Archived announcements for November, 2009
Off-Campus Housing Applications for Spring 2010 Due Nov. 1
Students who are planning to live off-campus during the spring semester must apply for off-campus housing no
later than Nov. 1. Off-campus applications are now online, at the link below. You will need to log in to access the
form. Students who are currently living off-campus do not need to reapply for the spring semester.
Questions? Please feel free to stop by
the Residential Life Office, 105
Converse Hall.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/reslife/housing#offcampus
WAMH 89.3 FM Logo Contest! Enter by Oct. 31
Amherst College's finest radio station
needs a new logo. Designs can be
e-mailed to wamh@amherst.edu by Oct.
31. If your logo is chosen, you will
receive a WAMH T-shirt, a $30 gift
certificate to Newbury Comics and
international fame!
For more information: wamh.amherst.edu
Student Workers Needed Over Thanksgiving Break; Respond by Nov. 2
The Dean of Students' Office is happy to
offer social and meal events for
students who will be on campus during
Thanksgiving Break. We are looking for
two students who are planning to be on
campus that week who would be interested
in helping coordinate the events. The
position is paid. Students must be
available from Monday to Saturday of the
break. For more information, please e-mail
mmcclatchey08@amherst.edu by Monday,
Nov. 2.
TIMELINE 09 by Tom Young to Be Exhibited in Eli Marsh Gallery Nov. 2-20
"TIMELINE 09" by photographer Tom Young
will be exhibited at the Eli Marsh
Gallery (105 Fayerweather Hall), Nov. 2-20.
Mr. Young will give a lecture on his
work on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 4:30 p.m.
in Pruyne Lecture Hall (115
Fayerweather), with a reception following
in the main hall by the gallery.
Young received his M.F.A. in
photography from the Rhode Island School
of Design in 1977. He is currently a
professor of art at Greenfield Community
College and a visiting professor at the
Massachusetts College of Art. He has
been awarded an Artist Fellowship from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
five Artist Fellowships from the
Massachusetts Cultural Council, the most
recent in 2007.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/art/eli_marsh/tomyoung
Reminder: Meet the Second Dean of Students Candidate Nov. 4
Faculty and students will have an opportunity to meet the second Dean of Students candidate on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Faculty may attend an open lunch meeting from noon to 1:30
p.m. in the O'Connor Commons of Charles Pratt Hall. Students may attend an open pizza dinner with the candidate in the Friedmann Room in the Keefe Campus Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All are encouraged to attend for as long as
your schedule permits. Your participation is critical to evaluating our candidates and familiarizing them with our community and culture.
Applications for Admission to PS 56: Regulating Citizenship Due Nov. 6
Applications for Political Science 56: "Regulating
Citizenship" are now being accepted. The course is
taught inside the Hampshire County Jail, and it
enrolls both Amherst/Five College and incarcerated
students. It is part of the nationwide Inside-Out
Program. Please find more information about the
course on its Web page in the link below. Please e-mail your
application to Professor Bumiller at
kbumiller@amherst.edu before Nov. 6 to
receive full consideration.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/courses/0910S/POSC/POSC-56-0910S
Submit Photos to the Olio
Have a great photo of you and your
friends? An awesome shot of campus? The
Olio wants to publish your photos in
the 2010 yearbook! We're looking for
photos of all subjects and sizes. If
you'd like to submit a photo, add it to
the folder "Olio Photos" on scratch
(create your own folder within for photo
credit) or send your photos to
olio@amherst.edu. It's your yearbook;
make sure you're in it! Contact
olio@amherst.edy for more information.
Phi Beta Kappa Announces New Members
The following members of the class of
2010 and 2010E have been elected to Phi
Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest and most
prestigious academic honors organization: Alexandra L. Chang-Graham, Ian D. David, Kirsten N. Dier, Carolina I. Feris, Charles C. Hall, Leigh K. Harris, Clare Howard, Debbie Jiang, Hung An Kim, Samantha A. Ostrowski, Azlan G. Smith, Andrew T. Werner, Megan R. Worsley and Nicol Y. Zhou.
Amherst Announces Historic Gifts
The $100 million and $25 million gifts,
from two anonymous alumni, will support
the college's efforts to provide the
finest possible undergraduate education
and access to it. The donations are the
largest in the history of Amherst, and
the $100 million pledge is believed to
be the largest unrestricted cash gift
ever to a liberal arts college.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/node/142095
Flu case numbers small but steady
While colleges and universities
nationally and locally have been seeing
a significant uptick in the number of
flu cases in recent weeks, only 25 cases
have been reported at Amherst since the
beginning of the semester, according to
Warren Morgan, the college's director of
health services. He added, however, that
the number of flu cases on campus could
increase, so it's important to be
prepared for that possibility as well.
