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Graduate Student Life Newsletter
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*Please be advised all events require Eventbrite reservation.
Ticket sales will be promoted on Grad Student Life social media.
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Wicked on Broadway
Date: Thursday, October 3rd
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Gershwin Theatre
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Lunch Boat Cruise
Date: Friday, October 11th
Time: 11:30 AM- 2:00 PM
Location: Lincoln Harbor
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Sexual Harassment of Women:
Climate, Culture and Consequences in Academic Science, Engineering and Medicine
The NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the Tandon Women Faculty Committee is hosting a lecture by President Hillman from Mills College on Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture and Consequences in Academic Science, Engineering and Medicine. President Hillman has been a working member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine blue-ribbon study committee and she will speak about the report's findings and ways to combat harassment in academia.
Date:
Monday, September 23, 2019
Time:
2:30 PM-3:30 PM
Location:
Pfizer Auditorium, 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201
News release for the study can be found here:
Those interested in attending can RSVP here:
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Professional Photo Shoot
Career Fair is around the corner! Make sure your resume and professional sites are up to date. Stop by the Professional Photo Shoot hosted by Graduate Student Life. Business attire highly recommended.
For examples of business attire, please visit this
resource.
Date: Wednesday, September 25th
Time: 12:00 PM- 3:45 PM
Location: Calder Room (Howe Center, 3rd Floor)
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GRIT N WIT CHALLENGE IS COMING TO STEVENS
AND HERE ARE ALL THE DETAILS!
Date:
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Time:
1:00PM– 3:00PM
Location:
Stevens Athletic Field
Description: Calling all Stevens students, staff, and faculty! Join us for this amazing campus-wide event that is open to ALL Stevens students. Create a team of 2-6 participants and compete in both physical and mental challenges that foster teamwork, a growth mindset, and perseverance! Teams work together and lean on each other’s strengths to complete each obstacle. Students cross the finish line with strengthened relationships, pride in their school and themselves, and excitement for their accomplishments! Tell your friends and sign up today! (Additional information and surprises will be emailed to everyone who registers for the event).
* Student clubs, organizations, fraternity, and sororities are ALL encouraged to create teams and participate!
Full Registration Link:
Full Hype Video Link:
Questions about this event can be directed to Kurtis Watkins
kwatkins@stevens.edu
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Super Stories
Date:
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Time
: 8:00 PM
Location:
DeBaun Auditorium
A night of stories featuring Adam Wade, Ophira Eisenberg, and Peter Aguero, three of the best storytellers in the country, as heard on The Moth Radio Hour and NPR's Ask Me Another.
Admission: General Admission $10/ Students&Seniors $5/ Stevens ID FREE
DeBaunPAC@stevens.edu
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The Stevens Choir is still accepting new members, particularly ALTOS and SOPRANOS.
Semester repertoire features music from Broadway's
Hamilton, Les Miserables,
&
Sweeney Todd
, Handel's MESSIAH, the film
Boondock Saints
, and more. Please contact Dr. Bethany Reeves ASAP at breeves@stevens.edu for audition and rehearsal information.
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Below is the tuition and fee refund schedule for Fall 2019. To receive a 100% tuition and fee refund, Fall 2019 courses must be dropped by Sunday, September 1, 2019. Any courses dropped after this date will incur charges of tuition and fees as detailed below and on the
Academic Calendar
.
- September 23, 2019 Last Day for 50% Refund (tuition only)
- October 15, 2019 Last Day for 25% refund. 0% thereafter.
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September 18th:
The Hugo Neu Corporation Sustainability Seminar Series organized by the MS program in Sustainability Management is an effort to connect our students to professionals in the field of Sustainability. This is a weekly series sponsored by
Hugo Neu Corporation. Cosponsors are BEM Systems. Brown and Caldwell, Geosyntec Consultants, and H2M Architects and Engineers.
