Archived announcements for September, 2006
Golfers Needed for Habitat Golf Tournament; Register by Sept. 1
Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity is
holding a golf tournament at Hickory
Ridge Country Club on September 12.
The tournament will help raise money
to build four new homes on the Stanley
Street property donated by Amherst
College. Golfers of all abilities are
invited to participate. Registration
ends September 1. To register a
foursome or to help sponsor the
tournament, please visit
www.pioneervalleyhabitat.org. For more
information please contact Daniel de
Zeeuw at habitat@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.pioneervalleyhabitat.org/newsAndUpcomingEvents/upcomingEvents.html
Tennis Teams Offer Lessons for Children; Register by Sept. 2
The Amherst College tennis teams will offer tennis instruction to children in the community on Saturday mornings and Wednesday afternoons in September and October. The lessons are designed to allow children of all levels and ages to learn the fundamentals of the game in group settings and have fun while doing so. Lessons will be held on Amherst College's outdoor courts (indoors in case of rain). All proceeds are used to help fund the spring training trip for the Amherst College men’s and women’s tennis teams. For information on cost, registration and equipment, call 542-2316 or e-mail Jackie Bagwell at jkbagwell@amherst.edu.
Catering Dishwashers and Assistants Needed
The Catering Department is looking
for on-call dishwashers for the fall
semester. Hours are flexible, and include mostly
nights and weekends. Though experience is not necessary, it would be helpful. The pay rate for Sept. and Oct. will be
$9 per hour. Please contact Megan
Estes at mlestes@amherst.edu to apply.
Reminder to Faculty About Opening Convocation Monday, Sept. 4
Faculty are reminded that Opening
Convocation will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 4. Faculty should arrive
at Johnson Chapel, in regalia, no
later than 7:15 p.m. As always, full
professors will assemble in the
classroom opposite the Chapel; others
will assemble on the lower floor of
the building. Questions about regalia?
Talk to Pat Allen in the Office of
Public Affairs (x2321) before the end
of Friday, Sept. 1 (college offices
are closed on Monday because of the
Labor Day holiday).
Clearer Skies Ahead: Amherst College Students, Faculty and Staff are Driving “Zip Cars
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 6, students,
faculty and staff at Amherst College
will have two fewer reasons to drive an
inefficient private car on campus: a
pair of brand-new Toyota Priuses,
offered by Zipcar, the country’s largest
car-sharing company. The gas-electric
hybrid vehicles will reduce air
pollution, decrease the number of cars
on campus, reduce parking demand and
provide convenient low-cost access to
vehicles for students without cars.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08zipcars.html
“George Bellows: A Ringside Seat” at Mead Art Museum Sept. 5 - Dec. 10
The Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
will present “George Bellows: A Ringside
Seat” from Sept. 5 through Dec. 10. The
exhibition is devoted to the early
20th-century American artist George
Wesley Bellows (1882-1925). His
remarkable oeuvre offers a ringside seat
into his life as it represents an
intrinsic synthesis between the artist,
his choice of subjects and his
particular vehicles for expression.
Marianne Doezema, Florence Finch Abbott
Director at the Mount Holyoke College
Art Museum, will give a talk at 4:30
p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, in Stirn
Auditorium, titled “Realism and
Resonance: The Urban Landscape in George
Bellows’ Art.” A reception will follow
at the Archives and Special Collections
at the Robert Frost Library. At 1 p.m.
on Friday, Oct. 27, in the Fairchild
Gallery, Trinkett Clark, the curator of
American art at the Mead, and Daria
D’Arienzo, the head of archives and
special collections at the Robert Frost
Library, will give a talk on “George
Bellows and His Circle of Friends.” At 1
p.m. on Friday, Nov. 10, in the
Fairchild Gallery, Billy T. McBride,
coach of football and women’s basketball
at Amherst, will give a talk titled
“Through the Ropes,” about boxing and
the Bellows images. All events are free
and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08bellows.html
Introductory Crew Meeting Sept. 5
There will be an introductory crew meeting on
Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center
Theater. Join us to learn about the sport, meet the
team and talk to the coach.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~crew/
Economics Proficiency Exam Sept. 4 and 6
The Economics Proficiency Exam will be
given at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 4,
and 7:30 a.m. on Wed., Sept. 6, in
Converse 311. Students who think they
have sufficient knowledge of
elementary economics to make
enrollment in Economics 11 unnecessary
should take this exam. Sign up for
one of the times outside the Economics
Dept. Office, 315 Converse Hall.
Those who pass the exam will be
excused from taking Economics 11 and
may go directly into advanced
courses. Alternatively, students who
have taken the Economics AP exam and
scored at least 4 on both the micro
and macro tests will be excused from
Econ 11. Also, students who scored at
least 6 on the higher level of the
International Baccalaureate will be
excused from Econ 11.
Zipcars Available to Amherst Students, Faculty and Staff Beginning Sept. 6
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 6, Amherst College and Zipcar are pleased to offer Amherst College students, staff and faculty access to Zipcars right on campus. All members of the campus community are eligible to receive a discounted annual Zipcar membership of only $35. There are two Zipcars, both Toyota Prius Hybrid models, located in front of the Keefe Campus Center. To use them, sign up for membership at the URL below beginning Monday, Aug. 28. Cars are available to Amherst students age 18 and over; Zipcar members 21 and over have access to Zipcars in other cities, too. To apply for membership, you just need a valid U.S. license, clean driving record and a major credit or debit card. Using Zipcar is quick and easy. Simply reserve a Zipcar online or by phone, walk to the car, let yourself in with your zipcard and drive away. Best yet, gas, insurance and XM Radio are all included in Zipcar’s low rates. Rates on campus start at $7/hour and $55/day. Use Zipcars for errands, shuttling friends to the airport, interviews, shopping or quick road trips anytime of day.
For more information: www.zipcar.com/amherst
Applying for Fellowships and Scholarships Sept. 6
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 4:30 p.m.
in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall,
the Office of Fellowships will sponsor
an information session for seniors on
how to apply for national fellowships
and scholarships. Many of these
fellowships and scholarships have very
early internal deadlines. Denise
Gagnon, fellowships coordinator in the
Office of Fellowships, 213 Converse
Hall, will provide information
regarding application deadlines,
foundation requirements, requesting
letters of recommendation and writing
personal statements and proposals.
