Sunday, November 30, 2008

December 1st-December 7th

Preview
1. BSA Academic Resource Guide
2. BSA Elections 2009
3. Sex Talk with DELISH
4. Provost's Lecture Series--Policy Visions for a New Presidency
5. Tom Quinn: Infectious Diseases: Continuous Threats to Global Health
6. NSBE General Body Meeting
7. How to Talk with Your Health Care Provider about Your Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Your Health
8. Duke Career Center Celebrates Human Rights Week
9. Jazz at the Mary Lou
10. Burn After Reading
11. Midnight Breakfast 2008
12. A Day Without Art: 2008 World AIDS Day
13. Duke Jazz Ensemble
14. Around the World in One Night
15. Duke Men's Basketball vs. Purdue
16. Duke Women's Basketball vs. Iowa
17. Duke Men's Basketball vs. Michigan

Awards and Achievements
BSA would like to thank everyone who attended our final general body meeting of the semester.

BSA would like to congratulate Duke Football on their season this year.

BSA Programs
If you  haven't done so already, please pick up BSA's Academic Resource Guide in the BSA Office.

Have you enjoyed BSA programming and events this past semester and would like to get more involved with the organization? If so, you should strongly consider running for a position within BSA during BSA Elections 2009. Elections will be held in early February 2009, so start thinking about preparing for leadership questions. Contact Ashley Banks at DukeBSAChiefofStaff@gmail.com with any questions about elections.

Academic Events
Do you have sexual health questions you would rather have answered by a peer? E-mail sexual health questions to sextalkwithdelish@gmail.com and within 48 hours, a peer educator will respond to your question. All correspondence is completely confidential and will only be accessed by a small group of Sex Talk with DELISH peer educators.

Tuesday, December 2nd
The Provost's Office presents Provost's Lecture Series--Policy Visions for a New Presidency from 12:00-1:30 pm in Von Canon C in the Bryan Center. Three Duke faculty members (Linda Burton, Peter Feaver, and Richard Newell) will discuss topics on the agenda of the new President.

Wednesday, December 3rd
The Duke Global Health Institute presents Tom Quinn: Infectious Diseases: Continuous Threats to Global Health from 4:30-6:00 pm at the John Hope Franklin Center 240. This series brings together a multi-disciplinary group of faculty and students from both the University and Duke Medicine to expand knowledge of global health. Dr. Tom Quinn is the director of the John Hopkins Center for Global Health.

NSBE will be having its final general body meeting of the semester at 6:00 pm in the Mary Lou Williams Center. Learn about what NSBE has planned for next semester!

Thursday, December 4th
The LGBT Center presents "How to Talk with Your Health Care Provider about Your Sexuality, Gender Identity and Your Health: A Conversation with Dr. Harvey J. Makadon" at 5:45 pm in the LGBT Center in West Union. Dinner will be served, followed by a discussion concerning how to talk with your health care provider about your sexuality and your health.

Career Opportunities
Duke Career Center Celebrates Human Rights Week
The Career Center will be providing timely information and specific advising to students interested in post-graduate fellowships in public service work. Call 919.660.1050 and schedule a fellowship advising session for this week.

Social Events
Wednesday, December 3rd
Take a study break with live jazz music, light hors d'oeuvres, and beverages at Jazz at the Mary Lou at 9:30 pm in the Mary Lou Williams Center. Late night fare and drinks can be purchased at Faculty Commons.

Thursday, December 4th-Friday, December 5th
Freewater Presentations presents Burn After Reading on Thursday, December 4th and Friday, December 5th from 7:00-8:00 pm and 9:30-10:30 pm in Griffith Film Theater in the Bryan Center.

Sunday, December 7th
Enjoy a great study break at Midnight Breakfast 2008 on East and West Campuses from 11:00 pm-1:00 am. 

Cultural Events
A Day Without Art: 2008 World AIDS Day
Enjoy this exhibit from Monday, December 1st until Friday, December 5th in the Mary Lou Williams Center.

Friday, December 5th
Enjoy a performance by the Duke Jazz Ensemble from 8:00-10:00 pm in Baldwin Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for students and can be purchased at the Box Office.

Saturday, December 6th
Celebrate International Arts at "Around the World in One Night" from 7:00-8:30 pm in Page Auditorium. Watch Inside Joke, Sabrosura, Djembe, Duke Chinese Dance, and a bagpiper at this event. Donations will benefit university Rwandan orphans.

Athletics
Tuesday, December 2nd
Duke Men's Basketball plays Purdue at 9:00 pm at Purdue.

Thursday, December 4th
Duke Women's Basketball plays Iowa at 7:00 pm in Cameron Indoor.

Saturday, December 6th
Duke Men's Basketball plays Michigan at 3:30 pm at Michigan.

Presented by Duke University's Black Student Alliance

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