To learn more about the status of the
illness on campus and what the college
is doing to protect the community, go to
the flu update page.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/health/service/flu
Reminder: Meet the Third Dean of Students Candidate Nov. 10
Faculty and students will have an
opportunity to meet the third Dean of
Students Candidate on Tuesday, Nov.
10. Faculty may attend an open lunch
meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the
O'Connor Commons of Charles Pratt Hall.
Students may attend an open pizza
dinner with the candidate, also in the
O'Connor Commons,
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All are
encouraged to attend for as long as
your schedule permits. Your
participation is critical to evaluating
our candidates and familiarizing them
with our community and culture.
Campus Center Manager Applications Now Available; Apply by Nov. 12
Keefe Campus Center is hiring for
Interterm and Spring 2010. The
application deadline is Thursday,
Nov. 12, at 5:30 p.m. Submit
applications to Latisha R. Wilson in Room
107, Keefe Campus Center. Interviews
will held Wednesday, Dec. 2,
through Wednesday, Dec. 9.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/keefe
CCE Gumball Challenge Nov. 5-12
The Gumball Challenge is a social
entrepreneurial competition. Each team
is given $27, 27 gumballs and
one week to come up with a business plan
and implement it. The profits are then
invested in developing-world
entrepreneurs, and teams are rewarded for
their efforts. The Amherst competition
is Nov. 5 to 12, with a special dessert
launch on Nov. 2.
For more information: gumballcapital.org/challenge/
Still Seats Available for Bus Trip to NYC Nov. 14!
There are still seats left on the
semiannual faculty/staff bus trip to
New York on Saturday, Nov. 14. We leave
from Converse Hall at 7 a.m., arriving
in the city around 10:15 a.m. You'll be on
your own for the day and depart from New York at
7 p.m., to arrive back in Amherst
around 10 p.m. The cost is $42 per
person. Students are also welcome. To
reserve your seat, please contact Carol
Sharick at crsharick@amherst.edu.
Leaf-Raking Fundraiser Offered by the Women's Lacrosse Team
The Women's Lacrosse Team would like to
help you rake your leaves this fall!
Rentals are available on Saturday, Oct. 31;
Friday, Nov. 6; Sunday, Nov. 8; and Saturday, Nov. 14.
Hire three people for one hour for $60 or
four people for one hour for $80. For
more information, contact Chris Paradis
(cyparadis@amherst.edu) or Christina
Hopkins '10 (chopkins10@amherst.edu).
Pride Week Nov. 11-16
The Amherst College Pride Alliance has
declared Nov. 11-16 Pride Week. The Keefe Campus Center will display rainbow flags, and we'll be
giving out information in the Campus
Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each
weekday. We still need help with
tabling (message to come about that)
so be sure to sign up! For more
information, e-mail
pridealliance@amherst.edu
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~healthed/rainbowroom/
Will You Be Here Over Thanksgiving Break? Sign Up for Activities by Nov. 16
The Dean of Students Office is happy to
offer social events and meals for
students who will be on campus during
Thanksgiving Break. Registration is
necessary; visit the link below to sign
up for individual events. The deadline for
registration is Monday, Nov. 16, at
9 a.m.
For more information visit:
https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/reslife/tgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving!
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/reslife/tgiving
Reminder: Meet the Fourth Dean of Students Candidate on Nov. 17
Faculty and students will have an
opportunity to meet the fourth Dean of
Students Candidate on Tuesday, Nov.
17. Faculty may attend an open lunch
meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the
O'Connor Commons, Charles Pratt Hall.
Students may attend an open pizza
dinner with the candidate, also in the
O'Connor Commons,
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All are
encouraged to attend for as long as
your schedule permits. Your
participation is critical to evaluating
our candidates and familiarizing them
with our community and culture.
Spring 2010 Pre-Registration Thursday-Wednesday, Nov. 12-18
All students who plan to enroll for
Spring 2010 must pre-register. On
Thursday, Nov. 5, the Registrar will
e-mail faculty the instructions and
links previously mailed. On Friday, Nov.
6, students will receive an e-mail, and
pre-reg forms will be in student
mailboxes. The Course Scheduler and
Registrar course listings will also be
posted on Friday. The Committee on
Educational Policy "encourage[s]
students and faculty to avoid the crush
of the last days of pre-registration
week. We ask faculty to post a sign-up
sheet, listing times they are available
to meet with advisees. We encourage
students to think about their next
semester schedule as soon as possible so
that they can meet with their advisors
before the final day."
Sign Up Now for Red Cross Blood Drive Nov. 18
Sign up to give blood at the Red
Cross Blood Drive on Nov. 18 from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Keefe Campus Center
Friedmann Room. Call 1-800-922-4376
to make an appointment.
For more information: www.newenglandblood.org
Student Timesheets Due Early-- Nov. 19
This is a reminder that student
timesheets are due early for the pay period
ending Nov. 21. Please send all
signed timesheets to student payroll by
noon on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Thank you!
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