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Center for the Performing Arts 2009-2010 Season

jfrpsu 1245035339|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Social events » Center for the Performing Arts 2009-2010 Season

Hi everyone!

At the Penn State Postdoctoral Society (PSPS), we would like to know if it would make sense to organize group tickets purchase for the next year season of the Center for the Performing Arts . Besides the fact that the participation to such event would be a great opportunity to get-together in an artistic atmosphere, it is worth noticing that any group exceeding 15 adults get a 20% discount on regular adult ticket prices.

The principle of such plan would be that anybody (postdoc/family/friends…) could join the group for one or as many representations as desired.

For each event, we would proceed as follows:
- 45 days before the performance, I would send an email to the PSPS-list to probe the interest for the next show/concert.
- Between 45 days and 30 days before the performance, I would collect the ticket requests and corresponding payments (check only).
- 30 days before the performance, two cases are possible:
- If the critical number of 15 participants has not been reached, the group purchase is canceled and checks are sent back to the issuers.
- Otherwise, the tickets are bought and distributed to the participants.

We would like to know if this sounds good to you. Don’t hesitate to talk about this around you. The more we are, the more successful it will be.

We are waiting for your feedback. Tell us if you would be interested in such initiative.
Share your comments on this thread!

Some Texas music

Paulo J N Silva 1216854930|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / General » Some Texas music

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2008/06/the_sounds_of_texas.html

Re: Social Events

Maria F Lodeiro 1210953907|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Social events » Social Events

I was wondering if anyone would like to spend more time outdoors. Maybe we could join a group for walking/running in some park one day on weekends? Eventually we could invite some PI to join us (maybe explicitly organize some "Bring your PI for some fresh air" once a year?), what could in turn help to address mentorship issues.

I'm up for Otto's but I would said that maybe Friday might work better. Perhaps we don't need to make that every week but once a month? Again, maybe once in a while we could invite some PIs to join.

Also, while the mentioned above might not necessarily exclude family participation (in fact it would be cool if we could take the kids for some bird seeing while walking and finish with a barbecue!), we should be aware that July is approaching and there are some events surrounding the Arts Festival, that could be a good opportunity to bring postdocs with kids together and spend some time networking while kids play around.

In the winter time some film series might bring postdocs and families together (while sharing tea/coffee/homemade cakes… yum!)

apartment to rent

Paulo J N Silva 1204816372|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / General » apartment to rent

1-bedroom unfurnished apartment at Parkway Plaza is available for sublet from April 14th to August 5th.

The rent is $620/month + $40/month parking. The rent includes everything (water, gas, heating, air-conditioning, cable,electricity and high speed Internet). The building also has swimming pool, gym and computerlab. Laundry facility available on each floor. The apartment also provides a free CATA bus pass for R route. The apartment is very conveniently located with walking distance to R bus stop and Weis grocery store.

If you are interested, please contact me at ude.usp|94pxs#ude.usp|94pxs or cell number 814-360-0833.

Thanks,
Sona

Social event for families with small children

JasonFriedman 1203683419|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Social events » Social event for families with small children

Penn Skates

http://www.pennskates.com/

has "Tiny tot skate and roll" on Friday afternoons 4:30-6:45, where children under 6 can go skating or ride around on their tricycles. Would anyone be interested in going together? Our daughter went with her preschool and the kids had a great time. We can try and organize a room there perhaps for some food.

Re: Welcome

Paulo J N Silva 1202854128|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Desired content » Welcome

What about benefits at Penn State?

Carpe diem

Paulo

Services of PSPS

allsd 1202150520|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / PSPS Services » Services of PSPS

Hi,
I would love to know fellow postdocs' thoughts on how the Postdoc Society can improve the postdoc experience at Penn State. Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Allison

Re: Welcome

allsd 1202136689|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Desired content » Welcome

Hi Jason,
I just added a thread to the forum about social events. I don't know how to get it set up as its own category. Can you fix that?
Thanks,
Allison

Social Events

allsd 1202136577|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Social events » Social Events

Hi,
I am wondering what types of social events postdocs here would be interested in. We are thinking of doing a family picnic in the summer or fall. Would that be something you would attend? Also, is anyone interested in trivia nights at Otto's? I don't know much about it yet, but I think it is on Tuesday nights.

Welcome

JasonFriedman 1200458247|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion PSPS forum / Desired content » Welcome

Welcome to the PSPS forum. Feel free to post here any ideas, questions, or topics that you would like someone to answer in the wiki.