Green Room improvements

I want to point out some of the recent improvements in the equipment for Theatre PhD students. The Green Room has now a fourth computer,  a scanner, the printer can handle properly double-sided printing, there are surge protectors that provide additional outlets for our laptops, all the PCs for students have Adobe Acrobat Professional 8, and the computer in the Annex has Skype that allows international calling (we are considering providing a webcam for that computer too).

Boris Daussà-Pastor, DTSA President

DTSA News

• March 04, 2010 -  Professionalization Workshop: Funding
  

Please come to this Workshop, which will provide with valuable information and resources for funding for your research and during your student life at the PhD program. Thrusday March 4th at 4:15 – 6:15 pm in the Green Room.

• March 04, 2010 -  DTSA Happy Hour
  

Come to the DTSA Happy Hour at Slattery’s after the Professionalziation Workshop (Happy Hour starting at 6:15 pm). More information at: DTSA Happy Hours

• DTSA ELECTIONS
  

The Elections Process is already starting. Nominations for DTSA Positions start today and will close on March 15th at 8:00 am. You can find an updated description of position at: http://opencuny.org/dtsa/dtsa-board/dtsa-positions/

Students in the program will soon receive an email with instructions for the Nominations.

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• Thursday March 4, 4:15 pm: Professionalization Workshop.
• Thursday March 4, 6:15 pm: DTSA Happy Hour.
• Friday March 5th: The Theatre PhD Program Curriculum and Exams Committee meets
• Thursday March 11th: DTSA Theatre Outing The Duchess of Malfi

Student Bios: Keep sending, section needs to grow!

Writing your bio is not only a good practice exercise for bio submissions for conferences, but it is also a way of having your research and academic profile out there. You will find that there are people in the program with similar interests of which you are not aware. Please, take a minute to send your bios to JHeissan@gc.cuny.edu

Boris Daussà-Pastor, DTSA President

DTSA News

• October 23, 2009 -  DSC Meeting and Party
  

You can send Eero Laine epl@nym.hush.com your requests or comments to be raised at DSC meetings. Meeting on Friday October 23rd at 5:30 pm, Room 5414. There is a party open to all GC Students following the meeting, at 8:00 pm, Room 5409.

• Check the Professionalization and other DTSA activities in the Calendar!
  

• DTSA Office Hours Next Week: Thursday October 29 2:00-4:00 pm
  

Do you want to talk to a DTSA board member in person and never run into one? Questions, requests, complaints? Come, we are waiting for you! Thursday 2:00-4:00 pm, Green Room Annex (room 3109)

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• October 23, 5:30 pm: DSC Plenary meeting.
• October 23, 8:00 pm: DSC Party.
• October 28 at 6:15 pm: Media Working Group Meeting, place TBA
• October 29, 2:00 – 4:00 pm: DTSA Office Hours, Green Room Annex.

Booth Award 2010: Nominations open until October 12th

Frank Episale, Second Vice-President of DTSA, in charge of Booth Award, wants to thank everyone who nominated candidates for the Award. The nomination dedadline has been extended until next Monday October 12^th 2009, you still have a chance to include your desired candidate on the list. To Nominate, send an email to Frank Episale frankepi@gmail.com

Boris Daussà-Pastor, DTSA President

DTSA News

• October 12, 2009 -  Deadline to sing up for Idiot Savant
  

Our third outing will be to see Idiot Savant at the Public Theatre on Monday, November 2nd.  There is a sign-up sheet in the Green Room.  Tickets are $20.  Payment is due by Tuesday, October 13th at 3 PM

• October 22, 2009 – DTSA Happy Hour
  

When: Thursday, Ocotber 22 at 6:15pm (immediately following the Language Exam “Demystifying the Handbook” session.)

Where: Slattery’s Midtown Pub (8 East 36th St between 5th AVE and Madison) Slatery’s Midtown Pub (Discounted drinks all night)

• October 28, 2009 – Media Working Group meeting

From Eero Laine: The media/visual/digital working group has met and is officially formed. Look for an announcement of upcoming meetings (date October 28^th, location TBA).Contact Eero  Laine, Steve Luber, Frank Episale, Kenn Watt, Lisa Reinke, Sascha Just, or Kelly Aliano for more information.

