Archived announcements for October, 2010
Weight Watchers at Work Group
You can still join our Weight Watchers
at Work Group. A new session is
starting on Oct. 5, and it is not
too late. Come to the meeting in the
Barker Room, A Level of the Frost
Library, at 12:30 p.m. We would love to
share our success with you. If you have
questions, you may call Linda at 413-542-2234.
Fall 2010 Spanish Film Series
The Department of Spanish is pleased to
announce the Spanish Film Series for
Fall 2010. The film screenings will be
held on Monday evenings at 8 p.m. in
the Spanish House common room (Newport
House). For more information, please
visit the Spanish Department website.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/departments/spanish/newsevents/spfilmseries
Mastering the Art of the Academic Essay: A New Class at the Writing Center
The Writing Center announces a new
non-credit course that will take you
step-by-step through the academic
writing process-- from generating ideas
to adding the finishing touches. We
offer not recipes for you to follow
dutifully, but rather strategies for
making the art of academic writing your
own. This six-part class is most
effective when taken in its entirety,
but you are welcome to register for
individual workshops.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/writingcenter/mastering
Habitat for Humanity: Volunteers Needed to Build on Weekends
Students, faculty and staff are invited
to help out with the Pioneer Valley
Habitat for Humanity building site at 10
Stanley Street, Amherst. Building usually
takes place on Saturdays (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
and Sundays (noon to 4 p.m.).
E-mail amhersthabitat@gmail.com for
available building dates, sign-ups and
questions.
For more information: www.pioneervalleyhabitat.org/volunteer/faqs.html
Reserve Tickets for Cynthia Hopkins Performance Oct. 6-7
Free tickets are now available for "The Truth: A Tragedy," the most recent work by acclaimed performance artist
Cynthia Hopkins. She will visit Amherst College
for two shows on Wednesday,
Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 7, at
8 p.m. in the Kirby Theater. (See the Event Calendar for more information.) Tickets are FREE, but advance
reservations are highly recommended, because
seating is limited. Reserve
tickets through the Five College
Performance
Studies website at the following link.
For more information: www.5perform.com/events/cynthia-hopkins-october-2010
Student Workers Needed for Homecoming and/or Family Weekend; Apply by Oct. 6
Alumni and Parent Programs is hiring
student workers for Family Weekend
(Oct. 29 and 30) and for Homecoming
Weekend (Nov. 12 and 13). The pay
is $8 per hour, and the schedules are
flexible for either weekend. Jobs
include working at the Alumni House,
driving vans, helping at Kids' Fest and
setting up chairs, tables and signs on
the football field. Please fill out an
application at the following link by Oct. 6.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/events/homecoming/studentworkers
Calendar & Announcements to be Discontinued After Oct. 7
As part of Amherst College's continuing
effort to cut costs and conserve paper,
the print Calendar & Announcements will
be discontinued after the Oct. 7 issue.
For up-to-date announcements and event
listings, visit this Announcements page
(www.amherst.edu/myamherst/announcements) and
the Event Calendar
(http://events.amherst.edu). The
e-Digest, which includes announcements
and event listings, will continue to go
out to the campus community by e-mail
every Tuesday throughout the academic
year.
Muslim Advisor Liza Lozovaya Not Available on Oct. 18
Liza Lozovaya, Muslim religious
advisor, will be out of town on Monday,
Oct. 18. Her office hours, as
well as her usual Monday
events, "Questions About Islam"
and "Quran Conversation," will be
cancelled. She has rescheduled office
hours and a Quran discussion for
Tuesday, Oct. 19, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
at Schwemms.
TYPO Has Begun
The TYPO (Take Your Professor Out)
programs for first-year and upperclass
students have begun for the fall
semester. For information and guidelines
on how to use the TYPO program, go to
the link below. The TYPO program is open
to each student once per semester, and
it's available only to Amherst College
students.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/campuslife/deanstudents/typo
AC Alert's Fall Test is Coming Oct. 22-- Sign Up Now!
Sign up now at www.amherst.edu/go/notification to make
sure you receive AC Alerts, the college's improved emergency
notification system.
On Friday, Oct. 22, at an
unspecified time, Amherst College will
conduct a semester test of the
AC Alert system.
Notifications will arrive from the
following sources: text message (short code 89361), e-mail (CampusPolice@amherst.edu), telephone (Caller ID 413-542-2291).
