NEWS @ COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE

Announcements & Activities

  1. Graduating Seniors - Save the Date, May 24
  2. WWWorkshop: Community Service Learning, March 12
  3. Learn about Editing and Publishing , March 12

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

  1. Clemenzi-Allen Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Internships & Employment

  1. Community Service Learning Job Openings
  2. Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service

Academic Opportunities

  1. Citizen Scholars Accepting Applications, Apply by March 28

Campus & Community Events

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— 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.

LEARN ABOUT WORK IN EDITING AND PUBLISHING, MAR 12
Thinking of becoming an editor or working for a publishing company? Come to the Butterfield Basement, Wednesday, March 12 @ 7:00pm.

WWWORKSHOP: COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING, MAR 12
Learn how to connect learning with action in the community, mentoring, Alternative Spring Break, Citizen Scholars, and more. Workshops take place from 6:00-7:00pm in 504 Goodell. Dinner served. RSVP to c3@comcol.umass.edu.

—ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS & ACCOLADES—

BENJAMIN CLEMENZI-ALLEN AWARDED GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP
Benjamin Clemenzi-Allen, a senior English major from Newburyport, is one of 46 U.S. students selected to receive a Gates Cambridge Scholarship that funds one year of graduate study at the University of Cambridge in England. Clemenzi-Allen, who is a member of Commonwealth College, transferred to UMass Amherst after receiving an associate’s degree in liberal arts from Northern Essex Community College. He is the first Amherst campus student to receive the award. [More from In the Loop]

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING OFFICE JOB OPENINGS
The Office of Community Service Learning currently has two undergraduate positions available. See the OCSL website or download pdf announcement for more information.

INSTITUTE ON PHILANTHROPY & VOLUNTARY SERVICE
The Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service, a summer nonprofit internship and academic program, is ideal for undergraduate student leaders who are engaged in service programs on and off their campuses. All majors and fields of study are welcome. As part of the Institute experience, students will attend exclusive events and participate in hands-on activities including developing a mission statement, planning service projects and organizing fundraising activities. Download pdf flyer for full information.

— 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 —

MULTI-CULTURAL FILM FEST: AFRO-COLOMBIAN VISIONS, MARCH 12
An evening of short films from the Colombian Pacific: De Barrio en Barrio, a music video set in Aguablanca, home to Cali’s largest black population; Viaje a Tambores, the journey of the Afro Pacific group La Experiencia to a music festival; Este Pueblo Necesita un Muerto, the story of Stephanie, a black transvestite in the historic Afro-American region El Choco. All films will be U.S. premieres. Films show at 7:30 in the Isenberg School of Management room 137.

CAMPUS-TO-CAREER EVENT, MARCH 12
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.

GOT TALENT? SHOW IT OFF, MARCH 26
Got something awesome to share with the world? Try out for The Gather Round Children Variety Show, a lively night of music, readings, skits, comedy and talent.

LAW SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID FORUM, MARCH 27
Can I afford law school? What kind of financial aid is available? Find out March 27 at 2:30pm in Campus Center 917.

JUBILAT/JONES POETRY READING EVENT, MARCH 30
The historic Jones Library and jubilat, the nationally acclaimed literary journal housed at the University of Massachusetts, are pleased to present a reading by poets Patrick Donnelly and Karen Volkman at 3:00 in the Jones Library, 43 Amity Street, Amherst.