News @ ComCol 9/20/06

Weekly Wednesday Workshops are held every Wednesday evening from 6-7 PM outside of 504 Goodell in the Commonwealth College Lounge. Dinner is provided. This week's topic: From Argentina to Zimbabwe: An overview of Study Abroad for the year, the semester, and the summer.
Please RSVP to c3@comcol.umass.edu if you are planning to attend. See WWWorkshop page for other dates and topics.

EXISTENTIAL FILM SERIES - GARDEN STATE, SEPT 21

Please join us for our Fall 06 Existential Film Series Thursdays at 8:00pm, 406A Goodell. This week's film is actor, writer and director Zach Braff's Garden State, the story of a troubled son's return home to attend his mother's funeral after a ten-year estrangement from his family.
A special Dean's Book Course film—open to all but of particular interest to DBC students—will show on Sept 28. Rotten Tomatoes summarizes the South Korea-produced JSA [Joint Security Area] this way: "This Korean thriller mines the historic tension between North and South Korea over activity in the JSA, the Joint Security Area, a region guarded by armies from both counties. When two North Korean soldiers are found dead there, it sets off a political chain of events that threatens to plunge the countries into war." Wildly popular in South Korea but never shown in the North, JSA will play Sept 28 at 8:00 in Goodell.

NEXT PIZZA & PROF WITH PROF FRANK RIFE, SEPT 25

Pizza at 5:45
Program starts at 6:00
Place is ComCol lounge, 504 Goodell
The night's prof is Professor Frank Rife of the Kinesiology (formerly Exercise Science) Department. Including being director of campus wellness and fitness centers, Associate Professor Rife's research interests include worksite health promotion programs, exercise compliance, and fitness management. Come join the feast and fun ... and bring your friends. To reserve a seat and a slice, email c3@comcol.umass.edu.

STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD OPEN MEETING, SEPT 26

Dean Clarkson invites students to join the Student Advisory Board. This board provides input, feedback, and advice to the dean regarding Commonwealth College programs and policies. If you would like to become a member of the Board, the next meeting is Tuesday, September 26th, at 6:30 pm in 504 Goodell. Pizza or sandwiches will be available so please RSVP to Caitlyn Burns at ceburns@student.umass.edu. (For a full schedule of Fall '06 SAB meetings, see the SAB web page.)

Achievements

COMCOL POET'S PIECE PICKED BY POET LAUREATE

Commonwealth College faculty member Alex Phillips's poem "Work Shy" will appear in former Poet Laureate Ted Kooser's nationally-syndicated column "American Life in Poetry" on September 28. The column appears in approximately 200 newspapers and online magazines weekly and seeks to "create a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture." Phillips is the Assistant Director of the Dean's Book Course and teaches the Capstone Course "Lifelong Writing." His chapbook Under a Paper Trellis is forthcoming from Factory Hollow Press.

Advising Reminders & Information

COMCOL OFFICE CLOSING EARLY, SEPT 21

Commonwealth College offices will be closing at 3:45pm on September 21 for a staff retreat.

ADVISING RETURNS TO WALK-IN BASIS

Add/Drop has ended and ComCol advisors are now available on an appointment basis. Come to the front desk at 504 Goodell or call 545-2483 to make an appointment.

Scholarships, Fellowships & Internships

RESEARCH GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS, APPLY BY OCT 3

Applications for Spring 2007 Honors Research Grants and Research Assistant Fellowships are due on Tuesday October 3, 2006. Go to Scholarships and Financial Support on the ComCol website and follow your class link for complete lists of available scholarships.

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY—

Academic Opportunities

EDUCATION ABROAD FAIR, SEPT 25

On Monday, September 25, from 4-6 p.m. in the Campus Center Auditorium, the International Programs Office will host an Education Abroad Fair. Campus representatives - and education abroad reps from dozens of agencies and institutions outside of UMass - will be on hand to provide information and guidance on education abroad programs around the globe.

Employment Opportunities

TEACH FOR AMERICA INFO SESSION, SEPT 25

Seniors, what are you doing next year? If you want to change things, start here and learn how you can make a real difference as soon as you graduate.
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 7:30pm
Location: 101 Campus Center
Free food and beverages will be provided. Link to our website for more information about our program.

TUTOR FOR THE UMASS ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

Attend the Tutor Orientation
September 11, 2006
5pm in rm. 251 Boyden
Please bring two forms of ID
Questions: Please contact Elysa Appel at 413-545-2919 or era@admin.umass.edu

Student Life

HISTORY CLUB FIRST MEETING, SEPT 20

6:00PM
601 Herter Hall
Come to the First History Club Meeting of the Year. Enjoy refreshments and meet fellow History enthusiasts. You do not need to be a History Major to join, just have a love of all things old. Questions? Contact historyc@stuaf.umass.edu.