Announcements
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
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
Call for Proposals: LEAD (Leadership Education And Development) Conference; Deadline Nov. 30
The LEAD Conference, to be held on Sunday,
Jan. 24, 2010, is a one-day
conference that will provide students
with practical tools necessary to
achieve their leadership potential.
Students will learn ways to be more
effective and engaging leaders who
positively impact their campus and
community. The LEAD Planning
Committee is currently accepting
workshop proposals, to be submitted by Monday, Nov. 30. Workshops are 50
minutes in length and should be for an
audience of students with varying levels
of leadership experience. Workshops
that feature students presenting
together with staff and/or faculty are
preferred.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/cce/students/leadership/lead/workshop_proposal.
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
Spanish Writing Center Hours for Fall 2009
The Spanish Writing Center will be open
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
from 8 to 9 p.m. in Barrett 102. Fellows
will be available to assist
upper-division students enrolled in
Spanish culture courses (Spanish 13 and
up) with Spanish-language writing
projects. Students not enrolled in
Spanish are also welcome to benefit from
the program, which is meant to
complement Spanish peer tutors helping
students with
grammatical questions in language courses. Spanish Writing
Center Fellows will concentrate
exclusively on narrative structure and
strategy. Sessions will last 30 minutes.
Every student must bring a draft or
prospectus in hard copy. Please contact
Bobbie Helinski at
rshelinski@amherst.edu to schedule an
appointment.
Student Time Sheets Due Early -- Nov. 13
Banks will be closed on the upcoming holiday, Veterans Day, Nov. 11. This requires payroll to be complete a
day earlier, to accommodate banking regulations. Please have all time sheets signed and in the Comptroller's Office
by noon on Friday, Nov. 13. Thank you!
Student Payroll
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.
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: http://gumballcapital.org/challenge/
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
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."
Have a Home-Cooked Dinner with Local Alumni!
There is still time for you to sign up
to have a home-cooked meal with local
Amherst alumni. This is a great chance
to get away from campus, get a
home-cooked meal and meet some fun
alumni. To register, please visit the link below.
You may sign up individually or with a
small group of friends.
Once you are matched with a local alum,
he or she will be in touch soon with an
official invitation and details.
Contact Brent Alderman Sterste '00 at
baldermansterste@amherst.edu or 413-542-8226
with questions. This opportunity is sponsored by Alumni and Parent Programs.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/alumni/associations/ma/pv/pvhostingstudent
Projects for Peace $10,000 Grants for Summer 2010
Interested in making the world a more
peaceful place? The 100 Projects for
Peace program, an initiative of the
Davis UWC Foundation, offers funding
for undergraduates to create and
implement their own grassroots projects
for building peace in the 21st-century
world. Amherst is one of a select
group of U.S. colleges invited to
nominate student project proposals for
funding of $10,000 each for the summer
of 2010. Applications include a two-
page project description, one-page
budget, résumé and personal statement,
due mid-January. An information session
will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7
p.m. in the Career Center Conference
Room. The on-campus contact is Dean
Tuleja (fetuleja@amherst.edu).
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.
Spanish Book Drive for Costa Rican Literacy Initiative
Beyond el Campo is collecting
Spanish books on the first floor of
Barrett Hall. Beyond el Campo is run by the
Amherst-based nonprofit organization
Reader to Reader and is dedicated to
bringing books and other educational
resources to under-served schools
throughout rural Costa Rica. Although
Costa Rica's literacy rate is
significantly higher than those of other Latin
American countries, the public schools
found in rural areas of the country are
severely neglected and often left
without a single book to offer
students. Help us support these schools
by bringing your books (written in Spanish) to
the drop-off box on the first floor of
Barrett Hall. If you're interested in
becoming involved, e-mail Cait Scudder
(cscudder11@amherst.edu) for more information.
For more information: http://www.readertoreader.org/elcampo.html
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.
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).
Where the Wild Things Were
WERE YOU AWARE that the Museum of
Natural History is open on Thursday
evenings from 6 to 10 p.m.? Students
can study at the rock-top tables or read
in comfy chairs, or just hang out with
friends. Employees are welcome to bring
their families or friends for an
after-work field trip. All are welcome
to find out where the wild things really
are (or were) in Amherst!
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory
French House Openings for Spring 2010
The French Department announces it is
accepting French House applications for
Spring 2010 openings. Information
regarding theme housing, including the
online application, can be found at
www.amherst.edu/campuslife/reslife.
More Safe Computing Workshops this Fall and Winter
There will be additional Safe Computing
Workshops presented this fall and winter.
If you are interested in learning how to
protect Amherst electronic resources, as
well as your own, please see the
site linked below and fill out the Web form
to reserve a seat at one of the upcoming
workshops.
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/offices/it/help/training_events/safe_computing
Fall 2009 Final Exam Schedule Now Available Online
The Registrar's Office has posted
dates, times, locations and other
information about this semester's final
exams at the link below. Please note
that the exam period runs from Friday,
Dec. 18, through Tuesday, Dec. 22,
Saturday and Sunday included. (The
dates listed on the photographic wall
calendar that the college issued last
year are now inaccurate and should be disregarded.)
For more information: https://www.amherst.edu/academiclife/registrar/finalexams
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