• No DTSA Office Hours Next Week
  

Next week I will be out of town, so there will not be DTSA Office Hours. The Next office Hours will be on the following week, Thursday October 22 2:00-4:15 pm.  Boris Daussà-Pastor, DTSA President.

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• October 22, 2:00-4:15: DTSA Office Hours
• October 22, 4:15- 6:15 pm: Demistifying the Handbook 2:  Language Exam
• October 22, 6:15- … pm: Happy Hour at Under the Volcano
• October 28 at 6:15 pm: Media Working Group Meeting, place TBA

CFPs at the DTSA Website

The DTSA Website is meant to provide some sort of stable platform for information relevant to the DTSA community. From now on, we will try to keep all CFPs sent to the website posted here: http://opencuny.org/dtsa/professionalization/conferences-cfps/

Lisa Reinke (DTSA Treasurer) will try to keep the site updated, but you can post CFPs there as well. You can post CFPs as comments at the end of the page (note that you will be asked to provide a name and email to avoid spam comments by unfriendly visitors). Good news for avid conference presenters!

Boris Daussà-Pastor

DTSA President

DTSA News

• Ocober 1, 2009 – Professionalization Activity. Workshop 1: Creating and Building your CV
  

Whether you are getting ready to go on the job market or just beginning the Ph.D. program, you won’t want to miss this interactive workshop on crafting, revising, and refining the academic CV. Organize dand led by the program’s Placement Officer Prof. James Wilson

Thursday October 1, 4:15-6:15 at the Green Room (room 3111)

• September 30- October 1, 2009 – MESTC: Prelude Festival 2009
  

The Prelude Festival, opening next Wednesday, offers you a hint of the work of many of the most exciting NYC theatre and performance practitioners. Throughout the year, MESTC offers an incredible array of activities featuring some of the most relevant international theatre artists and scholars. http://www.preludenyc.org/

• Ongoing – Working Groups at the Theatre PhD program
  

There has been some interest in creating Working Groups in at least two different areas (please excuse me because these are not official titles, only my understanding of them): Digital/Media/Second Life, and perhaps Slavic/Russain /Eastern Europe.

We still need to see to what extent these Working Groups are going to be formed, but it is probably important that you know there are some fellow students in the program willing to start some “think tanks” with particular subjects in mind. The DTSA will try to help with any practical need (room reservation, coordination, etc.) that Working Groups may have. If you are thinking of joining or starting a Working Group, you can contact me at boris@lacalba.com

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• October 1, 4:15- 6:15 pm: Workshop 1: Creating and Building your CV
• NOTE: There are no DTSA Office Hours this week.

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The Graduate Center has gone a long way since last year, when students working at CUNY on scholarships started getting some sort of Health Insurance coverage. However, there are a number of different situations that qualify for Health Insurance eligibility.

A new and important issue has struck hard many students, who for some administrative error see their paychecks delayed.

Eero Laine, the DSC Program representative keeps you updated on both issues at the DTSA website: http://opencuny.org/dtsa/gc-at-large/dsc-doctoral-students-council

Boris Daussà-Pastor

DTSA President

DTSA News

• September 23, 2009 – DTSA Board Meeting: 6:15 pm, Thesis Room
  

This year all DTSA meetings are going to be open meetings: all students are welcome to attend and participate. Other members of the Theatre PhD community are also welcome to attend. We may have in some occasions guests in our DTSA board meetings to address particular issues of interest. Email boris@lacalba.com if you want to attend.

Our next DTSA Board meeting will feature as a guest E.O. Prof. Jean Graham-Jones.

• September 25, 2009 – DSC Plenary Meeting
  

The Doctoral Students Council (DSC) meets approximately once a month starting in September. The DSC focuses on a wide range of advocacy issues, as well as issues of interest for Graduate Center Students, including communication with the governing bodies of the Graduate Center. Contact Eero Laine epl@nym.hush.com, our DSC Rep for more information.

