NEWS @ COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE

Announcements & Activities

  1. 15th Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference
  2. Celebration of Excellence
  3. Pacing on a Thread of Water

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

  1. Student Financial Blogger to Publish Book

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  1. 2009 Awards for Outstanding Community Service
  2. Oxford Summer Seminar Info
  3. Senior Leadership Award
  4. UMass Amherst Alumni Association

Internships & Employment

  1. NSO Recruitment/Tour Guides
  2. Governor's Internship Program 2009!

Academic Opportunities

  1. Community Service Learning Dean's Book Course
  2. Community Service Learning Honors Independent Study
  3. Open Seats Still Available For CSL Course
  4. See Theatre and Study Abroad in Scotland this Summer

Campus & Community Events

  1. Mass Mutual Financial Group Information Session
  2. Events Sponsored by the Alumni Association


— ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIVITIES —


15TH ANNUAL MASSACHUSETTS STATEWIDE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Date: Friday, May 1, 2009
Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Lincoln Campus Center – UMass Amherst
About the Conference:
Each year undergraduate students from across the Massachusetts Public System of Higher Education gather to present the results of their original work in oral and poster presentations before their peers, faculty and the public. More Information.


CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
GRADUATING SENIORS – SAVE THE DATE!
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2009 at 9:00 a.m.
The Commonwealth College Celebration of Excellence, a cap-and-gown Honors Gold Cord presentation and Convocation for graduating Commonwealth College seniors will take place starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Mullins Center. "Save The Date” postcards have been sent out to your permanent addresses…and more info will follow!


PACING ON A THREAD OF WATER
“Pacing on a Thread of Water” the third book of poetry written in Hebrew by Commonwealth College’s own Yehudit Ben-Zvi Heller, is due to come out in Jerusalem this coming December 2009. Some of her poems have also been translated and appear in the new book from the Anthology “A Sea of Voices: Women Poets in Israel” edited by Marjorie Agosin.
   Join Yehudit for a discussion and reading with Marjorie Agosin at Smith College on February 12, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. More information.

—ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS & ACCOLADES—


STUDENT FINANCIAL BLOGGER TO PUBLISH BOOK
Zac Bissonnette ’11 (legal studies) is not your typical college student. An editor for AOL’s WalletPop.com and BloggingStocks.com, and blogger for TheDailyBeast.com, this 20-year-old has a new entry on his already impressive resume: a book deal. Publishers Weekly announced last month that the publishing company Portfolio beat out other bidders at auction for his first book. Read More.

 

— $CHOLARSHIPS AND $UPPORT —



2009 AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE
The UMass Office of Community Service Learning at Commonwealth College calls for nominations for the 2009 Awards for Outstanding Community Service and Engagement. More Information.


OXFORD SUMMER SEMINAR INFO
While it is true that our economy is still suffering, it is safe to say that things are even worse in the UK. And while I do have some small sympathy for the Brits, I also feel compelled to point out that there is really no better time to go to England than this year. Flights are cheap, the exchange rate is fantastic, and we have recently reduced the price for the upcoming Oxford Summer Seminar. More Information.


SENIOR LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Senior Leadership Award recognizes graduating seniors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the UMass Amherst community. Award recipients have distinguished themselves through important contributions to student organizations and campus jobs, through academic excellence, and through public and community service. Click here for nomination form (PDF).


UMASS AMHERST ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The following scholarships are available through the UMASS Alumni Association.
Leaders in the Making Scholarship
Four $2,000 scholarships given to promising sophomores and juniors with diverse records of achievement in academics and volunteerism.
Life Member Scholarship for Internships
Two $2,000 scholarships given to exceptional sophomores or juniors to help defray the cost of a summer, unpaid, away-from-home internship.
Michael W. Morris Scholarship
One $2,000 scholarship given to a student from Lawrence or Lowell, MA. The scholarship is in honor of Lawrence native and longtime UMass Amherst champion, Michael W. Morris ’63.
More Information.

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —


NSO RECRUITMENT/TOUR GUIDES
Undergraduate Admissions and New Students Orientation are searching for great student leaders for the University Tour Guide and Summer Orientation Counselor positions. Tour guides and orientation counselors are often the first people new students interact with at UMass Amherst. The goal is to select students who truly represent the undergraduate population to fill these positions. More Information.


GOVERNOR'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2009!
The Governor’s Office is now accepting applications for internships for Summer and Fall 2009. In order to schedule all personal interviews for the fall prior to summer vacation, all potential applicants should be conscious of their schedules and summer departure dates as the end of the semester approaches. The deadlines for summer and fall applications are April 10th and May 8th, respectively. More Information.

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —


COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING DEAN'S BOOK COURSE
Do want to contribute to the community while fulfilling a ComCol requirement? Consider applying for a CSL Dean’s Book course! 291R is open to freshmen and above; 391S is for juniors and seniors. These three-credit courses combine two levels of Dean’s Book with an 18-hour community service component in the city of Holyoke. More Information.


COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING HONORS INDEPENDENT STUDY
Are you interested in designing your own service-learning independent study?
   The Community Service Learning Honors Independent Study (CSLHIS), offered through the Office of Community Service Learning, gives you the opportunity to link service with a community organization to academic work. More Information.

OPEN SEATS STILL AVAILABLE FOR CSL COURSE
Leadership and Service, Honors 191 T, Section 02
Class Number 17523 Carol Soules, Instructor

In this Community Service Learning course students will explore multiple social identities, third culture life experiences, social issues such as poverty, racism and classism as well as practice-based approaches to leadership in community organizing and social change. More Information.


SEE THEATRE AND STUDY ABROAD IN SCOTLAND THIS SUMMER
Want to study abroad, but can’t find time during the school year? The English Department now offers a unique two-week, 3-credit study abroad course in Edinburgh, Scotland. Students of English 397D, Alternative Theatres, will attend the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the largest theatre festival in the world, stay in centrally located apartments, and tour the city of Edinburgh and the Scottish highlands. More Information.

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —


MASS MUTUAL FINANCIAL GROUP INFORMATION SESSION
Students of all majors and graduating classes are invited to attend an information session presented by Mass Mutual Financial Group, a Fortune 100 industry leader, held on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Malcolm X Cultural Center, Lower Level of Berkshire Dinning Commons, Southwest Residential Area. More Information.


EVENTS SPOSORED BY THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION:
Student Leader Appreciation Reception and Men's Basketball Game
Sunday, February 8, 2009
12:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall
The Alumni Association recognizes that student volunteers and leaders contribute to the advancement of UMass Amherst every day. In honor of your service and dedication, please join the Alumni Association and alumni volunteers for a pre-game reception in Memorial Hall, followed by the UMass vs. St. Joseph's men's basketball game in the Mullins Center. Reception and game tickets for each student leader are compliments of your UMass Amherst Alumni Association. Registration deadline is Thursday, February 5 by 5:00 p.m. Click here to register.

Morning Mixer
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
8:30 - 10:30 a.m. in Memorial Hall
UMass Amherst students, faculty and staff are invited to stop by and start your day off with a complimentary breakfast of bagels, fresh fruit, coffee, assorted juices and, new this semester, complimentary 5-minute chair-massages from Sonja Sweeney of A Healing Place.