INSIDE THIS WEEK’S NEWS@COMCOL (details below)
** Commonwealth College Notices **
+REMAKING EDEN AVAILABLE IN CAMPUS CENTER USTORE
+ CROQUET TOURNAMENT TUESDAY, SEPT 20
+ STUDYING AT OTHER CAMPUSES, SEPT 21
+ NEXT STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, SEPT 27
+ GET “INTO AMHERST” AND HELP YOUR COMMUNITY, SEPT 16
+ CAPSTONE DROPIN INFORMATION AND SUPPORT GROUP
** Course & Internship Announcements **
+ STUDY INNOVATION IN THE MEDIA,INFO MEETING SEPT 21
+ MASSACHUSETTS STATEHOUSE INTERNSHIPS
$$ Scholarships, Fellowships, & Paid Positions $$
+ OCSL WEB DESIGNER POSITION OPEN
+ GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, APPLY BY Sept 16
+ STUDENT JOBS IN SCERA
+ SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMATION SESSION,SEPT 26
+ TUTORS NEEDED!
** Other Announcements & Events **
+ WMUA CAMPUS RADIO NEW PERSONS’ MEETING, SEPT 14
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** Commonwealth College Notices **
REMAKING EDEN AVAILABLE IN CAMPUS CENTER USTORE
Remaking Eden, this semester’s Dean’s Book Course text, is currently available at the UStore in the Campus Center. Additional copies have been ordered and are expected to arrive today or tomorrow in the Textbook Annex.
CROQUET TOURNAMENT TUESDAY, SEPT 20
Sign up to participate in a Croquet Tournament on the lawn between Goodell and the Old Chapel! No previous experience is required or expected. Indicate your availability for a 3:00, 4:00, and/or 5:00 match. The winners of each match will play each other at 6:00 for a gift certificate to the Jeffrey Amherst Bookshop! Refreshments will be provided. There are only 18 slots, so please RSVP and/or send questions to peers@comcol.umass.edu as soon as possible if you are interested!!
STUDYING AT OTHER CAMPUSES, SEPT 21
This week’s Weekly Wednesday Workshop will provide information on studying at other campuses, here and abroad. Workshops take place 6:00-7:00pm in 504 Goodell, and dinner is served. For full semester schedule, see the WWW web page.
NEXT STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, SEPT 27
The Student Advisory Board will next meet with Dean Slakey on September 27 from 6:00-7:00pm, Commonwealth College lounge, 504 Goodell. Meetings are open to all Commonwealth College students, and pizza served. If you're interested in finding out more or attending, please contact Melissa Beesley at mbeesley@comcol.umass.edu or call 577-3909.
GET “INTO AMHERST” AND HELP YOUR COMMUNITY, SEPT 16
Interested in volunteering for a community organization while meeting new friends from UMASS? Consider signing up for Into Amherst, an event sponsored by the Office of Community Service Learning. On September 16 th, from 1-6, you will be transported from UMASS campus to your service site, where you can have a blast while making a difference, and we’ll even drive you back to campus before dinner! To register for or ask about the event, email servelearn@acad.umass.edu, or call 413-545-2015. See Into Amherst flyer for more information.
CAPSTONE DROPIN INFORMATION AND SUPPORT GROUP
Meetings will be hosted by Yehudit Heller in Goodell 504, on Wednesdays, from 3:30 until 5:00. Stop by and talk about your work with other undergraduate researchers, gain some tips about getting started and keep your research energized and on track. The group will be ongoing throughout the fall semester; no commitment is necessary, drop-in as needed. Yehudit Heller’s hours are Monday and Wednesday from 1:00 until 5:00. During these hours you may phone her at 545-2423. Her email is yehudith@complit.umass.edu.
** Course & Internship Announcements **
STUDY INNOVATION IN THE MEDIA, INFO MEETING SEPT 21
The Media Giraffe Project seeks one or two Commonwealth Scholars who would like a hands-on opportunity learn about media and democracy. The project will involve web-based research, reporting, writing, video and audio editing in collaboration with an experienced editor, filmmaker and book editor.
