NEWS @ COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE
Announcements & Activities
- Opportunity for Student Involvement in Campus Sustainability
- Weekly Wednesday Workshop
- ComCol Merchandise for Sale
Achievements, Awards & Accolades
- Peter Trovato '05 Providing Tuition Assistance
- Kathleen Brown-Perez Presents Yale Lecture on Indian Tribal Recognition
- Special Thanks to Professor Martha Hanner
$cholarships and $upport
- Oxford Summer Seminar 2010!
- Scholarships and Awards for Phi Kappa Phi Members
- Truman Scholarship
- Goldwater Scholarship
Internships & Employment
- Juniper Program Assistant
- Do You Want To Be an Ra Next Year?
- Governor's Internship Program
Academic Opportunities
- Want To Change Your Major To Nursing?
- Looking For an Interesting Gen-Ed (SI) Course?
Campus & Community Events
- Have a Voice in the Princeton Review!
- Seniors: You Decide Your 2010 Class Gift!
— ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIVITIES —
OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY
The UMass Environmental Performance Advisory Committee (commonly known as EPAC) is a group of administrators, faculty and students established to contribute to the university's overall level sustainability. For more information about this group, check out the UMass website (http://www.umass.edu/epac/EPAC.htm).
When UMass signed the President's Climate Committment, we as a university agreed to a list of actions that will make UMass more sustainable. As a result, EPAC is currently charged with the task of writing UMass' Climate Action Plan (CAP). The ultimate goal of this CAP is to eventually bring UMass to carbon neutrality (bringing our carbon dioxide emissions down to zero). We need a plan to complete such a huge task. More Information.
WEEKLY WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP
Monday, November 23rd 5:30 PM
Grad School: "All You Need to Know on Applying and Getting into Graduate School"
Appetizers will be served. Email c3@comcol.umass.edu by November 22nd if you would like to attend.
COMCOL MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Commonwealth College will have merchandise for order this week for the last time prior to winter session break. We will have a table set up in the Goodell Lounge where you can place your order. Items will arrive for pick up December 7th. Items available include t-shirts, water bottles and ecobags.
Ordering hours:
Monday 1:30pm-4:45pm
Tuesday 12:45pm-1:45pm
Wednesday 12:15pm-2:45pm
Thursday 11:15am-2:15pm
Friday 10:15am-2:45pm
If you are unable to make one of the above times, you may email popykd@comcol.umass.edu to schedule a time that works best for you.
—ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS & ACCOLADES—
PETER TROVATO '05 PROVIDING TUITION ASSISTANCE
Commonwealth Honors College alumnus and Advisory Board Member Peter Trovato
'05 featured in the Boston Globe for providing tuition assistance to children of fallen Massachusetts soldiers.
See article.
KATHLEEN BROWN-PEREZ PRESENTS YALE LECTURE ON INDIAN TRIBAL RECOGNITION
Kathleen A. Brown-Perez, chair of the Five College Native American Indian Studies Certificate Program and assistant professor in Commonwealth College, presented a lecture, “Who Gets to Decide? American Indian Recognition Struggles” on Nov. 11 to a Yale University undergraduate course on American Indian law and policy. See article.
SPECIAL THANKS TO PROFESSOR MARTHA HANNER
Special thanks to Professor Martha Hanner who talked about the current state of the fourth rock from the sun, Mars in a recent Pizza and Prof night. Professor Hanner presented the interesting idea that Mars once a habitat for primitive life. She showed images that the space program has captured of Mars over the years and how the quality of the images has improved with technology. In the more recent images of Mars, Professor Hanner pointed out areas that could have once been lakes, rivers, and streams. This theory is still in the works of being supported by data from the missions to Mars, but is certainly an interesting possibility.
Professor Hanner spent over 25 years at Caltech/JPL where she worked on designs for robotic missions to Mars and other planets. We would like to thank her once again for sharing her unique experience with such enthusiasm.
— $CHOLARSHIPS AND $UPPORT —
OXFORD SUMMER SEMINAR 2010!
Cobblestone streets and Gothic windows...
Scholarly (and unscholarly) debates in local pubs...
A day-long trip to the Roman Baths (and modern spa!) at Bath...
This is what it means to study abroad in Oxford!
The UMass Oxford Summer Seminar will be holding information sessions about how UMass students can apply for next year's program. At each session we will talk about the 15 different classes in literature, politics, and history that we offer. We will also discuss the scholarships that will make it affordable and introduce you to students who went last year. (You do NOT have to attend either session to apply!)