• September 24, 2009 – DTSA Office Hours

Do you want to talk to a DTSA board member in person and never run into one? Questions, requests, complaints? Come, we are waiting for you!

Thursday 2:00-5:00 pm, Green Room Annex (room 3109)

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• September 23, 6:15 pm: DTSA Board Meeting
• September 24, 2:00-5:00 pm: DTSA Office Hours (Annex to the Green Room)
• September 25, 6:00 pm: DSC Plenary Meeting
  

Fourth Computer

I am glad to announce that we will soon have a fourth computer in the Green Room, the student lounge of the Theatre PhD program.

DTSA has been trying to secure a fourth computer since late Spring 2009. Thanks to the efforts of our Assistant Program Officer, Lynette Gybson, and to the kindness and understanding of director of Information Technology User Services, Elaine Montilla, this will soon be a reality.

We are aware it will be a bit tight (one of the four computers will have to stay in the same cubicle where the printer is), but we hope that this addition will improve our academic life. We hope to see this happening next week.

Boris Daussà-Pastor, DTSA President

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DTSA News

• September 14, 2009 – The Green Room, student contributions for the upcoming issue
  

As this year’s editor of The Green Room, our DTSA newsletter, I’d like to get out a short “end of the summer” issue. What I would like to know from you—BRIEFLY—is what you’ve been up to for the past 3-4 months.  I hope that this will help us all to catch up with anyone that we didn’t get to see or speak with at the department party at the beginning of the semester. Please get me the information by Monday, September 14th.

Joe Heissan, DTSA First Vice-President

• September 17, 2009 – Happy Hour at Slattery’s
  

Happy Hours are great opportunities to chat and relax with fellow students and professors outside of the Graduate Center. The details regarding the first Happy Hour of the semester are below. I hope to see you there! Details are also located on the DTSA website: http://opencuny.org/dtsa/activities/happy-hours

When:

Thursday, September 17 at 6:15pm (immediately following the First Exam “demystifying the handbook” session.)

Where:

Slattery’s Midtown Pub (8 East 36th St between 5th AVE and Madison)

Eero Laine, DSC Representative

• September 17, 2009 – DTSA Office Hours

Do you want to talk to a DTSA board member in person and never run into one? Questions, requests, complaints? Come, we are waiting for you!

Thursday 2:00-5:00 pm, Green Room Annex (room 3109)

• All Week! – Student Bios at the DTSA Website
  

We posted 20 student bios so far.Check them at http://opencuny.org/dtsa/networking/student-bios

Our PhD program has currently 79 matriculated students and we are often unaware of each other’s achievements, interests, and fields of study. The student bio section serves as a platform for forging alliances. I encourage you to send your student bio and picture ASAP to jheissan@gc.cuny.edu

Boris Daussà-Pastor, DTSA President

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• September 17, 2:00-5:00 pm: DTSA Office Hours (Annex to the Green Room)
• September 17, 4:15-6:15 pm. Demystifying the Handbook 1: First Exam This session will include a breakdown of the format of the written and oral sections of the first exam, insight from professors about what is expected of a student taking the exam, and recommen–dations from students about how to prepare. Julia Goldstein hosts, with Profs. Judith Milhous and David Savran. Place: Theatre Department, Green Room.
• September 17, 6:15. Happy Hour: At Slattery’s (8 East 36th St between 5th AVE and Madison)

The Green Room, a new era

Joe Heissan, First Vice-President of the DTSA and editor of The Green Room, the DTSA newsletter, is launching a new era for this student publication.

The new version of The Green Room will probably be more oriented towards student, alumni and faculty news, events and activities (from the program and from outside of it), opinion pieces, and some elements of general information. It is still a change on the making and any input is appreciated.

We feel that during the last years The Green Room became a bit burdensome and included some information that we can now shift to the Student bios section of the DTSA website.

The new era of The Green Room wants to provide a more dynamic publication, with more options for short contributions written by students and other people related to the program. Can’t wait to get the first issue!