For more information, please contact
Denise Gagnon at dmgagnon@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~careers/fellow/fellow.html
Interested in Working for a Campus Publication? Reception Sept. 6
Come this Wednesday to the Committee on
Amherst Publications' annual kick-off
extravaganza. The CAP is looking for new
writers for its many publications. This
is a great opportunity to express your
opinions and get involved in campus
life. Lots of free food and refreshments
will be provided. Representatives of the
following publications will be
attending: The Indicator, Amherst's
journal of social and political thought;
the Five College Literary Review; the
Meredith, a literary humor magazine;
The Hamster; Circus, a unique
collection of writings from the Amherst
community; and Prism, a magazine
offering a unique perspective on
Amherst’s social life. Join us this
Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Keefe Campus Center Atrium.
Information Technology Fair Sept. 6
Come meet your local IT department
Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. in
the Campus Center Atrium. Ask us
questions, buy software (Microsoft
Office and Windows) and enter to win
free printing and a 1GB black iPod Nano.
Math Table Begins Sept. 6
This semester, beginning Wednesday,
Sep. 6, Math Table will meet from noon to 1 p.m. in Valentine
Terrace Room A (downstairs, after you
get your food). Join math professors and
students for informal conversation.
Colloquium in the American Founding Lecture Sept. 11
On Monday, Sept. 11, The Colloquium
on the American Founding will hold its first lecture for the year. Carroll William Westfall, Frank
Montana Professor of Architecture, will speak on “To
Restore the American City: A Guide
from the Past to the Present.”
This event will be held in Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayweather 115, at 8 p.m.
Applying to Law School Info Session Sept. 14
Join Pre-Law Advisor Dean Bekki Lee
for this workshop on applying to law
school on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m.
in the Career Center.
Jewish Studies Scholar Susannah Heschel To Speak at Amherst College Sept. 6
Susannah Heschel, the Eli Black
Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth
College, will speak on “From Theory to
Reality: Implications of Feminism for
Judaism” at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday,
Sept. 6, in the McCaffrey Room in the
Keefe Campus Center at Amherst College.
Sponsored by the Willis D. Wood Fund and
the department of religion at Amherst,
Heschel’s talk is free and open to the
public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08heschel.html
Auditions for Thicker Than Water Sept. 6 and 7
Auditions for Thicker Than Water by Laura Strickman '07 will be held on September 6 and 7 at 7 p.m. in Studio 3, Webster Hall. Callbacks on September 8. The sign-up sheet and perusal script are available outside of the theater and dance office, Webster G27. The performances will be October 26-28 at 8 p.m. in Kirby Theater. For more information about the production, visit http://www.amherst.edu/theater/auditions.html.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/theater/auditions.html
Choosing And Applying to Study Abroad Programs - Juniors Only - Sept. 7
Juniors who have already declared
their intent to study abroad should
come to one of these informational sessions on
choosing and applying to programs:
Thursday, Sept. 7, at either 4:30 or
7:15 p.m. in Cole Assembly Room.
Employer Connections: An Orientation for Seniors Sept. 7
Seniors: Join us in the Career Center
for discussions about on-campus
recruiting, off-campus programs and
Career Center resources. This meeting will be held
Thursday, Sept. 7, at 8 p.m. and
Friday, Sept. 15, at 3 p.m.
Auditions for Proof Sept. 7
Proof, by David Auburn, directed by Manuame Mukasa, is
Catherine Macdonald '07E and William Unsworth '07E's senior
projects in acting. Auditions will be held on September 7 at 7 p.m. in Studio 3, Webster Hall. Callbacks will be on September 8. The sign-up sheet and perusal script
are available outside of the theater and dance office,
Webster G27. Performances will be November 9-11 at 8 p.m. in Holden Theater. For more information on the production or audition, visit http://www.amherst.edu/theater/auditions.html.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/theater/auditions.html
Request for Submissions: Thoughts of Amherst
Thoughts of Amherst, a new online and
print/multimedia collection of
academic works by Amherst students,
is seeking submissions.
Students should send one or more
works created while at Amherst (with or
without revision) as attachments to
thoughts@amherst.edu by Friday,
Sept. 15 (the end of add-
drop period). These works may be in any medium and
need not have received the best
grades, but should be something the author feels would be appreciated by the Amherst community. Work created for five-college courses is eligible. Please specify the course or courses in which the submissions were created.
For more information, contact thoughts@amherst.edu.
College Establishes Consistent Standards for Air Conditioning Temperatures
In an effort to conserve energy and
reduce greenhouse gas emmissions, the
college has established consistent
standards for air conditioning
temperature setpoints. To view the
standards go to
http://www.amherst.edu/~phyplant/policie
s/airconditioningenergycons.htm
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~phyplant/policies/airconditioningenergycons.htm
Restoration of the War Memorial & Site Improvements at Webster Hall
The War Memorial will undergo
restoration work including removal and
replacement of overgrown and unhealthy
plants, cleaning of stonework,
selective resetting of stone pavers
and the installation of a perimeter
drain. There will be much activity on
the site and at times the memorial
will be closed to pedestrian traffic.
Also, the area in front of Webster
Hall will undergo site improvement
work including repaving the existing
sidewalks and new plantings. This
work will produce noise and dust and
will require that pedestrian traffic
be rerouted as the work progresses.
Beginning Tai Chi Classes Start Sept. 14
Classes will be held every Thursday
afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. in the living
room at the Cadigan Center for
Religious Life. No experience is
necessary.
Interterm Colloquium 2007: Make Your Plans Now!
Interterm may seem like a long time
away, but now is the time to plan ahead.
This year the President’s Office will be
holding three colloquia during Interterm
to address issues of societal concern.
Topics may include public education,
immigration and American politics.
Each colloquia will be led by two
prominent speakers who have divergent
opinions on a common topic. The
colloquia are intended to provide a
fair, balanced and intellectual
discussion on these issues. They are
also a unique opportunity to seriously
engage with some of the best scholars
and policy advocates. To learn more
about the colloquia and for more
information, please contact
intercolloq@amherst.edu. To learn more
about Interterm programming please visit http://www.amherst.edu/interterm/.
If you are interested in taking part in these discussions, please plan to be on campus during Interterm.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/interterm/
The Constitution and the Imagining of America Sept. 15 and 16
On September 15 and 16, the Colloquium
on the Constitution and the Imagining
of America (CIA) will reconvene to
discuss the topic of "Imagining a New
Constitution for the United States."
