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Events & Activities

  1. Author Jessica Stern to Speak, Oct 15
  2. Film Series: Soldiers in the Army of God, Oct 11
  3. Poetry Reading in Butterfield Hall, Oct 11
  4. Weekly Wednesday Workshop, Podium Pointers, Oct 17
  5. "Bo's Arts, The Powerpoint Presentation!" Nov 6

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

  1. Nominate an Excellent Teacher for the DTA
  2. Understanding Terrorism Symposium Addresses Critical Issues
  3. Child Psych Honors Students Create Parenting Wikis

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —

  1. Valley Museums Celebrate "Books Out Loud," Oct 11-14
  2. jubilat/Jones Poetry Swap, Oct 14
  3. Ultimate Money Skills, Alumni Campus-to-Career Event, Oct 30
  4. ISOM Fall Speaker Series Line-Up

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Events & Activities

AUTHOR JESSICA STERN TO SPEAK, OCT 15
Jessica Stern, author of Terror in the Name of God, will speak to students and faculty on Monday, October 15, at 7:00pm in Bowker Auditorium. Dr. Stern's presentation will be followed by questions from the audience. The event is sponsored by Commonwealth College and the Dean's Book Course.

FILM SERIES - SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY OF GOD, OCT 11

This 2000 HBO documentary on the violent edge of the anti-abortion movement includes interviews with Neal Horsley and Paul Hill, both prominent in Terror in the Name of God.
   Film Series showings take place Thursdays at 8:00pm in 504 Goodell. Films are free and open to all Commonwealth College members and their friends. Refreshments provided!

POETRY READING IN BUTTERFIELD HALL, OCT 11
At 7:30pm, poets Jeannie Hoag and Charles Bondhus will present a reading of their work in room 007 of Butterfield Hall (UMass Amherst). Reception to follow. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anjali Khosla, Writing Butterfield Academic Coordinator: 577-0546.

WEEKLY WED. WORKSHOP, "PODIUM POINTERS ," OCT 17

Public speaking tips for oral defenses, Dean’s Book presentations, and general life experiences. RSVP to c3@comcol.umass.edu if you are planning to attend.

"BO'S ARTS, THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION!" NOV 6
Time - 7:00pm
Place - Room 007, Butterfield Residence Hall
"In Spring of 2004, an odd and wondrous art show took place at San Francisco's Adobe Books and Backroom Gallery. Over fifty artists, from an eleven-year-old boy to several internationally renowned grown-ups, made work of, about, or inspired by a soft dog named Bo." Bo's owner, writer Jamie Berger, currently a UMass MFA graduate student, will present the life and times of both dog and art in "Bo's Arts, The Powerpoint Presentation!" This event is free and open to the public. Visit here for more information about Jamie Berger, his dog and his book Bo's Arts.
   This event is sponsored by Writing Butterfield and Commonwealth College.  For more information, call (413) 577-0546.

Achievements, Awards & Accolades

NOMINATE AN EXCELLENT TEACHER FOR THE DTA
Nominations for 2007 - 2008 Distinguished Teaching Awards are now being accepted. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the highest recognition of teaching awarded to faculty members and teaching assistants/associates. To nominate your favorite professor or TA, all you need to do is tell us why your nominee should receive a Distinguished Teaching Award. All nominations must include your name, mailing address, and email address. Only current and former students may nominate faculty members. Teaching assistants/associates may be nominated by faculty members or current and former students.
    Please submit all nominations by Friday, October 26 to:
Distinguished Teaching Award Committee
Office of the Provost
362 Whitmore Administration Building
(413) 545 - 2554
(413) 577 - 3980 (fax)
dta@provost.umass.edu
    Check to see if your favorite teacher has already won the Distinguished Teaching Award. Faculty members and teaching assistants/associates may only win the award once.


UNDERSTANDING TERRORISM SYMPOSIUM ADDRESSES CRITICAL ISSUES
Four faculty members from across the disciplines addressed issues raised by Jessica Stern's Terror in the Name of God at the Oct 2nd Understanding Terrorism Symposium sponsored by Commonwealth College. The four faculty panelists spoke to some 125 students, faculty and friends of the Dean's Book Course, and then took questions from the audience. Panelists and their presentations included Dr. Carlin Barton, History, "The Character of Martyrdom"; Dr. Jay Demerath, Sociology, “The Sociology of World Religions and Worldly Politics”; Dr. Anurag Sharma, ISOM, “Reflections on Organization of Violence”; and Dr. Yehudit Heller, Commonwealth College, “Living Daily with Terrorism.”

CHILD PSYCH HONORS STUDENTS CREATE PARENTING WIKIS
Honors students in Dr. Lisa Scott's Psychology 350H: Introduction to Child Psychology have created informative wiki webpages warning parents and expectant parents about the dangers of teratogens during pregnancy and after the child is born. Visit their sites:
Effects of Caffeine
Effects of Antibiotics
Effects of Radiation
Effects of Lead
Effects of Marijuana
Effects of Heroin

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY EVENTS —

VALLEY MUSEUMS CELEBRATE "BOOKS OUT LOUD," OCT 11-14
5-College museums, from the University Gallery at UMass to the Yiddish Book Center at Hampshire College to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, have joined in a semester-long celebration of the art of the book with exhibits and a weekend of reading out loud, including a production of the NPR series "Selected Shorts." See the "Book Marks" website for times and places.

JUBILAT/JONES POETRY SWAP, OCT 14
The poetry swap will take place at 2:00 pm in the Jones Library, Amity Street, Amherst. Bring a poem you would like to share and discuss. The swap will be followed by a 3:00 reading by poets Matthew Rohrer and James Tate. Free swaps and readings are sponsored by Friends of the Jones Library, Amherst Cultural Council, jubilat and the Juniper Initiative of the UMass MFA Program.

ULTIMATE MONEY SKILLS, OCT 30

5:30PM Memorial Hall. Come find out more on the appropriate use of credit, designing your own budget, taking control of student loan debt and how to protect yourself against the fast-growing crime - identity theft. This Alumni Association Campus-to-Career Events program is sponsored in partnership with Bank of America and Monster.com. The event is free and pizza will be served!  Register and get more information online at UMassAlumni.com/students.

ISOM SPEAKER SERIES FALL LINE-UP

The UMass Amherst INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) Speaker Series lineup for Fall 2007 is now available. The talks take place on scheduled Fridays at the Isenberg School of Management in Room 112 from 11:00AM-12:00PM (except where noted), and are open to the public. For more detailed information on the series, visit here