1. Reminder -- Have You Rsvp'd For The Coe?
2. BDIC Information Session

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

$cholarships and $upport

Internships & Employment

1. AmeriCorps VISTA Positions Available

Academic Opportunities

1. New Community Service Learning Capstone Course
2. Senior Honors Thesis Course
3. Community Service Learning Courses - Fall ?09
4. New Creative Writing Capstone Course

Campus & Community Events

1. Commencement Ball 2009 ? A Jazzy Affair
   
2. Commencement Photo Assistants Needed
   

— ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIVITIES —

REMINDER -- HAVE YOU RSVP'D FOR THE CoE?
The Commonwealth College "Celebration of Excellence" for graduating seniors is happening Saturday, May 23rd, at 9 a.m. in the Mullins Center. Invitations went out to both student and home addresses at the end of April. Please coordinate with your family and friends and RSVP by Friday, May 15th...Congratulations Seniors!

BDIC INFORMATION SESSION
BDIC is the design-your-own-major program at UMass Amherst and is now housed in Commonwealth College. Concentrations in BDIC range from "Neuroscience" to "Film Studies" to "Entrepreneurship and Information Technology." Com Col students interested in the BDIC major are invited to an information session with Dan Gordon, professor of history and director of BDIC. A brief video will be part of the presentation.
Where: 608 Goodell
When: Every Thursday, 4-4:30 p.m.

—ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS & ACCOLADES—

— $CHOLARSHIPS AND $UPPORT —

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —

NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING CAPSTONE COURSE
Capturing Stories for Community - Honors 499R-499S
6 credits
T /Th 9:30-11:00
Contact Gloria DiFulvio at Gloria@schoolph.umass.edu
Enrollment limited to 12.
More information.

SENIOR HONORS THESIS COURSE
Honors 499C, sec. 5 - Historic and Contemporary Issues of American Indians and Tribes: History, Policy, and Law ? Fall semester, TU/TH 1:00PM - 2:15 p.m.
This is a 2-semester senior honors thesis course that covers American Indian history and federal Indian policy and law. It includes gaming, environmental rights, federal acknowledgment, tribal governments and economies, and much more.
   In addition to relevant readings and writing assignments, the first draft of the honors thesis will be due by the end of fall semester.
For information regarding registration, please contact: Kathleen Brown-Pérez, brown- perez@honors.umass.edu for permission. Only 5 available openings in the course remain.

COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING COURSES - FALL ?09
Learn outside the classroom! The following are some examples of Commonwealth College community service learning opportunities for credit:

? Get to know -- and get involved with! -- people, places, and organizations that address issues of food security and hunger in the communities near UMass.
? Develop your IT skills as you develop customized databases, websites, web-based content management systems, and digital storytelling projects with a local community organization.
? Mentor kids in the afterschool program of a local elementary school to provide an early intervention for college access for under-represented youth.
For a full listing of courses, please click here. For more information about community service learning at Commonwealth College, visit www.umass.edu/csl.

NEW CREATIVE WRITING CAPSTONE COURSE
Commonwealth College is offering a new two-semester Narrative Nonfiction Creative Writing Capstone, Truth/Telling: Reading and Writing Narrative Nonfiction.
Permission of the instructor is required. Seminar is limited to 15. Submit your application now. Meeting Times: Thursdays 2:30 ? 5:30 p.m.
To receive an application form, contact: Prof. Connie Griffin at cgriffin@honors.umass.edu.

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —

COMMENCEMENT BALL 2009 ? A JAZZY AFFAIR
Thursday, May 21, 2009
9:00 p.m. ? 1:00 a.m. at the Student Union Complex
Seniors! You are cordially invited to attend Commencement Ball 2009 ? A Jazzy Affair. Join your fellow classmates and celebrate your final days at UMass Amherst in style. There will be food, dancing, photos and carriage rides. Tickets are only $25 and can be purchased online or by visiting the Alumni Association in Memorial Hall.

COMMENCEMENT PHOTO ASSISTANTS NEEDED
Saturday, May 23, 2009
9:00 a.m. ? 3:00 p.m. Warren P. McGuirk Alumni Stadium
Want to earn an extra $50 before the summer starts and get a behind-the-scenes look at one of the largest commencements in New England? The Commencement Office is looking for students (non-graduating) seniors, staff and community members to assist the professional photographers during undergraduate Commencement. Contact the UMass Amherst Alumni Association at 800.456.UMASS or email at wdunham@admin.umass.edu for more information or to sign-up to work.

**On-campus housing can be extended until 6:00 PM on Saturday, May 23 if you sign-up by May 8, 2009.