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Special Events
- Priscilla Clarkson Named Permanent Dean of ComCol
Announcements & Activities
- Ten ComCol Seniors Selected 21st Century Leaders !
- Commonwealth College Scholarship Awards!
- ComCol's Tome Awarded $4500 Grant for new CSL class!
- ComCol's Dawn Eriksen Wins Goldwater Scholarship!
- Office of Community Service Learning(OCSL)'s New Website
- Advising Appointment Changes!
- ComCol's Home Town News Form!
Academic Opportunities
- Dean's Book Course To Read Terror In The Name of God
- Capstone Courses - Fall 2007
- New Course on Food Security and Community Engagement
- Summer 2007 Classes
$cholarships and $upport
- Office of News and Information Student Internship
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Internships
- On-Campus Paid Summer Internship
- Summer Internship at the State House
Student Life & Support
- RSO ICE seeking to fill leadership positions
- Does Your Student Group Need $$$$$$?
- Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts
Employment
- Americorp *Vista positions available across Massachusetts
- Student Leadership Opportunities
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Special Events
PRISCILLA M. CLARKSON NAMED PERMANENT DEAN OF COMMONWEATLH COLLEGE AT UMASS AMHERST
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has named Priscilla M. Clarkson to be the new dean of Commonwealth College, the honors college on the campus. Charlena M. Seymour, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, made the announcement.
Clarkson has served as interim dean at Commonwealth College since 2006. She was also named Distinguished Professor in March 2007 and was associate dean in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences from 1994-2006 with responsibility for research for the School of Nursing from 2005-06. From 2003-06, Clarkson served as director of the Baystate-UMass Collaborative Biomedical Research Program. She has been a member of the faculty since 1977.
Seymour says Clarkson is ideally suited to lead Commonwealth College. “Priscilla Clarkson has a long and distinguished history of academic achievement, research and collaboration on the Amherst campus and will bring her experience and skills to this very important academic and administrative post,” Seymour says. “She also has earned three degrees from UMass Amherst and has used them to develop an internationally recognized career as a scientist.”
Clarkson says she is pleased to accept the appointment and the challenges it presents. “I look forward to working with Commonwealth College’s first-rate staff and faculty to create a new vision that will attract academically talented students from all backgrounds. It is an exciting opportunity to help these highly motivated students develop the scholarship, creativity, citizenship and leadership skills necessary to address the complex problems of society.”
Too view the rest of the announcement go to the UMass newsoffice.
A RECEPTION FOR "A JOURNEY INTO IRELAND'S LITERARY REVIVAL" A NEW BOOK BY R. TODD FELTON AT AMHERST BOOKS, JUNE 7
For those of you who are interested in or want to learn about the Irish Literary Revival ... or just want to join me and my husband, Todd, to celebrate the publication of his new book ... come out for refreshments and conversation! For details go to http://www.amherstbooks.com/Events/eventsJune2007.shtml. Best, Chris Felton (OCSL, ComCol)
Announcements & Activities
TEN COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE SENIORS SELECTED AS 21ST CENTURY LEADERS
Ten Commonwealth College seniors will be presented with
21st Century Leader awards during the 137th Commencement on May 26 in McGuirk Alumni Stadium. The awards recognize students who are academically accomplished and who have contributed to the university through exceptional achievement or have enhanced the reputation of the campus. The recipients are nominated by faculty for strong leadership qualities; noteworthy original research; community service; the achievement of success by overcoming extraordinary personal circumstances, or public presentation through art, performance or athletic ability.
This is the fifth year the awards have been given. The awards are sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office and the Alumni Association. “The presentation of the senior awards during the undergraduate Commencement is designed to focus the ceremony on the accomplishments of students and to recognize the support they have received from their families,” says Chancellor John V. Lombardi.
This year’s recipients are:
Amanda Butler-Jones, an Accounting Information Systems and Legal Studies major from Worcester.
Alina Catrinoiu, a Psychology major from Pittsfield.
Jeffrey Dabkowski, a Microbiology major from
South Deerfield.
George Eppsteiner, a Sport Management and Spanish
major from Framingham.
Aaron Harman, a Psychology and Neuroscience
major from Natick.
Jackson Maina, a Nursing major from Worcester.
Kunal Malhotra, a Political Science and History
major from Fairfax, Va.
Matthew Pearlson, a Chemical Engineering
major from West Stockbridge.
Edward Sweeney, an English and Political Science
major from Seekonk.
Deanna Vasilakis, a Journalism major from Andover.
The recipients will receive a plaque and a monetary award from the Alumni Association.
COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE CONGRATULATES ITS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD WINNERS
Jimin Ha '08, major: Mathematics, and Emerald Shirley '09, major: Social Thought and Political Theory, each receive a $750 Barbara B. Burn Memorial Scholarship.
Lauren O'Connell '07 , major: Animal Science, and
Rita Schaffer '07, major: Environmental Science, each receive a $1,000 Cooke Family Scholarship.
Ashley McNulty '08, major Psychology receives a $1,000 Nancy M. Cullen Scholarship.
Hiu Cheung '10, major: Business Management; Melissa Hylton '10, major: Sports Management; Dmitriy Tokar '10, majors: Economics and Microbiology, and Swetha Valluri '09, majors; Finance and Mathematics each receive $1,000 Melvin Howard Scholarships.
Michael Feder '09, major: Sociology and Communication receives $600 Lewenberg Family Scholarship.
Cheryl Martin '09, major: Hospitality and Tourism Management receives a $2,000 Andy Moes Scholarship.
Elizabeth Paice '09, majors: Psychology and Political Science receives a $1,000 Rachel and John Morton Honors Scholarship.
Joseph Czupryna '08, majors: Sports Management and Legal Studies; Lauren Liuzzo '10, major: Psychology; Zachary Simmons '08, majors: History and Economics, and Ryan Durkin '08, majors: Finance and Psychology will each receive a $1,000 Kenneth O'Brien Scholarship.
Stephen MacLellan '08, major: Political Science and Economics receives a $1,000 James P. Pappas Presidential Scholarship.
Jean Capone '07, major: Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration in Community Service Learning receives a $1000 Lawrence Payne '77 Scholarship.
Mary Hunnewell '07, majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology receives a Howard H. Quint Memorial Prize in Honors.
Ivan Bercovich '08, major: Electrical Engineering; Jean Foster '08, major: Chemical Engineering; Emily Keefe '09, major: Sociology; Jacob Margulies '09, major: Nursing; Jill McLaughlin '09, major: Sociology; Lauren Scheiper '09, major: Communication Disorders; Sahil Shanghavi '10, major: Electrical Engineering; Shawna Shappy '09, major: Psychology; Zachary Simmons '08, majors; History and Economics, and Margarite Whitten '09, major: Anthropology will each receive a $1,000 Joseph and Elizabeth Rountree Merit Scholarship.
Jennifer O'Brien '09, majors: English and Comparative Literature receives a $1,000 David J. Snyder '57 Memorial Scholarship.
Lauren Daniels '07, majors: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Neuroscience; George Eppsteiner '07, majors: Sports Management and Spanish; Aaron Harman '07, major; Psychology and Neuroscience; Mary Hunnewell '07, majors: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and History; Thomas Lane '07, majors: Bachelors of Fine Arts and Design; Stephanie Millette '07, major: English; Matthew Pearlson '07, major: Chemical Engineering; Holly Straut '07, major: Marketing, and Meghan Murphy '08, majors: Journalism, English and Spanish each receive a $1,000 Class of 1941 Humanitarian Award.
Lauren Daniels '07, majors: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Neuroscience; Jenette Lane '07, major: Animal Science; Thomas Lane '07, major: Bachelor of Fine Arts and Design; Lauren O'Connell '07, major: Animal Science; Matthew Pearlson '07, major: Chemical Engineering, and Jillian Prendergast '07, majors Biochemistry and Molecular Biology each receive $500 Honors Dean's Award.
For more information on each scholarship please visit Commonwealth College's Scholarship page.
COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE'S TOME AWARDED $4,500 IN GRANTS TO ESTABLISH NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING COURSE
Commonwealth College is proud to announce that one of its own, Daniel Fidalgo Tome, Undegraduate Research Conference Coordinator, has been awarded a $3,000 grant by the Faculty Senate's General Education Council. $1,500 of this amount will be matched by the Office of Community Service Learning (OCSL) to establish a 1 credit course (15 contact hours) that would better prepare CSL students for work within diverse communities. Click Link for full pdf press release.
ADVISING APPOINTMENT CHANGES
Advising at Commonwealth College has converted to an appointment system year-round.
- Walk-in advising will no longer be available during Pre-Reg
and Add/Drop
- Standard appointments will be 30 minutes throughout the year
(20 minutes during Add/Drop)
- Same day appointments may be scheduled if there are
openings available with an advisor
Please plan ahead to ensure that your needs are met. To schedule an appointment, call our appointment desk at
(413)545-2483.
COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE STUDENT DAWN ERICKSEN AWARDED PRESTIGOUS GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP
Commonwealth College student Dawn Eriksen has received a $7,500 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year. She applied through Commonwealth College’s Office of National Scholarship Advisement after a rigorous campus screening process. A second student, John Barrett, received Honorable Mention. Only four applicants per year can be nominated from one campus. See pdf for press release.
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING (OCSL) LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
After much editing, new graphics, updating links, and re-editing, our new website is up and running. Please us visit at www.ocsl.umass.edu.
HOMETOWN NEWS FORM
Commonwealth College would like to send a news release about your awards and achievements to your hometown newspaper. Please fill out this form completely, and then mail, fax or email it to our office. We will write and distribute a news release.
Academic Opportunities
DEAN'S BOOK COURSE TO READ TERROR IN THE NAME OF GOD
Senior Dean's Readers chose Jessica Stern's Terror in the Name of God as this fall's DBC book selection. The fourteen capstone seminar students made the choice because Stern’s first-hand interviews with both US and foreign religious extremists offer such powerful insights into today’s pressing issues.
Dr. Stern will speak on the evening of Oct. 15. Her visit will be preceded by a series of related films and a symposium on "Freeing Ourselves from Fear: Understanding Terrorism," featuring experts on the topic from the UMass faculty. All events will be sponsored by Commonwealth College and open to the campus community.
DBC classes begin the second week of the semester, allowing students to use the first as a reading week to complete the book and prepare for class. Terror in the Name of God is on order at Amherst Books, 8 Main St, Amherst. It can be purchased at the store or from Amherst Books online. See the DBC website for more course information.
CAPSTONE COURSES - FALL 2007
If you aren't planning to do an individual thesis or project next year, consider one of the capstone courses that will fulfill the Commonwealth College capstone requirement. A number of capstone courses being offered in the fall still have open seats. They include a wide variety of interest areas such as the Samurai, script writing, bioterrorism, ethnography, creative writing, indigenous peoples, literature, interdisciplinary information technology applications, and historical perspectives.
A listing of capstone course titles and scheduling information is provided below. For course descriptions, please visit the Honors Course Guide at www.comcol.umass.edu/courses, where you'll also find instructor contact information or click the direct link to the CE course descriptions.
NEW COURSE ON FOOD SECURITY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
This new course introduces students to community service learning - an approach to your own education that you can use throughout your college career and beyond. Through readings, interviews, discussions, and (most of all) community experiences we will experiment with how to learn in and from the community, and how to be of service to the community.
The issue of “food security” offers many paths to understanding people and communities. We will be talking to people in this field, looking at topics ranging from hunger, nutrition education, and saving local farmland, to organic agriculture, community gardening, and emergency food distribution. At the heart of your course experience will be your choice of a placement in a community agency or organization, where you will spend time each week learning and working on food security issues.
Course Info: H292, Engaging with the Community: An Introduction to Community Service Learning, Fall 07, 4 credits, Meets Tuesday (1:00 - 3:45) and Thursday (1:00-2:15), For more information or to pre-register, contact Will Snyder at UMass Extension: 413-545-3876 or by email: wsnyder@umext.umass.edu
SUMMER 2007 CLASSES
It's not too early to start thinking about summer classes!
Commonwealth College will be offering several Interdisciplinary honors courses, as well as sections of the Dean's Book Course, during summer 2007.
Session I, June 4-July 12:
Honors 292C, American Popular Culture Gen Ed I; Honors 392G, Ghosts that Haunt Us Gen Ed I U; Honors 191D, 291D, 391D, Dean's Book Course.
Session II, July 16-August 22:
Honors 191D, 291D, 391D, Dean's Book Course.
$cholarships and $upport
OFFICE OF NEWS & INFORMATION: STUDENT INTERNSHIP
Student Internship
Interns develop a variety of skills while working with communication professionals who promote the achievements of UMass Amherst, explain its policies and enhance recognition of its accomplishments as a national research institution and the state's flagship public university. Through an internal communications program and cultivation of local, regional and national media, the Office shares information in a timely and accurate manner, leveraging the latest technologies. In collaboration with other campus communicators, our results offer points of pride vital to the success of fund-raising and student recruitment strategies, and create the foundation for improved alumni, legislative and community relations.
Interns work at least 15 hours per week, and with approval of the Field Experience Program can earn academic credit. Internships can also emphasize a particular disciplinary interest, such as Science Writing and Communications.
For more information: www.umass.edu/newsoffice/studentjobs or Contact: Ed Blaguszewski, Office of News and Information, 200 Munson Hall. Call 413/545-0444, or e-mail edblag@admin.umass.edu.
