News @ Commonwealth College

You are invited to join us for a presentation of the Don Quixote Ballet at the Wang Theater in Boston on Sunday, October 29th at 2:00pm. Transportation will be provided. Student tickets are only $12. This is a huge savings over the usual price of $48. You can purchase your ticket at the front desk of Commonwealth College. Cash and checks are accepted.

Announcements & Activities

PIZZA & PROF WITH PROF BILL STRICKLAND, OCT 30

Pizza at 5:45
Program starts at 6:00
Place is ComCol lounge, 504 Goodell
Topic: “Will the Next Election be Hacked,Too?”
The night's prof is Professor Bill Strickland of the Afro-American Studies Department. In order to make this evening's discussion more interesting and interactive Professor Strickland has requested that students read two brief articles prior to attending. You can find them by clinking on each title: "Will the Next Election Be Hacked" and "Election 2000."
Come join the feast and fun ... and bring your friends. To reserve a seat and a slice, email pizzaprof@comcol.umass.edu by 6:00pm on Sunday, Oct. 22.

WWWORKSHOP-FROM NOHO TO CA, NOV 1

Going to another university without going abroad- learn about Domestic Exchange and the Five College Consortium.
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.

EXFILM SERIES - ANNIE HALL, NOV 2

8:00
Goodell 406A
"Romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall. The film traces the course of their relationship from their first meeting, and serves as an interesting historical document about love in the 1970s" (IMDB). With four Academy Awards and another nomination, it's one of Woody Allen's funniest and purportedly most autobiographical.

STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETING, NOV 7

6:30pm
504 Goodell
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.
Food will be served, so if interested in attending please RSVP to Caitlyn Burns at ceburns@student.umass.edu. (For the upcoming SAB meeting agenda and a full schedule of Fall '06 SAB meetings, see the SAB web page.)

Achievements & Opportunities

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE TEACHER?

Then nominate him or her for a Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest recognition of teaching awarded to faculty members and teaching assistants/associates! 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 27 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 out the DTA monuments in the Campus Center or http://www.umass.edu/provost/award/campus/dta.html 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.

Advising

WALK-IN ADVISING STARTS NOV 13

Walk-In Advising Hours Please note that ComCol walk-in advising for Spring 2007 Pre-Reg will begin on Monday, Nov 13. The walk-in time is between the hours of 9:30-11:30 and 1:00-4:00 weekdays. YOU MUST BRING A CURRENT DEGREE PROGRESS REPORT WITH YOU! These walk-in meetings are typically 15-20 minutes each; and you may have to wait for a while, so plan ahead! As of Mon Dec 11, we will begin to make appointments for students again.

— CAMPUS & COMMUNITY—

Academic Opportunities

WINTER BREAK IN MEXICO, PERU OR SENEGAL

As the weather begins to get chilly, it is a good time to begin thinking about where you will spend the semester break. UMass offers several classes during the break for students who want to experience living and learning about sustainability in an ecovillage and earn 4 credits. We offer 3 week courses in Mexico, Peru and Senegal, each related to some aspect of Sustainability Studies. Please have a look at these programs on the Living Routes web site.

OXFORD SUMMER SEMINAR INFO SESSIONS, OCT 30 & 31

Monday, October 30, 5:30, Bartlett 212
Tuesday, October 31, 4:00, Bartlett 212
Cobblestone streets. Gothic windows. Scholarly (and unscholarly) debates in local pubs that last late into the night. A weekend trip to King Arthur's tomb, to Jane Austen's house, or to a play in London. This is what it means to study abroad in Oxford.
Information sessions will explain how to apply for next year's seminar. We will also talk about ways to make it affordable and explain why it's a better deal than you might think. The same information will be presented at each session, so there is no need to attend both.
If you are still interested in the program but cannot attend either session, don't hesitate to check out our website at: www.umass.edu/oxford.

Internships

MASS STATE HOUSE SPRING INTERNSHIP

Representative Denise Provost (D-Somerville) is looking for candidates who are interested in an internship at the Massachusetts State House for Spring 2007. An internship with Representative Provost's office will provide exposure to state government and an opportunity to research and write about legislation. Interns will contribute to administrative office projects including: data entry, mailings, and filing.
Interested candidates should submit their application to Elizabeth Monnin-Browder (elizabeth.monnin@state.ma.us) with the subject line "Spring Internship Application." Your application should include: a cover letter, short writing sample (no more than 3 pages), and resume. In your cover letter, please be explicit about your availability including: available start and end date, which days you are available and for how many hours each day, and how many hours total you can commit each week. At minimum, candidates should be able to commit to at least 5 hours a week. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis. Please call (617-722-2810) or email Elizabeth with any questions.

Events & Activities

TEACH FOR AMERICA WHEN YOU GRADUATE

You want to change things... Start here and learn how you can make a real difference as soon as you leave UMass. Take 2 years to join the other 79 UMass alumni who have answered the call to end educational inequity. Want to learn more?
Teach for America Fall Information Session
Date: Wed, Oct 25
Time: 8:00PM
Location: 168C Campus Center

ACTIVIST TO LECTURE ON ECUADOR, OCT 31 & NOV 1

LUZ MARÍA DE LA TORRE AMAGUAÑA, an activist, teacher and indigenous intellectual, will visit the Pioneer Valley. She will deliver TWO lectures. Both are free and open to the public.
AT UMASS:
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 Herter 601, 4:30 pm Lecture entitled: “Rupturas de los imaginarios indígenas propuestos desde el Estado y la sociedad ecuatoriana: Voces de los movimientos indígenas” The lecture will be delivered in Spanish Reception to follow
AT SMITH COLLEGE:
Wednesday, Nov 1st, 2006 4:30-6pm Neilson Browsing Room Neilson Library Lecture entitled: “Movimiento Indígena del Ecuador: Pasado, Presente y Retos del Futuro” “The Indigenous Movement in Ecuador: Past, Present and Future Challenges” The lecture will be delivered in Spanish, with simultaneous English translation. Reception to follow.

VISITING WRITERS SERIES WITH LYDIA DAVIS, NOV 2

Time: 8:00pm
Location: Memorial Hall
Lydia Davis is the author of a novel, The End Of The Story, and three collections of short fiction, Break It Down, Almost No Memory, and Samuel Johnson Is Indignant. She is the translator of a number of French novels, memoirs, and volumes of literary criticism. Her honors include being named a Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government and a MacArthur Fellowship. All events are free and open to the public.

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.

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK, NOV 13-17

International Cultural Experience (ICE) is a club focused on raising cultural awareness and promoting diversity on the campus. This year we will be celebrating International Education Week November 13-17. Please join us for an evening of International Cultural Activities: displays of cultural artifacts, speakers, performances and model shows. You are invited to dance, sing, act or offer other performance skills as part of the festivities. The event will be held 6:00-9:00 on Nov 13th at Campus Center Auditorium. You may contact us at ice@stuaf.umass.edu with any concerns or questions. We look forward to your participation!