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Special Programs

  1. To Dream the Impossible Dream!

Announcements & Activities

  1. Weekly Wednesday Workshop-Prestigious Scholarships, Sept 27
  2. Film Series - JSA [Joint Security Area], Sept 28
  3. Pizza & Prof with Aviva Ben-Ur, Oct 2
  4. Student Advisory Board Meeting, Oct 10

Achievements & Opportunities

  1. ComCol Poet's Piece Picked by Poet Laureate
  2. Seeking ComCol Artists

Advising Reminders & Information

  1. Thinking of Going to Law School? Advice Available

Scholarships, Fellowships & Internships

  1. Research Grants & Fellowships Available, Apply by Oct 3

 

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Employment & Other Financial Opportunities

  1. Do You Want To Be a Resident Assistant?
  2. Program Assistant for the New England News Council Sought
  3. Health & Nutrition Diversity Scholarships, Spring 2007

Events & Activities

  1. Poetry Reading by Thomas Sayers Ellis, Oct 5

 

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Special Program

TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM!
Commonwealth College is pleased to present programs designed with a theme related to Don Quixote in the upcoming months. Don Quixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes's masterpiece, is considered to be the first modern novel in history and one of the most influential on world literature.

We will be holding several related events:

-Boston Ballet performance of Don Quixote on Sunday, October 29th at 2pm in Boston (at the Wang Center). Tickets will be $12 for students, and transportation from UMass Amherst will be provided. Sign-up at the Commonwealth College office will begin on Monday, October 2nd.

-Student Artwork Displays

-Showing of the movie, Man of La Mancha

-Other theatrical/literary events

-These events will culminate with a special symposium involving faculty from several departments and the Chancellor on February 23rd.

Please look for more information in news@comcol soon!
Announcements & Activities

WWWORKSHOP - "RHODES" TO SUCCESS, SEPT 27

This week's topic is “Rhodes” to Success: Learn about prestigious scholarships such as the Rhodes, Truman, Marshall, and Fulbright, as well as a brief summary of graduate programs in the UK and Ireland.
    Weekly Wednesday Workshops are held every Wednesday evening from 6-7 PM outside of 504 Goodell in the Commonwealth College Lounge. Dinner is provided. Please RSVP to c3@comcol.umass.edu if you are planning to attend. See WWWorkshop page for other dates and topics.

EXISTENTIAL FILM SERIES - JSA, SEPT 28

Please join us for our Fall 06 Existential Film Series Thursdays at 8:00pm, 406A Goodell.
    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 406A Goodell.
    And on Oct 12, plan to see A State of Mind, an astounding documentary, shot in North Korea, that follows two young gymnasts as they prepare for a lavish spectacle called the “Mass Games” involving as many as 100,000 performers.

NEXT PIZZA & PROF WITH PROF AVIVA BEN-UR, OCT 2

Pizza at 5:45
Program starts at 6:00
Place is ComCol lounge, 504 Goodell
The night's prof is Professor Aviva Ben-Ur, Judaic and Near East Studies Department. Dr. Ben-Ur is Assistant Professor in the Department of Judaic and Near Eastern Studies, and Adjunct Assistant Professor in both the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and the Department of History. An American Jewish historian specializing in Ladino and Sephardic Studies, she has authored and co-authored numerous books and articles. Come join the feast and fun ... and bring your friends. To reserve a seat and a slice, email pizzaprof@comcol.umass.edu.

STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, OCT 10

The Student Advisory Board provides input, feedback, and advice to the dean regarding Commonwealth College programs and policies. Board meetings are open to all Commonwealth College students, and board members welcome your comments and suggestions. The next meeting is Tuesday, October 10, 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.

SEEKING COMCOL ARTISTS

Looking for an opportunity to show your work? Commonwealth College expects to have a few opportunities throughout the year to set up displays of student work. On October 20th, we have an opportunity for a one-evening display as part of a reception on Homecoming Weekend. Interested students should send an email to dean@comcol.umass.edu expressing interest. Please attach photos of part of your portfolio, or make arrangements to bring slides or other representations of your work to 504 Goodell.

Advising Reminders & Information

THINKING OF GOING TO LAW SCHOOL?

Meet with the Pre-Law Advisor, Aaron Lorenz, in E-26 Machmer. You may contact him at prelaw@acad.umass.edu. For office hours and more information about the Pre-Law Advising Office, see the Pre-Law Flyer and website < www.umass.edu/prelaw>.

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.

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Employment & Other Financial Opportunities

DO YOU WANT TO BE A RESIDENT ASSISTANT?

UMass Amherst Resident Assistants (RA) serve as leaders in our living and learning residence halls.  The responsibilities of a RA position include community and activity development, resource referral, responding to crisis, enforcing safety policies, and working as a member of a staff team.

A qualified candidate should be:
-Knowledgeable of campus resources
-Academically motivated
-A positive role model for peers
-An enthusiastic team player
-Committed to doing a great job
-Flexible
-Interested in building an inclusive community!
 
To learn more about the RA position, please attend an information session.
Date________Time_____Location
Wed__9/27__6:30 PM_-__MacKimmie Main Lounge
Thu.__9/28__7:00 PM___ Mary Lyon Classroom
Sun.__10/1__8:00 PM___ Kennedy 19th Floor Lounge
Mon.__10/2__7:00 PM___ Dickinson Main Lounge 
Click here for other information and to download an application.

PROGRAM ASSISTANT FOR THE N.E. NEWS COUNCIL SOUGHT

http://www.newenglandnews.org
The New England News Council is a collaboration among news professionals, citizen journalists and the public to promote vigorous, trusted, accountable journalism -- and accountable government.  Funded Sept. 1 with a $75,000 seed grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the council is based in the journalism program at UMass Amherst and is gradually launching services during the fall of 2006 and the spring of 2007. 
   The program assistant will work approximately 16 hours a week on a flexible schedule through June 15, 2007, to help with website management, and assure the smooth launch of workshops, forums/hearings, member services and fund-raising efforts of the council.  This job requires significant personal contact with members, users and donors by phone, email and in person. The ideal candidate is super detail-oriented, with excellent telephone and personal-interaction skills.
Exceptional students and non-students will be considered.  A full position description is available.  
    The candidate should have demonstrated concern for the future of media and democracy at the local, civic level. For information and to apply contact Bill Densmore (BDIC '75),Executive Director The New England News Council, 108 Bartlett Hall, densmore@journ.umass.edu or  (413) 458-8001.

HEALTH & NUTRITION DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS, SP '07

The Department of Nutrition at UMass seeks to identify qualified and enthusiastic students who will receive support and funding ($6000) through the Health & Nutrition Diversity Scholars (HANDS) Scholarship Program.  For qualifications, see the HANDS online flyer.  For more information, contact:
Dr. Nancy Cohen, Dept. of Nutrition
215 Chenoweth Lab, UMass
545-1079
cohen@nutrition.umass.edu

Events & Activities

POETRY READING BY THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS, OCT 5

8:00pm
Memorial Hall
  Thomas Sayers Ellis is the author of the poetry collections and chapbooks The Good Junk, The Genuine Negro Hero, The Maverick Room, and Song On. He co-founded The Dark Room Collective and is a contributing editor of CALLALOO.
  Visiting Writers Series events are sponsored by the MFA Program for Poets and Writers and the Juniper Initiative, and are made possible in part by support and grants from the UMass Arts Council, the UMass Alumni Association, Vice Provost of Research, English Department, and Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts.
   The event is free and open to the public.