Guest speakers will be Geoffrey Stone,
University of Chicago Law School; John
Podesta, director, Center for American
Progress; Kathleen Sullivan, Stanford
Law School; Nan Aron, director,
Alliance for Justice; and Jeffrey
Rosen, George Washington University
School of Law. All are welcome.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~ljst/conferences.html
Jazz Ensemble/Combo Auditions Sept. 6-8
Auditions for students interested in
playing in the Jazz Ensemble and/or
jazz combos will take place Sept. 6-8
at select times. Please sign up for a
time outside Room 103 of the Arms
Music Center (Bruce Diehl's office).
Please take an audition piece to
prepare, and sign up for a time. If
the available times do not work,
please be in touch with Bruce Diehl
(bpdiehl@amherst.edu) for further
options. We look forward to meeting
you and having you join us!
Early Music Auditions Sept. 8
The Five College Early Music Program
welcomes students, faculty and
community members interested in
auditioning to sing or play in one or
more ensembles. The auditions
are painless experiences, held at
all the campuses. Performances
sponsored by the program feature
baroque and Renaissance music played
on modern and period instruments and
sung in historically-informed style.
We also offer instruction on period
instruments for modern players.
Auditions will be held on Friday,
Sept. 8, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in music room
7. For more information, contact Bob Eisenstein at
reisenst@mtholyoke.edu.
Employer Connections: McKinsey (Seniors Only) Sept. 8
As part of our Senior Orientation
events consulting firm McKinsey & Co.
will spend the day on campus Friday,
Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Amherst
alumni will be presenting their
experiences at McKinsey and providing
lunch in the Friedmann Room of the
Campus Center. Sign up in
Experience. From 1:30 to 3 p.m., there
will be three "choose a topic"
sessions in Campus Center Rooms 103, 201 and 207:
Women in Consulting; McKinsey and
Consulting in General; and the Role of
the Analyst. From 3:30 to 5 p.m., there
will be a Case Interview Workshop in
the Friedmann Room. Please RSVP for any
or all of these events in Experience.
For more info, please contact Pat
Brown at pebrown@amherst.edu.
Make Noise in the Library Sept. 10
Students are invited to celeberate the
new school year with the annual "Make
Noise in the Library" from 8 to 9:30 p.m.
on Sunday, Sept. 10, in the lobby of
the Robert Frost Library. This year the
Library hosts a performance by Tim
Eriksen '88, visiting Valentine Professor of Music.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/library/info/newstudents.html
China Expert Minxin Pei To Speak at Amherst College Sept. 20
Minxin Pei, the director of the China
studies program at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, will
speak on “China: Could Things Still Go
Terribly Wrong?” at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Babbott Room
in The Octagon at Amherst College.
Sponsored by the department of political
science at Amherst College, the
department of Asian languages and
civilizations and the Corliss Lamont
Lectureship for a Peaceful World, Pei’s
talk is free and open to the public.
Architectural Historian Carroll William Westfall To Speak on “To Restore the American City" Sept. 11
Carroll William Westfall, the Frank
Montana Professor of Architecture at the
University of Notre Dame, will give a
talk titled “To Restore the American
City: A Guide from the Past to the
Present” at 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11,
in Pruyne Lecture Hall (Fayerweather
115) at Amherst College. The first
lecture in the series sponsored by the
Colloquium on the American Founding at
Amherst, Westfall’s talk is free and
open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08westfall.html
Student Workers Needed for Family and Homecoming Weekends
The Office of Alumni and Parent
Programs will be hiring student
workers for Family Weekend (October 27
and 28) and for Homecoming Weekend
(November 10 and 11). The schedules
are flexible for either weekend. Jobs
include working at the Alumni House,
driving vans around campus, helping at
Kids’ Fest and selling tickets for
various events. Work-study students
are encouraged to apply. If you are
interested, please contact Min
Kim ‘06, Alumni Fellow, at
mkim@amherst.edu or 413/542-8226.
Call for Amherst Delegates to Education Access Conference at Yale
Interested in educational access and
equity? Look no further. The Roosevelt
Institution, a national network of
student think tanks providing the
organizational infrastructure to get
student ideas into the public
discourse, is teaming up with Yale
University to host a national
conference on issues of access in
higher education. Along with
President Marx, the college presidents
of Yale and Princeton and national
policymakers, students from across the
country will come together on October
6 and 7 at Yale to discuss and
work on this pressing issue. If you
are interested in attending, please
register with Roosevelt at
http://rooseveltinstitution.org/_oinroosevelt and for the conference at
http://www.rooseveltinstitution.org/edconference.
For travel information/coordination,
please e-mail Victoria Sehgal at
vsehgal08@amherst.edu. Please state
whether or not you are currently registered
for the conference or not.
For more information: rooseveltinstitution.org/edconfe
Student Workers Needed in Dining Services
Dining Services is now hiring students for several shift openings. Please contact Debbie Mokrzecki at dmomastamokr@amherst.edu for more information.
Food Committee Members Needed
Dining Services would like to have
students assist with menu and specials
planning this semester. Please join us
monthly at meetings. We value
your input and look forward to new members
joining. Please see Howie Morrison or
Debbie Mokrzecki in Dining Services for more information.
New Five College Library Catalog Available
Have you seen the new library catalog?
The Five College libraries unveiled a
new system recently. View quick
tips at http://www.amherst.edu/library/info/aleph.tips.html
for advice on using the new library search engine.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/library/
Participate in the Third Annual Amherst Story Project
Conceived by several students in the
spring of 2004, the Amherst Story Project seeks to
highlight the lives and unique
experiences of students in the Amherst
College community. Share a
meaningful, adventurous, funny or
remarkable experience in your life as
a way to highlight the diversity and
richness of our student body.
The Story Project aims to collect your
stories and create them into a “living
document.” They will be compiled in
an anthology and displayed on the
Alumni Website, and authors will be
invited to speak on a panel during
Family Weekend and on WAMH in a weekly
news program. For previous project
stories, go to
http://www.amherst.edu/alumni/Amherst_S
tory_Project/index.html.
To participate, contact Alumni Fellow
Min Kim ’06 at mkim@amherst.edu.