The seminars happen every Wednesday between 5:00 – 6:00 PM in Altorfer 501; refreshments are provided. They are also webcast live using Blackboard Collaborate. The next lecture is scheduled on Wednesday, September 18
th
where Katherine Lawrence of City of Jersey City will talk on ‘Moving Towards Sustainability in Jersey City”. We encourage students to join in person or via the webcast link in “Upcoming Events” on their MyStevens account or
https://bit.ly/306IduU
(Google Chrome doesn’t work; use IE or Firefox). For further information please visit:
http://www.stevens.edu/sustainability-seminar-series
September 25th:
The Hugo Neu Corporation Sustainability Seminar Series organized by the MS program in Sustainability Management is an effort to connect our students to professionals in the field of Sustainability. This is a weekly series sponsored by
Hugo Neu Corporation. Cosponsors are BEM Systems. Brown and Caldwell, Geosyntec Consultants, and H2M Architects and Engineers.
The seminars happen every Wednesday between 5:00 – 6:00 PM in Altorfer 501; refreshments are provided. They are also webcast live using Blackboard Collaborate. The next lecture is scheduled on Wednesday, September 25
th
where Michael Tumulty of H2M Architects and Engineers will talk on ‘Stronger and More Resilient Infrastructure to Address the Effects of Climate Change’. We encourage students to join in person or via the webcast link in “Upcoming Events” on their MyStevens account or
https://bit.ly/306IduU
(Google Chrome doesn’t work; use IE or Firefox). For further information please visit:
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Join Counseling & Psychological Services (
CAPS) for their
Let's Talk Series!
Please see information below for more information on sessions that will be hosted.
Session Topics
Friday, September 20th - Tools to stress less
Friday, October 4th- Depression
Friday, October 18th - Relationships: Partners, Friends, and Roommates
Friday, November 8th - Anxiety
Friday, November 22 - Tools to Stress less during finals
Friday, December 6th - Relationships: Family
Talk Series will be from 12:00 PM - 1 :00 PM in the Wellness Center Training Room of the
Student Wellness Center (Located outside the 9th St. gate; next to the North Building)
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Stevens Sustainability Coalition: Kickoff Engagement Session
Join the Stevens Sustainability Coalition (SSC) on Wednesday, September 18th at Babbio Center 104 at 6:30 PM for free food, networking and discussion on making our campus more innovative, resilient and sustainable. By learning more about relevant causes on-campus, networking with people of all types (including staff and administration) and creating and collaborating on ideas in your area of expertise, you will become an active player in shaping our campus’ future. Become a part and help a university be truly on the rise.
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Entire stock of Red-shirt will be
25% off
Entire stock of UA and Nike will be
20% off
Sale will start on
9/16
and end
9/20
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Sign Up for Stevens Emergency Text and Email Alerts!
Did you feel like you weren't receiving text updates during the IT outage? It's likely because you have not yet signed up for the Everbridge Emergency Text & Email Alert system. Sign up or update your information (for existing users) today!
Stevens Dining Updates
Tapingo has transitioned to Grubhub; download the Grubhub App to access Stevens mobile ordering. Skyline Dining is closed for lunch through September. For more information visit our Dining website.
Safe Zone Training
SafeZone 1.0 Training will be offered on 10/2 and 10/29 from 10am to noon for the Stevens community. This is an opportunity to gain more knowledge about the LGBTQ+ community and to help create a more inclusive community at Stevens. RSVP online.
Save the Date: October 23, 2019 Excellence Through Diversity Lecture Series
Through an interactive theatre workshop professionally facilitated, actors will depict workplace scenarios and identify research-based strategies to improve equity and inclusion. Open to faculty and staff, choose from two sessions:10-12:30 or 2-4:30.
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Parking Permit Application Process
Eligible full-time employees may now apply for parking permits for the 2019-20 school year by clicking on the “Employee Parking Permit” link on myStevens and providing the required information. Please make sure you have access to a printer when you complete your application as you will have to deliver a copy of your application to the Howe Center information desk. Permits will be available for pick-up beginning Wednesday, August 28. You should contact Patrick Fitzgerald at
pfitzger@stevens.edu
if you want to confirm your permit is ready to be picked up.
