NEWS @ COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE

 

Announcements & Activities

  1. Graduating Seniors - Save the Date, May 24
  2. Undergraduate Conference Deadline, March 3
  3. Film Series Features Search for the Great Apes , March 3
  4. Pizza & Prof with Prof Sigrid Miller Pollin, March 4
  5. WWWorkshop: How-to Lit Review, Tonight
  6. WWWorkshop: Political Involvement, March 5

Academic Opportunities

  1. Citizen Scholars Accepting Applications, Apply by March 28

Campus & Community Events

  1. Bamako to Show , Feb 27 and Feb 29
  2. Two Campus-To-Career Events, March 4 & 12
  3. Reading by Yannick Murphy, March 6

— ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIVITIES —

GRADUATING SENIORS – SAVE THE DATE,  MAY 24
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! Watch the Celebration of Excellence web site at www.comcol.umass.edu/celebrationofexcellence.

UNDERGRADUATE CONFERENCE DEADLINE – MARCH 3
There is less than one week left to register and submit your abstract for the 14th Annual Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Research Conference. If you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to contact the conference coordinator, Daniel Fidalgo Tome, via email at umcur@comcol.umass.edu.
    Registration & Application Deadline: March 3, 11:59pm. For more info and to register, visit comcol.umass.edu/conference.

FILM SERIES: SEARCH FOR GREAT APES , MARCH 3
"The Unconventional World of Robert Sapolsky" Film Series will present National Geographic: Search for Great Apes, a 1976 documentary examining efforts of Dian Fossey and Birute Galdikas-Brindamour to discover new facts about the lives and behavior of gorillas and orangutans. Show starts at 8:00pm in 504 Goodell. Admission and refreshments are free.

PIZZA & PROF WITH DR SIGRID MILLER POLLIN, MARCH 4
Professor Pollin of the Department of Architecture & Design will discuss the possibilities afforded to students studying architecture at UMass as well as the exciting things she has done in her own architecture career! The program starts at 6:30 in the ComCol lounge of 504 Goodell. Pizza is served at 6:15. Come join the feast and fun ... and bring your friends. To reserve a seat and a slice, email pizzaprof@comcol.umass.edu by Monday evening.

WWWORKSHOP: HOW-TO LIT REVIEW, TONIGHT
Join Susan McKenna as she describes the ins and outs of a Literature Review and get general tips for application to Dean's Book work and other research. Workshops take place from 6:00-7:00pm in 504 Goodell. Dinner served. RSVP to c3@comcol.umass.edu.

WWWORKSHOP: POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT, MARCH 5
Get involved with Politics. Join members of the Student Advisory Board Legistative Advocacy committee and learn to work with your legislator. Workshops take place from 6:00-7:00pm in 504 Goodell. Dinner served. RSVP to c3@comcol.umass.edu.

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —

CITIZEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS,
APPLY BY MARCH 28
Are you interested in service, leadership, activism, community organizing or public policy? Apply to the UMASS CITIZEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM!  The Citizen Scholars Program (CSP) is a two-year, academic service-learning program that combines interdisciplinary course-work, community service, activism and social justice work.  Citizen Scholars build a tight-knit community and develop tools to think critically and act creatively for social change. For more information, visit our website at www.umass.edu/csl/citizenscholars.

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —

BAMAKO TO SHOW, FEB 27 AND FEB 29
The 15th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival “Africanicities: Conflict & Community” is pleased to announce TWO screenings of this week’s film, BAMAKO. The first screening—at 7:30pm on Wed, Feb 27, in SOM 137—will be introduced by the actor and producer Danny Glover. The second screening—at 7:30pm Fri 29 Feb in Mahar Auditorium—will be introduced by Amilcar Shabazz and Demetria Shabazz. All events of the 15th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival are free and open to the public.

TWO CAMPUS-TO-CAREER EVENTS, MARCH 4 & MARCH 12
Who's Got Your Number?
Tuesday, March 4, 5:30pm in Memorial Hall
Chances are you don't give everyday check and credit card transactions a second thought -- but someone else may! With just a small amount of personal information, your identity can be stolen and cost you hundreds of dollars and many hours to correct. Kathryn Bielunis '07 and William Dulchinos of Liberty Mutual will walk you through the steps you must take to protect yourself from identity theft. FREE ADMISSION * FREE PIZZA * FREE REFRESHMENTS To register for this FREE event, visit UMassAlumni.com/students. Sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Association in partnership with Liberty Mutual.

Everything is an Interview!
Tuesday, March 12, 5:30pm in Memorial Hall
Want to learn the power of networking and SELF-marketing? Learn real-world tips about the power of networking, how to SELF promote, what you can do NOW to prepare for the future, and other great lessons! Raul Lorenzo, a UMass Amherst MEd candidate and director of account services with Bauza & Associates, will offer ideas and techniques, using his own career in marketing and higher education as an illustration. FREE ADMISSION * FREE PIZZA * FREE REFRESHMENTS To register for this FREE event, visit UMassAlumni.com/students. Sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Student Alumni Association.

READING BY YANNICK MURPHY, MARCH 6
Memorial Hall at 8:00pm
The Visiting Writers Series at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites you to a fiction reading by Yannick Murphy, author of the novels The Sea of Trees, Here They Come, and Signed, Mata Hari. Visiting Writers Series events are free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.