Submissions should be no more than
2,000 words, and must be entered by
Friday, Oct. 6.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/alumni/Amherst_Story_Project/index.html
Wall-Raising Celebration at Habitat for Humanity Home Saturday, Sept. 16
The first walls are going up at the
new Amherst College-Habitat
Partnership home! All members of the
community are invited to celebrate
this milestone at a brief wall-raising
ceremony that will be held this
Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m., at the
Amherst Habitat site, 24 Stanley St.,
in Amherst. The partner family just
chosen to live in the home has been
chosen, and they'll be introduced at
this event. The event will also
feature brief remarks by other people
connected with the project.
Refreshments will be served.
For more information: www.pioneervalleyhabitat.org/
Annual Summer Research Poster Session Sept. 12
Please join us on Tuesday, Sept. 12,
from 4 to 6 p.m. in the lobby of the
Merrill Science Center, as this year's
Amherst College Research Fellows will
present posters describing their
work. More than 30 posters will be displayed!
Each fellow spent this past summer
pursuing a collaborative research
project in biology, chemistry, geology,
neuroscience or physics. All faculty,
staff and students are welcome, and
refreshments will be served.
Former CIA Chief John Deutch ’60 To Speak at Amherst College Sept. 12
John Deutch, Amherst College Class of
’60 and the former director of the CIA,
will speak on “America’s Energy Future”
at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, in
Cole Assembly Room in Converse Hall at
Amherst College. Sponsored by the Victor
S. Johnson 1882-1943 Lectureship Fund,
Deutch’s talk is free and open to the
public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08deutch.html
Career Center Senior Open House and Q&A Sept. 12
Seniors, come to the Career Center in
College Hall on Tuesday, September 12,
between noon and 5 p.m. for our open
house and Q&A session. All staff will
be on hand to answer any and all
questions about your senior year and
post-graduate planning.
Community Involvement Fair Sept. 12
The Community Outreach Office invites
you to attend the Fall Community
Involvement Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 12,
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Keefe Campus
Center Friedmann Room. Come learn how
you can get involved! Organizations need
volunteers, interns and activists to
work on issues such as
tutoring/teaching, law, environment,
health, anti-racism,
hunger/homelessness, economic
development and much more. Make a
difference! All students, faculty and
staff are welcome. Light refreshments
will be served.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~outreach/
Insight Meditation Groups Begin Sept. 12
Insight Meditation Group meetings led by Mark
Hart for students, faculty and staff will meet Tuesday afternoons in Chapin Chapel beginning September 12, and will run from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Whether you have
meditated before or not, join us for this time of
practice together. Come to relax and
quiet your mind, to learn how to
experience less suffering and stress in
your life, to explore Buddhist
philosophy and psychology or to talk
about what it means to awaken in this
life and to live from compassion and
awareness. Or come just because you are
curious! Drop-ins are welcome at any time.
Music Practice Rooms and Lockers Available; Sign Up Sept. 5-15
Students, faculty and staff who wish to
use the practice room facilities
during the 2006-07 academic year may
sign up for a practice room access key
and music locker space during the first
two weeks of classes according to the
following schedule: Tuesday, Sept. 5,
through Friday, Sept. 8, and Monday,
Sept. 11, through Friday, Sept. 15, from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Senior music majors
preparing honors recitals may also
reserve practice time during this two-
week period. On Sunday, Sept. 17, those
who have been issued a practice room
key may schedule reserved practice
time for the fall semester. Those sign-
up hours will be from noon to
5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
Information concerning access to
practice rooms and fees is posted in
the music center.
News of Professor Couvares
For the second time, Frank Couvares, E.
Dwight Salmon Professor of History and
American Studies, has served as
educational director of a six-week,
Fulbright-sponsored summer institute in
American Studies for 30 international
secondary school teachers from 23
countries. He is chairing the American
Studies Association’s John Hope Franklin
prize committee, which honors the best
book published in the field during the
previous year. This fall his Movie
Censorship and American Culture is being
released in a second edition by the
University of Massachusetts Press. In
November he will lecture in Dillingen,
Germany, at an American Studies
symposium sponsored by the Bavarian
government.
Blood Pressure Monitoring Clinics for Amherst College Employees
The Keefe Health Center provides blood
pressure measurements during the
academic year for all Amherst College
employees who have concerns. Blood
pressure service will be offered on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:15
to 9:45 a.m. on a walk-in basis.
A medical assistant will be available
for this service.
Resume Workshop Sept. 13
Come to the Career Center from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13 to get
tips on creating a resume that sets
you apart from the crowd.
Steps to Study Abroad Meetings Sept. 13 and 14
Sophomores: Are you thinking about
studying abroad next year? Come to
one of the Steps to Study Abroad
sessions on Wednesday, Sept.
13, at 4:30 p.m. in Fayerweather 115, or
Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7:15 p.m. in Cole
Assembly Room, Converse Hall.
For those who can't make one of these
sessions, this program will be offered
repeatedly throughout the semester.
Resume Workshop Sept. 14
Come to the Career Center on Thursday,
Sept. 14, at 5 p.m. for this
workshop on creating a resume that
will set you apart from the crowd.
Applying to Law School Info Session Sept. 14
Join Pre-Law Advising Dean Bekki Lee
as she provides guidance on applying
to law school on Thursday, Sept. 14,
at 7:30 p.m. in the Career Center.
F.A.C.E. Meeting Sept. 14
Join F.A.C.E (Financial Aid and Class Equality) for its first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m. in the
Keefe Campus Center McCaffrey Room.
In past years, F.A.C.E. was an active
organization at Amherst that helped to
promote campus awareness of issues
related to socioeconomic class diversity
and clarify financial aid policies.
F.A.C.E. is a group open to any student
interested in discussing or addressing
these issues. F.A.C.E. held the President’s Forum on
Class, the first forum of its kind at
Amherst, which allowed the entire campus
a chance to voice their own views of
class experiences at Amherst. This is
an event that F.A.C.E. will be working
on holding again in October, as part of
Class Awareness Week.
2006-07 Music at Amherst Series Opens Sept. 15 with Parker Quartet
Music at Amherst opens its 29th season
of world-class chamber music with the
Parker Quartet on Friday, Sept. 15, in
Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms Music
Building at Amherst College. Tickets for
series subscriptions are on sale until
Sept. 15. Five other programs are
included in the series.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08musicatamherst.html
Russian Table Begins September 15
The Russian Table (Valentine
Terrace, Room B) begins Friday,
September 15. The table will run from noon to 1:30 p.m.
and will continue throughout the semester.
Employer Connection: An Orientation for Seniors Sept. 15
Seniors, this is the final session of
orientation, so please join us in the
Career Center on Friday, Sept. 15,
at 3 p.m. (immediately following the
Friday Series) for discussions about
on-campus recruiting, off-campus
programs, and Career Center resources
and programs.