Eligible adjunct and part-time employees must complete a parking permit application that will be available at the Howe Center information desk starting today, Monday, August 26. You will be given further instructions about permit pick-up when you submit your application.
Transportation and Parking Pages on myStevens and Stevens.edu
New Campus Parking Map and Parking Lot Information
Details about Stevens’ parking lots have been updated to reflect construction-related changes, to standardize hours of operation, and to clarify who is eligible to park in each lot.
Check out the new map
here
and review the updated parking lot information
here
.
Updated Driving and Parking Guidelines
The updated Driving Guidelines can be found
here
and the updated Parking Guidelines can be found
here
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New Shuttle Guidelines
Stevens Transportation and Parking has Shuttle Guidelines for the first time. These guidelines dictate the proper use of the Stevens Shuttle service by students, employees, and visitors so that the shuttles remain a safe mode of transportation for the Stevens community.
Read the Shuttle Guidelines
here
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Use of Personal Transportation Devices Not Allowed on Campus
Review the policy on personal transportation devices
here
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For more information regarding the NJ Transit Student Pass, please visit this
LINK.
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Looking for Permanent Housing? A Roommate? Have a place to rent?
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Finding a special place to live while you are a student at Stevens is important. Stevens Institute of Technology and the Office of Graduate Student Life have partnered with Places4Students.com, a company that specializes in providing Off-Campus Housing solutions for students, faculty, and staff. This service is FREE for anyone to use. Registration is not required to search the listings. Our partnership with Places4Students can help you find a place to live, a roommate, or a sublet – all you need is your Stevens email address to register.
Students can search rental listings
here
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Students can register to post a FREE Roommate/Sublet listing
here
.
Landlords can register to post a FREE listings
here
.
Customer Service:
1-866-766-0767
Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm
Friday 9am-5pm
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DISCLAIMER
LISTINGS APPEARING ON THE PLACES4STUDENTS SITE ARE NOT ENDORSED OR GUARANTEED BY STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. SITE USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CHOICE OF LANDLORD, ROOMMATE(S), AND RENTAL UNIT.
Places4Students residential listings are provided as a convenience to Stevens Institute of Technology (“University”) students, faculty and staff at the main campus in Hoboken, NJ. The University does not:
· Approve the accuracy of any information posted on the site,
· Endorse a landlord or residential unit,
· Validate a unit’s safety or cleanliness, or
· Confirm that listed properties comply with building, safety or fire codes.
Users of the site contract with each other at their own risk. It is the user’s obligation to understand their legal rights, risks, and responsibilities. Before signing a lease or the Places4Students disclaimer or user agreement, read the terms and conditions carefully. Be aware that Places4Students does not confirm any identities or the accuracy of any posted information. Be careful to evaluate the property, the landlord, and the safety and security of the surrounding area and any commute. Student users who require legal guidance and/or representation should contact the NJ Bar Association or The Waterfront Project for guidance.
Students are under no obligation to utilize this site, other alternatives exist. Real estate agents can provide assistance in locating available housing for a fee, and listings can be found on other online sites.
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Did you know that President Farvardin is on social media?
Stay informed of the latest Stevens news and happenings by following President Farvardin as he visits with students, alumni, and special guests.
Facebook: PresidentFarvardin
Twitter: NFarvardin
Instagram: PresidentFarvardin
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Stay informed about all things Graduate Student Life!
Make sure you to follow us on
Instagram: @stevensgradlife or Facebook: Stevens Graduate Student Life
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If you would like to submit an announcement to the weekly Graduate Student Life Newsletter, please send all inquiries by Friday, at 5:00pm to graduatelife@stevens.edu. Details should be no more than 200 words. Please include an image or flyer if available.
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