NEWS @ COMMONWEALTH COLLEGE

Announcements & Activities

  1. ComCol Merchandise for Sale
  2. Connecting the Dots
  3. New! Events Calendar on ComCol Website

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

  1. Faculty in the News

$cholarships and $upport

  1. Questions about National Scholarships?
  2. Upcoming Application Deadline For Research Assistant Fellowships
  3. Upcoming Application Deadline For Honors Research Grants

Internships & Employment

  1. Student Photographer Needed
  2. Free Press Internships

Academic Opportunities

  1. Fall Alternative Break
  2. Service Opportunity!

Campus & Community Events

  1. Community Work Day
  2. Halloween Volunteer Opportunity
  3. Breast Cancer Awareness Event
  4. 3rd Annual YAC Fundraiser
  5. Five College 350
  6. Phenom Access to Education Conference

— ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIVITIES —


COMCOL MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Commonwealth College will have some merchandise for sale for the next two weeks 9.15-9.25. We will be taking pre-orders/payment for these items. More Information.


CONNECTING THE DOTS
Come to a workshop sponsored by the Community Engagement Program of Commonwealth College to learn about where our tax money goes and what the impact is of the current budget crisis on the state's ability to provide the goods and services we want and need--including affordable public higher education. More information.


NEW! EVENTS CALENDAR ON COMCOL WEBSITE
Announcing the new Events Calendar on the Commonwealth College website. Check out our new Events calendar! Go to: http://webapp.comcol.umass.edu/eventscalendar/ to view.

—ACHIEVEMENTS, AWARDS & ACCOLADES—


FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Commonwealth College Assistant Professor, Kathleen Brown-Perez, was featured in an article posted in the latest edition of Indian Country Today regarding her quest for federal acknowledgment of her tribe The Brothertown Indian Nation. Read more.

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QUESTIONS ABOUT NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS?
Do you have questions about national scholarships? The Office of National Scholarship Advisement (ONSA) now has office hours for you to drop in. Come visit us in room 509 (lobby) of Goodell. More Information.


UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR RESEARCH ASSIST. FELLOWSHIPS
Commonwealth College students who are currently sophomores or juniors may apply for Research Assistant Fellowships for Spring 2010. More Information.


UPCOMING APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR HONORS RESEARCH GRANTS
Juniors and seniors pursuing honors research are eligible to apply, while seniors working on an honors thesis or project are given priority consideration. More Information.

— INTERNSHIPS & EMPLOYMENT —



STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHER NEEDED
Commonwealth College is seeking to hire a student with excellent photography skills to cover occasional events and activities on campus. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and description of your photography experience to Shonda Pettiford at spettiford@honors.umass.edu by October 2. The selection committee will also request a portfolio. This is a paid position. Work-study preferred.



FREE PRESS INTERNSHIPS
Free Press has opportunities available for interns and volunteers. There are ongoing projects for their campaign and outreach teams, as well as the development and multimedia teams. Free Press internships require a 10-15 hour a week commitment, volunteer opportunities are more flexible. More Information.

— ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES —


FALL ALTERNATIVE BREAK
Massachusetts Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA will be holding it's 12th annual Fall Alternative Break in Holyoke, MA this Columbus Day weekend - October 9-12. More Information.


SERVICE OPPORTUNITY!
Help area high school students cultivate their college potential! The Holyoke Let's Get Ready program is looking for Five College students to volunteer with high school juniors in the Holyoke area. More Information.



— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —


COMMUNITY WORK DAY
Saturday, September 26th from 8AM to 4PM. Help with painting, mulching and repairing the school playground while meeting new people and discovering the Jackson Street School community. More information.


HALLOWEEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Friday, October 30, 2009 from 6:00 to 9:00pm Volunteers are needed starting at 12 noon to help set up the actual event. We will kick off our fun and spooky evening at 5:45 p.m., dressed in our best costumes -- scary or silly ? as we participate in the traditional Halloween parade through downtown Amherst. More Information.


BREAST CANCER AWARENESS EVENT
Thursday, September 24th
6:30pm
RSVP events@honors.umass.edu if you would like Pizza

This October marks the 25th Anniversary of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society about 192,370 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, and there will be 40,170 women who will die from the fight against it. Every woman has a 1/8 chance of getting breast cancer and the chance from dying from breast cancer is 1/35. More Information.


3RD ANNUAL YAC FUNDRAISER
Save the date for Lights, Camera, Youth Action! Thursday, November 12, 5-7pm Amherst College, Valentine Hall.
Join us for an evening of powerful artwork, video and photography; dynamic youth and adult presentations; sumptuous hors d'oeurves and desserts; live music; and an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to YAC.
More Information.


FIVE COLLEGE 350
Students at UMass, Amherst, Hampshire, Smith, and Mt. Holyoke are organizing to raise awareness of climate change on both global and local levels. This coalition, called FiveCollege350, is currently working on a Climate Rally. More Information.


PHENOM ACCESS TO EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Did you know? Class & Race Continue to Impact College Access in Massachusetts!The Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM)is holding the PHENOM Access Conference November 7, 2009. More information.