Colloquium on “Imagining a New Constitution” at Amherst College Sept. 15
The Colloquium on the Constitution and
the Imagining of America will convene
its semiannual meeting at Amherst
College to discuss “Imagining a New
Constitution for the United States in
the 21st Century” on Friday and
Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16. The guest
speakers will be Geoffrey Stone,
professor of law at the University of
Chicago Law School; John Podesta, the
director of the Center for American
Progress; Kathleen Sullivan, professor
of law at Stanford Law School; Nan Aron,
the director of the Alliance for
Justice; and Jeffrey Rosen, professor of
law at George Washington University
School of Law. Sponsored by the Amherst
College Colloquium on the Constitution
and the Imagining of America and by
Smith College, all events will take
place in the Amherst College Alumni
House and are free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08colloquium%20constitution.html
Habitat for Humanity Wall-raising Celebration Sept. 16
Come celebrate the kickoff of the
Amherst College/Habitat for Humanity
partnership and the start of
construction on 24 Stanley Street.
Join students, faculty and community
members on site Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10 a.m. in the first step to building four new Habitat homes with
Amherst College. Transportation from campus
will be provided if needed. Students
should e-mail habitat@amherst.edu to
reserve a spot.
The Career Center Friday Series Presents Vera Institute of Justice Sept. 15
The Vera Institute of Justice works
with leaders in government and civil
society to improve the services people
rely on for safety and justice. Vera
develops innovative, affordable
programs that often grow into self-
sustaining organizations, studies
social problems and current responses,
and provides practical advice and
assistance to government officials in
New York and around the world.
Presenter Nicole Hendricks joined Vera
to work on a project surveying NYC
residents about their encounters with
police, and to work on a nationwide
study of federally funded victim
assistance programs. She has worked on
projects relating to crime and
victimization, prosecutorial
discrection and racial disparity
issues. Join us at this event Friday, Sept. 15, at 1:30 p.m. in the Career Center.
Re:Think: Joseph Rosen To Speak on What it Means to be Human Sept. 15
Joseph Rosen, a plastic surgeon noted
for his work with children with
congenital defects and disfigured
veterans, will speak and lead a
discussion on the topic “Re-Designing
Humans: Human Re-Evolution” at 4 p.m. on
Friday, Sept. 15, in the Cole Assembly
Room in Converse Hall. Rosen’s talk is
free and open to the public.
The audience will be encouraged to join
in discussion of Rosen’s question: “What
is a human? Technologies are emerging
today with the potential to reshape
human evolution in dramatic ways. The
ability to affect not only ourselves but
also future generations has never before
been wielded. It is a power that will
ultimately determine the fate of our
species."
Thankathon Callers Needed; Apply by Sept. 15
The Office of Development is looking
for students to call and thank alumni
for their donations last year to the
Annual Fund. Applicants must have good phone demeanor and
enthusiasm, and must be an Amherst Student. The Thankathon will be held Sept. 18 to 21 and Sept. 25 to 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Smith House. Snacks will be provided, and the pay rate is $7.25 per hour. Please apply by Friday, Sept. 15, to crwills@amherst.edu.
Got Stress? Discover the Art of Tai Chi Starting Sept. 14
Discover the Art of Tai Chi with free, weekly beginner classes starting Thursday, Sept. 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the living room of the Cadigan
Center, 38 Woodside Ave. David Mazor will be
instructing the class. For more information
contact David at dmazor@amherst.edu or
413/256-8595.
Performance Project Auditions Sept. 15 and 16
Performance Project, an evening of original choreography & performance works developed by students during the fall
semester in Theater & Dance 62, will hold auditions September 15, from 4 to 6 p.m., and September
16, from 10 a.m. to noon, in Webster Hall, Studio One.
A wide variety of parts is available for
performers of different backgrounds and skill levels
in both dance and theater. The auditions will be held as a workshop.
East Coast Premiere of “Itasca: a poem for voices and live electronics” Sept. 17
The Amherst College Music Department and
Live in Concert, Inc., present a
celebration of poetry, music and dance
on Sunday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. in
Buckley Recital Hall, featuring the
east coast premiere of “Itasca: a poem
for voices and live electronics.” The performance is based
on the 1832 journey of Henry
Schoolcraft and Oza Windib,
Schoolcraft’s Ojibwe guide, to the
source of the Mississippi River.
Admission is free. This collaborative work was created by
John Shoptaw and Amherst
professors Eric Sawyer and
Wendy Woodson. Ann
Moss, a Hampshire College graduate,
Amalia Martin Dobbins, Rebecca Howard
and Buddy James will be joined by Eric
Sawyer on electronic keyboards.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~music/Events.htm
Auditions for 2007 Interterm Musical "City of Angels" Sept. 17
The Music Department will hold
auditions for its fourth annual
interterm musical "City of Angels" on
Sunday, Sept. 17, in Buckley
Recital Hall. Preliminaries will take
place from noon to 5 p.m. and call-backs will
take place from 7 to 11 p.m. Participation
is open to all members of the Five
College community. "City of Angels"
is a film noir musical which ran for
four years on Broadway, won the Tony
Award in 1989 for best show, and
features a jazz-oriented score by Cy
Coleman and libretto by Larry Gelbart
("MASH", "Forum"). It will be
performed February 1-3, in
Buckley, and rehearsed beginning
January 8 of Interterm. Please
email cityofangels@amherst.edu to
reserve an audition time and for more
information.
Kembrew McLeod to Speak on Constitution Day on Sept. 18
In recognition of Constitution Day,
independent documentary filmmaker and
media studies scholar Kembrew McLeod
will present a multimedia program titled
“Culture, Inc.: How Intellectual
Property Erodes Freedom of Expression”
at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, in the
Cole Assembly Room in Converse Hall at
Amherst College. Cole Assembly Room is
wheelchair accessible. Sponsored by the
Amherst College President’s Office and
presented by the Amherst College
Library, the event is free and open to
the public. A reception will follow.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_08constitution.html
Morgan Stanley Information Session Sept. 18
Join representatives from Morgan
Stanley as they discuss their company and recruiting program on Monday, Sept. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Alumni House. Please RSVP by using Experience.
Resume Workshop Sept. 18
Join the Career Center on
Monday, Sept. 18, at 8:30 p.m. for
a workshop on writing a resume that
will make you stand out from the crowd.
