INSIDE THIS WEEK’S NEWS@COMCOL (details below)
** Commonwealth College Notices **
+ FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, SEPT 25
+ PIZZA & PROF WITH BIOLOGIST RANDALL PHILLIS, SEPT 26
+ HELP FOR DEAN’S BOOK COURSE RESEARCH PROJECTS AVAILABLE
+ LIFE AFTER UMASS, SEPT 28
+ NEXT STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, SEPT 27
+ STUDY CARRELS IN THE W.E.B. DU BOIS LIBRARY
** Course & Internship Announcements **
+ STUDY INNOVATION IN THE MEDIA,INFO MEETING SEPT 21
$$ Scholarships, Fellowships, & Paid Positions $$
+ RESEARCH ASSISTANT SOUGHT
+ ALANA JOBS/INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE
+ PAID ELECTION WORKERS SOUGHT FOR SEPT 27
+ OCSL WEB DESIGNER POSITION OPEN
+ SCIENCE FOUNDATION INFORMATION SESSION,SEPT 26
** Other Announcements & Events **
+ MALCOLM X CULTURAL CENTER OPEN HOUSE, SEPT 21
+ STONEWALL CENTER CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
+ DIVERSITY NETWORKING EVENT, OCT 5
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** Commonwealth College Notices **
FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, SEPT 25
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off will be shown outside by the campus pond, Sunday, September 25th at 9pm. Our C3 (Commonwealth College Community) Event will feature snacks (hot chocolate, cider, popcorn and candy) and FUN!! Bring a blanket to sit on. Our rain date for this event is October 2nd.
PIZZA & PROF WITH BIOLOGIST RANDALL PHILLIS, SEPT 26
Professor Phillis will discuss evolution and stem cell research at the September 26 Pizza & Prof night. The connections to this semester’s Dean’s Book Course text, Remaking Eden, should make for a fascinating discussion. Pizza & Prof takes place at 6pm on Mondays in the Commonwealth College lounge, 504 Goodell. RSVP to pizzaprof@comcol.umass.edu to reserve your place and free pizza.
HELP FOR DEAN’S BOOK COURSE RESEARCH PROJECTS AVAILABLE
If you have not used on-line database searches before, resource staff members are available to help you at the new Learning Commons on the lower level of the W.E.B. DuBois Library. See the DBC Research Guide web page for staff hours. Also beginning Sept 26, drop-in presentation practice sessions will be held each Monday, 4:30-5:30, in 504 Goodell.
LIFE AFTER UMASS, SEPT 28
Next week’s Weekly Wednesday Workshop will explore possibilities for Graduate, Medical and Law School with a panel rich in tips for preparation and knowledge of relevant resources on campus. Workshops take place 6:00-7:00pm in 504 Goodell, and dinner is served. RSVP to peers@comcol.umass.edu if you plan to attend. 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.
STUDY CARRELS IN THE W.E.B. DU BOIS LIBRARY
A limited number of study carrels in the W.E.B. Du Bois library are available to ComCol students. If you’d like to reserve a carrel for your use this semester, please contact Roland Packard at rpackard@comcol.umass.edu. Carrels not assigned to ComCol students by Oct 1 will be made available to all UMass students.
** 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.
$$ Scholarships, Fellowships, & Paid Positions $$
RESEARCH ASSISTANT SOUGHT
Faculty member in the department of Afro-American Studies seeks highly computer-literate student to do searches relating to American poetry in the Chadwyck-Healey Database of 20th Century American Poetry. This database can be accessed from the library at Smith College, so the work must be done at the Smith campus library. I will provide a list of keywords to be searched in the database, and the assistant will search these terms and provide an accounting of where the words occurred in twentieth century American poetry included in the database. Searches outside this particular database may be possible or necessary as well. Knowledge of American literature a strong plus, as is a familiarity with blues music. Contact Professor Steven C. Tracy at 5-3275 or via e-mail at sctracy@afroam.umass.edu.
ALANA JOBS/INTERNSHIP AVAILABLE
The Office of ALANA Affairs is seeking dedicated students for paid and internship positions within the office. We have are two paid positions within the Community Development & Outreach Team and three credit-based internships. We also have a position for Web Site & Graphic Design and another within the Leadership Team. If you are interested and for an application, stop by the Office of ALANA Affairs for room 302, Student Union Building. If you have any questions you can call us at 545-2517. See Alana Jobs flyer for full info.
PAID ELECTION WORKERS SOUGHT FOR SEPT 27
Would you like to get paid to help manage the nuts and bolts of an election? The campus polling place, located in New Africa House, needs election workers for the election on Tuesday, September 27, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Poll Workers must be registered voters in the town of Amherst. They get paid $7.00 per hour ($8.00 per hour if they have already been trained as poll workers). There may also be some spots for Constables. Constables do not have to be registered voters in the town, and they get paid $14.00 per hour. The longer you can work on that day, the better, but shorter shifts might also be possible to relieve other workers. If you are interested, please contact Joanne Levenson (545-2129 or levenson@stuaf.umass.edu) as soon as possible.
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.
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.
** Other Announcements & Events **
MALCOLM X CULTURAL CENTER OPEN HOUSE, SEPT 21
The Malcolm X Cultural will be hosting an open house on September 21, 7pm to 9pm. The community in general is invited. Please see flyer for information.
STONEWALL CENTER CELEBRATES 20 YEARS
This fall the Stonewall Center celebrates 20 years of dedication to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, Questioning, and allied individuals. Wednesday, September 21, 4:00-6:00pm is a retirement party for Felice Yeskel, Director of the Stonewall Center. Wednesday, September 21, at 7:00pm in Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall, “Tara’s Crossing’ a play by Emmy-nominated writer Jeffery Solomon. And Thursday, September 22, 4:00-7:00pm, free Hot Air Balloon rides. Gain a different perspective on campus! Please call 545-4824 for location. For full information, see the Stonewall announcement.
DIVERSITY NETWORKING EVENT, OCT 5
Diversity Networking Event sponsored by the Pepsi Bottling Group will be held on Wednesday, October 5, at 5:00 p.m. in the Isenberg School of Management Room 112. An RSVP is requested, please see the attached flyer.