conference
  Registration opens December 1
  January 22, 2010 will be the inaugural Graduate Student Development Conference. More details and registration forms will be posted on the Graduate & Professional Student Gateway soon. GradUConn is co-sponsored by Graduate Student Affairs, Career Advising and Planning Services (CAPS), the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA), the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), and Alumni Relations & Development. This event will be followed by a graduate student social, hosted by Grad Council, from 4 to 7 p.m., to which all graduate and professional students are invited.
  
  
• Dissertation Support Group
  A new dissertation support group is now being formed to run once weekly through the academic year.  This is a resource for mutual support and strategy-sharing that has been helpful for many students who are coping with dissertation-related stress.  For further information about this group, please contact:  Tammy Claman, Psy.D., at claman@uchicago.edu.
  
  
• Help to Shape the Future of the Library
  Do you have a strong interest in the Library?  Are you willing to share your opinions about Library services, collections and spaces with a group of students and library administrators?  If so, please consider serving on the Library Student Resource Group (LSRG). The LSRG meets twice each quarter, and serves as a formal channel of communication between students and the Library administration.  The Group discusses the collections and services provided through all of the University's campus libraries and the present and future needs of the student community; assists in making specific recommendations to improve the Library; and considers proposals for future changes in services.  We are currently searching for 3 graduate students (1 from the Humanities Division, 1 from the Social Sciences Division, and 1 from the Physical Sciences Division) and 2 more students from the professional schools (the Harris School, the Booth School, the Law School and/or SSA) to serve on the Library Student Resource Group. For more information about the LSRG, interested individuals can consult the group's Web page, which includes links to previous agendas and meeting minutes, as well as contact Jim Vaughan, Assistant Director for Access & Facilities, JRL 180, 702-8351, j-vaughan@uchicago.edu.
  
  
• ID & Privileges Office Offers More Than ID Cards
  The ID & Privileges Office (IPO) offers a wide variety of services to members of the University of Chicago community, including University ID cards, library privileges, transportation tickets, passport photos, and library lockers. For information about all the services IPO offers, visit http://ipo.uchicago.edu.