GLS eNews November 11, 2019
GLS Weekly Update - November 11, 2019
EVERY MONDAY 5:30-6:30 PM - Join GLS Director Anne Whisnant at GLS House for conversation and light refreshments on our screened porch!
In this edition:
- Honoring GLS Veterans
- Help GLS Spread the Word
- ICYMI: GLS Spring Course Video Previews Posted
- Mondays on the Porch with Anne
- Share Your News!
- GLS Weekly Updates Archived
- Important Dates for GLS Students
- Events and Happenings
- Campus Opportunities
- Get Social with GLS
The university's Memorial Wall outside of the Divinity School lists the members of the Duke community who have died in service since the Korean War. (From "Veterans at Duke: A Growing Population with a Growing Network of Support")
Honoring GLS Veterans
To all of our GLS students and alumni who are currently serving or have served in our U.S. military branches, we wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for your sacrifices and service to our country. Service members and veterans continue to enrich the GLS community with their experience and unique perspectives. Our students have written a range of master's projects related to military history and service, one of which is John Bechtold's Exemplary Master's Project Dear Madison. You can read this and other GLS master's projects on DukeSpace.
Director Anne Whisnant is eager to bring the good news of GLS to wider audiences.
Help GLS Spread the Word
From Director Anne Whisnant: Hi everyone! I am looking for ideas and suggestions for events or forums in the Triangle area that would offer good networking opportunities in which I might speak informally with people about the GLS program. Are there regular gatherings, conferences, events, or other venues where people that might be interested in the GLS program convene? Please let me know! I’d like to set up a schedule of outings for the coming months and welcome all suggestions. Even better: if you are going to such an event or gathering, and I could accompany you, please let me know!
ICYMI: Spring 2020 Course Preview Videos Posted
Registration for Spring 2020 is underway! Check out the GLS course preview videos below to find out more about our spring lineup. See all Spring 2020 course descriptions here. Be sure to select "Spring 2020" from the term drop-down menu.
Porch Sitting with Anne
Mondays, 5:30-6:30 PM - Director Anne Whisnant invites GLS students, faculty, and alumni to join her on the porch on Mondays from 5:30-6:30. Come share a chat, a drink and some snacks! No registration or RSVP needed, just drop by.
Got News? Send It to Us!
If you've got news, we want to know about it! Please keep us up to date on your life outside of/after GLS--complete this short form if you have academic or job news you'd like to share.
GLS Weekly Update Now Archived
Email overload getting you down? You can now view issues of the GLS Weekly Update on our website at your leisure.
Important Dates for GLS Students
- Thanksgiving recess begins at 10:30 PM on Tuesday, November 26. The Graduate reading period begins on Wednesday, November 27 and continues through Tuesday. December 10.
- GLS scholarship applications for Duke employees who are using the Employee Tuition Assistance reimbursement are due by December 1
- Don't forgot to make a little time in your schedule to celebrate the end of term with us at the GLS Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 3, 5:30-7 at the Doris Duke Center in Duke Gardens! Look for an e-vite soon.
Events and Happenings
Guzheng soloist and master Jennifer Chang leads the music department ensemble, which formed in the fall of 2018.
Duke Chinese Music Ensemble to Perform Sunday
Sunday, November 17, 5 PM, Nelson Music Room, East Duke Building - The Duke Chinese Music Ensemble presents a concert featuring a variety of Chinese musical styles and instruments, as well as pieces that mix Eastern and Western instruments.
The Chinese Music Ensemble was organized in Fall 2018 and is the newest student ensemble in the Duke Music Department. Read more about it.
This week: My First Film (2019), Saturday, November 16, 7 PM - In this live, feature-length multimedia performance, filmmaker Zia Anger interacts with media on screen and the audience using real-time text, spontaneous Google searches, audience directives and AirDrops.
Screen/Society Fall Film Series
Screen/Society provides ambitious and entertaining film programming for the Triangle community, specializing in regional theatrical premieres of global and independent art films, and repertory programs including international classics, Hollywood genre works, and director retrospectives. The free screenings take place in the Rubenstein Arts Center's Film Theater. All screenings are free and open to the public. See the full fall schedule here.
Save the Date: GLS Holiday Party
It's almost that time again--mark your calendars for the annual GLS Holiday Party, December 3, 5:30-7:30 PM, at the Doris Duke Center in Duke Gardens. Look for an e-vite soon1
Opportunities Around Campus
Visit the GLS Bulletin Board for a list of funding, volunteer, and other opportunities outside of GLS.