Psychology Majors Meeting Sept. 18
There will be a meeting for all psychology majors on September 18 from 7 to 8 p.m. in Porter Lounge. This meeting
will provide very important information
for psychology majors (and potential
majors) about significant changes to the
psychology curriuculum, course
offerings and requirements starting in
the fall of 2007. Refreshments will follow.
Winternship Information Session Sept. 18
Come to an info session on the Winternship program Monday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Friedmann Room.
Winternship is a not for profit
internship program that takes place over
Interterm in New York and Washington D.C. The
Community Outreach Office coordinates
the internship, setting up housing with alumni
hosts and creating varied educational, cultural and
social events with alumni and friends of
the college. A living stipend is
provided to participants of the program.
Light refreshments will provided. Applications are due Sept. 25.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~outreach/winternship.html
Fair Trade Coffee Special Sept. 19 in Valentine
Dining Services will feature a coffee
special with new blends of Dean's Beans
Fair Trade coffees on Tuesday, Sept.
19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the Upper
Terrace of Valentine Dining Hal.
Tips on Applying to Law School and Financing a Legal Education Sept. 19
Join panelists and representatives from
American University Washington College
of Law, Boston College Law School,
University of North Carolina School of
Law and University of Texas School of
Law as they discuss "What You Should
Know: Tips on Applying to Law School
and How to Finance Your Legal
Education" on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at
3:30 p.m. in the Career Center.
Getting a Jump on Finding an Internship Sept. 19
Join Internships Coordinator Debra
Krumholz as she hold this workshop
on finding internships. It's
never too late to start looking,
especially for January. This event will be held Tuesday,
Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Career
Center.
Bain & Co. Consulting Information Session Sept. 19
Join representatives from Bain as they
discuss the company, consulting and
their recruiting process on Tuesday,
Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in Alumni
House.
Lehman Brothers Information Session Sept. 20
Join representatives from Lehman
Brothers as they introduce you to
their company, three of their
divisions (Investment Management,
Capital markets and Investment
Banking) and their recruiting
process on Wednesday, Sept. 20, from
6 to 7 p.m. in the Paino Lecture Hall, Earth Sciences Building.
Medical School Interview Workshop Sept. 20
Join Health Professions Advisor Dean
Carolyn Bassett as she discusses the
process of interviewing for medical
school on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at
7:30 p.m. in the Career Center.
Monitor Company Consulting Information Session Sept. 20
Join representatives from Monitor as
they discuss their firm, consulting in
general and their recruiting
process on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall.
Do you Recognize your Professors' Voices? Contest Sept. 20
On Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., WAMH and the Department of Theater and Dance will
offer students a challenge - can you recognize your professors’
voices? Last fall, Peter Lobdell, of the Department of
Theater and Dance, asked Amherst faculty to do a
reading of a new translation of Evgeny Schwartz’
"The Dragon," a play translated from Russian by George
Riven and adapted for the radio by Lobdell.
Seventeen professors took part in the recording.
The student who can identify the most professors wins a dinner for four at Panda East. Submit your guesses by e-mail to wamh@amherst.edu
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~theater/
China Expert Minxin Pei To Speak at Amherst College Sept. 20
Minxin Pei, the director of the China
studies program at the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, will
speak on “China: Could Things Still Go
Terribly Wrong?” at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Babbott Room
in the Octagon at Amherst College.
Sponsored by the department of political
science at Amherst College, the
department of Asian languages and
civilizations and the Corliss Lamont
Lectureship for a Peaceful World, Pei’s
talk is free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_09pei.html
Physics Seminar Sept. 21
On Thursday, Sept. 21, at 4:45 p.m. in
Merrill 3, Prof. Peter Khalifah of the
University of Massachusetts Chemistry
Department will present a physics
seminar. Tea and snacks will be served
at 4:15 p.m. in Merrill 204.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~physics
M&T Bank Management Development Program Info Session Sept. 21
Join representatives from M&T Bank
Corporation's Management Development
Program as they discuss the company,
commercial banking and their
recruiting process on Thursday, Sept.
21, at 7 p.m. in the Career Center.
Screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" Sept. 21
Students for Corporate and Social Responsibility will
host a screening of "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low
Price" on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m. in
Fayerweather 115.
JPMorgan Information Session Sept. 21
Seniors and juniors are invited to
join alumni representatives from JP
Morgan as they discuss the firm, the
recruiting process and jobs and
internship opportunities that might be
available on Thursday, Sept. 21, at 8
p.m. in Cole Assembly Room.
Students Getting Brighter: Light Bulb Exchange Sept. 21
Amherst College students who want to be
both brighter and cooler can exchange
their old incandescent light bulbs for
new compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) at
no cost from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Thursday, Sept. 21 at the Keefe Campus
Center. The exchange is sponsored by the
Amherst College Physical Plant and
MassPIRG. The Amherst College Physical
Plant will offer a free pizza party to
the dormitory with the best
participation rate.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_09lightbulbs.html
In Memoriam: Benjamin McCabe
The flag on Johnson Chapel has been
lowered to half-staff in memory of
Benjamin McCabe, who died Wednesday,
Sept. 13, in Nova Scotia.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/memoriam/mccabe.html
In Memoriam: Helen Stimson
The Johnson Chapel flag has been lowered
to half-staff in memory of Helen
Stimson, who died Tuesday, Sept. 19, at
her sister's home in Southampton. Ms.
Stimson worked in Health Services at
Amherst College from 1956 until her
retirement in 1976.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/memoriam/stimson.html
Keefe Health Center's Hours and Transportation
The Keefe Health Center is open Monday through
Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please call for
appointments. Urgent treatment is available at all
times. “Walk-in” hours are Mondays from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and Tuesdays through Fridays from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. Routine gynecological examinations
are offered by appointment. Weekly sexual health
education sessions, led by a student health
educator, serve as a prerequisite for first
contraceptive visits. The sexual health education
session is held on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at the
Keefe Health Center. If this day or time is not
convenient, students may arrange for a private
session by calling 413/542-2760. Beyond regular
care, specialist referrals are made through the
providers by appointment. Orthopedic consultation
is also available on campus through the athletic
trainers on a referral basis. The Keefe Health Center
is closed when the college is not in session.
Students may contact the University of
Massachusetts Health Services for urgent care
needs. For urgent care through the University of
Massachusetts Health Services, call 413/577-5000.