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DTSA News

• September 7, 2009 – Theatre Outings, Sign up soon!
  

Our first theatre outing for the semester will be to see LIPSYNCH, directed by Robert Lepage, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009. This is an 8 1/2 hour all-day/night event.  (I believe there are 4 intermissions, plus a dinner break.)  Tickets are (tentatively) $36.  I have placed a sign-up sheet in the Green Room.  Please write down your name, ideally by Friday, September 4th, if you would like to attend.

• September 7, 2009 – Suggestions for Curriculum and Professionalization Reps
  

Send your suggestions for new courses to Christopher Silsby at dtsa.silsby@gmail.com

Send your suggestions for professionalization activities to Julia Goldstein at goldstein.julia@gmail.com

• September 10, 2009 – DTSA Office Hours

Do you want to talk to a DTSA board member in person and never run into one? Questions, requests, complaints? Come, we are waiting for you!

Thursday 2:00-5:00 pm, Annex

• All Week! – DTSA Website launch and Printing at the Theatre Department Green Room
  

Check the DTSA Calendar at http://opencuny.org/calendar or at the end of every page on the DTSA website. It is a Google Calendar, so if you are a Google Calendar user you can add all the events to your own personal calendar with just a click.

Please note that the paper supply for the printer in the Green Room does not refill automatically. Please call IT at 7300 if you start the last rim of paper. Note that you cannot print from the Mac computer unless you are logged in (it does not print if you log in as a guest). Also, if you need to print a large number of pages it is better to use the printing facilities at the library. They can now handle printing quite well.

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• September 10, 2:00-5:00 pm: DTSA Office Hours (Annex to the Green Room)
• September 17, 4:15-6:15 pm. Demystifying the Handbook 1: First Exam This session will include a breakdown of the format of the written and oral sections of the first exam, insight from professors about what is expected of a student taking the exam, and recommen–dations from students about how to prepare. Julia Goldstein hosts, with Profs. Judith Milhous and David Savran. Place: Theatre Department, Green Room.

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What is DTSA News?

A weekly update for the Graduate Center Theatre PhD community. It displays program- and student-related news and events. It is generally prepared during the DTSA Office Hours on Thursdays 2:00-5:00 pm. Please, send before Thursdays any information to be included. Send to: dtsamail@gmail.com

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DTSA News

• August 27, 2009 – Beginning-of-the-year Party

Plenty of shrimp, wine and sodas flowing in streams, and lots of nice people to chat! Oh, yeah… some important announcements such as the new Professionalization activities! We are off to a good start.

• September 3, 2009 – DTSA Office Hours

Do you want to talk to a DTSA board member in person and never run into one? Questions, requests, complaints? Come, we are waiting for you!

Thursday 2:00-5:00 pm, Annex

• All Week! – DTSA Website launch

Oh, gosh! Where did I put all the handouts Lynette sent with the deadlines? What can I do to get ready for my Language Exam? I get his emails, but… what does Boris look like? Is there anyone in the program into Japanese anime? Go to the Website!!!

The website can only improve with your comments and requests. Please, send your input to dtsamail@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• September 3, 2:00-5:00 pm: DTSA Office Hours (Annex to the Green Room)
• September 17, 4:15-6:15 pm. Demystifying the Handbook 1: First Exam This session will include a breakdown of the format of the written and oral sections of the first exam, insight from professors about what is expected of a student taking the exam, and recommen–dations from students about how to prepare. Julia Goldstein hosts, with Profs. Judith Milhous and David Savran. Place: Theatre Department, Green Room.
  

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DTSA News

• The beta version of DTSA website is up and running. Email boris@lacalba.com with suggestions, comments, and problems you may see. From now on, it needs to grow thanks to your needs!
• Find the name and contact of the 2009-10 DTSA board members. Feel free to email anyone in the board for help, comments, or suggestions for our PhD program.

Upcoming Events

(Check the Calendar)

• August 27, Beginning-of-the-year Party): Welcoming incoming students and returning faculty, students and staff. Place: The Green Room (room 3111) at 5:30 pm