Monday, November 16, 4 p.m., Bartlett 131
Tuesday, November 17, 2:30 p.m., Herter 601.
If you are still interested in the program but cannot attend these sessions, don't hesitate to check out our website at: http://www.umass.edu/oxford
Classes offered this upcoming summer include: Reading Jane Austen, International Law, History of the English Language, Shakespeare in Love, and Creative Writing.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS FOR PHI KAPPA PHI MEMBERS
Literacy Grants for Phi Kappa Phi members
Deadline: February 3, 2010.
Fellowships for Phi Kappa Phi members
Deadline: February 3, 2010.
Scholar and Artist Awards for Phi Kappa Phi members
Deadline: February 10, 2010.
Study Abroad Grant for all qualified students
Deadline: February 24, 2010.
TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP
ONSA encourages juniors interested in careers in public service to consider applying for Truman scholarship. Contact ONSA@comcol.umass.edu to be considered for nomination. For information about Truman scholarship and eligibility criteria visit: http://www.truman.gov/.
GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP
ONSA encourages sophomores and juniors in natural sciences and engineering fields interested in careers in scientific research to consider applying for Goldwater scholarship. Contact ONSA@comcol.umass.edu to be considered for nomination. For information about Goldwater scholarship and eligibility criteria visit: http://www.act.org/goldwater/.
— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —
JUNIPER PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Apply to be a Juniper Program Assistant. To find out more, please click on the job description. Please apply online by following this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Qy_2f2TvhAF9XkpFJ8xPOiww_3d_3d. The deadline for applications are Monday, November 23rd. For more information, please contact Danielle Popyk at popykd@comcol.umass.edu.
DO YOU WANT TO BE AN RA NEXT YEAR?
Residence Life is beginning their recruitment of Resident Assistants (RAs) and Apartment Living Advisors (ALAs) for the 2010-2011 academic year. RA/ALA candidates need to enroll in and pass EDUC 391R: UMass Amherst C.O.R.E. course. Info sessions begin this week and applications will be available Nov 9th and due on December 1, 2009. More info and applications are available at http://www.housing.umass.edu/employ/.
GOVERNOR'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Apply for spring and summer internships in Governor Patrick's office.
To find out more and for applications, click on the following link:
http://mass.gov/governor/interns >Governor's Internship Program.
The stated deadline for a spring internship application is November 30, but we will continue to accept applications until all the positions are filled. Applications will be judged on a rolling basis.
Click here to view flyer.
— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —
WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MAJOR TO NURSING?
The School of Nursing is currently accepting applications for students who want to change their major to Nursing. This is an exciting opportunity for students interested in nursing since this major has been closed to students after their admission to the university. For more information and the application, link to their website at http://www.umass.edu/nursing/. The application deadline is December 1.
LOOKING FOR AN INTERESTING GEN-ED (SI) COURSE?
Check out "Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures", Gen-Ed (SI).
CE-ENGIN 211-01 (Civil Engineers)
CE-ENGIN 211-02 (All Students)
Why do structures look the way they do? What makes a bridge or building beautiful? Is engineering creative? How do structures behave? What is the future of the built environment? Can we build sustainably?
Write, research, draw, build, analyze, and calculate (simple
math) as we work on these questions together. Click here to view flyer.
— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —
HAVE A VOICE IN THE PRINCETON REVIEW!
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is participating in a survey for the upcoming publication of The Princeton Review. Please take a few minutes to fill out this short online survey. The published section about UMass Amherst, based in large response on your input, will be read by high school students and their families who are exploring the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a possible college.
From the Princeton Review: The survey is online and takes only a few minutes to fill out. All undergraduates who complete it will be entered to win the "$5,000 for Your Thoughts" Sweepstakes! To complete the survey and enter the sweepstakes, please use your school-issued email address to log into our site.
Thank you for your time and thoughtful response.
SENIORS: YOU DECIDE YOUR 2010 CLASS GIFT!
Members of the Class of 2010 are invited to vote on the 2010 Class Gift at www.umass.edu/seniorcampaign. Every year the senior class comes together and makes a gift back to UMass Amherst to leave a lasting legacy and help make a difference in the lives of future UMass Amherst students. What will be the legacy of the Class of 2010? You decide!
This year’s options are a Multimedia Music Center in the W.E.B. DuBois Library, a Study Abroad Scholarship Fund, and a Revolving Green Fund. Voting ends November 18th. Come to Senior Night at the Grad Lounge at 9 p.m. November 18th to find out the winner! Free Class of 2010 t-shirts will be handed out to the first 100 seniors.
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