2007-2008 PHI KAPPA PHI GRANT OPPORTUNITY,
APPLY BY JUN 30
A new Phi Kappa Phi grant, the Emerging Scholar Awards, will recognize outstanding rising sophomores studying at Phi Kappa Phi member institutions. Each year, Phi Kappa Phi will grant 60 awards in the amount of $250 to students who meet certain eligibility requirements. To learn what those requirements are, and to learn more about the grant, go to www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/emergingscholar.html. Deadline for applications is June 30, 2007. Winners will be announced by August 15, 2007.
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Internships
ON-CAMPUS PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIP
Make $500 a week.Looking for a creative, hands on, summer job? CAITE - Commonwealth Alliance for Information Technology Education is a program that works with women and minorities, encouraging technology education. We need a student interested in topics of Gender and Ethnicity to help develop a training program for teachers, and a toolkit for use in schools. This is a paid research internship. Work eight weeks, make $4,000. Contact Alana Wiens, wiens@cs.umass.edu
SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT THE STATE HOUSE
Representative Denise Provost (D-Somerville) is looking for candidates who are interested in an internship at the Massachusetts State House for June-August, 2007. An internship with Representative Provost's office will provide exposure to state government and an opportunity to research and write about legislation. Interns will contribute to administrative office projects including: data entry, mailings, and filing.
Interested candidates should submit their application to Elizabeth Monnin–Browder (elizabeth.monnin@state.ma.us) with the subject line “Summer Internship Application.” Your application should include: a cover letter, short writing sample (no more than 3 pages), and resume. In your cover letter, please be explicit about your availability including: available start and end date, which days you are available and for how many hours each day, and how many hours total you can commit each week. At minimum, candidates should be able to commit to at least 5 hours a week.
We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Please call (617-722-2810) or email Elizabeth with any questions.
Student Life
THE JUNIPER SUMMER WRITING INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES SEVEN NIGHTS OF POETRY & FICTION READINGS BY ACCLAIMED FACULTY & WRITERS IN RESIDENCE,
JUNE 24-30
7:30 pm, Bezanson Recital Hall, Fine Arts Center University of Massachusetts Amherst
Open to the public, suggested donation $5-10. For information visit www.umass.edu/juniperinstitute.
RSO INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCE(ICE) SEEKING TO FILL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
International Cultural Experience (ICE) is an RSO that facilitates interaction among students from different cultures. ICE is currently recruiting outgoing and competent leaders to fill positions for for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Interested candidates should send an email to ice@stuaf.umass.edu stating what they feel qualifies them for a leadership position.
DOES YOUR STUDENT GROUP NEED $$$$$?
The UMass Amherst Alumni Association provides grants to RSO's and other student organizations to help fund projects that will improve and enhance student life. Awards are limited to $2,000 per applicant group per academic year.
Visit www.UMassAlumni.com for an application and grant guidelines today! Or contact the Alumni Association at 545-2317 for more information.
DOESN'T MASSACHUSETTS DESERVE THE FINEST EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY
Massachusetts invented the idea of universal public education, but doesn't adequately fund our public colleges. It’s
shameful that… 1) Massachusetts spends more jailing its citizens than on its public colleges and universities. 2) 40% of Massachusetts families would need to spend half their income to pay public 4-year
college tuition. 3) Massachusetts spends only $3 per capita on public higher education; New Hampshire is the
only state that spends less.
Now is the time to wake up the sleeping giant of Massachusetts politics -- the 500,000 people who make up
the Massachusetts public higher education community -- and get the resources to create the public higher
education system we and our children deserve. For more information visit PHENOM's website.
Employment
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & PARTNERSHIP COORDINATORS/AMERICOPRS*VISTA POSITIONS AVAILABLE ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS
Facilitate change in higher education and become a life-long leader, join a diverse group of individuals committed to civic engagement, gain experience and skills with faculty, staff, students and community partners. For more information open up attached pdf or visit www.americorps.gov.
STUDENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNTIES
PEER MENTOR POSITION: Peer Mentors are undergraduate students who live-in first year residence halls and assist first year students with their transition into college. Amongst
other aspects of their job, Peer Mentors work closely with students to help them find academic resources throughout
the university. The Peer Mentor application packet and recruitment info can be found at http://www.housing.umass.edu/employ/peer_mentors.html
APARTMENT LIVING ADVISOR POSITION: Apartment Living Advisors (ALAs) are live-in, part-time, student staff members in the North apartment buildings. ALAs are community leaders, educators, counselors, friends, change agents, advisors, policy enforcers, and team players. This position is very similar to the RA position. More info about the ALA position can be found at http://www.housing.umass.edu/employ/ala_selection.html
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