Daily night care is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. On
weekends and holidays, there is 24-hour coverage.
(No appointments; phone advice and urgent care
visits only.)
Radiology department hours: Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. for urgent needs only. Holiday hours
vary, for urgent needs only.
Lab department hours: Monday through Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. for urgent needs only. Holidays
hours vary, for urgent needs only.
Transportation to UMass Health Services is available
through Amherst College Campus Police for urgent
care needs. Contact Campus Police or ACEMS
(Amherst College Emergency Medical Service) as
notified by Campus Police 413/542-2291. For
emergencies, contact Amherst College Campus
Police at 413/542-2111.
English Department Knox Prize Winner
The James Charlton Knox Prize is awarded
to the student whose record through the
junior year demonstrates the greatest
integration of scholarship, interest and
creativity in the study of English. The
2006-07 prize is awarded to Meghan L.
Kemp-Gee ’07.
German Kaffeeklatsch Tuesdays
Every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Garman House,
meet the department's faculty and other students in a
casual environment and practice your
German over coffee and snacks.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~german/_activities.html
French Table to Meet Fridays
French Table will meet on Fridays from
noon to 1:30 p.m. on the mezzanine in
Valentine Hall. All Francophones and
students of French are welcome to
participate regardless of the level of
their French.
Spanish Table to Meet Fridays
Spanish Table will meet on Fridays
from noon to 2 p.m. on the mezzanine in
Valentine Dining Hall. Please gather for
lunch and conversation with faculty,
teaching assistants and friends.
Spanish speakers of all levels are
welcome.
Biographer Debby Applegate ’89 To Speak on Henry Ward Beecher at Amherst Sept. 25
Debby Applegate, a 1989 graduate of
Amherst and the author of the The Most
Famous Man in America: The Biography of
Henry Ward Beecher, will speak on “Henry
Ward Beecher and Victorian America” at
4:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, in the
Cole Assembly Room in Converse Hall at
Amherst College. Sponsored by the
departments of American studies and
history at Amherst, Applegate’s talk is
free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_09applegate.html
The Secrets of Law Sept. 25
The Department of Law, Jurisprudence and
Social Thought has invited Professor
Bernadette Meyler, Cornell Law School,
to give a talk at Amherst College on
Monday, Sept. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Clark
100. Her talk is entitled "Transparency and Textuality:
Wilkie Collins’ Law Books." Copies of Meyler’s paper will be available prior to the lecture. To obtain a copy, contact
Karen Underwood at 413/542-2380 or
klunderwood@amherst.edu. This event is part of a series of
seminars on The Secrets of Law which
is being sponsored by the Lamont
Lecture Fund.
Study Abroad Fair Sept. 25
Join representatives from a wide
variety of study abroad programs as
they share information about their
programs on Monday, Sept. 25, from
11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus
Center Friedmann Room.
Lawrence Korb To Speak Sept. 26
Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and former Assistant Secretary of Defense, will speak on his paper "Strategic Redeployment: A Progressive Plan for Iraq and the Struggle Against Violent Extremists" Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. in Fayerweather 115. This lecture is sponsored by the Amherst College Democrats, the Amherst College Republicans and the Department of Political Science. This lecture is free and open to the public.
Simon-Kucher & Partners Info Session Sept. 26
Join representatives from Simon-Kucher
as they discuss the field of strategy
consulting and careers with their
firm on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 6
p.m. in the Career Center.
Law School Panel - Cornell, Stanford, Duke, NYU - Sept. 26
Join admissions representatives from
the Cornell University, Stanford
University, Duke University and NYU
Law Schools as they discuss their
programs and admission processes on
Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in Paino
Lecture Hall (Earth Sciences 107).
Colloquium for the American Founding Lecture Sept. 27
On Wednesday, September 27, The
Colloquium on the American Founding's
Series on the Foreign and Military
Policy will present Bret Stephens
(Wall Street Journal editorial board member and former
editor of the Jerusalem Post). Stephens will speak on “After
the War in Lebanon: The Situation,
for Israel and the United States.” This event will be held in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, at 8 p.m.
Amherst College CVC Math Lecture Sept. 27
Harold Boas, professor of mathematics at
Texas A&M University, will be giving the fall 2006
Connecticut Valley Mathematics Colloquium
at Amherst College. Boas studies
functions of several complex variables, a
relatively young field which interacts with
algebraic and differential geometry,
harmonic analysis and partial differential
equations. This field has found
applications in mathematical physics and
control theory. Boas has won numerous
awards for teaching and research. In his
CVC presentation, entitled "Everything you
know (about convergence of power series)
is wrong," Boas will illustrate some of
the subtleties and surprises in the theory of
convergence of power series via examples
"from the past, the present and the future." This lecture will be held on Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in 206 Seeley Mudd.
Harvard Law School Information Session September 27
Join a representative from Harvard Law
School to learn about their program
and admission process on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. in
the Career Center.
Journalist and Editor Bret Stephens To Speak on “After the War in Lebanon" Sept. 27
Bret Stephens, a member of the editorial
board of The Wall Street Journal and
former editor of the Jerusalem Post,
will give a talk titled “After the War
in Lebanon: The Situation, for Israel
and the United States” at 8 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Cole
Assembly Room in Converse Hall at
Amherst College. The second lecture in
the series sponsored by the Colloquium
on the American Founding at Amherst,
Stephens’ talk is free and open to the
public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_09stephens.html
Teach for America Information Session Sept. 27
Teach for America will hold a fall information session for seniors on Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Friedmann Room of the Keefe Campus Center. Antonios pizza and beverages will be provided.
For more information: www.teachforamerica.org
Faculty Colloquium Series 2006-07 Sept. 28
Ronald Rosbottom, Winifred L. Arms Professor in the Arts and
Humanities, will speak on "Hitler’s Tour: Imagining Occupied
Paris, 1940-1944" on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 4:30 to 5 p.m. in Pruyne Lecture Hall, Fayerweather 115. The Faculty Colloquium events are sponsored by a group of Amherst
College faculty colleagues who meet informally with the purpose of supporting and promoting the college’s
commitment to faculty research. Colleagues interested in joining in this endeavor are welcome and should
contact us at mcourtright@amherst.edu. Faculty,
staff and members of the administration are cordially invited to attend these presentations.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~finearts/FacColl060928.htm
Five College Asian/Pacific/American Studies Reception Sept. 28
On Thursday, Sept. 28, at 6 p.m. in Alumni House, join us for an informal buffet dinner. If you would like to learn more about APA Studies, come and meet students and
faculty from across the Five Colleges
who share your interest. Guidelines for
the Five College APA Studies Certificate
Program as well as information about
specific courses, upcoming lectures and
cultural programs will be available.