The subject line for text and e-mail
messages sent from this system will
always read "AC Alert."
More details will follow in a regular
e-mail to be sent to the campus community
next week.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/go/notification
2010 Olio (and Cupcake) Distribution Oct. 18-21
The yearbook from the 2009-2010 school
year has arrived! All sophomores,
juniors and seniors can pick up their
free copies of the Olio and complimentary
cupcakes in the atrium of Keefe Campus
Center this coming week:
Monday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Thursday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
CCE Offering Rides to Clean Energy Connections Fair Oct. 20-- Sign Up Now!
The Clean Energy Connections Conference
and Opportunity Fair in Springfield,
Mass., is the region's premier forum for
green career- and business-development
information and networking. The event
convenes business owners, entrepreneurs,
financiers, educators, career seekers,
community leaders and public agencies.
There is no charge. Shuttles will leave
from Amherst College at 8:15 a.m., 12:30
p.m. and 2 p.m. on Oct. 20. They will
leave Springfield at 11:30 a.m., 1:15
p.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you would prefer
to drive on your own, you are welcome to
do so. Sign up at
www.amherst.edu/academiclife/cce/students/academic/Enviro/cleanenergy.
For more information, click on the
following link.
For more information: www.umass.edu/green/conference
REMINDER: Funding Support Available for Some Senior Projects; Apply by Oct. 22
Funding support for senior projects is
available in the form of grants from
the Alpha Delta Phi Fund and the David
P. Patchel Memorial Fund. The Alpha
Delta Phi Fund is designed to support
senior essay-writing, special topics
and other comparable independent
projects. All seniors in the humanities
and social sciences may apply. Monies
from the David P. Patchel Memorial Fund
can be used for senior projects having
to do with the moving image, whether
essays, theses or production projects.
Additional information and application
procedures may be found on the Dean of
the Faculty's website at
the link below. The deadline
for submitting requests for the fall
semester is Oct. 22.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/dean_faculty/studentfunds
Submit to 'Thoughts of Amherst' by Oct. 22!
"Thoughts of Amherst" publishes academic
work done by students. Submit papers,
creative writing, lab reports, computer
programs, visual arts, recordings of
performances or anything else done for
academic credit. All submissions are
read anonymously. E-mail submissions to thoughts@amherst.edu by Oct. 22.
For more information: www3.amherst.edu/~thoughts/
Physical Education Unit II Course Registration Oct. 18-22
Registration for Physical Education
classes begins today and runs through
Friday, Oct. 22, at 4 p.m. Unit #2
classes begin on Monday, Oct. 25, and
end Friday, Nov. 19. Visit our
website for the listing of classes and
the schedule of operating hours for the
athletic facilities.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/athletics/physed
Town Water Safe to Use
After re-testing additional water samples that were taken from around the contamination sites, the Town of Amherst has announced that no E. Coli or Coliform bacteria have been detected. The water is safe to use and consume. To read the notice from the town of Amherst, go to
http://www.amherstma.gov/.
For more information: www.amherstma.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=3961
October Writing Workshops Open for Registration
The Writing Center is pleased to announce that its October workshops are open for registration. Workshops include "Reading, Reading, Reading," a reading strategies workshop; "Nothing in Excess," which will focus on writing
concisely; "Planning, Managing, and Retaining your Thesis Research," which will cover effective research skills;
and "Writing about Poetry," a workshop that will offer you strategies for analyzing and arguing about poetry. Each workshop is limited to 12 students and requires preregistration.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/support/writingcenter/workshops2010#october
Apply to Head Your Own Literacy Project, Anywhere in the World; Application Due Date CHANGED to Oct. 28
Interested in supporting global
literacy? The Springboard Program is
looking for Amherst College students to
apply with proposals for innovative and
sustainable literacy initiatives,
anywhere in the world. Developed by
Reader To Reader, Inc., (which is based on the Amherst campus), The Springboard
Program, designed for Five College students, guides you through the design
and implementation of your project,
teaching you the skills necessary to
launch a sustainable project and giving
you unparalleled leadership opportunity.
The applications due date has been changed to Oct. 28. More
information and applications are
available online. Kat welcomes your
questions or clarifications by
e-mail: klibby@readertoreader.org.
For more information: readertoreader.org/springboard.html
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