An informational meeting about academic internships doing reporting and research for The Media Giraffe Project initiative, and planning for a potential June, 2006 conference, will be held on Wed., Sept. 21, in the journalism program office, 108 Bartlett Hall. For the time of the meeting, and for an invitation to attend, please email an expression of interest to Bill Densmore at mediagiraffe@journ.umass.edu. See Giraffe Project flyer for more information.
MASSACHUSETTS STATEHOUSE INTERNSHIPS
Fall/Winter 2005
The Caucus of Women Legislators seeks interns for the fall semester and for winter session. The Executive Director seeks reliable and hard-working individuals with interest in the Caucus and its work. Email a cover letter, one-page resume (including grade point average), and date availability to the Executive Director, Erica Mattison (erica.mattison@state.ma.us). Select applicants will be contacted for interviews. DEADLINES: Fall application deadline: September 15. Winter session application deadline: November 1. See CWL Internship announcement for more information.
$$ Scholarships, Fellowships, & Paid Positions $$
WEB DESIGNER POSITION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING
Analyze End-User’s web requirements; develop web site prototypes in development environment for review; develop site content and graphics by coordinating with End-Users and Assistant Director; design, create, maintain and update web pages; document web site; work with Assistant Director and Graphic designer on web related projects; work as liaison between End-User and IT team (IT Manager/DBA and web app developer); train End-Users to modify web content using Dreamweaver; other duties as assigned. Work may continue after the fall semester. Federal Work-Study preferred but not required. Contact Deidre Cuffee-Gray, CSL Office, 610 Goodell (413 545–2015 or servelearn@acad.umass.edu). See position announcement for complete information.
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS, DEADLINE SEPT 16
-Fulbright Grants for one-year research/study proposals for graduating seniors at http://www.comcol.umass.edu/onsa/FBUMass.html
-Marshall Scholarships for two-year study proposals for graduating seniors to participate in post-graduate studies at any college in the United Kingdom at http://www.acu.ac.uk/marshall.
-Mitchell Scholarships for one-year study proposals for graduating seniors to participate in post-graduate studies at any college in Ireland at http://www.mitchellscholar.org.
-Rhodes Scholarships for two-year study proposals for graduating seniors to participate in post-graduate studies at Oxford at http://www.rhodesscholar.org.
The UMass Amherst Campus Deadline for applying for these scholarships is 4:00 PM, Friday, September 16, 2005. For more information on these and other opportunities check Scholarships at http://www.comcol.umass.edu/onsa/ or contact the ONSA office 408 Goodell, 577-2610.
STUDENT JOBS IN SCERA
The Student Center for Educational Research and Advocacy (SCERA) is looking to recruit 2-3 paid student coordinators/task-force leaders; several paid student employees, and a dedicated team of student interns for the 2005-06 academic year. SCERA is an agency of the Student Government Association that does research and advocacy based on the self-identified needs of the student body. Click here for more information.
NAT’L SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMATION SESSION, SEPT 26
If you are a senior undergraduate in the sciences, social sciences or engineering and you are planning to pursue a graduate degree, please attend this information session on the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
When: Monday, September 26th at 1:30pm
Where: Campus Center Room 917
A representative from NSF will be there to answer your questions and a panel of current fellows will discuss application strategies. Refreshments will be provided! For more information on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6201
If you have questions, please contact Graduate Student Grant Services at gsgs@resgs.umass.edu or 413-545-5273.
TUTORS NEEDED!
The Academic Support Office is in need of tutors of all subjects! Undergraduate tutors earn $8.00/hr. If you are interested, contact Caroline Joy at caroline@admin.umass.edu or at 5-2919 or please drop by to fill out an application in 246 Boyden.
** Other Announcements & Events **
WMUA CAMPUS RADIO NEW PERSONS’ MEETING, SEPT 14
Do you want to get involved in Campus Radio?? Come to our New Person's Meeting! To say that getting involved in WMUA is as easy as walking through the door is only a slight exaggeration. Whether you have an abiding interest in a specific kind of music, are a news hound, a sports junkie, business-oriented, or a buttons-and-knob type, WMUA needs you. If you have the motivation, we can provide you with REAL experience at one of the most respected stations in western Massachusetts. Come to the WMUA New Persons Meeting! Learn about WMUA and how you can be a part of it on Wednesday, September 14th, at 7 PM in Campus Center Room 168. All Majors and grade levels welcome. Check out wmua.org for more information.