RSVP to kcardozo@amherst.edu by Sept. 21.
Charles Drew Health Professions Society - First General Meeting Sept. 28
The Charles Drew Health Professions
Society (formerly known as the Charles
Drew Pre-Med Society) will be holding
its first general meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 9:30 p.m. in Pruyne Auditorium (Fayerweather 115). Come to
learn more about our purpose, goals
and activities that will benefit you
in your pursuit of a healthcare career.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~drewhealth
American Red Cross Blood Drive Sept. 28
There will be a blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 28, from
10 a.m. to 4 4 p.m. in Keefe Campus Center. For more information, call 1-800-GIVE-
LIFE (1-800-448-3543), or sign up by
visiting www.givelife.org. Walk-ins
are also accepted.
For more information: www.givelife.org
Relay for Life Planning Committee Seeks New Members; Meeting Sept. 28
Want to make a difference in the fight
against cancer? Last April the Five
College Relay for Life raised $127,870
for cancer research and patient
services. The relay is an annual event, but
planning it is a year long process. We
are looking for enthusiastic,
dedicated individuals to make this
year’s relay an even bigger success.
Interested in sponsorship,
entertainment, publicity, ceremonies,
survivorship, team recruitment or
advocacy? Come to our info session for
potential planning committee members
on Thursday, September 28, at 8 p.m. in
the Keefe Campus Center Friedmann Room. No previous
experience with Relay for Life is
necessary. We are also looking for
cancer survivors who would be willing
to help us promote this event.
Interested? Contact relayforlife@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~relayforlife
Amherst College Professor Ethan Temeles Receives National Science Foundation Grant for Hummingbird Research
Ethan J. Temeles, associate professor of
biology at Amherst College, has received
a grant of $240,000 from the National
Science Foundation for a research
project titled “Coevolutionary
Convergence and Displacement Across a
Geographic Mosaic: Hummingbirds and
Heliconias of the Lesser Antilles.”
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_09temeles.html
Teaching Lunch on Sept. 29: What's Happening with Students' Learning?
Faculty are invited to a lunchtime
conversation on Friday, Sept. 29, from
noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Mullins and
Faerber Rooms to discuss how Gen Post-X
/ Gen M (media multitasking) is
changing—or should change—our
classrooms. Along with the ubiquitous
Google and Facebook, there are estimates
that teenagers spend twice as much time
playing video games as reading. Some
possible questions: Does their fluent
command of information resources allow
us to concentrate on teaching them to
think? Can courses tap the creativity of
their 24/7 multitasking? Do we feel the
aftereffects of state-mandated testing?
We’ll be joined by Scott Payne, the
head of Academic Technology Services,
whose research is on technology-mediated
learning.
New England Health Professions Career Fair at Yale Sept. 29
Amherst students who are interested in
careers in the health professions are
invited to attend the New England
Health Professions Career Fair on
Friday, Sept. 29, from noon to 3
p.m. at Yale. Transportation is available on a
limited basis, so if you need a ride,
please contact Dean Bassett at 413/542-2265,
or csbassett@amherst.edu.
Ombudsperson Office Hours
College Ombudsperson Ruth Thornton will
hold open office hours on Wednesdays
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a
confidential resource for faculty, staff
and administrators. Appointments may be
made by contacting Ruth Thornton at
rbthornton@amherst.edu or 413/542-5156.
Amherst College Russian Professor Catherine Ciepiela Publishes Two New Books about Russian Modernist Poetry
Catherine Ciepiela, a professor of
Russian at Amherst College, has written
a new study that narrates and
illuminates the epistolary romance
between Russia’s two greatest modernist
poets, Boris Pasternak and Marina
Tsvetaeva. The Same Solitude ($29.95,
Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 2006),
the first complete account of their love
affair in letters, takes its title from
one of Pasternak’s: “Still, we have the
same solitude, the same journeys and
searching, and the same favorite turns
in the labyrinth of literature and
history.” Ciepiela argues that these
letters reveal much about the poetics
and politics of 20th-century Russian
romanticism. Ciepiela also wrote the
introduction to and co-edited the
forthcoming The Stray Dog Cabaret: A
Book of Russian Poems ($14.95, NYRB
Books, New York, 2006).
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/2006_2007/2006_09ciepiela.html
Investigate Interviewing Sept. 29
The Career Center Friday Series
presents Investigate Interviewing.
Seniors who are planning on searching
for a job can investigate the
interview process through a mock
interview format. Alumni employers from a variety of
fields will be at the Alumni House
throughout the day on Sept. 29
and can be seen by appointment. Sign up for these appointments by going to the Experience calendar
section for Sept. 29 and choose the
time slot you would like.
In Memoriam: Albert Stanley
The Johnson Chapel flag has been lowered
to half-staff in memory of Albert
Stanley, who worked as a caretaker of
the Amherst College athletic facilities
from 1958 until his retirement in 1978.
Mr. Stanley died Friday, Sept. 25, in
the Sunbridge of Hadley Nursing Home.
For more information: beersandstory.com/
2006-07 ACEMS Training Course Schedule Announced
Amherst College Emergency Medical Services
(ACEMS) has released fall first responder and
Interterm emergency medical technician (EMT)
training course dates, times and registration
information. If interested, please contact ACEMS at acems@amherst.edu. Visit the link below to access class schedules and to register for courses.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~acems/education.html
Community Tea in Frost Library Thursdays at 3:30
The weekly community tea is open to students,
faculty, staff and whoever is in the
library on Thursday afternoons. The tea—an
opportunity for casual conversation, a
time to check out the new books, and a
nice study break—is held every Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
Report of the Committee on Academic Priorities Is Available Online
A year ago, the president charged the
Committee on Academic Priorities (a
group of faculty, students and staff)
to deliberate with the campus community
to develop proposals to meet the
academic needs of the college over the
next decade and beyond. The committee’s
report is now available online at
http://www.amherst.edu/~cap/index.html.
The committee welcomes online
discussion, which will help shape
deliberation and decision-making about
specific proposals and broader issues
raised by the report. You are also
welcome to e-mail the committee at
cap@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~cap/index.html
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